Bob Cousy had the most assists in a game in 1952-53, with 18 assists against the Knicks on January 18, 1953.
| NAME | AST | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | REB | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | B. Cousy | 18 | 1/18/1953 | vs | 48 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 22.2 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 34.9 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | | B. Cousy | 17 | 2/4/1953 | vs | 43 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 17.6 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 33.4 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 3 |  | R. Lumpp | 16 | 3/11/1953 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  | A. Phillip | 15 | 11/22/1952 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | | B. Cousy | 14 | 3/6/1953 | vs | 10 | 4 | 15 | 26.7 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 29.8 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | A. Phillip | 14 | 2/19/1953 | vs | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | | A. Phillip | 14 | 2/8/1953 | vs | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | | B. Cousy | 14 | 2/7/1953 | @ | 18 | 4 | 24 | 16.7 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 31.2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | | B. Cousy | 14 | 1/11/1953 | vs | 32 | 23 | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 51.8 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | | F. Scolari | 14 | 11/19/1952 | vs | 24 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 60.4 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 11 | | A. Phillip | 14 | 11/14/1952 | vs | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 49.1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | | B. Cousy | 13 | 3/11/1953 | vs | 44 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 56.7 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | | A. Phillip | 13 | 2/26/1953 | @ | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 |  | B. Davies | 13 | 1/17/1953 | vs | 29 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | | B. Davies | 13 | 1/11/1953 | @ | 16 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | | B. Cousy | 13 | 1/4/1953 | vs | 47 | 27 | 9 | 23 | 39.1 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 47.7 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | | B. Cousy | 13 | 12/11/1952 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 18 | | D. Finn | 12 | 3/4/1953 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 19 |  | D. McGuire | 12 | 3/3/1953 | vs | 15 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20 | | B. Cousy | 12 | 2/8/1953 | vs | 48 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 46.8 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 21 |  | G. King | 12 | 1/18/1953 | vs | 13 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 22 | | G. King | 12 | 12/25/1952 | vs | 18 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | | G. Senesky | 12 | 12/21/1952 | @ | 48 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 24 | | F. Scolari | 12 | 12/20/1952 | vs | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 25 | | B. Cousy | 11 | 2/25/1953 | vs | 47 | 22 | 9 | 23 | 39.1 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 44.4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
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