Single Season Assists Per Game Leaders Rank Player Season Games Assists APG* 1 Bob Cousy 1959-60 75 715 9.53 2 Bob Cousy 1955-56 72 642 8.92 3 Sherman Douglas 1993-94 78 683 8.76 4 Bob Cousy 1958-59 65 557 8.57 5 Nate Archibald 1979-80 80 671 8.39 6 Nate Archibald 1981-82 68 541 7.96 7 Bob Cousy 1954-55 71 557 7.85 8 Bob Cousy 1961-62 75 584 7.79 9 Dennis Johnson 1987-88 77 598 7.77 10 Nate Archibald 1980-81 80 618 7.73 11 Bob Cousy 1960-61 76 587 7.72 12 Bob Cousy 1952-53 71 547 7.70 13 Larry Bird 1986-87 74 566 7.65 14 Brian Shaw 1990-91 79 602 7.62 15 Dennis Johnson 1986-87 79 594 7.52 16 John Havlicek 1970-71 81 607 7.49 17 Larry Bird 1989-90 75 562 7.49 18 John Havlicek 1971-72 81 607 7.49 19 Bob Cousy 1956-57 64 478 7.47 20 David Wesley 1996-97 74 537 7.26 21 Bob Cousy 1953-54 72 518 7.19 22 Bob Cousy 1957-58 65 463 7.12 23 Sherman Douglas 1994-95 65 446 6.86 24 Larry Bird 1985-86 82 557 6.79 25 John Havlicek 1969-70 81 550 6.79 26 Dennis Johnson 1984-85 80 543 6.79 27 Bob Cousy 1962-63 76 515 6.78 28 Bob Cousy 1951-52 66 441 6.68 29 Larry Bird 1984-85 80 531 6.64 30 John Havlicek 1972-73 80 529 6.61 * - To qualify a player must have played in 75% of the Celtic's games Record Index