Single Season Assists Leaders Rank Player Season Games Assists APG 1 Bob Cousy 1959-60 75 715 9.5 2 Sherman Douglas 1993-94 78 683 8.8 3 Nate Archibald 1979-80 80 671 8.4 4 Bob Cousy 1955-56 72 642 8.9 5 Nate Archibald 1980-81 80 618 7.7 6 John Havlicek 1971-72 82 614 7.5 7 John Havlicek 1970-71 81 607 7.5 8 Brian Shaw 1990-91 79 602 7.6 9 Dennis Johnson 1987-88 77 598 7.8 10 Dennis Johnson 1986-87 79 594 7.5 11 Bob Cousy 1960-61 76 587 7.7 12 Bob Cousy 1961-62 75 584 7.8 13 Larry Bird 1986-87 74 566 7.6 14 Larry Bird 1989-90 75 562 7.5 15 Bob Cousy 1958-59 65 557 8.6 15 Bob Cousy 1954-55 71 557 7.8 15 Larry Bird 1985-86 82 557 6.8 18 John Havlicek 1969-70 81 550 6.8 19 Bob Cousy 1952-53 71 547 7.7 20 Dennis Johnson 1984-85 80 543 6.8 21 Nate Archibald 1981-82 68 541 8.0 22 David Wesley 1996-97 74 537 7.3 23 Larry Bird 1984-85 80 531 6.6 24 John Havlicek 1972-73 80 529 6.6 25 Larry Bird 1983-84 79 520 6.6 26 Bob Cousy 1953-54 72 518 7.2 27 Bob Cousy 1962-63 76 515 6.8 28 Sherman Douglas 1992-93 79 508 6.4 29 KC Jones 1965-66 80 503 6.3 29 Danny Ainge 1987-88 81 503 6.2 Record Index