25 Greatest NBA Playoff Performers of All-Time

By Bill Speros | Apr 15, 2016

Basketball: NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan (23) with head down on court during Game 5 vs Utah Jazz. Jordan had a stomach virus that caused a fever and dehydration. Salt Lake City, UT 6/11/1997 CREDIT: John W. McDonough (Photo by John W. McDonough /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images) (Set Number: X52984 ) /

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15. Tom Heinsohn/Bob Cousy

We tie because we can. Between them, Tom Heinsohn, Bob Cousy won 14 NBA titles. They played with Bill Russell on the Celtics first six NBA championship teams. They were joined by Sam and K.C. Jones starting with Boston’s second title team in 1959. After Cousy retired in 1963, Heinsohn won two more titles in Boston as a player, and would go on to win another pair as Celtics head coach.

Given his association with the team in various forms (including as a broadcaster for five decades) since his rookie season of 1956, Heinsohn is the only member of the Celtics organization to be involved with all 17 NBA championship teams. Heinsohn and Cousy were inexorably linked back to the fact that both attended Holy Cross. Heinsohn was a scoring and defensive machine in the post-season, averaging nearly 20 points and 10 rebounds (19.8/9.2) in 104 playoff games.

Cousy, who basically invented what is considered the point guard position today, brought a fast-pace style and dribbling flash to his position that had never been seen before. His average of 8.6 assists per postseason game was indeed revolutionary for anyone before the Magic Johnson era.

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