David Thompson had his most assists in a playoff game in Game 3 of the 1979 First Round versus the Lakers, with 7 assists.
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David Thompson highest assists in a game playoffs| 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 |  | D. Thompson | 7 | 4/15/1979 | vs | 42 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 52.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| 2 | | D. Thompson | 6 | 5/3/1978 | vs | 41 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 55.9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| 3 | | D. Thompson | 6 | 4/18/1978 | vs | 38 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 52.0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| 4 | | D. Thompson | 6 | 5/1/1977 | vs | 45 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 52.9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
| 5 | | D. Thompson | 5 | 5/7/1978 | vs | 41 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 50.6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 6 | | D. Thompson | 5 | 4/30/1978 | @ | 35 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 53.2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 7 | | D. Thompson | 5 | 4/28/1978 | vs | 37 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 43.5 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 45.6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 8 | | D. Thompson | 5 | 4/23/1978 | @ | 34 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 30.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 36.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 9 | | D. Thompson | 5 | 4/22/1977 | vs | 33 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 33.3 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 41.0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| 10 |  | D. Thompson | 4 | 4/20/1983 | vs | 31 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 39.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 11 | | D. Thompson | 4 | 4/10/1979 | vs | 39 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 61.1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 12 | | D. Thompson | 4 | 5/5/1978 | vs | 37 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 40.9 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 46.7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 13 | | D. Thompson | 4 | 4/25/1978 | @ | 37 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 44.0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 54.6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 14 | | D. Thompson | 4 | 4/21/1978 | vs | 31 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 63.5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||||||
| 15 | | D. Thompson | 4 | 5/2/1977 | @ | 41 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 44.1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
| 16 | | D. Thompson | 3 | 4/22/1983 | @ | 34 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 43.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 17 | | D. Thompson | 3 | 4/20/1982 | vs | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 18 | | D. Thompson | 3 | 5/17/1978 | @ | 35 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 52.3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | ||||||
| 19 | | D. Thompson | 3 | 4/26/1977 | @ | 43 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 40.2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 20 | | D. Thompson | 3 | 4/24/1977 | @ | 40 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 61.5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
| 21 | | D. Thompson | 3 | 4/20/1977 | vs | 35 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 60.7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| 22 | | D. Thompson | 2 | 4/23/1982 | @ | 27 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 54.8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 23 | | D. Thompson | 2 | 5/14/1978 | vs | 41 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 59.9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 24 | | D. Thompson | 2 | 5/10/1978 | @ | 41 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 31.6 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 44.9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 25 | | D. Thompson | 1 | 4/24/1982 | vs | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 57.1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||
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