Since 1948-49, the Detroit Pistons and the Boston Celtics are tied for the fewest assists in a playoff game, with 5 assists.
| TEAM | AST | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | MIN | PTS | REB | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Pistons | 5 | 4/5/1974 | @ | L 83-84 | 240 | 83 | 50 | 30 | 77 | 39.0 | 23 | 33 | 69.7 | 45.3 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 2 |  | Celtics | 5 | 4/3/1960 | @ | L 96-106 | 240 | 96 | 55 | 33 | 93 | 35.5 | 30 | 38 | 78.9 | 43.7 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 3 |  | Bulls | 6 | 3/29/1968 | vs | L 87-93 | 240 | 87 | 51 | 31 | 88 | 35.2 | 25 | 29 | 86.2 | 43.2 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 4 |  | Knicks | 6 | 4/20/1952 | @ | L 89-102 | 240 | 89 | 32 | 34 | 68 | 50.0 | 21 | 28 | 75.0 | 55.4 | 28 | ||||||||||
| 5 |  | Lakers | 7 | 5/2/2007 | @ | L 110-119 | 240 | 110 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 43 | 90 | 47.8 | 4 | 17 | 23.5 | 20 | 28 | 71.4 | 53.8 | 15 | 30 | 16 | 32 | ||
| 6 |  | Heat | 7 | 5/18/2004 | vs | L 70-73 | 240 | 70 | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 82 | 30.5 | 1 | 12 | 8.3 | 19 | 22 | 86.4 | 38.2 | 9 | 33 | 11 | 25 | ||
| 7 |  | Hawks | 7 | 5/20/1999 | vs | L 70-77 | 240 | 70 | 49 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 81 | 29.6 | 2 | 19 | 10.5 | 20 | 29 | 69.0 | 37.3 | 18 | 31 | 20 | 27 | ||
| 8 |  | Bullets | 7 | 4/16/1971 | @ | L 84-89 | 240 | 84 | 57 | 30 | 90 | 33.3 | 24 | 32 | 75.0 | 40.4 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 9 | | Bulls | 7 | 3/21/1967 | @ | L 100-114 | 240 | 100 | 46 | 37 | 85 | 43.5 | 26 | 37 | 70.3 | 49.4 | 33 | ||||||||||
| 10 | | Knicks | 8 | 5/3/2012 | vs | L 70-87 | 240 | 70 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 69 | 31.9 | 4 | 20 | 20.0 | 22 | 29 | 75.9 | 42.8 | 14 | 28 | 20 | 21 | ||
| 11 | | Hawks | 8 | 5/1/2009 | @ | L 72-98 | 240 | 72 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 73 | 37.0 | 7 | 21 | 33.3 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 44.5 | 12 | 24 | 16 | 24 | ||
| 12 |  | Mavericks | 8 | 5/7/2006 | @ | L 85-87 | 240 | 85 | 47 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 77 | 41.6 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 47.6 | 13 | 34 | 13 | 24 | ||
| 13 |  | Pacers | 8 | 5/24/2004 | vs | L 67-72 | 240 | 67 | 51 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 80 | 27.5 | 3 | 20 | 15.0 | 20 | 24 | 83.3 | 37.0 | 14 | 37 | 17 | 30 | ||
| 14 | | Knicks | 8 | 6/18/1999 | @ | L 67-80 | 240 | 67 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 27 | 82 | 32.9 | 2 | 14 | 14.3 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 38.4 | 10 | 33 | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 |  | Nuggets | 8 | 5/19/1994 | vs | W 94-91 | 240 | 94 | 40 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 69 | 42.0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 34 | 44 | 77.3 | 53.2 | 11 | 29 | 10 | 28 | ||
| 16 | | Bulls | 8 | 3/27/1968 | vs | W 104-98 | 240 | 104 | 63 | 42 | 103 | 40.8 | 20 | 28 | 71.4 | 45.1 | 27 | ||||||||||
| 17 |  | Royals | 8 | 3/23/1966 | @ | W 107-103 | 240 | 107 | 64 | 41 | 94 | 43.6 | 25 | 30 | 83.3 | 49.9 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 18 | | Lakers | 8 | 4/4/1963 | @ | L 112-125 | 240 | 112 | 50 | 41 | 89 | 46.1 | 30 | 36 | 83.3 | 53.4 | 29 | ||||||||||
| 19 |  | Nationals | 8 | 3/24/1957 | @ | L 80-83 | 240 | 80 | 57 | 27 | 93 | 29.0 | 26 | 32 | 81.3 | 37.4 | 25 | ||||||||||
| 20 | | Nationals | 8 | 4/2/1950 | vs | W 91-80 | 240 | 91 | 32 | 72 | 44.4 | 27 | 36 | 75.0 | 51.8 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | Mavericks | 9 | 6/6/2024 | @ | L 89-107 | 240 | 89 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 35 | 84 | 41.7 | 7 | 27 | 25.9 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 48.2 | 10 | 33 | 11 | 16 | ||
| 22 | | Mavericks | 9 | 5/10/2022 | @ | L 80-110 | 240 | 80 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 71 | 38.0 | 8 | 32 | 25.0 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 48.3 | 6 | 32 | 18 | 21 | ||
| 23 |  | Hornets | 9 | 4/20/2016 | @ | L 103-115 | 240 | 103 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 89 | 42.7 | 1 | 16 | 6.3 | 26 | 33 | 78.8 | 49.7 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 24 |  | Trail Blazers | 9 | 5/6/2014 | @ | L 92-116 | 240 | 92 | 47 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 82 | 37.8 | 4 | 16 | 25.0 | 26 | 31 | 83.9 | 48.1 | 14 | 33 | 20 | 25 | ||
| 25 | | Heat | 9 | 5/17/2012 | @ | L 75-94 | 240 | 75 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 78 | 37.2 | 4 | 20 | 20.0 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 43.6 | 11 | 25 | 14 | 21 | ||
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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