fewest assists by a team in a playoff game since 1949

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	DET	@	CHI	L 83-84	240	83	50			30	77	39.0				23	33	69.7	45.3				22
2	Celtics	5	4/3/1960	BOS	@	STL	L 96-106	240	96	55			33	93	35.5				30	38	78.9	43.7				24
3	Bulls	6	3/29/1968	CHI	vs	LAL	L 87-93	240	87	51			31	88	35.2				25	29	86.2	43.2				21
4	Knicks	6	4/20/1952	NYK	@	MIN	L 89-102	240	89	32			34	68	50.0				21	28	75.0	55.4				28
5	Lakers	7	5/2/2007	LAL	@	PHX	L 110-119	240	110	45	9	3	43	90	47.8	4	17	23.5	20	28	71.4	53.8	15	30	15	32
6	Heat	7	5/18/2004	MIA	vs	IND	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	ATL	vs	NYK	L 70-77	240	70	49	11	1	24	81	29.6	2	19	10.5	20	29	69.0	37.3	18	31	17	27
8	Bullets	7	4/16/1971	BAL	@	NYK	L 84-89	240	84	57			30	90	33.3				24	32	75.0	40.4				18
9	Bulls	7	3/21/1967	CHI	@	STL	L 100-114	240	100	46			37	85	43.5				26	37	70.3	49.4				33
10	Knicks	8	5/3/2012	NYK	vs	MIA	L 70-87	240	70	42	6	3	22	69	31.9	4	20	20.0	22	29	75.9	42.8	14	28	18	21
11	Hawks	8	5/1/2009	ATL	@	MIA	L 72-98	240	72	36	7	5	27	73	37.0	7	21	33.3	11	18	61.1	44.5	12	24	14	24
12	Mavericks	8	5/7/2006	DAL	@	SAS	L 85-87	240	85	47	9	7	32	77	41.6	2	7	28.6	19	28	67.9	47.6	13	34	12	24
13	Pacers	8	5/24/2004	IND	vs	DET	L 67-72	240	67	51	5	7	22	80	27.5	3	20	15.0	20	24	83.3	37.0	14	37	16	30
14	Knicks	8	6/18/1999	NYK	@	SAS	L 67-80	240	67	43	11	4	27	82	32.9	2	14	14.3	11	12	91.7	38.4	10	33	10	25
15	Nuggets	8	5/19/1994	DEN	vs	UTA	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	CHI	vs	LAL	W 104-98	240	104	63			42	103	40.8				20	28	71.4	45.1				27
17	Royals	8	3/23/1966	CIN	@	BOS	W 107-103	240	107	64			41	94	43.6				25	30	83.3	49.9				30
18	Lakers	8	4/4/1963	LAL	@	STL	L 112-125	240	112	50			41	89	46.1				30	36	83.3	53.4				29
19	Nationals	8	3/24/1957	SYR	@	BOS	L 80-83	240	80	57			27	93	29.0				26	32	81.3	37.4				25
20	Nationals	8	4/2/1950	SYR	vs	NYK	W 91-80	240	91				32	72	44.4				27	36	75.0	51.8				24
21	Mavericks	9	6/6/2024	DAL	@	BOS	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	DAL	@	PHX	L 80-110	240	80	38	7	0	27	71	38.0	8	32	25.0	18	27	66.7	48.3	6	32	16	21
23	Hornets	9	4/20/2016	CHA	@	MIA	L 103-115	240	103	39	3	1	38	89	42.7	1	16	6.3	26	33	78.8	49.7	15	24	7	16
24	Trail Blazers	9	5/6/2014	POR	@	SAS	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	MIA	@	IND	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