first player to throw 10 assist in a game nba playoffs

Jim Pollard had 10 assists in Game 6 of the 1950 NBA Finals against the Syracuse Nationals on April 23, 1950.

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first player to throw 10 or more assist in a game NBA playoffs

	NAME	DATE	AST	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Jim Pollard J. Pollard	4/23/1950	10	MIN	vs	SYR		16		5	15	33.3	6	9	66.7	42.2	6
2	George Senesky G. Senesky	3/20/1951	10	PHI	vs	SYR		5	5	0	9	0.0	5	6	83.3	21.5	2
3	Dick McGuire D. McGuire	3/28/1951	13	NYK	vs	SYR		11		3	8	37.5	5	7	71.4	49.6	4
4	Bob Davies B. Davies	4/15/1951	10	ROC	vs	NYK		16	0	7	18	38.9	2	3	66.7	41.4	5
5	Dick McGuire D. McGuire	4/5/1952	13	NYK	vs	SYR		14	12	6			2	7	28.6		4
6	Dick McGuire D. McGuire	4/8/1952	13	NYK	vs	SYR		19		4			11	15	73.3		4
7	Dick McGuire D. McGuire	4/16/1952	10	NYK	vs	MIN		11	6	5	7	71.4	1	1	100.0	73.9	1
8	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	3/26/1953	13	BOS	vs	NYK	41	21		7	18	38.9	7	8	87.5	48.8	4
9	Dick McGuire D. McGuire	3/28/1953	11	NYK	vs	BOS	35	13		5	11	45.5	3	3	100.0	52.8	0
10	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	3/16/1954	10	BOS	@	NYK	43	22		7	24	29.2	8	11	72.7	38.1	2
11	Jack Nichols J. Nichols	3/17/1954	10	BOS	vs	SYR	31	20	10	6	10	60.0	8	9	88.9	71.6	5
12	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	3/15/1955	12	BOS	vs	NYK	40	19		6	11	54.5	7	7	100.0	67.5	4
13	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	3/19/1955	10	BOS	@	NYK	45	26		11	20	55.0	4	4	100.0	59.7	3
14	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	3/22/1955	10	BOS	@	SYR	32	17	5	6	16	37.5	5	5	100.0	46.7	4
15	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	3/24/1955	15	BOS	@	SYR	47	13	3	3	16	18.8	7	7	100.0	34.1	5
16	Paul Seymour P. Seymour	3/24/1955	12	SYR	vs	BOS	46	18	5	6	20	30.0	6	9	66.7	37.6	2
17	George King G. King	3/26/1955	10	SYR	@	BOS	49	12	5	3	12	25.0	6	9	66.7	37.6	4
18	Andy Phillip A. Phillip	3/27/1955	12	FTW	@	MIN		12		4	10	40.0	4	4	100.0	51.0	3
19	Andy Phillip A. Phillip	4/10/1955	10	FTW	@	SYR	45	10	5	3	9	33.3	4	5	80.0	44.6	3
20	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	3/19/1956	10	BOS	@	SYR	42	28	2	9	18	50.0	10	10	100.0	62.5	1
21	George King G. King	3/25/1956	10	SYR	vs	PHI	45	16	6	5	9	55.6	6	8	75.0	63.9	2
22	Tom Gola T. Gola	3/27/1956	10	PHI	vs	SYR		16	13	6	8	75.0	4	5	80.0	78.4	5
23	George King G. King	3/28/1956	15	SYR	vs	PHI	48	25	4	9	15	60.0	7	9	77.8	65.9	1
24	George King G. King	3/29/1956	13	SYR	@	PHI	45	17	11	6	19	31.6	5	7	71.4	38.5	3
25	Tom Gola T. Gola	3/31/1956	10	PHI	vs	FTW		11	9	4	14	28.6	3	3	100.0	35.9	5

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