highest assists per game in nba playoff first season

Kevin Johnson averaged the most assists per game by a player in his first playoff, with 12.3 per game.

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highest assists per game by a player in NBA playoff first season

	NAME	APG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	12.3	1988-89	PHX	12	41.2	23.8	4.3	1.6	0.4	7.5	15.2	49.5	0.3	0.8	30.0	8.5	9.2	92.7	61.8	1.0	3.3	4.6	494	285	51	147	19	5	55	28
2	Chris Paul C. Paul	11.3	2007-08	NOH	12	40.5	24.1	4.9	2.3	0.2	9.3	18.4	50.2	0.4	1.8	23.8	5.2	6.6	78.5	56.5	1.3	3.6	1.8	486	289	59	135	28	2	22	43	+57
3	Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	11.2	1990-91	GSW	9	44.0	25.2	3.7	3.1	0.8	10.0	20.6	48.6	1.9	5.3	35.4	3.3	4.2	78.9	56.3	0.6	3.1	2.8	396	227	33	101	28	7	25	22
4	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	11.0	1983-84	DET	5	39.6	21.4	3.8	2.6	1.2	7.8	16.6	47.0	0.4	1.2	33.3	5.4	7.0	77.1	54.4	1.4	2.4	4.6	198	107	19	55	13	6	23	22
5	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	11.0	1961-62	CIN	4	46.3	28.8	11.0			10.5	20.3	51.9				7.8	9.8	79.5	58.6				185	115	44	44				18
6	Sleepy Floyd S. Floyd	10.2	1986-87	GSW	10	41.4	21.4	3.0	1.8	0.2	7.7	15.2	50.7	1.3	2.8	46.4	4.7	5.1	92.2	61.3	0.9	2.1	3.5	414	214	30	102	18	2	35	24
7	John Bagley J. Bagley	10.0	1984-85	CLE	4	42.0	12.8	4.0	2.5	0.0	5.5	14.0	39.3	0.0	0.8	0.0	1.8	2.5	70.0	42.2	0.3	3.8	4.3	168	51	16	40	10	0	17	7
8	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	9.8	1996-97	PHX	5	41.4	12.0	6.0	2.2	0.4	4.2	10.6	39.6	1.6	4.4	36.4	2.0	3.8	52.6	48.9	0.8	5.2	2.6	207	60	30	49	11	2	13	11	-46
9	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	9.8	1987-88	NYK	4	42.8	14.3	4.8	2.5	0.0	5.5	15.0	36.7	1.3	3.0	41.7	2.0	2.8	72.7	44.0	1.5	3.3	3.5	171	57	19	39	10	0	14	13
10	Trae Young T. Young	9.5	2020-21	ATL	16	37.7	28.8	2.8	1.3	0.0	9.4	22.4	41.8	2.8	9.0	31.3	7.3	8.4	86.6	55.1	0.4	2.4	4.0	603	461	45	152	20	0	64	35	-7
11	Damon Stoudamire D. Stoudamire	9.5	1997-98	POR	4	41.5	17.8	4.3	1.3	0.3	6.3	15.8	39.7	2.0	5.5	36.4	3.3	3.3	100.0	51.7	1.5	2.8	4.0	166	71	17	38	5	1	16	13	-26
12	Rickey Green R. Green	9.5	1983-84	UTA	11	36.7	14.6	3.1	1.7	0.4	5.8	13.7	42.4	0.1	0.4	25.0	2.9	3.9	74.4	47.4	0.8	2.3	2.6	404	161	34	104	19	4	29	17
13	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	9.4	1979-80	LAL	16	41.1	18.3	10.5	3.1	0.4	6.4	12.4	51.8	0.1	0.5	25.0	5.3	6.6	80.2	59.6	3.3	7.3	4.1	658	293	168	151	49	6	65	47
14	Chris Webber C. Webber	9.0	1993-94	GSW	3	36.3	15.7	8.7	1.0	3.0	7.3	13.3	55.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	1.0	3.3	30.0	52.9	4.3	4.3	3.0	109	47	26	27	3	9	9	11
15	Darnell Valentine D. Valentine	8.7	1982-83	POR	7	29.3	12.1	2.1	1.4	0.4	4.9	11.4	42.5	0.1	0.3	50.0	2.3	3.0	76.2	47.6	0.7	1.4	2.7	205	85	15	61	10	3	19	21
16	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	8.7	2024-25	DET	6	41.3	25.0	8.3	1.8	1.3	9.2	21.5	42.6	0.8	4.7	17.9	5.8	7.0	83.3	50.9	1.0	7.3	5.3	248	150	50	52	11	8	32	20	+9
17	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	8.7	2019-20	DAL	6	35.8	31.0	9.8	1.2	0.5	10.7	21.3	50.0	2.7	7.3	36.4	7.0	10.7	65.6	59.6	0.7	9.2	5.2	215	186	59	52	7	3	31	17	-38
18	Ernie DiGregorio E. DiGregorio	8.7	1973-74	BUF	6	40.0	13.7	2.7	0.2	0.0	6.2	14.3	43.0				1.3	1.5	88.9	45.6	0.5	2.2		240	82	16	52	1	0		14
19	Deron Williams D. Williams	8.6	2006-07	UTA	17	38.6	19.2	4.3	1.5	0.2	7.2	15.9	45.2	1.1	3.4	33.3	3.8	4.8	79.0	53.5	0.5	3.8	4.0	657	327	73	146	26	4	68	49	+11
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	8.5	1984-85	CHI	4	42.8	29.3	5.8	2.8	1.0	8.5	19.5	43.6	0.3	2.0	12.5	12.0	14.5	82.8	56.5	1.8	4.0	3.8	171	117	23	34	11	4	15	15
21	Eddie Jordan E. Jordan	8.5	1978-79	NJN	2	41.5	19.0	7.5	4.0	1.5	7.5	19.0	39.5				4.0	4.5	88.9	45.3	3.0	4.5	3.0	83	38	15	17	8	3	6	6
22	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	8.4	2018-19	DEN	14	39.7	25.1	13.0	1.1	0.9	9.4	18.6	50.6	1.6	4.0	39.3	4.7	5.6	84.6	59.6	3.9	9.1	2.6	556	352	182	118	16	13	36	54	+84
23	Frank Johnson F. Johnson	8.4	1981-82	WAS	7	40.0	15.6	3.1	1.4	0.0	5.7	14.9	38.5	0.7	1.7	41.7	3.4	4.0	85.7	46.9	1.0	2.1	4.1	280	109	22	59	10	0	29	24
24	Kelvin Ransey K. Ransey	8.3	1980-81	POR	3	43.7	16.3	4.0	2.0	0.3	7.7	21.7	35.4	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	36.2	1.7	2.3	3.7	131	49	12	25	6	1	11	8
25	Norm Van Lier N. Van Lier	8.3	1971-72	CHI	4	36.0	14.0	6.3			5.5	13.3	41.5				3.0	3.5	85.7	47.3				144	56	25	33				15

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5	Lakers	33	21	.611	8.0
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7	Suns	32	23	.582	9.5
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9	Trail Blazers	27	29	.482	15.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 2/19	PHX	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Sat 2/21	ORL	@	PHX	5:00 PM
Sun 2/22	POR	@	PHX	8:00 PM
Tue 2/24	BOS	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Thu 2/26	LAL	@	PHX	9:00 PM

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RPG Leaders

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DraftKings Points Leaders

2,662.5

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1	Pistons	40	13	.755
2	Celtics	35	19	.648	5.5
3	Knicks	35	20	.636	6.0
4	Cavaliers	34	21	.618	7.0
5	Raptors	32	23	.582	9.0
6	76ers	30	24	.556	10.5
7	Magic	28	25	.528	12.0
8	Heat	29	27	.518	12.5
9	Hornets	26	29	.473	15.0
10	Hawks	26	30	.464	15.5
11	Bulls	24	31	.436	17.0
12	Bucks	23	30	.434	17.0
13	Nets	15	38	.283	25.0
14	Pacers	15	40	.273	26.0
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1	Thunder	42	14	.750
2	Spurs	38	16	.704	3.0
3	Nuggets	35	20	.636	6.5
4	Rockets	33	20	.623	7.5
5	Lakers	33	21	.611	8.0
6	Timberwolves	34	22	.607	8.0
7	Suns	32	23	.582	9.5
8	Warriors	29	26	.527	12.5
9	Trail Blazers	27	29	.482	15.0
10	Clippers	26	28	.481	15.0
11	Grizzlies	20	33	.377	20.5
12	Mavericks	19	35	.352	22.0
13	Jazz	18	38	.321	24.0
14	Pelicans	15	41	.268	27.0
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Fri 1/16	PHX	@	NYK	106-99
Fri 1/16	IND	@	DET	78-121
Fri 1/16	OKC	@	MIA	120-122
Fri 1/16	MIN	@	SAS	123-126
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Thu 2/19	ATL	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	BKN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	IND	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	HOU	@	CHA	7:00 PM
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Kevin Johnson averaged the most assists per game by a player in his first playoff, with 12.3 per game.

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