least assists by a team in a playoff game since 1954

Since 1953-54, 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	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	16	32
5	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
6	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	20	27
7	Bullets	7	4/16/1971	BAL	@	NYK	L 84-89	240	84	57			30	90	33.3				24	32	75.0	40.4				18
8	Bulls	7	3/21/1967	CHI	@	STL	L 100-114	240	100	46			37	85	43.5				26	37	70.3	49.4				33
9	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	20	21
10	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	16	24
11	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	13	24
12	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	17	30
13	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	13	25
14	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
15	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
16	Royals	8	3/23/1966	CIN	@	BOS	W 107-103	240	107	64			41	94	43.6				25	30	83.3	49.9				30
17	Lakers	8	4/4/1963	LAL	@	STL	L 112-125	240	112	50			41	89	46.1				30	36	83.3	53.4				29
18	Nationals	8	3/24/1957	SYR	@	BOS	L 80-83	240	80	57			27	93	29.0				26	32	81.3	37.4				25
19	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
20	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	18	21
21	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	8	16
22	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
23	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
24	Pacers	9	4/30/2012	IND	vs	ORL	W 93-78	240	93	46	9	6	33	77	42.9	2	20	10.0	25	28	89.3	52.1	15	31	13	17
25	Magic	9	4/19/2011	ORL	vs	ATL	W 88-82	240	88	52	9	2	27	78	34.6	5	23	21.7	29	36	80.6	46.9	20	32	16	21

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8.2

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	DET	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sun 10/25	DET	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	DET	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	CHA	@	DET	7:00 PM

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125

Final

Pistons

3 - 4

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PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

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APG Leaders

10.7

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9.9

Cunningham

8.3

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SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

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BPG Leaders

3.1

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1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

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3.8

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3.4

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TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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119.4

119.2

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11.1

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6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

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DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

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USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

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33.4

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MPG Leaders

38.0

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37.4

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36.4

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1.61

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1.52

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50-34

61-44

50-37-1

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Worst Record ATS

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41-59

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

	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	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	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	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

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