Mel Counts had his most assists in a playoff game in Game 3 of the 1968 NBA Finals against the Celtics, with 5 assists.

mel counts most assists in a playoff game
4/26/1968 Counts 3/30/1973 Counts 4/2/1969 Counts 4/21/1973 Counts 4/19/1973 Counts 4/1/1973 Counts 4/4/1970 Counts 3/29/1970 Counts 4/13/1969 Counts 4/5/1969 Counts 4/4/1969 Counts 4/30/1968 Counts 4/13/1968 Counts 4/10/1968 Counts 4/5/1968 Counts 5/1/1973 Counts 4/17/1973 Counts 4/13/1973 Counts 4/10/1973 Counts 4/8/1973 Counts 4/9/1970 Counts 4/2/1970 Counts 3/25/1970 Counts 5/1/1969 Counts 4/25/1969 Counts 4/20/1969 Counts 3/31/1969 Counts 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
NAME AST DATE TM OPP MIN PTS REB STL BLK TOV FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% PF +/-
Mel Counts Mel Counts 5 4/26/1968
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
22 15 16 6 11 54.5 3 3 100.0 6
Mel Counts Mel Counts 4 3/30/1973
LAL LAL
vs
CHI CHI
27 13 15 5 13 38.5 3 5 60.0 4
Mel Counts Mel Counts 4 4/2/1969
LAL LAL
@
SFW SFW
27 9 13 4 9 44.4 1 1 100.0 6
Mel Counts Mel Counts 3 4/21/1973
LAL LAL
@
GSW GSW
21 17 13 6 12 50.0 5 5 100.0 2
Mel Counts Mel Counts 3 4/19/1973
LAL LAL
vs
GSW GSW
28 12 4 5 11 45.5 2 3 66.7 4
Mel Counts Mel Counts 3 4/1/1973
LAL LAL
vs
CHI CHI
26 12 10 6 10 60.0 0 0 4
Mel Counts Mel Counts 3 4/4/1970
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
16 8 2 4 10 40.0 0 1 0.0 5
Mel Counts Mel Counts 3 3/29/1970
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
25 9 9 4 13 30.8 1 1 100.0 6
Mel Counts Mel Counts 3 4/13/1969
LAL LAL
vs
ATL ATL
25 19 13 7 12 58.3 5 7 71.4 3
Mel Counts Mel Counts 3 4/5/1969
LAL LAL
@
SFW SFW
22 14 8 6 10 60.0 2 2 100.0 3
Mel Counts Mel Counts 3 4/4/1969
LAL LAL
vs
SFW SFW
30 17 8 4 13 30.8 9 9 100.0 2
Mel Counts Mel Counts 3 4/30/1968
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
29 20 14 9 14 64.3 2 2 100.0 5
Mel Counts Mel Counts 3 4/13/1968
LAL LAL
@
SFW SFW
9 12 3 9 33.3 3 4 75.0 3
Mel Counts Mel Counts 3 4/10/1968
LAL LAL
vs
SFW SFW
20 9 8 4 5 80.0 1 1 100.0 3
Mel Counts Mel Counts 3 4/5/1968
LAL LAL
vs
SFW SFW
9 6 4 9 44.4 1 1 100.0 2
Mel Counts Mel Counts 2 5/1/1973
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
28 11 9 5 8 62.5 1 1 100.0 3
Mel Counts Mel Counts 2 4/17/1973
LAL LAL
vs
GSW GSW
12 2 1 0 3 0.0 2 3 66.7 1
Mel Counts Mel Counts 2 4/13/1973
LAL LAL
@
CHI CHI
19 11 4 5 6 83.3 1 1 100.0 3
Mel Counts Mel Counts 2 4/10/1973
LAL LAL
vs
CHI CHI
17 8 9 2 7 28.6 4 4 100.0 6
Mel Counts Mel Counts 2 4/8/1973
LAL LAL
@
CHI CHI
23 15 5 5 12 41.7 5 6 83.3 4
Mel Counts Mel Counts 2 4/9/1970
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
19 10 5 4 6 66.7 2 2 100.0 2
Mel Counts Mel Counts 2 4/2/1970
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
17 4 3 2 6 33.3 0 0 5
Mel Counts Mel Counts 2 3/25/1970
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
17 6 8 3 6 50.0 0 0 5
Mel Counts Mel Counts 2 5/1/1969
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
29 13 10 6 9 66.7 1 1 100.0 4
Mel Counts Mel Counts 2 4/25/1969
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
19 6 4 2 5 40.0 2 3 66.7 4
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