most assists by a in first player playoff game this season

I didn't find anything for this season, but Nikola Jokić, Tyrese Haliburton and Cade Cunningham were tied for the most assists in the 2025 playoffs in their first game, with 12 assists.

	NAME	AST	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	12	2024-25	DEN	1	46.1	29.0	9.0	12.0	3.0	1.0	12.0	24.0	50.0	1.0	4.0	25.0	4.0	6.0	66.7	54.4	0.0	9.0	2.0	46	29	9	3	1	2	4	+10
2	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	12	2024-25	IND	1	34.3	10.0	7.0	12.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	13.0	23.1	0.0	7.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	66.7	32.0	0.0	7.0	1.0	34	10	7	0	0	1	2	+27
3	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	12	2024-25	DET	1	39.1	21.0	6.0	12.0	0.0	0.0	8.0	21.0	38.1	1.0	4.0	25.0	4.0	5.0	80.0	45.3	1.0	5.0	6.0	39	21	6	0	0	6	3	-6
4	James Harden J. Harden	11	2024-25	LAC	1	42.8	32.0	6.0	11.0	0.0	1.0	11.0	22.0	50.0	4.0	9.0	44.4	6.0	6.0	100.0	64.9	0.0	6.0	2.0	43	32	6	0	1	2	5	0
5	Davion Mitchell D. Mitchell	9	2024-25	MIA	1	33.9	18.0	4.0	9.0	1.0	0.0	8.0	12.0	66.7	2.0	3.0	66.7	0.0	0.0		75.0	2.0	2.0	3.0	34	18	4	1	0	3	4	-20
6	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	9	2024-25	MIN	1	35.4	22.0	8.0	9.0	1.0	0.0	8.0	22.0	36.4	4.0	9.0	44.4	2.0	2.0	100.0	48.1	2.0	6.0	1.0	35	22	8	1	0	1	4	+21
7	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	8	2024-25	NYK	1	40.5	34.0	2.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	12.0	27.0	44.4	2.0	5.0	40.0	8.0	10.0	80.0	54.1	0.0	2.0	1.0	40	34	2	0	0	1	3	+2
8	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	7	2024-25	MIL	1	37.0	14.0	3.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	13.0	30.8	2.0	8.0	25.0	4.0	5.0	80.0	46.1	0.0	3.0	2.0	37	14	3	0	0	2	4	-7
9	Fred VanVleet F. VanVleet	7	2024-25	HOU	1	40.4	10.0	1.0	7.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	19.0	21.1	2.0	13.0	15.4	0.0	0.0		26.3	0.0	1.0	2.0	40	10	1	1	0	2	2	-3
10	Jamal Murray J. Murray	7	2024-25	DEN	1	47.9	21.0	9.0	7.0	1.0	0.0	7.0	20.0	35.0	3.0	7.0	42.9	4.0	5.0	80.0	47.3	1.0	8.0	3.0	48	21	9	1	0	3	1	+12
11	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	6	2024-25	GSW	1	42.2	25.0	7.0	6.0	5.0	0.0	10.0	19.0	52.6	1.0	2.0	50.0	4.0	6.0	66.7	57.8	3.0	4.0	1.0	42	25	7	5	0	1	1	+14
12	Jalen Williams J. Williams	6	2024-25	OKC	1	25.9	20.0	5.0	6.0	3.0	1.0	10.0	16.0	62.5	0.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		62.5	2.0	3.0	2.0	26	20	5	3	1	2	1	+44
13	Amen Thompson A. Thompson	6	2024-25	HOU	1	33.4	8.0	9.0	6.0	1.0	1.0	4.0	9.0	44.4	0.0	0.0		0.0	4.0	0.0	37.2	6.0	3.0	2.0	33	8	9	1	1	2	4	-16
14	Josh Hart J. Hart	6	2024-25	NYK	1	29.6	13.0	7.0	6.0	0.0	1.0	6.0	10.0	60.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		65.0	2.0	5.0	2.0	30	13	7	0	1	2	3	+20
15	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	5	2024-25	BOS	1	33.2	9.0	3.0	5.0	3.0	0.0	3.0	6.0	50.0	3.0	4.0	75.0	0.0	0.0		75.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	33	9	3	3	0	3	2	+15
16	Isaiah Hartenstein I. Hartenstein	5	2024-25	OKC	1	21.0	14.0	8.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	7.0	8.0	87.5	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		87.5	4.0	4.0	0.0	21	14	8	1	0	0	1	+35
17	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	5	2024-25	OKC	1	23.1	15.0	3.0	5.0	0.0	2.0	4.0	13.0	30.8	1.0	7.0	14.3	6.0	7.0	85.7	46.6	0.0	3.0	2.0	23	15	3	0	2	2	2	+28
18	Darius Garland D. Garland	5	2024-25	CLE	1	30.8	27.0	3.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	10.0	17.0	58.8	5.0	9.0	55.6	2.0	2.0	100.0	75.5	0.0	3.0	2.0	31	27	3	1	0	2	2	+16
19	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	5	2024-25	ORL	1	36.4	23.0	3.0	5.0	1.0	2.0	10.0	24.0	41.7	1.0	6.0	16.7	2.0	2.0	100.0	46.2	0.0	3.0	5.0	36	23	3	1	2	5	3	-15
20	Brandin Podziemski B. Podziemski	5	2024-25	GSW	1	35.2	14.0	8.0	5.0	2.0	0.0	5.0	13.0	38.5	3.0	8.0	37.5	1.0	2.0	50.0	50.4	1.0	7.0	1.0	35	14	8	2	0	1	2	+17
21	Julius Randle J. Randle	5	2024-25	MIN	1	34.8	16.0	5.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	11.0	54.5	4.0	6.0	66.7	0.0	1.0	0.0	69.9	2.0	3.0	7.0	35	16	5	0	0	7	4	+19
22	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	5	2024-25	NYK	1	39.2	23.0	11.0	5.0	4.0	2.0	10.0	14.0	71.4	1.0	3.0	33.3	2.0	2.0	100.0	77.3	0.0	11.0	0.0	39	23	11	4	2	0	3	+22
23	T.J. McConnell	5	2024-25	IND	1	15.4	11.0	2.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	7.0	71.4	0.0	0.0		1.0	2.0	50.0	69.8	0.0	2.0	1.0	15	11	2	0	0	1	2	-3
24	Kevin Porter Jr. K. Porter Jr.	5	2024-25	MIL	1	29.4	12.0	5.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	7.0	28.6	0.0	2.0	0.0	8.0	8.0	100.0	57.0	1.0	4.0	0.0	29	12	5	1	0	0	2	-6
25	Andrew Nembhard A. Nembhard	5	2024-25	IND	1	28.6	17.0	4.0	5.0	2.0	0.0	8.0	13.0	61.5	1.0	3.0	33.3	0.0	0.0		65.4	0.0	4.0	1.0	29	17	4	2	0	1	2	+23

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

RPG

12.2

Jokić

APG

11.0

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

124.5

1st

DRTG

118.3

22nd

NETRTG

6.2

4th

3P%

40.0

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	4.5
3	Lakers	22	11	.667	6.5
4	Nuggets	23	12	.657	6.5
5	Rockets	21	11	.656	7.0
6	Timberwolves	23	13	.639	7.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 1/5	DEN	@	PHI	8:30 PM
Wed 1/7	DEN	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Fri 1/9	ATL	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Sun 1/11	MIL	@	DEN	8:00 PM
Tue 1/13	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

23 - 12

115

Final

127

Nets

11 - 22

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

31.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.1

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.1

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.2

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Ayton

70.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.5

123.0

122.5

121.6

120.4

119.1

DRtg Rankings

105.9

111.4

112.2

113.1

113.3

113.5

NetRtg Rankings

14.6

8.8

7.4

6.2

6.0

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

6-30

8-29

8-28

9-25

11-22

12-23

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,795.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,684.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,803.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,782

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.3

Brown

33.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.4

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.55

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.55

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

24-11

20-12-1

20-14

21-15

20-15

Worst Record ATS

12-25

12-24

14-20

15-21

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	26	9	.743
2	Knicks	23	12	.657	3.0
3	Celtics	22	12	.647	3.5
4	Raptors	21	15	.583	5.5
5	76ers	19	14	.576	6.0
6	Magic	20	16	.556	6.5
7	Heat	20	16	.556	6.5
8	Cavaliers	20	17	.541	7.0
9	Bulls	17	18	.486	9.0
10	Hawks	17	20	.459	10.0
11	Bucks	16	20	.444	10.5
12	Hornets	12	23	.343	14.0
13	Nets	11	22	.333	14.0
14	Wizards	9	25	.265	16.5
15	Pacers	6	30	.167	20.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	6	.833
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	4.5
3	Lakers	22	11	.667	6.5
4	Nuggets	23	12	.657	6.5
5	Rockets	21	11	.656	7.0
6	Timberwolves	23	13	.639	7.0
7	Suns	21	14	.600	8.5
8	Warriors	19	17	.528	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	16	20	.444	14.0
10	Grizzlies	15	20	.429	14.5
11	Mavericks	13	23	.361	17.0
12	Clippers	12	22	.353	17.0
13	Jazz	12	22	.353	17.0
14	Kings	8	28	.222	22.0
15	Pelicans	8	29	.216	22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 12/4	MIA	@	ORL	105-106
Thu 12/4	LAL	@	BOS	105-126
Thu 12/4	UTA	@	NYK	112-146
Thu 12/4	SAS	@	CLE	117-130
Thu 12/4	DEN	@	ATL	134-133

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 1/5	NYK	@	DET	7:00 PM
Mon 1/5	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Mon 1/5	ATL	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Mon 1/5	CHA	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Mon 1/5	PHX	@	HOU	8:00 PM

I didn't find anything for this season, but Nikola Jokić, Tyrese Haliburton and Cade Cunningham were tied for the most assists in the 2025 playoffs in their first game, with 12 assists.

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29.6

12.2

11.0

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.7

31.9

31.1

12.2

11.8

11.1

11.0

9.6

9.0

2.2

2.1

1.9

2.3

2.2

2.1

4.8

3.9

3.7

71.3

70.2

70.2

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

2,035.3

1,795.4

1,684.1

2,165.8

1,803.3

1,782

37.9

36.3

33.1

39.8

36.7

36.4

1.84

1.60

1.55

1.96

1.69

1.55

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NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

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