The San Antonio Spurs have the most assists by a team in a playoff game, with 51 assists in Game 5 of the 1983 Western Conference Semifinals against the Nuggets.
| 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 | |||
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| 1 |  | Spurs | 51 | 5/4/1983 | vs | W 145-105 | 240 | 145 | 75 | 12 | 10 | 67 | 124 | 54.0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 56.3 | 19 | 56 | 18 | 28 | ||
| 2 |  | Celtics | 46 | 4/28/1990 | vs | W 157-128 | 240 | 157 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 63 | 94 | 67.0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 30 | 33 | 90.9 | 72.3 | 14 | 28 | 12 | 20 | ||
| 3 |  | Bucks | 46 | 4/23/1978 | vs | W 143-112 | 240 | 143 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 97 | 66.0 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 67.0 | 8 | 22 | 14 | 26 | |||||
| 4 | | Bucks | 46 | 3/30/1970 | @ | W 156-120 | 240 | 156 | 56 | 67 | 110 | 60.9 | 22 | 28 | 78.6 | 63.8 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 5 |  | Lakers | 44 | 6/4/1987 | vs | W 141-122 | 240 | 141 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 91 | 61.5 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 23 | 32 | 71.9 | 67.1 | 7 | 26 | 10 | 25 | ||
| 6 |  | Suns | 44 | 4/9/1980 | @ | L 128-131 | 265 | 128 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 54 | 91 | 59.3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 20 | 22 | 90.9 | 63.6 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 32 | ||
| 7 | | Lakers | 44 | 5/6/1970 | vs | W 135-113 | 240 | 135 | 61 | 57 | 94 | 60.6 | 21 | 32 | 65.6 | 62.5 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 8 | | Lakers | 44 | 4/9/1970 | vs | W 129-94 | 240 | 129 | 68 | 54 | 102 | 52.9 | 21 | 36 | 58.3 | 54.7 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 9 |  | Knicks | 43 | 5/4/1990 | vs | W 135-108 | 240 | 135 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 53 | 90 | 58.9 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 26 | 31 | 83.9 | 65.1 | 10 | 26 | 13 | 26 | ||
| 10 | | Celtics | 43 | 5/27/1985 | vs | W 148-114 | 240 | 148 | 48 | 10 | 3 | 62 | 102 | 60.8 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 65.5 | 13 | 35 | 13 | 17 | ||
| 11 |  | Cavaliers | 42 | 5/17/1992 | vs | W 122-104 | 240 | 122 | 45 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 83 | 59.0 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 21 | 25 | 84.0 | 64.9 | 12 | 33 | 11 | 23 | ||
| 12 | | Lakers | 42 | 5/22/1985 | vs | W 153-109 | 240 | 153 | 54 | 13 | 13 | 67 | 116 | 57.8 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 18 | 21 | 85.7 | 61.1 | 17 | 37 | 12 | 23 | ||
| 13 | | Celtics | 41 | 5/15/1992 | vs | W 122-91 | 240 | 122 | 44 | 11 | 6 | 52 | 88 | 59.1 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 18 | 22 | 81.8 | 62.4 | 12 | 32 | 9 | 17 | ||
| 14 |  | Nuggets | 41 | 5/14/1985 | @ | W 136-114 | 240 | 136 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 56 | 107 | 52.3 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 23 | 31 | 74.2 | 56.4 | 16 | 33 | 14 | 23 | ||
| 15 | | Lakers | 41 | 4/18/1985 | vs | W 142-114 | 240 | 142 | 46 | 12 | 5 | 61 | 101 | 60.4 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 62.2 | 11 | 35 | 15 | 25 | ||
| 16 | | Spurs | 41 | 4/27/1983 | vs | W 126-109 | 240 | 126 | 55 | 9 | 7 | 57 | 102 | 55.9 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 57.1 | 17 | 38 | 16 | 23 | ||
| 17 | | Lakers | 41 | 4/15/1980 | vs | W 126-101 | 240 | 126 | 56 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 99 | 52.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 22 | 28 | 78.6 | 56.6 | 18 | 24 | ||||
| 18 | | Celtics | 41 | 4/1/1973 | vs | W 134-109 | 240 | 134 | 58 | 60 | 107 | 56.1 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 58.5 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 19 |  | Warriors | 40 | 5/4/1994 | vs | L 133-140 | 240 | 133 | 32 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 95 | 57.9 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 64.1 | 9 | 23 | 14 | 28 | ||
| 20 |  | Jazz | 40 | 4/25/1991 | @ | W 129-90 | 240 | 129 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 54 | 83 | 65.1 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 19 | 23 | 82.6 | 69.3 | 4 | 34 | 12 | 24 | ||
| 21 | | Lakers | 40 | 4/29/1988 | vs | W 122-110 | 240 | 122 | 45 | 11 | 9 | 51 | 87 | 58.6 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 62.2 | 15 | 30 | 26 | 22 | ||
| 22 | | Lakers | 40 | 4/29/1987 | @ | W 140-103 | 240 | 140 | 55 | 4 | 14 | 48 | 91 | 52.7 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 40 | 49 | 81.6 | 62.2 | 10 | 45 | 10 | 22 | ||
| 23 |  | Hawks | 40 | 4/19/1986 | vs | W 137-125 | 240 | 137 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 82 | 59.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 39 | 53 | 73.6 | 65.0 | 10 | 34 | 15 | 31 | ||
| 24 | | Lakers | 40 | 6/7/1985 | vs | W 120-111 | 240 | 120 | 39 | 8 | 7 | 50 | 88 | 56.8 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 60.1 | 10 | 29 | 9 | 19 | ||
| 25 | | Nuggets | 40 | 4/26/1983 | @ | L 133-152 | 240 | 133 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 105 | 49.5 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 29 | 32 | 90.6 | 55.8 | 16 | 30 | 17 | 25 | ||
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| 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 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 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 |
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