most assists by a rookie in their first career playoff game

Magic Johnson had the most assists by a rookie in a single NBA playoff run in his first game, with 16 assists in the 1980 Western Conference Semifinals.

	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	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	16	1979-80	LAL	1	39.0	13.0	12.0	16.0	2.0	0.0	4.0	12.0	33.3	0.0	0.0		5.0	7.0	71.4	43.1	2.0	10.0	3.0	39	13	12	2	0	3	2
2	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	14	2017-18	PHI	1	34.1	17.0	9.0	14.0	2.0	0.0	5.0	13.0	38.5	0.0	0.0		7.0	10.0	70.0	48.9	3.0	6.0	5.0	34	17	9	2	0	5	4	+15
3	Derrick Rose D. Rose	11	2008-09	CHI	1	49.6	36.0	4.0	11.0	1.0	0.0	12.0	19.0	63.2	0.0	1.0	0.0	12.0	12.0	100.0	74.1	1.0	3.0	5.0	50	36	4	1	0	5	6	+8
4	Frank Johnson F. Johnson	11	1981-82	WAS	1	42.0	15.0	2.0	11.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	14.0	35.7	0.0	0.0		5.0	5.0	100.0	46.3	0.0	2.0	5.0	42	15	2	0	0	5	3
5	Andrew Toney A. Toney	11	1980-81	PHI	1	30.0	15.0	2.0	11.0		1.0	6.0	13.0	46.2	0.0	0.0		3.0	4.0	75.0	50.8				30	15	2		1		4
6	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	10	1993-94	ORL	1	43.0	12.0	8.0	10.0	3.0	3.0	4.0	11.0	36.4	1.0	2.0	50.0	3.0	4.0	75.0	47.0	3.0	5.0	5.0	43	12	8	3	3	5	3
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	10	1984-85	CHI	1	44.0	23.0	4.0	10.0	3.0	0.0	7.0	19.0	36.8	0.0	1.0	0.0	9.0	10.0	90.0	49.1	1.0	3.0	1.0	44	23	4	3	0	1	3
8	Kelvin Ransey K. Ransey	10	1980-81	POR	1	44.0	8.0	5.0	10.0	4.0	1.0	4.0	21.0	19.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		19.0	2.0	3.0	4.0	44	8	5	4	1	4	3
9	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	9	1987-88	NYK	1	37.0	11.0	3.0	9.0	3.0	0.0	4.0	11.0	36.4	1.0	3.0	33.3	2.0	2.0	100.0	46.3	1.0	2.0	5.0	37	11	3	3	0	5	3
10	Rob Williams R. Williams	9	1982-83	DEN	1	24.0	6.0	1.0	9.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	7.0	42.9	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		42.9	0.0	1.0	0.0	24	6	1	0	1	0	3
11	Scottie Barnes S. Barnes	8	2021-22	TOR	1	31.6	15.0	10.0	8.0	0.0	1.0	4.0	6.0	66.7	0.0	0.0		7.0	9.0	77.8	75.3	2.0	8.0	2.0	32	15	10	0	1	2	1	-10
12	Gary Payton G. Payton	8	1990-91	SEA	1	31.0	6.0	3.0	8.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	66.7	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.0	100.0	77.3	0.0	3.0	1.0	31	6	3	1	1	1	2
13	Todd Lichti T. Lichti	8	1989-90	DEN	1	31.0	22.0	13.0	8.0	1.0	0.0	9.0	15.0	60.0	0.0	0.0		4.0	6.0	66.7	62.4	2.0	11.0	4.0	31	22	13	1	0	4	1
14	Brian Shaw B. Shaw	8	1988-89	BOS	1	42.0	16.0	8.0	8.0	1.0	0.0	8.0	13.0	61.5	0.0	0.0		0.0	1.0	0.0	59.5	1.0	7.0	3.0	42	16	8	1	0	3	4
15	Jay Humphries J. Humphries	8	1984-85	PHX	1	30.0	13.0	1.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	9.0	66.7	0.0	0.0		1.0	2.0	50.0	65.8	0.0	1.0	5.0	30	13	1	0	0	5	3
16	Ernie DiGregorio E. DiGregorio	8	1973-74	BUF	1	44.0	17.0	0.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	8.0	15.0	53.3				1.0	1.0	100.0	55.1	0.0	0.0		44	17	0	0	0		2
17	Jamaal Tinsley J. Tinsley	7	2001-02	IND	1	29.0	8.0	3.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	7.0	57.1	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		57.1	0.0	3.0	2.0	29	8	3	0	0	2	4	+11
18	Anthony Carter A. Carter	7	1999-00	MIA	1	35.0	10.0	1.0	7.0	4.0	2.0	4.0	12.0	33.3	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.0	100.0	38.8	0.0	1.0	3.0	35	10	1	4	2	3	3	+2
19	Steve Smith S. Smith	7	1991-92	MIA	1	36.0	19.0	1.0	7.0	3.0	0.0	7.0	14.0	50.0	2.0	5.0	40.0	3.0	3.0	100.0	62.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	36	19	1	3	0	0	0
20	Darrell Walker D. Walker	7	1983-84	NYK	1	23.0	13.0	4.0	7.0	7.0	0.0	4.0	9.0	44.4	0.0	0.0		5.0	6.0	83.3	55.8	2.0	2.0	3.0	23	13	4	7	0	3	0
21	Phil Ford P. Ford	7	1978-79	KCK	1	36.0	10.0	6.0	7.0	2.0	0.0	3.0	17.0	17.6				4.0	6.0	66.7	25.5			4.0	36	10	6	2	0	4	3
22	John Lucas J. Lucas	7	1976-77	HOU	1	36.0	11.0	4.0	7.0	1.0	2.0	5.0	10.0	50.0				1.0	2.0	50.0	50.6				36	11	4	1	2		2
23	Kevin Porter K. Porter	7	1972-73	BAL	1	19.0	4.0	2.0	7.0			2.0	4.0	50.0				0.0	0.0		50.0				19	4	2				3
24	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	7	1967-68	NYK	1	32.0	2.0	6.0	7.0			1.0	8.0	12.5				0.0	0.0		12.5				32	2	6				2
25	Ty Lawson T. Lawson	6	2009-10	DEN	1	21.6	11.0	3.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	8.0	37.5	2.0	3.0	66.7	3.0	4.0	75.0	56.4	1.0	2.0	0.0	22	11	3	1	0	0	3	+16

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2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
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11.9

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11.6

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9.9

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2.0

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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
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