most assists in a lost playoff games

The Phoenix Suns have the most assists by a team in a loss in a playoff game, with 44 assists in Game 2 of the 1980 Western Conference Semifinals against the Lakers.

TEAMASTLDATETMOPPRESULTMINPTSREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
1Suns
Suns
44
1
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
2Warriors
Warriors
40
1
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
3Nuggets
Nuggets
40
1
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
4Warriors
Warriors
39
1
5/5/1987
@
L
116-125
240
116
33
9
4
50
92
54.3
3
7
42.9
13
20
65.0
57.5
9
24
13
20
5Lakers
Lakers
39
1
5/16/1986
@
L
109-117
240
109
34
7
6
47
84
56.0
1
9
11.1
14
18
77.8
59.3
10
24
19
25
6Pacers
Pacers
38
1
5/21/2024
@
L
128-133
265
128
44
8
4
53
99
53.5
13
35
37.1
9
10
90.0
61.9
10
34
22
23
7Mavericks
Mavericks
36
1
4/30/1986
@
L
113-117
240
113
38
10
1
48
92
52.2
3
6
50.0
14
21
66.7
55.8
9
29
16
29
8Celtics
Celtics
36
1
6/7/1985
@
L
111-120
240
111
39
6
7
46
93
49.5
3
8
37.5
16
21
76.2
54.3
12
27
13
21
9SuperSonics
SuperSonics
35
1
6/1/1993
@
L
114-120
240
114
25
14
11
44
82
53.7
4
7
57.1
22
29
75.9
60.2
10
15
10
26
10Spurs
Spurs
35
1
5/18/1993
@
L
97-109
240
97
27
7
6
42
75
56.0
5
10
50.0
8
14
57.1
59.8
9
18
10
23
11Suns
Suns
35
1
5/20/1989
@
L
119-127
240
119
40
7
1
50
99
50.5
2
5
40.0
17
20
85.0
55.2
16
24
13
27
12Celtics
Celtics
35
1
6/4/1987
@
L
122-141
240
122
43
5
6
51
93
54.8
1
7
14.3
19
29
65.5
57.7
15
28
14
21
13Suns
Suns
35
1
4/18/1985
@
L
114-142
240
114
42
7
4
51
101
50.5
1
5
20.0
11
16
68.8
52.8
11
31
20
22
14Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
35
1
4/26/1983
@
L
106-112
240
106
29
12
2
45
86
52.3
0
1
0.0
16
19
84.2
56.2
12
17
20
25
15Spurs
Spurs
35
1
5/15/1982
vs
L
123-128
240
123
45
6
4
50
100
50.0
1
4
25.0
22
28
78.6
54.8
11
29
16Lakers
Lakers
35
1
4/22/1980
vs
L
107-108
240
107
40
13
7
47
89
52.8
1
2
50.0
12
16
75.0
55.7
10
30
19
26
17Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
35
1
4/22/1977
@
L
110-121
240
110
38
5
7
49
82
59.8
12
15
80.0
62.1
9
29
34
18Bulls
Bulls
34
1
6/5/1992
vs
L
104-115
265
104
41
5
7
41
86
47.7
5
15
33.3
17
26
65.4
53.4
10
31
15
29
19Suns
Suns
34
1
5/11/1992
vs
L
151-153
290
151
44
8
6
53
115
46.1
3
13
23.1
42
50
84.0
55.1
15
29
6
38
20Spurs
Spurs
34
1
5/1/1988
@
L
112-130
240
112
41
8
5
48
102
47.1
3
9
33.3
13
22
59.1
50.1
18
23
16
28
21Nuggets
Nuggets
34
1
4/23/1987
@
L
95-128
240
95
49
4
5
43
101
42.6
0
5
0.0
9
21
42.9
43.1
15
34
13
20
22Nuggets
Nuggets
34
1
5/11/1985
@
L
122-139
240
122
36
13
3
50
92
54.3
2
7
28.6
20
31
64.5
57.7
15
21
25
22
23Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
34
1
4/18/1985
@
L
131-139
290
131
53
7
9
57
102
55.9
3
8
37.5
14
17
82.4
59.8
12
41
22
34
24Bucks
Bucks
34
1
4/10/1981
vs
L
103-108
240
103
39
5
9
45
87
51.7
0
0
13
19
68.4
54.0
15
30
2576ers
76ers
34
1
5/10/1980
vs
L
101-111
240
101
37
12
8
45
93
48.4
1
4
25.0
10
17
58.8
50.3
13
24
13
25
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for assists going back to the 1965 playoffs.

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33
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