most assists in a playoff game in the 70s

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, Norm Nixon, Jerry West and Walt Frazier were tied for the most assists in a playoff game, with 19 assists.

Interpreted as:

most assists by a player in a playoff game in the 70s

	NAME	AST	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	19	4/22/1979	LAL	vs	SEA	43	21	1		0	9	16	56.3	3	4	75.0	59.1	0	1	0	4
2	Jerry West J. West	19	4/1/1973	LAL	vs	CHI	43	30	5			13	24	54.2	4	4	100.0	58.2				5
3	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	19	5/8/1970	NYK	vs	LAL	44	36	7			12	17	70.6	12	12	100.0	80.8				3
4	Jerry West J. West	18	5/1/1970	LAL	vs	NYK	52	37	5			13	26	50.0	11	12	91.7	59.1				4
5	Jerry West J. West	18	4/5/1970	LAL	vs	PHX	46	36	1			13	27	48.1	10	13	76.9	55.0				3
6	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	16	4/13/1979	LAL	vs	DEN	43	15	1	2	0	7	15	46.7	1	2	50.0	47.2	1	0	4	5
7	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	16	4/2/1974	MIL	@	LAL	42	13	3	3	0	5	12	41.7	3	4	75.0	47.2				5
8	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	15	4/24/1977	BOS	vs	PHI	44	12	4			4	13	30.8	4	4	100.0	40.7				4
9	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	15	4/4/1971	MIL	vs	SFW	27	12	5			4	13	30.8	4	5	80.0	39.5				0
10	Jerry West J. West	15	4/9/1970	LAL	vs	PHX	42	19	2			9	19	47.4	1	3	33.3	46.8				4
11	John Lucas J. Lucas	14	5/13/1977	HOU	vs	PHI	39	16	1	5	1	7	11	63.6	2	2	100.0	67.3				4
12	Charles Dudley C. Dudley	14	4/14/1977	GSW	@	DET	26	2	3	1	0	1	6	16.7	0	0		16.7	2	1		5
13	Rick Barry R. Barry	14	4/20/1976	GSW	vs	DET	37	13	8		2	4	13	30.8	5	7	71.4	40.4				4
14	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	14	4/1/1972	MIL	@	GSW	39	20	9			9	19	47.4	2	3	66.7	49.2				1
15	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	14	4/13/1970	NYK	vs	MIL	45	10	12			5	14	35.7	0	0		35.7				1
16	Flynn Robinson F. Robinson	14	3/30/1970	MIL	@	PHI	35	20	1			9	21	42.9	2	2	100.0	45.7				0
17	John Johnson J. Johnson	13	5/29/1979	SEA	vs	WAS	50	6	9	1	0	2	6	33.3	2	2	100.0	43.6	3	6	2	2
18	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	13	5/2/1979	PHI	@	SAS	46	20	5	0	0	9	17	52.9	2	5	40.0	52.1			5	5
19	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	13	5/5/1977	HOU	@	PHI	41	18	4		0	7	17	41.2	4	4	100.0	48.0				3
20	Randy Smith R. Smith	13	4/15/1976	BUF	@	PHI	37	11	4		0	4	16	25.0	3	3	100.0	31.8				5
21	Kevin Porter K. Porter	13	4/16/1975	WAS	vs	BUF	45	19	3		0	9	20	45.0	1	2	50.0	45.5				3
22	Jerry West J. West	13	4/6/1973	LAL	@	CHI	42	21	5			7	19	36.8	7	8	87.5	46.6				3
23	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	13	4/1/1973	NYK	vs	BAL	46	29	9			12	21	57.1	5	8	62.5	59.1				2
24	Jerry West J. West	13	4/30/1972	LAL	vs	NYK	41	15	6			6	21	28.6	3	3	100.0	33.6				2
25	Jerry West J. West	13	4/12/1972	LAL	vs	MIL	42	28	7			10	30	33.3	8	8	100.0	41.8				2