most assists in a playoff game with less than 1 free throw attempts

Rajon Rondo has the most assists with fewer than 1 free-throw attempt in a playoff game, with 21 assists in Game 3 of the 2018 Western Conference Semifinals versus the Warriors.

Interpreted as:
most assists by a player in a playoff game with less than 1 free throw attempts
NAME AST FTA DATE TM OPP MIN PTS REB STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
21
0
5/4/2018
NOP NOP
vs
GSW GSW
37
4
10
1
0
2
11
18.2
0
2
0.0
0
18.2
2
8
4
2
+23
2 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
20
0
5/31/1988
LAL LAL
vs
DAL DAL
35
15
6
0
0
7
14
50.0
1
1
100.0
0
53.6
2
4
3
3
3 Johnny Moore
J. Moore
20
0
4/27/1983
SAS SAS
vs
DEN DEN
38
26
5
1
1
13
24
54.2
0
0
0
54.2
0
5
1
4
4 Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
19
0
4/27/2007
NJN NJN
vs
TOR TOR
40
16
16
3
1
7
14
50.0
2
8
25.0
0
57.1
4
12
5
2
+14
5 Avery Johnson
A. Johnson
18
0
4/26/1996
SAS SAS
vs
PHX PHX
39
12
5
1
0
6
13
46.2
0
0
0
46.2
1
4
3
1
6 Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
17
0
4/14/2018
NOP NOP
@
POR POR
39
6
8
1
0
3
9
33.3
0
1
0.0
0
33.3
0
8
2
4
-4
7 Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
16
0
5/14/1987
SEA SEA
vs
HOU HOU
36
0
8
3
0
0
5
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
2
6
1
3
8 Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
15
0
5/24/2021
MIL MIL
vs
MIA MIA
31
11
7
2
0
5
12
41.7
1
4
25.0
0
45.8
2
5
2
2
+37
9 Avery Johnson
A. Johnson
15
0
5/18/1993
SAS SAS
@
PHX PHX
46
12
2
1
0
6
10
60.0
0
0
0
60.0
2
0
4
4
10 Muggsy Bogues
M. Bogues
15
0
4/29/1993
CHA CHA
@
BOS BOS
38
6
0
2
0
3
10
30.0
0
1
0.0
0
30.0
0
0
1
1
11 Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
15
0
5/14/1992
NYK NYK
vs
CHI CHI
27
4
2
0
0
2
6
33.3
0
1
0.0
0
33.3
0
2
1
2
12 Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
15
0
5/23/1987
SEA SEA
vs
LAL LAL
22
10
3
1
0
5
7
71.4
0
0
0
71.4
0
3
3
4
13 Steve Nash
S. Nash
14
0
4/24/2007
PHX PHX
vs
LAL LAL
25
16
5
0
0
7
11
63.6
2
4
50.0
0
72.7
0
5
3
2
+19
14 Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
14
0
4/19/2003
NJN NJN
vs
MIL MIL
38
14
6
3
0
6
10
60.0
2
4
50.0
0
70.0
1
5
4
2
+20
15 Chris Childs
C. Childs
14
0
4/24/2002
TOR TOR
@
DET DET
43
22
5
1
0
9
16
56.3
4
5
80.0
0
68.8
0
5
4
3
-3
16 Steve Nash
S. Nash
14
0
5/12/2001
DAL DAL
vs
SAS SAS
39
10
5
0
1
4
11
36.4
2
3
66.7
0
45.5
2
3
3
2
+12
17 Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
14
0
5/8/2000
IND IND
vs
PHI PHI
32
7
2
1
1
3
10
30.0
1
4
25.0
0
35.0
0
2
3
3
+16
18 Charlie Ward
C. Ward
14
0
5/3/1998
NYK NYK
@
MIA MIA
30
7
4
5
1
3
4
75.0
1
2
50.0
0
87.5
0
4
1
5
+21
19 Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
14
0
5/4/1988
NYK NYK
vs
BOS BOS
46
9
7
5
0
4
14
28.6
1
2
50.0
0
32.1
2
5
3
4
20 Rickey Green
R. Green
14
0
5/8/1984
UTA UTA
vs
PHX PHX
39
23
3
3
0
11
15
73.3
1
1
100.0
0
76.7
2
1
1
0
21 Gus Williams
G. Williams
14
0
4/26/1984
SEA SEA
@
DAL DAL
49
27
0
1
1
13
21
61.9
1
3
33.3
0
64.3
0
0
2
0
22 Charles Dudley
C. Dudley
14
0
4/14/1977
GSW GSW
@
DET DET
26
2
3
1
0
1
6
16.7
0
16.7
2
1
5
23 Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
14
0
4/13/1970
NYK NYK
vs
MIL MIL
45
10
12
5
14
35.7
0
35.7
1
24 James Harden
J. Harden
13
0
4/15/2023
PHI PHI
vs
BKN BKN
36
23
4
1
0
8
21
38.1
7
13
53.8
0
54.8
1
3
4
3
+20
25 Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
13
0
7/17/2021
MIL MIL
@
PHX PHX
42
27
4
3
1
12
20
60.0
3
6
50.0
0
67.5
1
3
2
4
+14
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1965 playoffs.

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TEAM W L PCT GB
11
Suns Suns
36
46
.439
32.0
12
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
36
46
.439
32.0
13
Spurs Spurs
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48
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14
Pelicans Pelicans
21
61
.256
47.0
15
Jazz Jazz
17
65
.207
51.0
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
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Nuggets Nuggets
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21
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3.0
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31
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
POR POR
@
NYK NYK
93-110
Sat
3/29
DET DET
@
MIN MIN
104-123
Sat
3/29
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
148-106
Sat
3/29
ATL ATL
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MIL MIL
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Sat
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CHA CHA
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NOP NOP
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
5/28
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
5/29
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Fri
5/30
OKC OKC
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM
Sat
5/31
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
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Sun
6/1
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
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