most assists in a postseason by a rookie

Magic Johnson has the most assists by a rookie in a single NBA playoff run, with 151 assists in 1979-80.

	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	151	1979-80	LAL	16	41.1	18.3	10.5	9.4	3.1	0.4	6.4	12.4	51.8	0.1	0.5	25.0	5.3	6.6	80.2	59.6	3.3	7.3	4.1	658	293	168	49	6	65	47
2	Nate McMillan N. McMillan	112	1986-87	SEA	14	25.4	5.1	3.9	8.0	1.0	0.7	1.9	4.4	43.5	0.0	0.0		1.2	1.7	70.8	48.9	0.9	2.9	1.9	356	71	54	14	10	26	42
3	Alvan Adams A. Adams	98	1975-76	PHX	19	35.2	17.9	10.1	5.2	1.3	1.1	7.2	15.9	45.2				3.5	4.3	81.7	50.3	2.8	7.2		668	341	191	24	20		60
4	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	93	1993-94	HOU	22	21.7	9.4	2.7	4.2	1.0	0.2	2.9	7.3	39.4	0.8	2.0	37.8	2.9	3.4	86.5	53.7	0.9	1.8	2.1	478	207	59	21	5	47	62
5	John Lucas J. Lucas	83	1976-77	HOU	12	35.8	14.7	2.8	6.9	2.0	0.3	6.3	11.6	54.0				2.2	2.8	76.5	57.2	0.3	2.4		430	176	33	24	4		33
6	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	79	1975-76	PHX	19	29.6	13.0	3.3	4.2	0.9	0.3	5.1	10.8	46.8				2.9	3.5	83.3	52.8	1.1	2.3		563	247	63	18	6		77
7	Tyler Herro T. Herro	77	2019-20	MIA	21	33.6	16.0	5.1	3.7	0.4	0.1	5.7	13.2	43.3	2.3	6.1	37.5	2.2	2.6	87.0	55.7	0.3	4.8	2.0	706	335	107	8	2	42	31	+1
8	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	77	2017-18	PHI	10	36.9	16.3	9.4	7.7	1.7	0.8	6.1	12.5	48.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.1	5.8	70.7	54.1	1.6	7.8	4.4	369	163	94	17	8	44	34	-23
9	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	73	2003-04	MIA	13	39.2	18.0	4.0	5.6	1.3	0.3	6.6	14.5	45.5	0.2	0.6	37.5	4.5	5.8	78.7	52.7	1.2	2.8	4.2	510	234	52	17	4	54	45	+6
10	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	70	2002-03	SAS	24	27.5	9.4	3.8	2.9	1.7	0.4	3.0	7.7	38.6	1.2	3.0	38.4	2.3	3.1	75.7	52.2	1.2	2.6	1.5	660	226	92	41	9	36	62	+191
11	Spud Webb S. Webb	65	1985-86	ATL	9	20.3	12.2	3.4	7.2	0.4	0.1	4.7	9.0	51.9	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.9	3.7	78.8	57.6	0.7	2.8	1.1	183	110	31	4	1	10	13
12	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	63	1978-79	PHI	9	36.7	18.8	3.9	7.0	4.1	0.4	7.3	13.4	54.5				4.1	6.2	66.1	58.0	1.4	2.4	3.2	330	169	35	37	4	29	29
13	Jerry West J. West	63	1960-61	LAL	12	38.4	22.9	8.7	5.3			8.3	16.8	49.0				6.4	8.8	72.6	55.3				461	275	104				39
14	Dylan Harper D. Harper	62	2025-26	SAS	23	26.7	14.1	5.6	2.7	1.0	0.2	5.2	10.1	51.5	1.0	3.0	33.3	2.7	3.3	82.7	61.1	1.3	4.3	1.5	615	325	128	22	5	35	53	+141
15	Frank Johnson F. Johnson	59	1981-82	WAS	7	40.0	15.6	3.1	8.4	1.4	0.0	5.7	14.9	38.5	0.7	1.7	41.7	3.4	4.0	85.7	46.9	1.0	2.1	4.1	280	109	22	10	0	29	24
16	Rodney Stuckey R. Stuckey	58	2007-08	DET	17	22.4	8.2	1.9	3.4	1.1	0.1	2.5	6.8	37.1	0.1	0.4	28.6	3.0	3.4	87.9	49.1	0.6	1.2	1.4	380	139	32	18	2	23	35	+7
17	Tom Gola T. Gola	58	1955-56	PHI	10	36.0	12.3	10.1	5.8			3.8	10.7	35.5				4.7	6.0	78.3	46.1				360	123	101				47
18	Bob Dandridge B. Dandridge	57	1969-70	MIL	10	39.9	16.3	8.7	5.7			7.2	14.2	50.7				1.9	2.9	65.5	52.7				399	163	87				39
19	Anthony Carter A. Carter	56	1999-00	MIA	10	27.5	7.7	4.0	5.6	1.2	0.2	3.2	7.7	41.6	0.1	0.6	16.7	1.2	1.6	75.0	45.8	0.8	3.2	2.3	275	77	40	12	2	23	22	+39
20	Andrew Toney A. Toney	54	1980-81	PHI	16	22.3	13.8	2.3	3.4	0.7	0.4	4.8	11.3	42.8	0.1	0.6	11.1	4.1	5.1	81.5	51.2	0.6	1.7	3.4	356	221	37	11	7	54	50
21	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	52	2017-18	BOS	19	35.9	18.5	4.4	2.7	1.2	0.5	6.5	13.7	47.1	1.2	3.7	32.4	4.3	5.1	84.5	57.8	0.5	3.8	2.2	683	351	83	23	10	41	50	+51
22	Johnny Davis J. Davis	52	1976-77	POR	16	27.3	10.5	2.1	3.3	1.8	0.2	4.1	8.3	48.9				2.4	3.3	71.7	53.7	0.6	1.4		436	168	33	28	3		32
23	Ernie DiGregorio E. DiGregorio	52	1973-74	BUF	6	40.0	13.7	2.7	8.7	0.2	0.0	6.2	14.3	43.0				1.3	1.5	88.9	45.6	0.5	2.2		240	82	16	1	0		14
24	Al Cervi A. Cervi	52	1949-50	SYR	11		7.6		4.7			2.1	6.2	33.8				3.5	4.2	82.6	47.6					84					36
25	Oliver Miller O. Miller	51	1992-93	PHX	24	21.4	7.2	5.2	2.1	0.9	2.5	3.0	5.0	58.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.3	2.3	56.4	59.6	1.4	3.8	1.8	513	173	124	21	59	42	76

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PPG

28.0

Dončić

RPG

9.0

Kessler

APG

7.0

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

128.0

3rd

DRTG

105.8

10th

NETRTG

22.2

5th

3P%

39.3

7th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	PCT
2	Clippers	1	1.000
3	Rockets	1	1.000
4	Lakers	1	1.000
5	Grizzlies	1	1.000
6	Thunder	1	1.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Fri 10/30	LAL	@	GSW	10:00 PM

Last Game

Warriors

0 - 1

105

Final

127

Lakers

1 - 0

Wed 21 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

45.0

Edwards

45.0

Jerome

38.0

George

RPG Leaders

18.0

Sabonis

15.0

Zubac

15.0

Gobert

APG Leaders

13.0

Young

12.0

Haliburton

11.0

Tatum

SPG Leaders

5.0

Daniels

5.0

Diabaté

5.0

George

BPG Leaders

6.0

Wembanyama

6.0

Hayes

4.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

9.0

Edwards

7.0

George

6.0

Lillard

TS% Leaders

116.0

Clowney

111.1

McCain

103.6

Sabonis

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

130.1

128.3

128.0

126.1

124.3

124.0

DRtg Rankings

84.7

85.9

94.6

96.4

99.7

100.3

NetRtg Rankings

42.4

39.6

24.6

23.7

22.2

19.5

Tank Leaderboard

0-1

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

66.5

Edwards

64.4

Jerome

61.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings Points Leaders

72

Edwards

66.8

Jerome

61.5

Davis

USG% Leaders

40.5

Edwards

40.2

Dončić

40.0

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

41.0

Banchero

40.0

Maxey

38.0

Young

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Edwards

2.01

Jerome

1.95

George

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.18

Edwards

2.09

Jerome

1.96

George

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	1	0	1.000
2	Hawks	1	0	1.000
3	76ers	1	0	1.000
4	Raptors	1	0	1.000
5	Wizards	1	0	1.000
6	Hornets	1	0	1.000
7	Pacers	1	0	1.000
8	Knicks	0	1	.000	1.0
9	Nets	0	1	.000	1.0
10	Magic	0	1	.000	1.0
11	Celtics	0	1	.000	1.0
12	Bucks	0	1	.000	1.0
13	Bulls	0	1	.000	1.0
14	Heat	0	1	.000	1.0
15	Cavaliers	0	0		0.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Trail Blazers	1	0	1.000
2	Clippers	1	0	1.000
3	Rockets	1	0	1.000
4	Lakers	1	0	1.000
5	Grizzlies	1	0	1.000
6	Thunder	1	0	1.000
7	Timberwolves	1	0	1.000
8	Spurs	0	1	.000	1.0
9	Mavericks	0	1	.000	1.0
10	Jazz	0	1	.000	1.0
11	Warriors	0	1	.000	1.0
12	Kings	0	1	.000	1.0
13	Suns	0	1	.000	1.0
14	Pelicans	0	1	.000	1.0
15	Nuggets	0	0		0.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Fri 10/23	CHI	@	MIL	4:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM

Magic Johnson has the most assists by a rookie in a single NBA playoff run, with 151 assists in 1979-80.

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

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