most assists in a single game by a rookie in rockets history

Allen Leavell has the most assists by a Rockets rookie in a game, with 17 assists against the Knicks on February 13, 1980.

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most assists in a single regular-season game by a rookie in rockets history

	NAME	AST	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Allen Leavell A. Leavell	17	2/13/1980	HOU	vs	NYK	42	19	4	0	0	6	11	54.5	0			7	7	100.0	67.5			3	4
2	Steve Francis S. Francis	14	3/23/2000	HOU	vs	LAC	41	34	9	3	0	13	19	68.4	3	3	100.0	5	6	83.3	78.6	1	8	2	4	+12
3	Steve Francis S. Francis	14	1/27/2000	HOU	vs	GSW	39	25	17	2	1	7	20	35.0	1	3	33.3	10	15	66.7	47.0	7	10	5	3	0
4	John Lucas J. Lucas	14	4/9/1977	HOU	vs	DEN	42	11	6	2	0	5	13	38.5				1	2	50.0	39.6	1	5		4
5	John Lucas J. Lucas	14	11/17/1976	HOU	vs	BUF	44	21	3	3	1	8	18	44.4				5	5	100.0	52.0				3
6	Allen Leavell A. Leavell	13	1/23/1980	HOU	vs	SDC	32	11	6	1	0	4	12	33.3	0	0		3	5	60.0	38.7			1	3
7	John Lucas J. Lucas	13	3/19/1977	HOU	vs	BUF	36	12	5	1	0	6	12	50.0				0	0		50.0				3
8	John Lucas J. Lucas	13	3/7/1977	HOU	@	BUF	36	20	4	2	2	10	13	76.9				0	0		76.9				3
9	Art Williams A. Williams	13	11/4/1967	SDR	vs	NYK	42	15	11			7	15	46.7				1	3	33.3	46.0				3
10	Art Williams A. Williams	13	10/21/1967	SDR	vs	SEA	47	17	15			8	14	57.1				1	2	50.0	57.1				4
11	Steve Francis S. Francis	12	2/20/2000	HOU	vs	SAS	51	19	5	2	0	7	17	41.2	3	5	60.0	2	2	100.0	53.1	1	4	5	1	-1
12	Steve Francis S. Francis	12	1/18/2000	HOU	vs	POR	38	26	5	0	0	10	18	55.6	2	2	100.0	4	5	80.0	64.4	1	4	1	4	+4
13	Steve Francis S. Francis	12	12/28/1999	HOU	vs	TOR	33	5	7	0	0	2	9	22.2	0	3	0.0	1	2	50.0	25.3	2	5	3	1	-1
14	Steve Francis S. Francis	12	11/15/1999	HOU	vs	IND	38	18	6	2	0	8	17	47.1	2	6	33.3	0	0		52.9	2	4	4	4	-9
15	Matt Maloney M. Maloney	12	3/29/1997	HOU	vs	DEN	30	11	2	1	0	4	5	80.0	3	3	100.0	0	0		110.0	0	2	3	1	+19
16	Byron Dinkins B. Dinkins	12	11/19/1989	HOU	vs	MIA	26	12	3	0	1	4	8	50.0	0	1	0.0	4	6	66.7	56.4	1	2	1	0
17	Rick Adelman R. Adelman	12	3/15/1969	SDR		PHX	36	15	1			5	8	62.5				5	6	83.3	70.5				1
18	Art Williams A. Williams	12	11/23/1967	SDR	@	PHI	37	8	6			3	11	27.3				2	2	100.0	33.7				2
19	Steve Francis S. Francis	11	4/11/2000	HOU	@	DEN	42	13	8	1	0	6	15	40.0	1	1	100.0	0	2	0.0	40.9	3	5	4	2	+9
20	Steve Francis S. Francis	11	1/17/2000	HOU	@	DAL	42	31	6	2	0	8	16	50.0	1	5	20.0	14	15	93.3	68.6	3	3	7	4	+10
21	Steve Francis S. Francis	11	1/15/2000	HOU	@	CHI	41	27	4	2	1	12	17	70.6	3	5	60.0	0	0		79.4	2	2	3	2	+3
22	Steve Francis S. Francis	11	12/30/1999	HOU	vs	LAC	33	19	3	2	0	8	12	66.7	1	2	50.0	2	2	100.0	73.8	1	2	2	0	+29
23	Steve Francis S. Francis	11	12/23/1999	HOU	vs	WAS	40	16	4	2	0	6	18	33.3	1	2	50.0	3	4	75.0	40.5	0	4	0	1	+20
24	Steve Francis S. Francis	11	11/18/1999	HOU	vs	SAC	34	16	4	2	0	6	14	42.9	0	2	0.0	4	6	66.7	48.1	3	1	4	2	-18
25	Allen Leavell A. Leavell	11	2/12/1980	HOU	@	SAS	31	17	1	3	0	7	12	58.3	0	1	0.0	3	4	75.0	61.8			1	2