most assists in one game for rookie year playoffs nets

Richard Jefferson has the most assists by a New Jersey Nets rookie in a playoff game, with 4 assists in Game 3 of the 2002 Eastern Conference Finals versus the Celtics.

NAMEASTDATETMOPPMINPTSREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Richard Jefferson
R. Jefferson
4
5/25/2002
@
22
8
7
1
0
4
10
40.0
0
0
0
2
0.0
36.8
0
7
3
5
-3
2Jeremiah Martin
J. Martin
3
8/23/2020
vs
12
4
1
0
0
1
4
25.0
1
1
100.0
1
1
100.0
45.0
0
1
0
1
+1
3Theo Pinson
T. Pinson
3
4/15/2019
@
10
9
2
1
0
3
5
60.0
3
4
75.0
0
0
90.0
0
2
0
0
+8
4Bojan Bogdanović
B. Bogdanović
3
4/27/2015
vs
44
15
6
0
0
6
12
50.0
3
6
50.0
0
0
62.5
1
5
1
2
+1
5Nenad Krstic
N. Krstic
3
4/26/2005
@
34
27
8
0
0
8
13
61.5
0
0
11
12
91.7
73.9
2
6
3
5
-12
6Richard Jefferson
R. Jefferson
3
6/7/2002
@
32
10
5
0
0
3
6
50.0
0
0
4
8
50.0
52.5
2
3
1
2
-18
7Richard Jefferson
R. Jefferson
3
5/7/2002
vs
27
10
6
1
4
4
9
44.4
0
0
2
4
50.0
46.5
3
3
0
2
+5
8Richard Jefferson
R. Jefferson
3
5/5/2002
vs
21
5
2
0
0
1
3
33.3
0
0
3
4
75.0
52.5
1
1
0
3
0
9Richard Jefferson
R. Jefferson
3
4/30/2002
@
28
11
4
0
1
4
5
80.0
0
0
3
3
100.0
87.0
0
4
4
3
-13
10Albert King
A. King
3
4/23/1982
@
31
25
3
3
0
12
16
75.0
0
0
1
1
100.0
76.0
1
2
3
4
11Albert King
A. King
3
4/20/1982
vs
27
15
5
2
1
6
17
35.3
0
0
3
4
75.0
40.0
2
3
2
4
12Bojan Bogdanović
B. Bogdanović
2
4/22/2015
@
34
8
3
0
1
3
9
33.3
2
6
33.3
0
0
44.4
0
3
1
3
-5
13Bojan Bogdanović
B. Bogdanović
2
4/19/2015
@
32
5
4
0
0
2
8
25.0
1
5
20.0
0
0
31.3
0
4
2
2
-7
14Marcus Williams
M. Williams
2
5/8/2007
@
5
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
-4
15Marcus Williams
M. Williams
2
5/6/2007
@
7
2
3
0
0
0
3
0.0
0
2
0.0
2
2
100.0
25.8
1
2
1
1
+3
16Marcus Williams
M. Williams
2
4/29/2007
vs
19
5
1
1
0
2
8
25.0
0
3
0.0
1
1
100.0
29.6
1
0
6
1
-4
17Marcus Williams
M. Williams
2
4/27/2007
vs
8
4
1
0
0
2
5
40.0
0
2
0.0
0
0
40.0
0
1
1
0
-1
18Marcus Williams
M. Williams
2
4/21/2007
@
10
4
2
0
0
2
5
40.0
0
2
0.0
0
0
40.0
0
2
1
1
+5
19Nenad Krstic
N. Krstic
2
4/24/2005
@
33
11
8
0
0
4
9
44.4
0
0
3
6
50.0
47.3
1
7
1
5
-7
20Richard Jefferson
R. Jefferson
2
5/31/2002
@
20
15
4
0
0
6
12
50.0
0
0
3
4
75.0
54.5
0
4
2
1
+2
21Jason Collins
J. Collins
2
5/15/2002
vs
18
6
3
0
1
1
3
33.3
0
0
4
6
66.7
53.2
2
1
1
6
+5
22Jason Collins
J. Collins
2
4/22/2002
vs
10
2
2
1
0
1
3
33.3
0
0
0
0
33.3
2
0
0
2
-2
23David Wesley
D. Wesley
2
5/4/1994
vs
5
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
0
2
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
24Kenny Anderson
K. Anderson
2
4/28/1992
vs
9
2
0
0
0
1
3
33.3
0
0
0
0
33.3
0
0
0
0
25Eddie Phillips
E. Phillips
2
4/20/1983
vs
9
6
2
0
0
3
5
60.0
0
1
0.0
0
2
0.0
51.0
1
1
0
1
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.400
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.759
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39
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.661
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22
.633
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.607
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.576
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.492
15.5
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29
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.483
16.0
11
26
32
.448
18.0
12
24
36
.400
21.0
13
16
42
.276
28.0
14
15
44
.254
29.5
15
15
45
.250
30.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
46
15
.754
2
43
16
.729
2.0
3
37
21
.638
7.5
4
37
23
.617
8.5
5
37
23
.617
8.5
6
34
24
.586
10.5
7
34
26
.567
11.5
8
31
28
.525
14.0
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29
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.483
16.5
10
27
31
.466
17.5
11
22
36
.379
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