Jerry West had the most assists in the 1973 playoffs, with 132 assists.

Interpreted as:

most total assists by a player in the 1973 playoffs

	NAME	AST	SEASON	TM	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG
1	Jerry West J. West	132	1972-73	LAL	17	638	401	76	151	336	44.9	99	127	78.0	51.2	49	37.5	23.6	4.5	7.8
2	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	106	1972-73	NYK	17	765	373	124	150	292	51.4	73	94	77.7	55.9	52	45.0	21.9	7.3	6.2
3	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	83	1972-73	BOS	13	583	319	64	135	300	45.0	49	54	90.7	49.3	44	44.8	24.5	4.9	6.4
4	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	67	1972-73	LAL	17	604	340	61	139	310	44.8	62	79	78.5	49.3	53	35.5	20.0	3.6	3.9
5	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	65	1972-73	BOS	12	479	285	62	112	235	47.7	61	74	82.4	53.3	24	39.9	23.8	5.2	5.4
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	60	1972-73	LAL	17	801	177	383	64	116	55.2	49	98	50.0	55.6	48	47.1	10.4	22.5	3.5
7	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	58	1972-73	NYK	17	632	265	179	117	265	44.2	31	40	77.5	46.9	57	37.2	15.6	10.5	3.4
8	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	51	1972-73	NYK	16	504	258	51	111	211	52.6	36	48	75.0	55.6	39	31.5	16.1	3.2	3.2
9	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	48	1972-73	BOS	13	598	285	216	129	273	47.3	27	41	65.9	49.0	54	46.0	21.9	16.6	3.7
10	Bill Bradley B. Bradley	45	1972-73	NYK	17	587	238	57	99	221	44.8	40	50	80.0	49.0	59	34.5	14.0	3.4	2.6
11	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	45	1972-73	MIL	6	256	127	28	48	96	50.0	31	34	91.2	57.2	21	42.7	21.2	4.7	7.5
12	Jeff Mullins J. Mullins	43	1972-73	GSW	11	409	165	46	72	168	42.9	21	29	72.4	45.6	32	37.2	15.0	4.2	3.9
13	Art Williams A. Williams	41	1972-73	BOS	10	156	48	27	21	47	44.7	6	8	75.0	47.5	31	15.6	4.8	2.7	4.1
14	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	40	1972-73	ATL	6	234	157	29	65	155	41.9	27	34	79.4	46.2	24	39.0	26.2	4.8	6.7
15	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	40	1972-73	GSW	11	460	160	145	64	161	39.8	32	40	80.0	44.8	30	41.8	14.5	13.2	3.6
16	Jim Barnett J. Barnett	39	1972-73	GSW	11	336	143	39	60	147	40.8	23	27	85.2	45.0	28	30.5	13.0	3.5	3.5
17	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	39	1972-73	NYK	17	368	128	85	54	112	48.2	20	23	87.0	52.4	47	21.6	7.5	5.0	2.3
18	Paul Silas P. Silas	39	1972-73	BOS	13	512	125	196	47	120	39.2	31	50	62.0	44.0	39	39.4	9.6	15.1	3.0
19	Jim McMillian J. McMillian	37	1972-73	LAL	17	630	341	82	143	307	46.6	55	75	73.3	50.1	41	37.1	20.1	4.8	2.2
20	Dean Meminger D. Meminger	37	1972-73	NYK	17	323	81	37	31	56	55.4	19	34	55.9	57.1	29	19.0	4.8	2.2	2.2
21	Norm Van Lier N. Van Lier	36	1972-73	CHI	7	258	101	37	45	129	34.9	11	15	73.3	37.2	32	36.9	14.4	5.3	5.1
22	Dennis Awtrey D. Awtrey	31	1972-73	CHI	7	268	63	77	26	48	54.2	11	22	50.0	54.6	26	38.3	9.0	11.0	4.4
23	Herm Gilliam H. Gilliam	31	1972-73	ATL	6	197	71	32	33	81	40.7	5	5	100.0	42.7	19	32.8	11.8	5.3	5.2
24	Keith Erickson K. Erickson	30	1972-73	LAL	17	404	147	59	66	147	44.9	15	22	68.2	46.9	52	23.8	8.6	3.5	1.8
25	Willis Reed W. Reed	30	1972-73	NYK	17	486	212	129	97	208	46.6	18	21	85.7	48.8	65	28.6	12.5	7.6	1.8