ralph sampson most assists in a playoff game

Ralph Sampson had his most assists in a playoff game in Game 5 of the 1986 Western Conference Semifinals versus the Nuggets, with 10 assists.

	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	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	10	5/6/1986	HOU	vs	DEN	37	33	17	2	5	13	22	59.1	0	0		7	11	63.6	61.5	6	11	6	3
2	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	9	6/3/1986	HOU	vs	BOS	43	25	7	0	1	9	20	45.0	0	0		7	7	100.0	54.2	5	2	2	2
3	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	9	5/13/1986	HOU	@	LAL	47	24	16	1	5	10	16	62.5	0	0		4	7	57.1	62.9	4	12	5	4
4	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	8	4/24/1987	HOU	@	POR	39	23	6	1	2	9	17	52.9	0	1	0.0	5	6	83.3	58.6	2	4	4	5
5	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	6	4/19/1986	HOU	vs	SAC	38	20	8	4	1	6	10	60.0	0	0		8	11	72.7	67.4	1	7	8	5
6	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	5	5/8/1986	HOU	@	DEN	47	12	18	2	2	5	13	38.5	0	0		2	3	66.7	41.9	5	13	6	6
7	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	5	4/29/1986	HOU	vs	DEN	39	27	12	4	4	9	17	52.9	0	0		9	12	75.0	60.6	1	11	2	2
8	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	4	5/29/1986	HOU	@	BOS	32	18	8	2	1	7	14	50.0	0	0		4	6	66.7	54.1	3	5	1	2
9	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	4	5/18/1986	HOU	vs	LAL	27	12	8	2	2	5	8	62.5	0	0		2	2	100.0	67.6	2	6	3	5
10	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	4	5/4/1986	HOU	@	DEN	46	28	13	1	1	9	16	56.3	0	0		10	12	83.3	65.8	5	8	5	5
11	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	4	4/26/1986	HOU	vs	DEN	41	20	11	2	1	9	19	47.4	0	0		2	2	100.0	50.3	2	9	6	5
12	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	4	4/17/1986	HOU	vs	SAC	29	16	13	2	2	7	12	58.3	0	0		2	2	100.0	62.1	6	7	2	4
13	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	3	4/30/1987	HOU	vs	POR	35	18	10	0	0	8	15	53.3	0	0		2	2	100.0	56.7	3	7	0	5
14	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	3	4/28/1987	HOU	vs	POR	23	10	6	0	1	4	9	44.4	0	0		2	2	100.0	50.6	1	5	1	5
15	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	3	6/1/1986	HOU	vs	BOS	39	24	22	1	1	9	14	64.3	0	0		6	11	54.5	63.7	7	15	4	3
16	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	3	5/21/1986	HOU	@	LAL	45	29	5	2	1	10	15	66.7	0	0		9	11	81.8	73.1	2	3	3	4
17	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	2	5/12/1987	HOU	vs	SEA	23	13	8	1	0	5	9	55.6	0	0		3	3	100.0	63.0	2	6	4	5
18	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	2	4/26/1987	HOU	@	POR	38	28	11	0	1	12	22	54.5	0	0		4	7	57.1	55.8	4	7	5	5
19	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	2	6/8/1986	HOU	@	BOS	38	8	10	0	1	4	12	33.3	0	0		0	0		33.3	4	6	1	5
20	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	2	5/26/1986	HOU	@	BOS	27	2	7	2	1	1	13	7.7	0	0		0	0		7.7	2	5	4	3
21	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	2	5/16/1986	HOU	vs	LAL	37	18	9	0	0	9	22	40.9	0	0		0	1	0.0	40.1	4	5	2	5
22	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	2	5/10/1986	HOU	@	LAL	39	19	6	1	3	8	15	53.3	0	0		3	5	60.0	55.2	1	5	5	4
23	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	2	5/2/1986	HOU	@	DEN	36	27	10	0	0	13	22	59.1	0	0		1	2	50.0	59.0	2	8	3	5
24	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	2	4/21/1985	HOU	vs	UTA	31	19	14	0	1	8	19	42.1	0	0		3	5	60.0	44.8	5	9	2	4
25	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	2	4/19/1985	HOU	vs	UTA	45	26	24	0	3	9	25	36.0	1	1	100.0	7	14	50.0	41.7	9	15	2	6

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