what are the most assists in a playoffs game by a rookie point guard

Spud Webb has the most assists by a rookie point guard in a playoff game, with 18 assists in Game 2 of the 1986 First Round versus the Pistons.

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 Spud Webb
S. Webb
18
4/19/1986
ATL ATL
vs
DET DET
30
19
7
1
1
3
8
37.5
0
1
0.0
13
16
81.3
63.2
0
7
2
2
2 Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
16
5/14/1987
SEA SEA
vs
HOU HOU
36
0
8
3
0
0
5
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
2
6
1
3
3 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
16
4/8/1980
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
39
13
12
2
0
4
12
33.3
0
0
5
7
71.4
43.1
2
10
3
2
4 Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
15
5/23/1987
SEA SEA
vs
LAL LAL
22
10
3
1
0
5
7
71.4
0
0
0
0
71.4
0
3
3
4
5 Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
14
4/14/2018
PHI PHI
vs
MIA MIA
34
17
9
2
0
5
13
38.5
0
0
7
10
70.0
48.9
3
6
5
4
+15
6 Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
14
5/4/1988
NYK NYK
vs
BOS BOS
46
9
7
5
0
4
14
28.6
1
2
50.0
0
0
32.1
2
5
3
4
7 Anthony Carter
A. Carter
13
4/25/2000
MIA MIA
vs
DET DET
42
10
6
2
0
5
11
45.5
0
0
0
2
0.0
42.1
0
6
5
3
0
8 Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
13
4/29/1997
MIN MIN
vs
HOU HOU
37
14
3
0
0
6
21
28.6
0
4
0.0
2
2
100.0
32.0
1
2
2
5
-8
9 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
13
4/13/1980
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
40
8
9
2
0
3
4
75.0
0
0
2
4
50.0
69.4
4
5
4
3
10 Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
13
5/2/1979
PHI PHI
@
SAS SAS
46
20
5
0
0
9
17
52.9
2
5
40.0
52.1
5
5
11 Spud Webb
S. Webb
12
5/4/1986
ATL ATL
vs
BOS BOS
24
21
6
1
0
10
19
52.6
0
0
1
2
50.0
52.8
1
5
0
0
12 Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
12
4/26/1979
PHI PHI
@
SAS SAS
40
18
8
4
0
6
9
66.7
6
7
85.7
74.5
3
1
13 Ernie DiGregorio
E. DiGregorio
12
4/2/1974
BUF BUF
vs
BOS BOS
44
18
4
0
7
15
46.7
4
4
100.0
53.7
2
14 Derrick Rose
D. Rose
11
4/18/2009
CHI CHI
@
BOS BOS
50
36
4
1
0
12
19
63.2
0
1
0.0
12
12
100.0
74.1
1
3
5
6
+8
15 Frank Johnson
F. Johnson
11
4/20/1982
WAS WAS
@
NJN NJN
42
15
2
0
0
5
14
35.7
0
0
5
5
100.0
46.3
0
2
5
3
16 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
11
5/7/1980
LAL LAL
vs
PHI PHI
41
13
8
2
0
5
8
62.5
0
0
3
3
100.0
69.7
1
7
5
5
17 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
11
4/15/1980
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
38
19
7
2
0
8
14
57.1
0
0
3
5
60.0
58.6
4
3
2
1
18 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
11
4/9/1980
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
48
25
13
6
0
6
11
54.5
1
1
100.0
12
14
85.7
72.8
4
9
4
6
19 Ernie DiGregorio
E. DiGregorio
11
4/6/1974
BUF BUF
vs
BOS BOS
41
10
4
0
4
13
30.8
2
2
100.0
36.0
1
20 Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
10
4/21/2018
PHI PHI
@
MIA MIA
39
17
13
4
0
8
13
61.5
0
0
1
4
25.0
57.6
4
9
7
3
+3
21 Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
10
5/15/2004
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
42
16
3
2
0
6
13
46.2
0
0
4
6
66.7
51.2
1
2
3
2
-14
22 Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
10
4/27/2004
MIA MIA
@
NOH NOH
41
11
2
2
0
4
12
33.3
0
0
3
3
100.0
41.3
1
1
2
3
-4
23 Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
10
5/13/1994
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
27
12
1
1
1
5
11
45.5
1
3
33.3
1
3
33.3
48.7
0
1
0
2
24 Dee Brown
D. Brown
10
5/15/1991
BOS BOS
vs
DET DET
33
19
3
2
0
8
10
80.0
0
0
3
4
75.0
80.8
0
3
3
4
25 Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
10
5/9/1987
SEA SEA
vs
HOU HOU
25
4
2
1
0
1
2
50.0
0
0
2
2
100.0
69.4
1
1
2
3
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1965 playoffs.

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