which nba player had the most assists in 1971

Norm Van Lier had the most assists in 1970-71, with 832 assists.

	NAME	AST	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	PF
1	Norm Van Lier N. Van Lier	832	1970-71	CIN	82	40.5	16.0	7.1	10.1	5.8	13.9	42.0	4.4	5.4	81.6	49.4	3,324	1,315	583	343
2	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	668	1970-71	MIL	81	39.4	19.4	5.7	8.2	7.3	14.7	49.6	4.8	5.6	85.0	56.3	3,194	1,569	462	203
3	Jerry West J. West	655	1970-71	LAL	69	41.2	26.9	4.6	9.5	9.7	19.6	49.4	7.6	9.1	83.2	57.1	2,845	1,859	320	180
4	Lenny Wilkens L. Wilkens	654	1970-71	SEA	71	37.2	19.8	4.5	9.2	6.6	15.8	41.9	6.5	8.1	80.3	50.9	2,641	1,403	319	201
5	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	607	1970-71	BOS	81	45.4	28.9	9.0	7.5	11.0	24.5	45.0	6.8	8.4	81.8	51.3	3,678	2,338	730	200
6	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	536	1970-71	NYK	80	43.2	21.7	6.8	6.7	8.1	16.5	49.4	5.4	7.0	77.9	55.6	3,455	1,736	544	240
7	Mahdi Abdul-Rahman M. Abdul-Rahman	514	1970-71	ATL	82	35.1	16.5	3.7	6.3	6.3	13.7	45.9	3.8	5.1	75.9	51.5	2,877	1,349	300	276
8	Ron Williams R. Williams	480	1970-71	SFW	82	34.3	14.4	3.0	5.9	5.2	11.9	43.6	4.0	4.8	84.4	51.5	2,809	1,183	244	301
9	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	450	1970-71	CIN	82	35.0	16.0	3.0	5.5	5.9	13.4	44.4	4.1	5.4	75.7	50.7	2,867	1,308	242	218
10	Archie Clark A. Clark	440	1970-71	PHI	82	39.6	21.3	4.8	5.4	8.1	16.3	49.6	5.1	6.5	78.7	55.6	3,245	1,746	391	217
11	Dave Bing D. Bing	408	1970-71	DET	82	37.4	27.0	4.4	5.0	9.7	20.9	46.7	7.5	9.4	79.7	54.0	3,065	2,213	364	228
12	Tom Boerwinkle T. Boerwinkle	397	1970-71	CHI	82	28.9	10.8	13.8	4.8	4.4	9.0	48.5	2.0	2.8	72.4	52.6	2,370	882	1,133	275
13	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	395	1970-71	PHI	81	38.1	23.0	11.7	4.9	8.7	18.8	46.2	5.6	7.7	73.4	51.9	3,090	1,859	946	328
14	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	390	1970-71	POR	82	37.0	24.8	3.4	4.8	9.6	21.6	44.3	5.6	7.3	77.2	49.9	3,032	2,031	280	196
15	Bob Weiss B. Weiss	387	1970-71	CHI	82	27.3	9.5	2.3	4.7	3.4	8.0	42.2	2.8	3.3	84.0	50.3	2,237	782	189	216
16	Clem Haskins C. Haskins	383	1970-71	PHX	82	33.7	17.8	4.0	4.7	6.9	15.6	44.0	4.1	5.3	78.4	49.8	2,764	1,462	324	207
17	Rick Adelman R. Adelman	380	1970-71	POR	81	28.4	12.6	3.5	4.7	4.7	11.0	42.2	3.3	4.6	72.4	48.4	2,303	1,023	282	214
18	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	380	1970-71	LAL	79	35.5	17.5	3.3	4.8	7.1	14.9	47.5	3.3	4.3	77.0	52.1	2,808	1,380	260	258
19	Hal Greer H. Greer	369	1970-71	PHI	81	37.8	18.6	4.5	4.6	7.3	16.9	43.1	4.0	5.0	80.5	48.7	3,060	1,508	364	289
20	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	361	1970-71	BOS	75	37.2	21.3	5.0	4.8	9.2	19.9	46.4	2.9	3.6	79.9	49.6	2,787	1,601	376	255
21	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	355	1970-71	ATL	81	36.1	23.2	3.7	4.4	9.1	19.9	45.8	5.0	6.2	80.0	51.2	2,926	1,880	298	238
22	Bob Kauffman B. Kauffman	354	1970-71	BUF	78	35.6	20.4	10.7	4.5	7.9	16.8	47.1	4.6	6.2	74.0	52.3	2,778	1,591	837	263
23	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	354	1970-71	BAL	81	35.1	21.4	2.6	4.4	8.2	18.5	44.2	5.0	6.2	80.2	50.2	2,843	1,732	213	220
24	Em Bryant E. Bryant	352	1970-71	BUF	73	29.3	10.0	3.6	4.8	3.9	9.4	42.1	2.1	2.8	74.4	47.0	2,137	727	262	266
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	352	1970-71	LAL	82	44.3	20.7	18.2	4.3	8.1	15.0	54.5	4.4	8.2	53.8	55.8	3,630	1,696	1,493	174