who made the most assists as rookie lakers in one game

Norm Nixon has the most assists by a Lakers rookie in a game, with 14 assists against the Bulls on November 20, 1977.

Interpreted as:
Who made the most assists as rookie lakers in one regular-season game?
NAMEASTDATETMOPPMINPTSREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
14
11/20/1977
LAL LAL
vs
CHI CHI
38
10
3
1
0
5
12
41.7
0
0
41.7
0
3
5
4
2Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
13
11/11/2017
LAL LAL
@
MIL MIL
39
19
12
3
3
7
12
58.3
3
5
60.0
2
4
50.0
69.0
0
12
4
3
+10
3Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
13
10/22/2017
LAL LAL
vs
NOP NOP
36
8
8
1
0
3
13
23.1
0
5
0.0
2
2
100.0
28.8
1
7
5
1
-24
4Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
13
3/16/1980
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
37
21
13
3
2
8
13
61.5
0
0
5
6
83.3
67.1
2
11
7
2
5Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
13
2/26/1980
LAL LAL
vs
SEA SEA
37
18
6
3
1
7
13
53.8
0
0
4
5
80.0
59.2
3
3
3
3
6Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
13
2/8/1980
LAL LAL
@
NJN NJN
45
19
13
0
2
7
11
63.6
0
0
5
6
83.3
69.6
3
10
4
5
7Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
13
12/18/1979
LAL LAL
@
CHI CHI
40
22
6
3
1
6
13
46.2
0
1
0.0
10
13
76.9
58.8
3
3
1
2
8Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
13
12/2/1979
LAL LAL
vs
MIL MIL
40
23
8
4
0
10
16
62.5
0
0
3
3
100.0
66.4
3
5
3
2
9Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
13
4/2/1978
LAL LAL
vs
KCK KCK
35
10
5
2
0
4
12
33.3
2
4
50.0
36.3
1
4
1
4
10Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
13
12/18/1977
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
40
16
6
2
0
8
17
47.1
0
0
47.1
2
4
2
1
11Jerry West
J. West
13
3/12/1961
LAL LAL
vs
CIN CIN
22
8
9
20
45.0
4
7
57.1
47.7
4
12Jerry West
J. West
13
1/30/1961
LAL LAL
vs
DET DET
18
8
6
14
42.9
6
7
85.7
52.7
3
13Jerry West
J. West
13
1/14/1961
LAL LAL
vs
CIN CIN
16
12
6
4
5
80.0
2
14Nick Van Exel
N. Van Exel
12
2/27/1994
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
35
9
4
1
0
4
12
33.3
1
2
50.0
0
0
37.5
1
3
1
2
15Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
12
11/11/1979
LAL LAL
vs
CLE CLE
34
24
16
3
0
10
14
71.4
0
0
4
4
100.0
76.1
3
13
10
3
16Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
12
10/29/1977
LAL LAL
@
SAS SAS
32
0
2
2
0
0
8
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
2
5
3
17Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
12
10/28/1977
LAL LAL
@
ATL ATL
34
2
2
0
0
1
8
12.5
0
2
0.0
11.3
0
2
5
5
18Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
11
3/26/2018
LAL LAL
@
DET DET
43
15
8
2
0
7
8
87.5
1
1
100.0
0
0
93.8
1
7
2
4
-4
19Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
11
3/14/2018
LAL LAL
@
GSW GSW
39
8
6
3
1
3
11
27.3
1
8
12.5
1
3
33.3
32.5
2
4
3
4
-11
20Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
11
3/3/2018
LAL LAL
@
SAS SAS
35
18
7
1
2
6
12
50.0
6
10
60.0
0
0
75.0
0
7
2
4
+8
21Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
11
1/9/2018
LAL LAL
vs
SAC SAC
37
5
11
5
1
2
10
20.0
1
7
14.3
0
0
25.0
2
9
1
1
+33
22Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
11
12/23/2017
LAL LAL
vs
POR POR
37
10
8
2
1
4
13
30.8
2
6
33.3
0
0
38.5
0
8
5
2
+8
23Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
11
12/14/2017
LAL LAL
@
CLE CLE
38
13
8
2
0
5
11
45.5
3
8
37.5
0
0
59.1
1
7
6
3
-11
24Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
11
11/22/2017
LAL LAL
@
SAC SAC
37
11
7
1
0
4
8
50.0
3
5
60.0
0
2
0.0
61.9
0
7
4
2
-1
25Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
11
11/19/2017
LAL LAL
vs
DEN DEN
40
11
16
0
2
5
13
38.5
1
4
25.0
0
0
42.3
3
13
2
4
+29
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1982-83 season.

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@
UTA UTA
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Sat
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@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Tue
12/23
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@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Thu
12/25
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@
LAL LAL
8:00 PM
Sun
12/28
SAC SAC
@
LAL LAL
9:30 PM
Last Game
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Nuggets Nuggets
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NOP NOP
118-104
Thu
11/13
LAC LAC
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