highest average first quarter assists in the nba playoffs 2021-2022

Ja Morant averaged the most assists per game in the 2022 playoffs in the first quarter, with 3.3 per game.

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highest average first quarter assists by a player in the NBA playoffs 2021-2022

	NAME	APG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Ja Morant J. Morant	3.3	2021-22	MEM	9	10.3	7.0	1.8	0.8	0.0	2.2	4.3	51.3	0.8	1.7	46.7	1.8	2.7	66.7	63.6	0.2	1.6	0.9	93	63	16	30	7	0	8	10	+8
2	James Harden J. Harden	2.6	2021-22	PHI	12	10.3	5.3	2.0	0.3	0.2	1.6	3.8	41.3	0.6	1.3	46.7	1.5	1.7	90.0	57.5	0.5	1.5	1.6	123	63	24	31	4	2	19	14	-13
3	Fred VanVleet F. VanVleet	2.5	2021-22	TOR	4	11.3	5.8	0.3	0.8	0.0	2.0	4.8	42.1	1.5	2.8	54.5	0.3	0.5	50.0	57.8	0.3	0.0	0.3	45	23	1	10	3	0	1	3	+3
4	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	2.4	2021-22	DAL	15	11.3	9.2	4.3	0.5	0.1	3.5	7.7	44.8	0.9	3.3	28.6	1.3	1.7	76.9	54.1	0.2	4.1	1.2	170	138	65	36	7	1	18	13	+24
5	D'Angelo Russell D. Russell	2.2	2021-22	MIN	6	9.9	4.8	1.2	0.7	0.0	1.5	3.7	40.9	1.0	2.2	46.2	0.8	1.3	62.5	56.8	0.0	1.2	0.7	59	29	7	13	4	0	4	4	+37
6	Chris Paul C. Paul	2.2	2021-22	PHX	13	8.2	1.9	0.9	0.4	0.2	0.8	1.7	50.0	0.1	0.5	16.7	0.2	0.2	100.0	54.6	0.0	0.9	0.6	106	25	12	28	5	2	8	6	+8
7	Stephen Curry S. Curry	2.0	2021-22	GSW	22	10.9	7.3	2.0	0.5	0.1	2.6	5.9	45.0	1.4	3.5	39.0	0.6	1.0	63.6	57.7	0.1	2.0	0.7	240	160	45	44	10	2	16	17	-21
8	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	1.9	2021-22	MIL	12	9.6	7.5	4.4	0.0	0.1	2.7	5.5	48.5	0.3	1.0	25.0	1.9	2.4	79.3	57.1	0.6	3.8	1.1	116	90	53	23	0	1	13	11	+50
9	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	1.9	2021-22	MIL	12	10.7	5.6	1.2	0.8	0.1	2.3	4.9	45.8	0.8	1.8	40.9	0.3	0.3	100.0	55.1	0.3	0.9	1.0	129	67	14	23	10	1	12	7	+61
10	Brandon Ingram B. Ingram	1.8	2021-22	NOP	6	11.7	8.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	6.7	45.0	0.7	1.3	50.0	1.3	1.3	100.0	55.1	0.3	1.7	0.8	70	48	12	11	0	0	5	2	-20
11	Marcus Smart M. Smart	1.8	2021-22	BOS	21	9.7	3.2	1.0	0.6	0.0	1.1	3.0	35.9	0.6	1.9	30.0	0.5	0.7	71.4	48.5	0.1	0.9	0.6	204	68	21	38	12	1	13	12	-10
12	Trae Young T. Young	1.8	2021-22	ATL	5	11.9	5.4	1.6	0.2	0.0	1.6	5.2	30.8	0.6	3.2	18.8	1.6	2.2	72.7	43.8	0.4	1.2	1.8	60	27	8	9	1	0	9	6	-10
13	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	1.8	2021-22	DEN	5	10.8	11.2	5.6	0.6	0.2	4.4	7.4	59.5	0.6	0.8	75.0	1.8	1.8	100.0	68.4	1.2	4.4	1.0	54	56	28	9	3	1	5	2	+1
14	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	1.8	2021-22	CHI	4	10.5	5.8	1.8	0.0	0.0	2.5	5.3	47.6	0.8	1.8	42.9	0.0	0.0		54.8	0.0	1.8	0.3	42	23	7	7	0	0	1	2	-30
15	Scottie Barnes S. Barnes	1.8	2021-22	TOR	4	8.9	4.3	2.5	0.3	0.0	2.0	3.5	57.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	100.0	58.9	0.8	1.8	0.3	36	17	10	7	1	0	1	3	-8
16	Draymond Green D. Green	1.7	2021-22	GSW	22	8.8	2.1	2.0	0.3	0.2	0.9	2.1	42.6	0.1	0.8	17.6	0.1	0.2	60.0	46.7	0.0	1.9	0.9	193	46	43	37	6	5	19	15	-18
17	Monté Morris M. Morris	1.6	2021-22	DEN	5	7.8	2.8	0.6	0.4	0.0	1.2	2.8	42.9	0.2	0.8	25.0	0.2	0.2	100.0	48.5	0.2	0.4	0.4	39	14	3	8	2	0	2	4	-7
18	Kevin Durant K. Durant	1.5	2021-22	BKN	4	12.0	7.5	1.8	0.3	0.3	2.3	4.8	47.4	0.5	1.0	50.0	2.5	2.5	100.0	64.1	0.0	1.8	1.0	48	30	7	6	1	1	4	5	-1
19	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	1.5	2021-22	MIL	2	9.2	2.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	2.5	40.0	0.5	1.5	33.3	0.0	0.0		50.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	18	5	0	3	1	0	3	0	+9
20	Devin Booker D. Booker	1.5	2021-22	PHX	10	11.3	9.0	2.2	0.2	0.1	3.1	6.2	50.0	1.0	2.1	47.6	1.8	2.1	85.7	63.2	0.5	1.7	0.8	113	90	22	15	2	1	8	7	-6
21	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	1.5	2021-22	BOS	24	9.6	6.0	2.0	0.3	0.1	2.0	4.6	42.3	0.9	2.0	44.7	1.2	1.6	71.8	55.8	0.3	1.7	0.8	229	143	48	36	8	3	19	21	+5
22	Alex Caruso A. Caruso	1.5	2021-22	CHI	4	8.4	1.5	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.5	33.3	0.5	1.3	40.0	0.0	0.0		50.0	0.3	0.8	0.0	33	6	4	6	2	2	0	3	-22
23	Bruce Brown B. Brown	1.5	2021-22	BKN	4	9.1	5.5	1.0	0.8	0.5	2.0	3.5	57.1	1.0	1.8	57.1	0.5	0.5	100.0	73.9	0.5	0.5	0.8	36	22	4	6	3	2	3	5	+13
24	Kevin Huerter K. Huerter	1.4	2021-22	ATL	5	7.8	2.4	0.6	0.2	0.2	1.0	3.2	31.3	0.4	2.4	16.7	0.0	0.0		37.5	0.0	0.6	0.2	39	12	3	7	1	1	1	5	-7
25	Kyle Lowry K. Lowry	1.3	2021-22	MIA	10	7.8	1.7	1.4	0.3	0.2	0.6	2.2	27.3	0.4	1.2	33.3	0.1	0.2	50.0	37.2	0.0	1.4	0.8	78	17	14	13	3	2	8	8	0