Ticha Penicheiro had the most assists in her first 79 games, with 587 assists.

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most assists by a player in first 79 games

	NAME	AST	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Ticha Penicheiro T. Penicheiro	587	79	34.6	7.0	4.3	7.4	2.1	0.2	2.1	6.4	33.6	0.3	1.4	18.5	2.4	3.8	64.8	43.4	0.6	3.7	3.6	2,731	551	340	168	12	284	220	+30
2	Teresa Weatherspoon T. Weatherspoon	502	79	33.6	7.0	3.8	6.4	3.0	0.0	2.4	5.7	42.8	0.5	1.7	27.1	1.7	2.6	63.9	51.2	0.8	3.1	3.1	2,656	555	301	237	3	245	212	+245
3	Sue Bird S. Bird	482	79	34.1	13.0	2.8	6.1	1.5	0.1	4.5	10.8	41.8	1.6	4.3	38.1	2.4	2.6	89.5	54.3	0.5	2.2	3.2	2,695	1,029	218	122	5	255	119	+225
4	Sabrina Ionescu S. Ionescu	471	79	31.1	14.7	6.4	6.0	0.9	0.4	4.9	12.3	40.2	2.1	6.3	33.5	2.7	3.0	91.9	54.2	0.8	5.5	3.1	2,459	1,163	502	69	28	241	153	-187
5	Nikki Teasley N. Teasley	459	79	31.6	8.9	3.8	5.8	1.1	0.3	2.7	7.0	38.2	1.5	4.1	37.5	2.0	2.4	84.1	55.3	0.7	3.1	2.8	2,493	702	304	83	25	222	171	+374
6	Dawn Staley D. Staley	458	79	34.3	10.0	2.2	5.8	1.2	0.1	3.4	8.7	38.5	1.0	3.0	32.9	2.3	2.5	90.5	50.8	0.5	1.7	2.9	2,709	790	175	92	4	231	185	-232
7	Michele Timms M. Timms	403	79	32.3	8.8	3.1	5.1	1.7	0.2	2.8	8.7	32.3	1.3	4.0	31.5	1.9	2.6	75.5	44.9	0.7	2.4	2.8	2,551	695	244	138	12	222	240	+205
8	Jennifer Azzi J. Azzi	387	79	34.9	9.5	2.7	4.9	0.7	0.3	2.8	6.3	44.8	1.1	2.2	48.3	2.8	3.2	88.0	61.6	0.3	2.4	2.1	2,756	750	213	59	21	166	249	+103
9	Temeka Johnson T. Johnson	386	79	26.5	8.5	2.9	4.9	1.3	0.0	3.4	8.1	41.8	0.2	1.0	23.4	1.4	1.8	79.6	47.4	0.4	2.4	2.5	2,094	669	228	106	3	195	184	-22
10	Suzie McConnell Serio S. McConnell Serio	382	79	27.2	6.6	2.0	4.8	1.0	0.1	2.2	5.3	41.5	1.1	2.9	37.0	1.1	1.5	75.0	55.2	0.3	1.7	2.9	2,152	519	159	82	9	229	116	+2
11	Lindsay Whalen L. Whalen	379	79	30.9	11.0	3.2	4.8	1.2	0.1	3.4	7.5	45.2	0.5	1.6	33.3	3.7	4.8	77.7	57.5	0.7	2.5	2.7	2,441	868	254	97	6	216	195	+281
12	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	364	79	35.6	22.7	3.7	4.6	1.8	0.3	6.9	15.1	45.4	2.2	5.7	38.3	6.7	7.9	85.3	60.8	0.9	2.8	3.4	2,811	1,790	294	139	26	272	182	+747
13	Skylar Diggins S. Diggins	347	79	30.4	14.4	2.2	4.4	1.4	0.4	4.8	12.2	39.3	0.8	2.9	28.6	4.0	4.8	83.8	50.4	0.6	1.5	2.8	2,405	1,139	173	113	31	219	175	-51
14	Julie Allemand J. Allemand	346	79	23.4	5.0	3.0	4.4	0.9	0.2	1.7	4.0	43.1	0.9	2.6	36.6	0.6	0.9	73.9	57.7	0.3	2.7	1.7	1,850	396	237	68	13	135	122	-160
15	Shannon Johnson S. Johnson	345	79	34.3	12.3	4.5	4.4	1.7	0.3	3.9	9.7	40.7	1.1	3.2	35.2	3.2	4.5	71.3	52.5	1.4	3.1	3.2	2,708	968	355	132	23	252	193	-23
16	Penny Toler P. Toler	341	79	27.6	10.6	3.0	4.3	1.0	0.1	4.1	10.1	41.0	0.4	1.4	30.6	1.9	2.4	81.0	47.8	0.9	2.1	3.0	2,180	839	235	76	6	239	171	+65
17	Danielle Robinson D. Robinson	333	79	26.8	9.1	2.5	4.2	1.1	0.1	3.6	7.4	48.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.9	2.3	85.4	54.1	0.6	1.9	1.8	2,121	716	200	89	9	142	181	+173
18	Courtney Vandersloot C. Vandersloot	332	79	25.3	7.7	2.3	4.2	1.0	0.4	3.0	7.5	39.9	0.6	2.1	29.9	1.1	1.6	72.4	47.3	0.2	2.1	2.9	1,999	610	178	80	30	229	201	+85
19	Andrea Stinson A. Stinson	328	79	34.7	14.8	4.7	4.2	1.5	0.6	5.9	13.5	43.5	0.8	2.9	29.0	2.2	3.1	71.7	49.8	1.3	3.4	2.8	2,741	1,172	370	117	45	222	177	+88
20	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	323	79	33.1	17.6	4.2	4.1	1.2	0.8	6.1	14.5	42.3	2.0	5.9	34.5	3.4	4.3	78.2	53.9	0.7	3.5	2.9	2,613	1,394	329	93	62	233	261	+27
21	Shalee Lehning S. Lehning	321	79	20.9	3.3	2.4	4.1	0.6	0.1	1.2	2.9	42.4	0.3	1.0	27.8	0.6	0.9	61.6	50.0	0.6	1.8	1.6	1,649	263	189	49	11	126	126	+153
22	Debbie Black D. Black	321	79	28.8	5.0	3.4	4.1	2.1	0.1	1.9	5.1	37.6	0.2	1.1	18.9	0.9	1.4	65.1	43.4	1.0	2.3	1.8	2,278	392	265	169	8	140	231	-93
23	Jordin Canada J. Canada	317	79	22.0	8.0	1.9	4.0	1.4	0.1	3.0	7.7	39.5	0.3	1.5	19.8	1.7	2.3	74.0	46.4	0.3	1.6	2.1	1,736	635	154	113	8	166	109	+81
24	Odyssey Sims O. Sims	316	79	32.8	16.2	3.0	4.0	1.3	0.2	5.3	14.0	37.9	1.2	4.2	29.7	4.3	5.1	85.5	49.8	0.8	2.3	2.5	2,589	1,279	239	100	13	201	199	-80
25	Lindsey Harding L. Harding	311	79	30.7	10.5	3.5	3.9	1.2	0.3	3.9	9.8	39.6	0.4	1.6	24.4	2.4	3.4	71.5	46.8	0.6	2.9	2.6	2,426	833	279	92	23	207	169	-55

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Thomas

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	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lynx	9	2	.818
2	Aces	7	3	.700	1.5
3	Dream	7	3	.700	1.5
4	Wings	7	3	.700	1.5
5	Liberty	7	4	.636	2.0
6	Valkyries	6	5	.545	3.0
7	Tempo	6	5	.545	3.0
8	Fever	5	5	.500	3.5
9	Fire	6	7	.462	4.0
10	Sparks	5	6	.455	4.0
11	Mystics	4	5	.444	4.0
12	Sky	4	7	.364	5.0
13	Mercury	4	8	.333	5.5
14	Storm	3	9	.250	6.5
15	Sun	2	10	.167	7.5