1981 NBA Playoffs: Total Assists Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more total assists in the 1981 Playoffs, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who had the most total assists in the 1981 Playoffs?
Playing for the Philadelphia 76ers, Maurice Cheeks led the NBA with a total of 116 assists in 16 games.
Total Assists Leaders - TOP 50
1981 Playoffs
| Assists | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 1 | (76ers) |
116 | 7.3 | 16 |
| 2 | (Celtics) |
107 | 6.3 | 17 |
| 3 | (Rockets) |
104 | 5.0 | 21 |
| 4 | (Celtics) |
103 | 6.1 | 17 |
| 5 | (Rockets) |
98 | 4.7 | 21 |
| 6 | (Kings) |
88 | 5.9 | 15 |
| 7 | (Kings) |
80 | 5.3 | 15 |
| 8 | (Rockets) |
68 | 3.4 | 20 |
| 9 | (76ers) |
65 | 4.1 | 16 |
| 10 | (Kings) |
58 | 3.9 | 15 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 11 | (Rockets) |
57 | 3.0 | 19 |
| 12 | (76ers) |
54 | 3.4 | 16 |
(76ers) |
54 | 3.4 | 16 | |
| 14 | (Celtics) |
46 | 2.7 | 17 |
(Celtics) |
46 | 2.7 | 17 | |
| 16 | (Rockets) |
44 | 2.6 | 17 |
| 17 | (Bulls) |
38 | 6.3 | 6 |
| 18 | (Bucks) |
35 | 5.0 | 7 |
(Rockets) |
35 | 1.7 | 21 | |
(Rockets) |
35 | 1.7 | 21 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 21 | (Bucks) |
34 | 4.9 | 7 |
| 22 | (76ers) |
33 | 2.1 | 16 |
| 23 | (Spurs) |
30 | 4.3 | 7 |
| 24 | (Kings) |
29 | 5.8 | 5 |
(Spurs) |
29 | 4.1 | 7 | |
| 26 | (Bucks) |
28 | 4.0 | 7 |
| 27 | (Kings) |
27 | 3.4 | 8 |
(76ers) |
27 | 1.7 | 16 | |
(Spurs) |
27 | 3.9 | 7 | |
| 30 | (Suns) |
26 | 3.7 | 7 |
(Celtics) |
26 | 1.6 | 16 | |
(Lakers) |
26 | 8.7 | 3 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 33 | (Kings) |
25 | 1.7 | 15 |
(Trail Blazers) |
25 | 8.3 | 3 | |
| 35 | (Spurs) |
24 | 3.4 | 7 |
| 36 | (Bucks) |
23 | 3.3 | 7 |
| 37 | (Suns) |
22 | 3.1 | 7 |
(Bulls) |
22 | 3.7 | 6 | |
(Rockets) |
22 | 1.2 | 19 | |
(Bucks) |
22 | 3.1 | 7 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 41 | (Lakers) |
21 | 7.0 | 3 |
| 42 | (Suns) |
20 | 2.9 | 7 |
(Bucks) |
20 | 2.9 | 7 | |
| 44 | (Celtics) |
19 | 1.1 | 17 |
(Spurs) |
19 | 2.7 | 7 | |
(Kings) |
19 | 2.4 | 8 | |
| 47 | (Spurs) |
16 | 2.3 | 7 |
(Spurs) |
16 | 2.3 | 7 | |
| 49 | (Celtics) |
14 | 0.8 | 17 |
(76ers) |
14 | 0.9 | 16 | |
(Celtics) |
14 | 0.8 | 17 | |
(Bulls) |
14 | 2.3 | 6 |