The Los Angeles Lakers ranked first in the league with an average of 28.7 assists per game during the Regular Season. They played 82 games (57 wins and 25 losses) where they recorded a total of 2,356 assists.

Most Assists Per Game

28.7 assists
Los Angeles Lakers

Ranking of the Teams with the Most Assists Per Game

1981-82 Regular Season

		Assists
Rk	Team	Per Game	Total	Gms
1.	Los Angeles Lakers	28.7	2,356	82
2.	Denver Nuggets	27.7	2,272	82
3.	Philadelphia 76ers	27.6	2,264	82
4.	San Antonio Spurs	27.5	2,257	82
5.	Milwaukee Bucks	27.2	2,233	82
6.	Phoenix Suns	27.1	2,223	82
7.	Boston Celtics	25.9	2,126	82
8.	Dallas Mavericks	25.8	2,117	82
9.	Seattle Supersonics	25.6	2,103	82
10.	New Jersey Nets	25.6	2,096	82

Rk	Team	Per Game	Total	Gms
11.	New York Knicks	25.3	2,075	82
12.	Kansas City Kings	25.1	2,056	82
13.	Portland Trail Blazers	25.0	2,054	82
14.	Chicago Bulls	24.9	2,043	82
15.	Detroit Pistons	24.7	2,027	82
16.	Washington Bullets	24.2	1,983	82
17.	Houston Rockets	24.1	1,977	82
18.	Indiana Pacers	23.1	1,897	82
19.	Utah Jazz	23.1	1,895	82
20.	San Diego Clippers	22.9	1,878	82

Rk	Team	Per Game	Total	Gms
21.	Cleveland Cavaliers	22.8	1,871	82
22.	Golden State Warriors	22.2	1,820	82
23.	Atlanta Hawks	22.1	1,815	82

= NBA Champion

Abbreviations:
Gms = Games /