The Los Angeles Lakers ranked first in the league with an average of 29.6 assists per game during the Regular Season. They played 82 games (65 wins and 17 losses) where they recorded a total of 2,428 assists.

Most Assists Per Game

29.6 assists
Los Angeles Lakers

Ranking of the Teams with the Most Assists Per Game

1986-87 Regular Season

		Assists
Rk	Team	Per Game	Total	Gms
1.	Los Angeles Lakers	29.6	2,428	82
2.	Boston Celtics	29.5	2,421	82
3.	Portland Trail Blazers	28.8	2,359	82
4.	Phoenix Suns	28.7	2,354	82
5.	Denver Nuggets	28.3	2,317	82
6.	Utah Jazz	27.3	2,240	82
7.	Houston Rockets	27.2	2,227	82
8.	San Antonio Spurs	27.1	2,220	82
9.	Sacramento Kings	26.6	2,185	82
10.	Seattle Supersonics	26.6	2,184	82

Rk	Team	Per Game	Total	Gms
11.	Indiana Pacers	26.5	2,170	82
12.	Chicago Bulls	26.1	2,143	82
13.	Golden State Warriors	25.4	2,083	82
14.	Atlanta Hawks	25.3	2,077	82
15.	Milwaukee Bucks	24.9	2,044	82
16.	Detroit Pistons	24.6	2,021	82
17.	Dallas Mavericks	24.6	2,017	82
18.	New Jersey Nets	24.3	1,991	82
19.	Los Angeles Clippers	24.0	1,971	82
20.	Philadelphia 76ers	23.7	1,943	82

Rk	Team	Per Game	Total	Gms
21.	New York Knicks	23.7	1,941	82
22.	Cleveland Cavaliers	23.3	1,912	82
23.	Washington Bullets	21.3	1,750	82

= NBA Champion

Abbreviations:
Gms = Games /