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

Most Total Assists

2,428 assists
Los Angeles Lakers

Ranking of the Teams with the Most Total Assists

1986-87 Regular Season

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

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

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

= NBA Champion

Abbreviations:
Gms = Games /