1980 NBA Playoffs: Total Assists Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more total assists in the 1980 Playoffs, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who had the most total assists in the 1980 Playoffs?
Playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson led the NBA with a total of 151 assists in 16 games.
Total Assists Leaders - TOP 50
1980 Playoffs
| Assists | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 1 | (Lakers) |
151 | 9.4 | 16 |
| 2 | (Lakers) |
125 | 7.8 | 16 |
| 3 | (76ers) |
113 | 6.3 | 18 |
| 4 | (76ers) |
111 | 6.2 | 18 |
| 5 | (Supersonics) |
85 | 5.7 | 15 |
| 6 | (Supersonics) |
84 | 5.6 | 15 |
| 7 | (76ers) |
79 | 4.4 | 18 |
| 8 | (Celtics) |
71 | 7.9 | 9 |
| 9 | (Lakers) |
58 | 3.6 | 16 |
| 10 | (Supersonics) |
57 | 3.8 | 15 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 11 | (Supersonics) |
55 | 3.7 | 15 |
| 12 | (76ers) |
52 | 2.9 | 18 |
| 13 | (Lakers) |
48 | 3.0 | 16 |
| 14 | (Lakers) |
46 | 3.1 | 15 |
(Suns) |
46 | 5.8 | 8 | |
| 16 | (Suns) |
44 | 5.5 | 8 |
| 17 | (Celtics) |
42 | 4.7 | 9 |
(Rockets) |
42 | 6.0 | 7 | |
| 19 | (Bucks) |
37 | 5.3 | 7 |
| 20 | (Suns) |
35 | 4.4 | 8 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 21 | (76ers) |
34 | 1.9 | 18 |
| 22 | (76ers) |
33 | 1.8 | 18 |
| 23 | (Supersonics) |
32 | 2.1 | 15 |
| 24 | (Bucks) |
31 | 4.4 | 7 |
(76ers) |
31 | 1.7 | 18 | |
(Bucks) |
31 | 4.4 | 7 | |
(Suns) |
31 | 3.9 | 8 | |
| 28 | (Lakers) |
28 | 1.8 | 16 |
| 29 | (Kings) |
26 | 8.7 | 3 |
(Rockets) |
26 | 3.7 | 7 | |
(Rockets) |
26 | 3.7 | 7 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 32 | (Supersonics) |
25 | 1.7 | 15 |
| 33 | (Rockets) |
24 | 3.4 | 7 |
| 34 | (Hawks) |
22 | 4.4 | 5 |
(Suns) |
22 | 2.8 | 8 | |
| 36 | (Celtics) |
21 | 2.3 | 9 |
(Celtics) |
21 | 2.3 | 9 | |
(Hawks) |
21 | 4.2 | 5 | |
| 39 | (Suns) |
20 | 2.5 | 8 |
(Bucks) |
20 | 2.9 | 7 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 41 | (Celtics) |
19 | 2.1 | 9 |
| 42 | (Bucks) |
17 | 3.4 | 5 |
| 43 | (Suns) |
16 | 2.0 | 8 |
(Spurs) |
16 | 5.3 | 3 | |
| 45 | (Rockets) |
15 | 2.5 | 6 |
(Hawks) |
15 | 3.0 | 5 | |
(Supersonics) |
15 | 1.0 | 15 | |
| 48 | (Bucks) |
14 | 2.0 | 7 |
| 49 | (Rockets) |
13 | 2.2 | 6 |
(Kings) |
13 | 4.3 | 3 | |
(76ers) |
13 | 0.8 | 17 |