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1977-1978 NBA Total Assists Leaders

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John Lucas led the NBA in total assists in 1977-1978 with 768, 184 ahead of Ricky Sobers (584). It stands 85th among all single seasons in NBA history.

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John Lucas Led the NBA in 1977-1978 John Lucas HOU
768 Total Assists 184 clear of Ricky Sobers
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# Player Team AST GP MPG APG
1 John Lucas John Lucas HOU 768 82 35.8 9.4
2 Ricky Sobers Ricky Sobers IND 584 79 38.2 7.4
3 Norm Nixon Norm Nixon LAL 553 81 34.3 6.8
4 Norm Van Lier Norm Van Lier CHI 531 78 32.4 6.8
5 Henry Bibby Henry Bibby PHL 464 82 30.7 5.7
6 Randy Smith Randy Smith BUF 458 82 40.4 5.6
7 Quinn Buckner Quinn Buckner MIL 456 82 25.3 5.6
8 Foots Walker Foots Walker CLE 453 81 30.8 5.6
9 Rick Barry Rick Barry GOS 446 82 36.9 5.4
10 Bob Wilkerson Bob Wilkerson DEN 439 81 34.3 5.4
11 Paul Westphal Paul Westphal PHX 437 80 31.0 5.5
12 Armond Hill ATL 427 82 30.9 5.2
13 Charles Dudley GOS 409 78 21.3 5.2
14 Tom Henderson WAS 406 75 30.9 5.4
15 Phil Smith Phil Smith GOS 393 82 35.9 4.8
16 Brian Winters MIL 393 80 34.4 4.9
17 Don Buse Don Buse PHX 391 82 31.1 4.8
18 Gail Goodrich Gail Goodrich NOJ 388 81 31.5 4.8
19 Chris Ford Chris Ford DET 381 82 31.5 4.6
20 Lionel Hollins Lionel Hollins POR 380 81 33.8 4.7
21 Mike Gale SAN 376 70 29.9 5.4
22 Ray Williams Ray Williams NYK 363 81 19.1 4.5
23 David Thompson David Thompson DEN 362 80 37.8 4.5
24 Earl Monroe Earl Monroe NYK 361 76 31.2 4.8
25 Lucius Allen Lucius Allen KCK 360 77 27.9 4.7
26 Eric Money DET 356 76 33.6 4.7
27 Dave Cowens Dave Cowens BOS 351 77 41.8 4.6
28 Butch Beard NYK 339 79 25.1 4.3
29 Pete Maravich Pete Maravich NOJ 335 50 40.8 6.7
30 John Havlicek John Havlicek BOS 328 82 34.1 4.0
31 Wes Unseld Wes Unseld WAS 326 80 33.1 4.1
32 Doug Collins Doug Collins PHL 320 79 35.1 4.1
33 Chuck Williams Chuck Williams BUF 317 73 27.4 4.3
34 Wilbur Holland CHI 313 82 35.2 3.8
35 Ron Boone Ron Boone KCK 311 82 32.4 3.8
36 World Free World Free PHL 306 76 27.0 4.0
37 Ron Lee Ron Lee PHX 305 82 23.5 3.7
38 Dan Issel Dan Issel DEN 304 82 34.8 3.7
39 George Gervin George Gervin SAN 302 82 34.8 3.7
40 Dave Bing Dave Bing BOS 300 80 28.2 3.8
41 Sam Lacey Sam Lacey KCK 300 77 27.7 3.9
42 Bob McAdoo Bob McAdoo NYK 298 79 40.3 3.8
43 Gus Williams Gus Williams SEA 294 79 32.6 3.7
44 George McGinnis George McGinnis PHL 294 78 32.5 3.8
45 Charlie Criss Charlie Criss ATL 294 77 25.1 3.8
46 Jim McElroy NOJ 292 74 23.8 3.9
47 Bill Walton Bill Walton POR 291 58 33.3 5.0
48 Bob Dandridge WAS 287 75 37.0 3.8
49 Lou Dampier Lou Dampier SAN 285 82 24.8 3.5
50 Jim Cleamons Jim Cleamons NYK 283 79 25.4 3.6
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