dennis johnson most assists in a playoff game

Dennis Johnson had his most assists in a playoff game in Game 5 of the 1985 NBA Finals against the Lakers, with 17 assists.

NAMEASTDATETMOPPMINPTSREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
17
6/7/1985
@
48
22
3
1
0
10
21
47.6
0
3
0.0
2
2
100.0
50.3
1
2
6
3
2Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
14
6/9/1987
vs
45
15
2
1
1
6
15
40.0
0
1
0.0
3
3
100.0
46.0
2
0
2
3
3Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
14
5/15/1987
@
44
25
6
1
1
11
23
47.8
1
3
33.3
2
2
100.0
52.3
0
6
1
2
4Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
14
5/8/1987
@
50
32
5
0
0
11
17
64.7
1
3
33.3
9
9
100.0
76.3
1
4
6
4
5Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
14
4/27/1986
vs
35
16
4
0
0
7
13
53.8
0
0
2
2
100.0
57.6
0
4
2
2
6Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
14
6/6/1984
@
50
22
2
0
0
9
23
39.1
0
0
4
4
100.0
44.4
2
0
2
4
7Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
13
6/2/1987
@
34
7
1
1
0
3
7
42.9
0
1
0.0
1
2
50.0
44.4
0
1
1
4
8Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
12
5/6/1988
@
42
19
10
1
0
6
12
50.0
1
1
100.0
6
8
75.0
61.2
2
8
0
1
9Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
12
5/10/1987
@
54
19
3
0
0
7
16
43.8
0
0
5
8
62.5
48.7
1
2
1
3
10Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
12
6/5/1985
@
46
27
7
2
2
11
20
55.0
0
1
0.0
5
6
83.3
59.6
0
7
1
0
11Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
11
6/11/1987
vs
43
25
2
1
0
11
22
50.0
0
1
0.0
3
4
75.0
52.6
1
1
2
3
12Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
11
5/30/1987
vs
45
18
2
1
1
6
14
42.9
0
0
6
8
75.0
51.4
0
2
4
5
13Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
11
5/28/1987
@
47
8
3
2
0
3
17
17.6
0
3
0.0
2
4
50.0
21.3
2
1
1
4
14Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
11
4/18/1985
vs
41
15
3
0
0
6
15
40.0
0
0
3
3
100.0
46.0
2
1
4
4
15Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
10
5/6/1990
vs
39
21
5
1
0
10
20
50.0
1
3
33.3
0
0
52.5
1
4
2
5
16Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
10
5/26/1988
vs
53
22
3
3
1
8
19
42.1
1
2
50.0
5
6
83.3
50.8
2
1
1
4
17Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
10
5/25/1988
vs
43
8
5
0
0
3
14
21.4
0
2
0.0
2
4
50.0
25.4
0
5
0
3
18Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
10
5/18/1988
vs
42
20
2
3
1
6
15
40.0
0
1
0.0
8
10
80.0
51.5
1
1
2
4
19Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
10
5/16/1988
@
40
12
8
1
1
3
9
33.3
0
0
6
8
75.0
47.9
3
5
5
5
20Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
10
5/17/1987
vs
46
19
8
0
0
7
16
43.8
0
1
0.0
5
6
83.3
51.0
0
8
3
3
21Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
10
5/6/1987
vs
40
21
2
2
0
8
13
61.5
0
1
0.0
5
6
83.3
67.1
1
1
2
5
22Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
10
4/28/1987
@
40
24
5
1
0
10
17
58.8
0
1
0.0
4
4
100.0
64.0
0
5
1
2
23Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
10
5/27/1985
vs
33
13
3
2
0
6
14
42.9
0
1
0.0
1
1
100.0
45.0
1
2
3
1
24Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
10
4/23/1985
@
44
18
6
1
0
7
19
36.8
0
0
4
5
80.0
42.5
0
6
4
5
25Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
9
6/3/1988
@
42
17
5
1
2
6
16
37.5
1
1
100.0
4
4
100.0
47.9
2
3
1
3
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1965 playoffs.

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