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.

	NAME	AST	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	17	6/7/1985	BOS	@	LAL	48	22	3	1	0	10	21	47.6	0	3	0.0	2	2	100.0	50.3	1	2	6	3
2	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	14	6/9/1987	BOS	vs	LAL	45	15	2	1	1	6	15	40.0	0	1	0.0	3	3	100.0	46.0	2	0	2	3
3	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	14	5/15/1987	BOS	@	MIL	44	25	6	1	1	11	23	47.8	1	3	33.3	2	2	100.0	52.3	0	6	1	2
4	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	14	5/8/1987	BOS	@	MIL	50	32	5	0	0	11	17	64.7	1	3	33.3	9	9	100.0	76.3	1	4	6	4
5	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	14	4/27/1986	BOS	vs	ATL	35	16	4	0	0	7	13	53.8	0	0		2	2	100.0	57.6	0	4	2	2
6	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	14	6/6/1984	BOS	@	LAL	50	22	2	0	0	9	23	39.1	0	0		4	4	100.0	44.4	2	0	2	4
7	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	13	6/2/1987	BOS	@	LAL	34	7	1	1	0	3	7	42.9	0	1	0.0	1	2	50.0	44.4	0	1	1	4
8	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	12	5/6/1988	BOS	@	NYK	42	19	10	1	0	6	12	50.0	1	1	100.0	6	8	75.0	61.2	2	8	0	1
9	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	12	5/10/1987	BOS	@	MIL	54	19	3	0	0	7	16	43.8	0	0		5	8	62.5	48.7	1	2	1	3
10	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	12	6/5/1985	BOS	@	LAL	46	27	7	2	2	11	20	55.0	0	1	0.0	5	6	83.3	59.6	0	7	1	0
11	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	11	6/11/1987	BOS	vs	LAL	43	25	2	1	0	11	22	50.0	0	1	0.0	3	4	75.0	52.6	1	1	2	3
12	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	11	5/30/1987	BOS	vs	DET	45	18	2	1	1	6	14	42.9	0	0		6	8	75.0	51.4	0	2	4	5
13	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	11	5/28/1987	BOS	@	DET	47	8	3	2	0	3	17	17.6	0	3	0.0	2	4	50.0	21.3	2	1	1	4
14	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	11	4/18/1985	BOS	vs	CLE	41	15	3	0	0	6	15	40.0	0	0		3	3	100.0	46.0	2	1	4	4
15	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	10	5/6/1990	BOS	vs	NYK	39	21	5	1	0	10	20	50.0	1	3	33.3	0	0		52.5	1	4	2	5
16	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	10	5/26/1988	BOS	vs	DET	53	22	3	3	1	8	19	42.1	1	2	50.0	5	6	83.3	50.8	2	1	1	4
17	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	10	5/25/1988	BOS	vs	DET	43	8	5	0	0	3	14	21.4	0	2	0.0	2	4	50.0	25.4	0	5	0	3
18	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	10	5/18/1988	BOS	vs	ATL	42	20	2	3	1	6	15	40.0	0	1	0.0	8	10	80.0	51.5	1	1	2	4
19	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	10	5/16/1988	BOS	@	ATL	40	12	8	1	1	3	9	33.3	0	0		6	8	75.0	47.9	3	5	5	5
20	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	10	5/17/1987	BOS	vs	MIL	46	19	8	0	0	7	16	43.8	0	1	0.0	5	6	83.3	51.0	0	8	3	3
21	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	10	5/6/1987	BOS	vs	MIL	40	21	2	2	0	8	13	61.5	0	1	0.0	5	6	83.3	67.1	1	1	2	5
22	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	10	4/28/1987	BOS	@	CHI	40	24	5	1	0	10	17	58.8	0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	64.0	0	5	1	2
23	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	10	5/27/1985	BOS	vs	LAL	33	13	3	2	0	6	14	42.9	0	1	0.0	1	1	100.0	45.0	1	2	3	1
24	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	10	4/23/1985	BOS	@	CLE	44	18	6	1	0	7	19	36.8	0	0		4	5	80.0	42.5	0	6	4	5
25	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	9	6/3/1988	BOS	@	DET	42	17	5	1	2	6	16	37.5	1	1	100.0	4	4	100.0	47.9	2	3	1	3

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