highest apg in a nba playoffs series by a player vs a team

Magic Johnson has averaged the most assists per game by a player against a team in a single NBA playoff run in the 1985 Western Conference Semifinals, with 17.0 per game against the Trail Blazers.

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Data note: Assists Per Game: player game data complete from 1964-65 · postseason

	NAME	APG	OPP	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	17.0	Trail Blazers	1984-85	LAL	5	37.6	21.8	7.6	1.8	0.2	7.0	12.4	56.5	0.0	0.4	0.0	7.8	9.0	86.7	66.6	1.4	6.2	4.8	188	109	38	85	9	1	24	11
2	John Stockton J. Stockton	16.4	Lakers	1987-88	UTA	7	44.6	19.3	3.4	4.0	0.3	6.9	13.6	50.5	0.3	1.1	25.0	5.3	6.4	82.2	58.8	1.3	2.1	3.7	312	135	24	115	28	2	26	20
3	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	16.2	Rockets	1985-86	LAL	5	41.4	22.2	8.0	2.4	0.0	8.0	15.0	53.3	0.0	1.4	0.0	6.2	7.8	79.5	60.2	1.8	6.2	3.4	207	111	40	81	12	0	17	19
4	John Stockton J. Stockton	16.0	Clippers	1991-92	UTA	5	38.2	16.0	3.6	2.0	0.2	4.8	10.8	44.4	1.4	3.0	46.7	5.0	6.6	75.8	58.4	0.8	2.8	3.6	191	80	18	80	10	1	18	15
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	16.0	Spurs	1985-86	LAL	3	34.0	19.0	5.3	1.0	0.0	7.7	11.3	67.6	0.0	0.3	0.0	3.7	5.3	68.8	69.4	1.3	4.0	4.7	102	57	16	48	3	0	14	7
6	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	15.7	Spurs	1991-92	PHX	3	43.3	22.3	3.3	0.7	0.0	8.0	15.3	52.2	0.0	0.3	0.0	6.3	8.0	79.2	59.2	0.3	3.0	3.0	130	67	10	47	2	0	9	4
7	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	15.6	Nuggets	1984-85	LAL	5	33.8	12.8	7.6	1.2	0.2	4.6	10.0	46.0	0.0	0.6	0.0	3.6	4.2	85.7	54.0	1.0	6.6	4.2	169	64	38	78	6	1	21	14
8	John Stockton J. Stockton	15.0	Suns	1989-90	UTA	5	38.8	15.0	3.2	1.2	0.0	5.8	13.8	42.0	0.2	2.6	7.7	3.2	4.0	80.0	48.2	0.8	2.4	2.8	194	75	16	75	6	0	14	20
9	Johnny Moore J. Moore	15.0	Lakers	1982-83	SAS	6	40.2	18.5	4.8	2.2	0.3	7.3	16.0	45.8	0.8	2.0	41.7	3.0	3.5	85.7	52.7			2.7	241	111	29	90	13	2	16	21
10	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	14.7	Spurs	1987-88	LAL	3	42.0	21.3	6.0	2.3	0.0	7.7	16.0	47.9	0.0	0.0		6.0	7.7	78.3	55.1	1.0	5.0	3.7	126	64	18	44	7	0	11	6
11	John Stockton J. Stockton	14.6	Trail Blazers	1990-91	UTA	5	43.4	18.4	4.8	2.8	0.2	6.0	12.6	47.6	1.2	3.4	35.3	5.2	6.2	83.9	60.0	1.6	3.2	2.8	217	92	24	73	14	1	14	18
12	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	14.5	Suns	1983-84	LAL	6	40.5	17.5	5.5	2.7	0.8	7.0	12.7	55.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	3.5	3.8	91.3	61.0	1.7	3.8	3.5	243	105	33	87	16	5	21	19
13	John Stockton J. Stockton	14.4	Trail Blazers	1995-96	UTA	5	40.2	14.2	2.4	1.8	0.6	3.8	8.4	45.2	0.6	1.2	50.0	6.0	6.6	90.9	62.8	0.4	2.0	2.8	201	71	12	72	9	3	14	14
14	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	14.3	Nuggets	1986-87	LAL	3	32.0	17.7	7.3	0.7	0.7	7.0	11.3	61.8	0.3	1.0	33.3	3.3	5.3	62.5	64.6	1.7	5.7	2.0	96	53	22	43	2	2	6	4
15	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	14.3	Suns	1988-89	LAL	4	39.8	20.3	6.8	2.3	0.3	7.3	14.5	50.0	0.8	1.8	42.9	5.0	5.3	95.2	60.2	0.5	6.3	5.0	159	81	27	57	9	1	20	11
16	Johnny Moore J. Moore	14.2	Nuggets	1982-83	SAS	5	34.6	27.2	3.6	3.0	0.2	12.2	20.2	60.4	0.8	1.0	80.0	2.0	2.8	71.4	63.5			2.4	173	136	18	71	15	1	12	20
17	Steve Nash S. Nash	14.0	Lakers	2006-07	PHX	5	35.9	16.0	2.6	0.4	0.2	5.8	13.4	43.3	1.2	2.8	42.9	3.2	3.4	94.1	53.7	0.4	2.2	4.2	180	80	13	70	2	1	21	9	+45
18	John Stockton J. Stockton	14.0	SuperSonics	1991-92	UTA	5	41.6	14.2	3.2	3.2	0.4	5.2	12.0	43.3	1.0	3.4	29.4	2.8	3.4	82.4	52.6	0.4	2.8	4.0	208	71	16	70	16	2	20	7
19	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	14.0	Celtics	1984-85	LAL	6	39.2	18.3	6.8	2.2	0.0	6.8	13.8	49.4	0.2	0.3	50.0	4.5	5.2	87.1	56.9	0.5	6.3	3.3	235	110	41	84	13	0	20	16
20	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	14.0	Suns	1984-85	LAL	3	31.7	16.7	5.7	1.3	0.7	5.7	10.3	54.8	0.0	0.0		5.3	7.0	76.2	62.1	1.3	4.3	3.7	95	50	17	42	4	2	11	7
21	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	14.0	Spurs	1982-83	LAL	6	43.3	17.5	10.5	2.2	0.8	6.7	12.8	51.9	0.0	0.3	0.0	4.2	5.7	73.5	57.1			3.3	260	105	63	84	13	5	20	16
22	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	13.7	Mavericks	1987-88	LAL	7	39.9	19.1	5.7	0.9	0.3	7.6	14.7	51.5	0.7	1.1	62.5	3.3	3.9	85.2	58.3	1.6	4.1	3.7	279	134	40	96	6	2	26	18
23	John Stockton J. Stockton	13.7	Warriors	1988-89	UTA	3	46.3	27.3	3.3	3.7	1.7	10.0	19.7	50.8	1.0	1.3	75.0	6.3	7.0	90.5	60.1	0.7	2.7	3.7	139	82	10	41	11	5	11	15
24	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	13.7	Mavericks	1985-86	LAL	6	38.7	22.3	7.3	2.0	0.2	7.8	16.0	49.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	6.7	8.7	76.9	56.4	1.3	6.0	2.3	232	134	44	82	12	1	14	17
25	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	13.6	Celtics	1983-84	LAL	7	42.1	18.0	7.7	2.0	0.9	6.7	12.0	56.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.6	6.1	74.4	61.2	1.0	6.7	4.4	295	126	54	95	14	6	31	28

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