highest assist average in nba season playoff

Magic Johnson has the most assists per game in a single NBA playoff run, with 15.2 per game in 1984-85.

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highest assist by a player average in NBA season playoff
NAMEAPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
15.2
1984-85
LAL LAL
19
36.2
17.5
7.1
1.7
0.2
6.1
11.9
51.3
0.1
0.4
14.3
5.3
6.2
84.7
59.9
1.0
6.1
4.0
687
333
134
289
32
4
76
48
2Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
15.1
1985-86
LAL LAL
14
38.6
21.6
7.1
1.9
0.1
7.9
14.6
53.7
0.0
0.8
0.0
5.9
7.6
76.6
59.9
1.5
5.6
3.2
541
302
100
211
27
1
45
43
3John Stockton
J. Stockton
15.0
1989-90
UTA 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
4John Stockton
J. Stockton
14.8
1987-88
UTA UTA
11
43.5
19.5
4.1
3.4
0.3
6.2
12.2
50.7
0.4
1.3
28.6
6.8
8.3
82.4
61.8
1.3
2.8
4.4
478
215
45
163
37
3
48
36
5Johnny Moore
J. Moore
14.6
1982-83
SAS SAS
11
37.6
22.5
4.3
2.5
0.3
9.5
17.9
53.3
0.8
1.5
52.9
2.5
3.2
80.0
58.1
0.7
3.5
2.5
414
247
47
161
28
3
28
41
6John Stockton
J. Stockton
13.8
1990-91
UTA UTA
9
41.4
18.2
4.7
2.2
0.2
6.4
12.0
53.7
1.2
3.0
40.7
4.1
4.9
84.1
64.4
1.1
3.6
3.6
373
164
42
124
20
2
32
33
7John Stockton
J. Stockton
13.7
1988-89
UTA 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
8John Stockton
J. Stockton
13.6
1991-92
UTA UTA
16
38.9
14.8
2.9
2.1
0.3
4.8
11.4
42.3
1.1
3.6
31.0
4.1
4.9
83.3
54.8
0.6
2.3
3.6
623
237
47
217
34
5
58
38
9Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
13.5
1983-84
LAL LAL
21
39.9
18.2
6.6
2.0
1.0
7.2
13.0
55.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
3.8
4.8
80.0
60.1
1.2
5.4
3.8
837
382
139
284
42
20
79
71
10Steve Nash
S. Nash
13.3
2006-07
PHX PHX
11
37.5
18.9
3.2
0.4
0.1
6.7
14.5
46.3
1.7
3.5
48.7
3.7
4.2
89.1
57.7
0.4
2.8
4.4
413
208
35
146
4
1
48
21
+57
11Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
13.3
2000-01
PHX PHX
4
41.5
14.3
6.0
2.0
0.0
5.5
17.3
31.9
1.0
4.3
23.5
2.3
3.0
75.0
38.4
2.3
3.8
3.0
166
57
24
53
8
0
12
13
-32
12Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
13.0
1988-89
PHI PHI
3
42.7
17.7
3.7
2.3
0.3
7.0
13.7
51.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
3.7
4.3
84.6
56.7
1.0
2.7
1.0
128
53
11
39
7
1
3
4
13Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
12.8
1982-83
LAL LAL
15
42.9
17.9
8.5
2.3
0.8
6.7
13.7
48.5
0.0
0.7
0.0
4.5
5.4
84.0
55.5
3.4
5.1
4.3
643
268
128
192
34
12
64
49
14Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
12.8
1989-90
LAL LAL
9
41.8
25.2
6.3
1.2
0.1
8.4
17.2
49.0
0.6
2.8
20.0
7.8
8.8
88.6
59.8
1.3
5.0
4.0
376
227
57
115
11
1
36
28
15Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
12.6
1990-91
LAL LAL
19
43.3
21.8
8.1
1.2
0.0
6.2
14.1
44.0
1.1
3.7
29.6
8.3
9.4
88.2
59.8
1.2
6.9
4.1
823
414
154
240
23
0
77
43
16Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
12.6
1987-88
LAL LAL
24
40.2
19.9
5.4
1.4
0.2
7.0
13.7
51.4
0.3
0.6
50.0
5.5
6.5
85.2
60.0
1.3
4.1
3.5
965
477
130
303
34
4
83
61
17Rod Strickland
R. Strickland
12.3
1994-95
POR POR
3
42.0
23.3
4.0
1.0
0.7
9.0
21.7
41.5
0.7
1.7
40.0
4.7
6.0
77.8
48.0
0.3
3.7
3.3
126
70
12
37
3
2
10
11
18Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
12.3
1988-89
PHX PHX
12
41.2
23.8
4.3
1.6
0.4
7.5
15.2
49.5
0.3
0.8
30.0
8.5
9.2
92.7
61.8
1.0
3.3
4.6
494
285
51
147
19
5
55
28
19Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
12.2
2017-18
NOP NOP
9
33.6
10.3
7.6
1.4
0.2
4.2
10.2
41.3
0.9
2.1
42.1
1.0
1.6
64.3
47.4
1.0
6.6
3.7
302
93
68
110
13
2
33
20
+16
20Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
12.2
1986-87
LAL LAL
18
37.0
21.8
7.7
1.7
0.4
8.1
15.1
53.9
0.1
0.6
20.0
5.4
6.6
83.1
60.7
1.6
6.2
2.8
666
392
139
219
31
7
51
37
21Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
12.0
1985-86
DET DET
4
40.8
26.5
5.5
2.3
0.8
10.3
22.8
45.1
0.0
1.3
0.0
6.0
9.0
66.7
49.6
2.0
3.5
4.3
163
106
22
48
9
3
17
17
22Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
12.0
1964-65
CIN CIN
4
48.8
28.0
4.8
9.5
22.3
42.7
9.0
9.8
92.3
52.8
195
112
19
48
14
23Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
11.9
2011-12
BOS BOS
19
42.6
17.3
6.7
2.4
0.1
7.4
15.8
46.8
0.4
1.6
26.7
2.1
2.9
69.6
50.5
1.8
4.9
3.8
810
329
128
227
45
2
72
40
+21
24John Wall
J. Wall
11.9
2014-15
WAS WAS
7
39.0
17.4
4.7
1.4
1.4
6.1
15.7
39.1
0.4
2.4
17.6
4.7
5.6
84.6
48.0
0.7
4.0
3.9
273
122
33
83
10
10
27
13
+29
25Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
11.8
2020-21
WAS WAS
5
37.2
19.0
10.4
0.4
0.2
5.6
16.8
33.3
1.0
4.0
25.0
6.8
8.6
79.1
46.2
2.8
7.6
4.2
186
95
52
59
2
1
21
17
-60

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1
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2
Nuggets Nuggets
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@
UTA UTA
8:00 PM
Tue
11/25
LAC LAC
@
LAL LAL
11:00 PM
Fri
11/28
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LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Sun
11/30
NOP NOP
@
LAL LAL
9:30 PM
Mon
12/1
PHX PHX
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Last Game
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126

Final

140

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WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
16
1
.941
2
Nuggets Nuggets
12
4
.750
3.5
3
Lakers Lakers
11
4
.733
4.0
4
Spurs Spurs
11
4
.733
4.0
5
Rockets Rockets
10
4
.714
4.5
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Suns Suns
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.625
5.5
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Raptors Raptors
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3.0
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Knicks Knicks
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.600
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76ers 76ers
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.600
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10/26
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PHI PHI
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10/26
BOS BOS
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NOP NOP
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ATL ATL
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BOS BOS
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TOR TOR
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