highest assists for a single game in a nba game as 14th season in the playoffs

LeBron James had the most assists by a player in a playoff game in his 14th playoff, with 16 assists in Game 1 of the 2020 First Round versus the Trail Blazers.

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highest assists by a player for a single game in a NBA game as 14th season in the playoffs
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 LeBron James
L. James
16
8/18/2020
LAL LAL
vs
POR POR
41
23
17
1
0
9
20
45.0
1
5
20.0
4
7
57.1
49.8
2
15
4
1
-3
2 Chris Paul
C. Paul
14
4/22/2022
PHX PHX
@
NOP NOP
40
28
4
1
0
10
18
55.6
1
6
16.7
7
8
87.5
65.1
2
2
0
2
+10
3 Chris Paul
C. Paul
14
4/19/2022
PHX PHX
vs
NOP NOP
36
17
1
1
0
5
16
31.3
2
6
33.3
5
5
100.0
46.7
0
1
0
3
-12
4 James Harden
J. Harden
13
4/15/2023
PHI PHI
vs
BKN BKN
36
23
4
1
0
8
21
38.1
7
13
53.8
0
0
54.8
1
3
4
3
+20
5 John Stockton
J. Stockton
13
6/10/1998
UTA UTA
@
CHI CHI
31
7
1
2
0
3
11
27.3
0
3
0.0
1
2
50.0
29.5
0
1
2
4
+4
6 LeBron James
L. James
12
9/18/2020
LAL LAL
vs
DEN DEN
31
15
6
0
0
6
11
54.5
0
2
0.0
3
4
75.0
58.8
1
5
3
2
+15
7 John Stockton
J. Stockton
12
6/12/1998
UTA UTA
@
CHI CHI
38
6
4
5
0
3
7
42.9
0
0
0
0
42.9
0
4
2
2
+8
8 John Stockton
J. Stockton
12
5/7/1998
UTA UTA
vs
SAS SAS
38
18
1
1
0
8
13
61.5
1
2
50.0
1
3
33.3
62.8
0
1
2
4
+7
9 James Harden
J. Harden
11
5/5/2023
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
41
16
6
1
0
3
14
21.4
2
7
28.6
8
9
88.9
44.5
0
6
5
4
-12
10 James Harden
J. Harden
11
4/22/2023
PHI PHI
@
BKN BKN
40
17
8
1
1
4
18
22.2
2
5
40.0
7
8
87.5
39.5
0
8
3
3
+11
11 Chris Paul
C. Paul
11
4/26/2022
PHX PHX
vs
NOP NOP
39
22
6
3
0
8
18
44.4
0
4
0.0
6
6
100.0
53.3
0
6
1
2
+10
12 Chris Paul
C. Paul
11
4/24/2022
PHX PHX
@
NOP NOP
35
4
3
2
0
2
8
25.0
0
3
0.0
0
0
25.0
1
2
3
4
-14
13 LeBron James
L. James
11
9/22/2020
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
37
30
10
2
2
14
23
60.9
1
4
25.0
1
2
50.0
62.8
1
9
6
1
+2
14 Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
11
4/18/2010
DAL DAL
vs
SAS SAS
41
13
8
4
0
5
12
41.7
3
6
50.0
0
0
54.2
1
7
4
3
+6
15 James Harden
J. Harden
10
5/9/2023
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
39
17
8
2
0
4
8
50.0
1
2
50.0
8
10
80.0
68.5
0
8
2
2
+10
16 Chris Paul
C. Paul
10
5/10/2022
PHX PHX
vs
DAL DAL
35
7
2
1
0
3
8
37.5
1
3
33.3
0
0
43.8
0
2
4
2
+7
17 Chris Paul
C. Paul
10
4/17/2022
PHX PHX
vs
NOP NOP
35
30
7
3
1
12
16
75.0
4
6
66.7
2
2
100.0
88.9
0
7
2
2
+20
18 LeBron James
L. James
10
10/11/2020
LAL LAL
@
MIA MIA
41
28
14
1
0
13
20
65.0
1
5
20.0
1
4
25.0
64.3
3
11
1
3
+18
19 LeBron James
L. James
10
9/26/2020
LAL LAL
vs
DEN DEN
40
38
16
1
0
15
25
60.0
1
4
25.0
7
8
87.5
66.6
3
13
2
2
+12
20 LeBron James
L. James
10
8/29/2020
LAL LAL
vs
POR POR
34
36
10
1
1
14
19
73.7
4
7
57.1
4
4
100.0
86.7
0
10
5
1
+20
21 LeBron James
L. James
10
8/24/2020
LAL LAL
@
POR POR
28
30
6
0
1
10
12
83.3
4
5
80.0
6
8
75.0
96.6
1
5
2
2
+17
22 John Stockton
J. Stockton
10
5/3/1998
UTA UTA
vs
HOU HOU
27
4
4
0
0
0
5
0.0
0
0
4
4
100.0
29.6
1
3
2
0
+14
23 John Stockton
J. Stockton
10
4/25/1998
UTA UTA
vs
HOU HOU
29
17
4
4
0
8
14
57.1
0
1
0.0
1
4
25.0
53.9
1
3
1
1
+4
24 James Harden
J. Harden
9
5/11/2023
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
43
13
7
3
1
4
16
25.0
0
6
0.0
5
5
100.0
35.7
2
5
5
3
-10
25 James Harden
J. Harden
9
5/7/2023
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
47
42
8
4
1
16
23
69.6
6
9
66.7
4
4
100.0
84.8
0
8
1
2
-6
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1965 playoffs.

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1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
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3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
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32
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5
Clippers Clippers
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32
.610
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
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Clippers Clippers
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BKN BKN
@
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115-112
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3/28
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@
PHI PHI
118-95
Fri
3/28
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
120-119
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MEM MEM
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BOS BOS
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SAS SAS
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5/21
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Thu
5/22
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
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Fri
5/23
IND IND
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NYK NYK
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IND IND
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