highest assists for a single game in a nba game as 2nd season in the playoffs

Rajon Rondo and Norm Nixon were tied for the most assists by a player in a playoff game in their 2nd playoff, with 19 assists.

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highest assists by a player for a single game in a NBA game as 2nd 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	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	19	4/30/2009	BOS	@	CHI	58	8	9	0	0	4	17	23.5	0	2	0.0	0	2	0.0	22.4	2	7	0	4	+3
2	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	19	4/22/1979	LAL	vs	SEA	43	21	1		0	9	16	56.3				3	4	75.0	59.1	0	1	0	4
3	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	18	5/6/2009	BOS	vs	ORL	39	15	11	2	0	7	19	36.8	0	3	0.0	1	2	50.0	37.7	1	10	3	2	+25
4	John Wall J. Wall	17	4/21/2015	WAS	@	TOR	40	26	1	1	1	8	16	50.0	2	4	50.0	8	11	72.7	62.4	0	1	5	1	+14
5	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	17	5/27/1990	PHX	vs	POR	35	28	2	1	0	13	19	68.4	0	0		2	6	33.3	64.7	0	2	5	2
6	Rod Strickland R. Strickland	17	5/10/1990	SAS	vs	POR	40	13	9	2	0	6	10	60.0	0	1	0.0	1	2	50.0	59.7	2	7	1	2
7	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	17	3/30/1969	NYK	@	BAL	44	26	7			9	19	47.4				8	11	72.7	54.5				4
8	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	16	4/20/2009	BOS	vs	CHI	40	19	12	5	0	7	18	38.9	0	1	0.0	5	8	62.5	44.1	7	5	2	1	+17
9	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	16	5/13/1990	PHX	vs	LAL	47	30	4	4	0	8	18	44.4	0	0		14	14	100.0	62.1	1	3	5	2
10	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	16	5/11/1989	NYK	vs	CHI	40	20	6	2	0	9	14	64.3	1	3	33.3	1	2	50.0	67.2	1	5	3	0
11	Doc Rivers D. Rivers	16	4/17/1986	ATL	vs	DET	30	17	5	1	0	5	11	45.5	1	1	100.0	6	7	85.7	60.4	2	3	4	5
12	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	16	5/2/1985	DET	vs	BOS	47	26	4	3	1	9	18	50.0	1	2	50.0	7	10	70.0	58.0	0	4	2	2
13	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	16	4/13/1979	LAL	vs	DEN	43	15	1	2	0	7	15	46.7				1	2	50.0	47.2	1	0	4	5
14	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	15	4/27/2025	IND	@	MIL	34	17	8	1	0	6	11	54.5	2	5	40.0	3	4	75.0	66.6	0	8	5	0	+25
15	Ja Morant J. Morant	15	4/23/2022	MEM	@	MIN	34	11	8	1	0	4	13	30.8	0	2	0.0	3	3	100.0	38.4	0	8	2	4	-6
16	Caris LeVert C. LeVert	15	8/17/2020	BKN	@	TOR	35	15	7	1	0	5	14	35.7	0	2	0.0	5	6	83.3	45.1	2	5	5	0	-5
17	John Wall J. Wall	15	4/24/2015	WAS	vs	TOR	43	19	5	1	1	5	15	33.3	0	3	0.0	9	10	90.0	49.0	0	5	5	4	+8
18	Stephen Curry S. Curry	15	4/24/2014	GSW	vs	LAC	43	16	2	1	0	5	12	41.7	3	8	37.5	3	4	75.0	58.1	0	2	3	3	-1
19	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	15	5/10/2005	MIA	vs	WAS	40	31	7	3	2	10	15	66.7	0	2	0.0	11	19	57.9	66.4	1	6	7	2	+7
20	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	15	5/25/1995	ORL	vs	IND	41	19	4	3	1	7	10	70.0	3	5	60.0	2	5	40.0	77.9	3	1	3	1
21	Muggsy Bogues M. Bogues	15	4/29/1993	CHA	@	BOS	38	6	0	2	0	3	10	30.0	0	1	0.0	0	0		30.0	0	0	1	1
22	Johnny Dawkins J. Dawkins	15	5/16/1990	PHI	@	CHI	43	18	1	1	0	6	12	50.0	0	0		6	7	85.7	59.7	0	1	5	3
23	Terry Porter T. Porter	15	4/26/1987	POR	vs	HOU	43	18	8	5	1	6	15	40.0	0	1	0.0	6	6	100.0	51.0	1	7	4	2
24	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	15	4/30/1985	DET	@	BOS	45	28	9	5	0	11	20	55.0	0	1	0.0	6	7	85.7	60.7	2	7	1	6
25	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	14	6/6/2021	DAL	@	LAC	45	46	7	0	0	17	30	56.7	5	11	45.5	7	11	63.6	66.0	0	7	6	3	-9