highest assists for a single game in a nba game as 5th season in the playoffs

Magic Johnson had the most assists by a player in a playoff game in his 5th playoff, with 24 assists in Game 2 of the 1984 Western Conference Finals against the Suns.

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highest assists by a player for a single game in a NBA game as 5th 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	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	24	5/15/1984	LAL	vs	PHX	38	6	7	5	2	2	5	40.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	51.0	0	7	4	4
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	21	6/3/1984	LAL	vs	BOS	39	14	11	1	1	4	6	66.7	0	0		6	10	60.0	67.3	2	9	2	3
3	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	17	5/5/2023	DEN	@	PHX	42	30	17	0	1	11	19	57.9	1	2	50.0	7	8	87.5	66.6	6	11	6	3	+5
4	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	17	5/12/2012	BOS	vs	PHI	40	13	12	4	0	6	15	40.0	0	3	0.0	1	2	50.0	40.9	5	7	7	5	0
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	17	6/6/1984	LAL	vs	BOS	49	20	11	2	0	8	12	66.7	0	0		4	7	57.1	66.3	1	10	7	5
6	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	16	5/3/2014	OKC	vs	MEM	39	27	10	2	1	10	16	62.5	2	2	100.0	5	6	83.3	72.4	4	6	7	3	+22
7	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	16	5/6/2012	BOS	vs	ATL	35	20	3	3	0	8	11	72.7	2	3	66.7	2	5	40.0	75.8	0	3	1	0	+27
8	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	16	4/29/2001	PHX	vs	SAC	44	19	4	3	0	8	22	36.4	0	5	0.0	3	4	75.0	40.0	2	2	0	4	-6
9	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	16	5/2/1993	PHX	vs	LAL	44	14	1	2	0	6	10	60.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	64.3	0	1	5	2
10	John Stockton J. Stockton	16	5/2/1989	UTA	@	GSW	47	34	3	6	2	13	20	65.0	1	2	50.0	7	8	87.5	72.3	0	3	5	5
11	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	16	5/6/1984	LAL	@	DAL	47	14	11	2	1	6	16	37.5	0	2	0.0	2	3	66.7	40.4	4	7	7	2
12	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	15	5/24/2021	MIL	vs	MIA	31	11	7	2	0	5	12	41.7	1	4	25.0	0	0		45.8	2	5	2	2	+37
13	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	15	6/3/2012	BOS	vs	MIA	47	15	5	0	0	7	14	50.0	0	2	0.0	1	2	50.0	50.4	3	2	3	4	+8
14	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	15	5/18/2012	BOS	@	PHI	41	15	4	2	1	7	14	50.0	0	2	0.0	1	1	100.0	51.9	1	3	4	5	-6
15	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	15	5/14/1992	NYK	vs	CHI	27	4	2	0	0	2	6	33.3	0	1	0.0	0	0		33.3	0	2	1	2
16	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	15	6/12/1984	LAL	@	BOS	43	16	5	4	2	5	14	35.7	0	0		6	7	85.7	46.8	0	5	7	5
17	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	15	5/20/1984	LAL	@	PHX	41	20	2	1	0	8	13	61.5	0	0		4	6	66.7	63.9	1	1	3	2
18	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	15	5/8/1984	LAL	vs	DAL	29	14	6	0	2	5	7	71.4	0	0		4	4	100.0	79.9	1	5	0	3
19	George King G. King	15	3/28/1956	SYR	vs	PHI	48	25	4			9	15	60.0				7	9	77.8	65.9				1
20	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	15	3/24/1955	BOS	@	SYR	47	13	3			3	16	18.8				7	7	100.0	34.1				5
21	Tyler Herro T. Herro	14	4/24/2024	MIA	@	BOS	39	24	5	1	0	7	13	53.8	6	11	54.5	4	4	100.0	81.3	0	5	3	3	+21
22	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	14	6/1/2023	DEN	vs	MIA	40	27	10	1	1	8	12	66.7	1	2	50.0	10	12	83.3	78.1	0	10	2	1	+14
23	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	14	5/16/2023	DEN	vs	LAL	42	34	21	0	2	12	17	70.6	3	3	100.0	7	8	87.5	82.8	6	15	5	4	+11
24	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	14	6/9/2012	BOS	@	MIA	44	22	10	1	0	10	22	45.5	1	2	50.0	1	2	50.0	48.1	0	10	3	2	-12
25	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	14	5/21/2012	BOS	vs	PHI	39	13	4	2	0	6	10	60.0	0	1	0.0	1	3	33.3	57.4	1	3	3	0	+16