highest assists for a single game in a nba game as 6th season in the playoffs

Magic Johnson had the most assists by a player in a playoff game in his 6th playoff, with 23 assists in Game 3 of the 1985 Western Conference Semifinals against the Trail Blazers.

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highest assists by a player for a single game in a NBA game as 6th 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	23	5/3/1985	LAL	@	POR	41	13	7	1	0	5	10	50.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	55.3	1	6	6	2
2	John Stockton J. Stockton	19	5/2/1990	UTA	@	PHX	41	22	3	3	0	8	18	44.4	1	5	20.0	5	6	83.3	53.3	1	2	3	5
3	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	19	5/22/1985	LAL	vs	DEN	28	17	6	2	0	8	14	57.1	0	0		1	1	100.0	58.9	1	5	3	2
4	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	19	5/7/1985	LAL	vs	POR	40	34	9	2	0	9	16	56.3	0	0		16	17	94.1	72.4	1	8	4	3
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	19	4/18/1985	LAL	vs	PHX	29	18	4	0	0	7	10	70.0	0	0		4	5	80.0	73.8	0	4	2	2
6	Avery Johnson A. Johnson	18	4/26/1996	SAS	vs	PHX	39	12	5	1	0	6	13	46.2	0	0		0	0		46.2	1	4	3	1
7	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	18	4/30/1985	LAL	vs	POR	38	19	9	3	0	7	12	58.3	0	1	0.0	5	7	71.4	63.0	3	6	7	1
8	John Stockton J. Stockton	17	5/6/1990	UTA	vs	PHX	36	9	6	0	0	3	11	27.3	0	3	0.0	3	4	75.0	35.3	0	6	1	3
9	John Stockton J. Stockton	17	4/27/1990	UTA	vs	PHX	42	16	2	3	0	7	16	43.8	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	47.4	1	1	4	4
10	Robert Reid R. Reid	17	6/5/1986	HOU	vs	BOS	41	13	6	1	0	6	15	40.0	0	1	0.0	1	1	100.0	42.1	1	5	0	4
11	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	17	6/7/1985	LAL	vs	BOS	42	26	6	2	0	11	20	55.0	0	0		4	4	100.0	59.7	0	6	2	1
12	Chris Paul C. Paul	16	5/9/2014	LAC	vs	OKC	42	21	2	3	0	8	16	50.0	2	6	33.3	3	5	60.0	57.7	0	2	0	3	+4
13	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	16	4/30/2007	HOU	vs	UTA	43	26	4	1	0	11	25	44.0	2	5	40.0	2	4	50.0	48.6	0	4	4	2	+6
14	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	16	6/2/1985	LAL	vs	BOS	39	17	9	2	0	6	13	46.2	1	2	50.0	4	4	100.0	57.6	0	9	1	2
15	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	16	5/11/1985	LAL	vs	DEN	26	10	3	1	0	2	5	40.0	0	0		6	8	75.0	58.7	0	3	1	2
16	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	16	3/21/1967	CIN	@	PHI		33	3			11	20	55.0				11	11	100.0	66.4				5
17	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	15	5/29/2021	MIL	@	MIA	36	20	12	0	2	8	18	44.4	0	4	0.0	4	6	66.7	48.4	0	12	2	4	+21
18	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	15	5/8/2016	OKC	vs	SAS	38	14	7	3	0	5	18	27.8	1	3	33.3	3	4	75.0	35.4	3	4	3	2	+18
19	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	15	4/23/2016	OKC	@	DAL	39	25	5	2	0	7	19	36.8	3	5	60.0	8	12	66.7	51.5	3	2	2	0	+4
20	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	15	4/21/2016	OKC	@	DAL	34	26	0	2	1	9	16	56.3	2	3	66.7	6	9	66.7	65.1	0	0	6	4	+29
21	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	15	4/29/2005	PHI	vs	DET	48	37	3	2	0	15	26	57.7	2	4	50.0	5	6	83.3	64.6	0	3	3	2	+11
22	Avery Johnson A. Johnson	15	4/28/1996	SAS	vs	PHX	47	12	5	3	0	5	12	41.7	0	0		2	4	50.0	43.6	0	5	1	3
23	Rod Strickland R. Strickland	15	5/3/1994	POR	vs	HOU	42	25	4	0	1	11	19	57.9	0	0		3	5	60.0	59.0	1	3	1	2
24	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	15	5/17/1985	LAL	@	DEN	36	7	14	2	0	2	6	33.3	0	1	0.0	3	4	75.0	45.1	2	12	5	4
25	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	15	5/14/1985	LAL	vs	DEN	41	13	9	1	0	5	16	31.3	0	1	0.0	3	3	100.0	37.5	2	7	5	3