highest average assists in game five in the nba

John Stockton has the most assists per game played in a game 5, with 24 in Game 5 of the 1988 Western Conference Semifinals versus the Lakers.

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highest average assists per game by a player in game five in the NBA
NAMEAST/GPASTGPDATETMOPPMINPTSREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1John Stockton
J. Stockton
24
24
1
5/17/1988
@
48
23
3
5
0
8
16
50.0
0
0
7
9
77.8
57.6
0
3
3
3
2Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
20
20
1
6/12/1991
vs
48
16
11
1
0
4
12
33.3
2
6
33.3
6
6
100.0
54.6
4
7
6
0
3Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
20
20
1
5/14/1991
@
51
27
1
5
2
11
22
50.0
1
5
20.0
4
6
66.7
54.8
0
1
1
3
4Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
20
20
1
5/31/1988
vs
35
15
6
0
0
7
14
50.0
1
1
100.0
0
0
53.6
2
4
3
3
5Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
19
19
1
5/22/1985
vs
28
17
6
2
0
8
14
57.1
0
0
1
1
100.0
58.9
1
5
3
2
6Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
19
19
1
5/7/1985
vs
40
34
9
2
0
9
16
56.3
0
0
16
17
94.1
72.4
1
8
4
3
7Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
19
19
1
5/18/1983
vs
45
16
11
2
1
7
12
58.3
0
0
2
2
100.0
62.1
4
3
8Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
19
19
1
4/9/1957
vs
45
21
8
8
21
38.1
5
8
62.5
42.8
3
9Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
18
18
1
5/8/1994
vs
40
13
8
4
0
5
14
35.7
2
5
40.0
1
1
100.0
45.0
3
5
1
0
10Jerry West
J. West
18
18
1
4/5/1970
vs
46
36
1
13
27
48.1
10
13
76.9
55.0
3
11Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
18
18
1
3/29/1964
vs
32
10
10
15
66.7
12
12
100.0
78.9
3
12John Stockton
J. Stockton
17
17
1
5/14/1992
vs
42
18
6
5
1
6
15
40.0
2
7
28.6
4
5
80.0
52.3
1
5
3
2
13John Stockton
J. Stockton
17
17
1
5/6/1990
vs
36
9
6
0
0
3
11
27.3
0
3
0.0
3
4
75.0
35.3
0
6
1
3
14Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
17
17
1
6/16/1988
@
45
15
6
2
1
4
15
26.7
0
0
7
11
63.6
37.8
2
4
4
3
15Robert Reid
R. Reid
17
17
1
6/5/1986
vs
41
13
6
1
0
6
15
40.0
0
1
0.0
1
1
100.0
42.1
1
5
0
4
16Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
17
17
1
6/7/1985
@
48
22
3
1
0
10
21
47.6
0
3
0.0
2
2
100.0
50.3
1
2
6
3
17Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
17
17
1
6/7/1985
vs
42
26
6
2
0
11
20
55.0
0
0
4
4
100.0
59.7
0
6
2
1
18Johnny Moore
J. Moore
17
17
1
5/18/1983
@
41
23
3
4
0
9
14
64.3
3
3
100.0
2
2
100.0
77.3
1
2
19Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
16
16
1
4/30/2007
vs
43
26
4
1
0
11
25
44.0
2
5
40.0
2
4
50.0
48.6
0
4
4
2
+6
20Paul Pressey
P. Pressey
16
16
1
5/7/1986
vs
47
23
10
0
0
4
7
57.1
0
0
15
17
88.2
79.4
5
5
4
4
21Rickey Green
R. Green
16
16
1
4/26/1984
vs
44
29
5
3
1
12
24
50.0
0
0
5
8
62.5
52.7
1
4
3
1
22Chris Paul
C. Paul
15
15
1
4/29/2008
vs
44
24
11
2
0
10
19
52.6
2
3
66.7
2
4
50.0
57.8
2
9
0
2
+11
23Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
15
15
1
5/2/2006
vs
40
5
6
0
1
2
6
33.3
0
2
0.0
1
2
50.0
36.3
2
4
4
1
+2
24John Stockton
J. Stockton
15
15
1
5/5/2000
vs
41
17
7
1
1
6
9
66.7
1
1
100.0
4
5
80.0
75.9
2
5
3
4
+8
25Avery Johnson
A. Johnson
15
15
1
5/18/1993
@
46
12
2
1
0
6
10
60.0
0
0
0
0
60.0
2
0
4
4
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