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 against the Lakers.

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highest average assists per game by a player in game five in the NBA

	NAME	AST/GP	AST	GP	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	John Stockton J. Stockton	24	24	1	5/17/1988	UTA	@	LAL	48	23	3	5	0	8	16	50.0	0	0		7	9	77.8	57.6	0	3	3	3
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	20	20	1	6/12/1991	LAL	vs	CHI	48	16	11	1	0	4	12	33.3	2	6	33.3	6	6	100.0	54.6	4	7	6	0
3	Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	20	20	1	5/14/1991	GSW	@	LAL	51	27	1	5	2	11	22	50.0	1	5	20.0	4	6	66.7	54.8	0	1	1	3
4	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	20	20	1	5/31/1988	LAL	vs	DAL	35	15	6	0	0	7	14	50.0	1	1	100.0	0	0		53.6	2	4	3	3
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	19	19	1	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
6	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	19	19	1	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
7	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	19	19	1	5/18/1983	LAL	vs	SAS	45	16	11	2	1	7	12	58.3	0	0		2	2	100.0	62.1			4	3
8	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	19	19	1	4/9/1957	BOS	vs	STL	45	21	8			8	21	38.1				5	8	62.5	42.8				3
9	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	18	18	1	5/8/1994	ATL	vs	MIA	40	13	8	4	0	5	14	35.7	2	5	40.0	1	1	100.0	45.0	3	5	1	0
10	Jerry West J. West	18	18	1	4/5/1970	LAL	vs	PHX	46	36	1			13	27	48.1				10	13	76.9	55.0				3
11	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	18	18	1	3/29/1964	CIN	vs	PHI		32	10			10	15	66.7				12	12	100.0	78.9				3
12	John Stockton J. Stockton	17	17	1	5/14/1992	UTA	vs	SEA	42	18	6	5	1	6	15	40.0	2	7	28.6	4	5	80.0	52.3	1	5	3	2
13	John Stockton J. Stockton	17	17	1	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
14	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	17	17	1	6/16/1988	LAL	@	DET	45	15	6	2	1	4	15	26.7	0	0		7	11	63.6	37.8	2	4	4	3
15	Robert Reid R. Reid	17	17	1	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
16	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	17	17	1	6/7/1985	BOS	@	LAL	48	22	3	1	0	10	21	47.6	0	3	0.0	2	2	100.0	50.3	1	2	6	3
17	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	17	17	1	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
18	Johnny Moore J. Moore	17	17	1	5/18/1983	SAS	@	LAL	41	23	3	4	0	9	14	64.3	3	3	100.0	2	2	100.0	77.3			1	2
19	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	16	1	4/27/2026	DEN	vs	MIN	38	27	12	0	2	9	15	60.0	1	4	25.0	8	10	80.0	69.6	0	12	3	4	+18
20	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	16	16	1	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
21	Paul Pressey P. Pressey	16	16	1	5/7/1986	MIL	vs	PHI	47	23	10	0	0	4	7	57.1	0	0		15	17	88.2	79.4	5	5	4	4
22	Rickey Green R. Green	16	16	1	4/26/1984	UTA	vs	DEN	44	29	5	3	1	12	24	50.0	0	0		5	8	62.5	52.7	1	4	3	1
23	Chris Paul C. Paul	15	15	1	4/29/2008	NOH	vs	DAL	44	24	11	2	0	10	19	52.6	2	3	66.7	2	4	50.0	57.8	2	9	0	2	+11
24	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	15	15	1	5/2/2006	NJN	vs	IND	40	5	6	0	1	2	6	33.3	0	2	0.0	1	2	50.0	36.3	2	4	4	1	+2
25	John Stockton J. Stockton	15	15	1	5/5/2000	UTA	vs	SEA	41	17	7	1	1	6	9	66.7	1	1	100.0	4	5	80.0	75.9	2	5	3	4	+8

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

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