lakers most assist by a player in a finals game

Magic Johnson has the most assists for the Lakers in an NBA Finals game, with 21 assists against the Celtics on June 3, 1984.

	NAME	AST	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	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	21	6/3/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	39	14	11	1	1	4	6	66.7	0	0		6	10	60.0	67.3	2	9	2	3
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	20	6/12/1991	1990-91	NBA Finals	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	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	20	6/4/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	31	22	5	3	0	10	17	58.8	0	0		2	2	100.0	61.5	2	3	2	2
4	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	19	6/19/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	45	22	4	2	0	5	12	41.7	0	1	0.0	12	13	92.3	62.1	2	2	2	2
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	19	6/14/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	42	16	8	3	1	7	21	33.3	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	36.6	1	7	3	2
6	Jerry West J. West	18	5/1/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	52	37	5			13	26	50.0				11	12	91.7	59.1				4
7	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	17	6/16/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	45	15	6	2	1	4	15	26.7	0	0		7	11	63.6	37.8	2	4	4	3
8	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	17	6/7/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	42	26	6	2	0	11	20	55.0	0	0		4	4	100.0	59.7	0	6	2	1
9	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	17	6/6/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	49	20	11	2	0	8	12	66.7	0	0		4	7	57.1	66.3	1	10	7	5
10	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	16	6/2/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	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
11	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	15	6/12/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	43	16	5	4	2	5	14	35.7	0	0		6	7	85.7	46.8	0	5	7	5
12	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	14	6/6/1989	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	41	17	5	3	0	6	12	50.0	0	2	0.0	5	6	83.3	58.1	1	4	5	2
13	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	14	6/21/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	40	19	5	2	0	6	9	66.7	0	1	0.0	7	8	87.5	75.9	0	5	4	5
14	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	14	6/12/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	40	18	6	3	0	7	8	87.5	0	0		4	5	80.0	88.2	0	6	3	2
15	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	14	6/9/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	36	14	10	1	0	5	15	33.3	0	0		4	4	100.0	41.8	1	9	4	5
16	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	14	6/3/1982	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	41	11	3	2	0	4	18	22.2	0	0		3	4	75.0	27.8	1	2	2	3
17	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	13	6/11/1989	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	48	15	0	1	1	6	14	42.9	3	8	37.5	0	0		53.6	0	0	2	2
18	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	13	6/2/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	39	29	8	2	1	13	25	52.0	0	0		3	3	100.0	55.1	2	6	0	2
19	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	13	5/30/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	41	14	4	3	0	6	9	66.7	0	0		2	4	50.0	65.1	1	3	7	3
20	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	13	6/8/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	39	10	5	2	2	3	9	33.3	0	0		4	6	66.7	43.0	0	5	4	2
21	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	13	5/31/1983	1982-83	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	48	27	7	1	1	8	21	38.1	0	1	0.0	11	12	91.7	51.4	2	5	9	5
22	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	13	5/29/1983	1982-83	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	44	18	7	2	1	3	12	25.0	0	1	0.0	12	13	92.3	50.8	3	4	8	4
23	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	13	5/26/1983	1982-83	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	44	12	8	3	1	6	14	42.9	0	1	0.0	0	0		42.9	3	5	4	3
24	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	13	6/8/1982	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	44	13	13	4	2	2	3	66.7	0	0		9	9	100.0	93.4	3	10	6	5
25	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	13	6/6/1982	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	38	20	5	1	1	9	19	47.4	0	0		2	3	66.7	49.2	3	2	2	1

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