most assist per game in elimination games in nba history

Magic Johnson has the most career assists per game in elimination games, with 12.3 per game.

Interpreted as:
most assist per game by a player in elimination games in NBA history
NAMEAPGGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
12.3
13
41.5
20.6
8.0
1.7
0.4
7.0
15.0
46.7
0.2
1.1
14.3
6.5
7.6
84.8
56.2
2.2
5.8
4.4
540
268
104
160
22
5
57
44
2Ricky Rubio
R. Rubio
11.0
2
36.8
17.5
2.5
2.0
0.5
6.5
16.0
40.6
1.0
6.0
16.7
3.5
4.0
87.5
49.3
0.5
2.0
3.0
74
35
5
22
4
1
6
6
+17
3Johnny Dawkins
J. Dawkins
10.7
3
31.7
10.7
2.0
1.0
0.0
3.3
10.3
32.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
4.0
4.3
92.3
43.6
0.3
1.7
2.3
95
32
6
32
3
0
7
7
4Isaiah Thomas
I. Thomas
10.3
3
39.8
25.0
3.3
1.0
0.3
7.3
20.7
35.5
1.7
6.3
26.3
8.7
9.3
92.9
50.5
0.3
3.0
3.0
120
75
10
31
3
1
9
12
+12
5John Stockton
J. Stockton
10.1
36
35.2
12.6
3.2
1.7
0.3
4.4
9.9
44.9
0.6
2.0
29.2
3.1
3.6
87.6
55.0
0.8
2.4
2.4
1,267
454
115
364
61
12
87
115
+49
6Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
10.1
14
39.4
23.2
5.9
1.9
0.4
8.4
18.6
45.0
0.6
1.5
38.1
5.9
8.0
74.1
52.5
1.6
4.4
3.1
552
325
83
141
26
6
43
52
7Micheal Williams
M. Williams
10.0
3
36.7
18.7
3.3
3.3
0.0
6.0
13.7
43.9
0.0
0.3
0.0
6.7
7.3
90.9
55.2
1.0
2.3
3.3
110
56
10
30
10
0
10
13
8Trae Young
T. Young
9.6
5
40.9
22.8
4.4
0.8
0.4
6.8
22.6
30.1
2.2
9.4
23.4
7.0
8.0
87.5
43.6
0.4
4.0
5.4
204
114
22
48
4
2
27
15
-7
9Johnny Moore
J. Moore
9.3
8
29.6
12.4
4.8
2.1
0.5
4.9
10.1
48.1
0.5
1.1
44.4
2.1
3.4
63.0
53.3
1.6
237
99
38
74
17
4
13
20
10Chris Paul
C. Paul
8.9
18
40.5
21.2
5.6
2.2
0.1
7.9
16.5
48.1
1.7
4.6
36.6
3.6
4.3
84.4
57.6
0.7
4.8
2.7
730
381
100
161
39
1
48
52
-93
11Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
8.9
7
37.7
12.1
2.9
1.3
0.1
5.4
12.7
42.7
0.0
0.0
1.3
2.0
64.3
44.7
0.7
2.1
2.6
264
85
20
62
9
1
18
29
12John Wall
J. Wall
8.8
6
41.4
21.0
5.0
1.0
0.8
8.2
21.2
38.6
1.2
4.8
24.1
3.5
4.2
84.0
45.7
1.2
3.8
4.3
248
126
30
53
6
5
26
10
+2
13De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
8.5
2
37.0
21.0
3.5
1.5
1.0
7.5
18.5
40.5
2.5
7.5
33.3
3.5
4.0
87.5
51.8
1.5
2.0
5.0
74
42
7
17
3
2
10
7
0
14Brandon Ingram
B. Ingram
8.5
2
41.4
14.5
4.5
1.5
1.0
5.0
16.5
30.3
1.0
4.5
22.2
3.5
4.5
77.8
39.2
0.0
4.5
4.0
83
29
9
17
3
2
8
5
-10
15Steve Nash
S. Nash
8.4
24
36.8
16.6
4.3
0.5
0.0
6.1
12.6
48.7
1.3
3.6
37.2
3.0
3.4
90.1
59.1
0.5
3.8
2.8
882
399
103
201
12
1
66
43
+126
16Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
8.1
27
39.4
15.8
3.9
0.4
6.1
12.0
51.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
3.6
4.3
82.9
57.0
1,063
427
104
219
10
62
17Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
8.1
13
32.6
17.8
2.3
1.5
0.2
6.5
12.6
51.2
1.3
2.8
47.2
3.5
4.3
82.1
61.2
0.5
1.8
3.2
424
231
30
105
19
2
41
18
18Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
8.0
2
40.7
23.5
7.5
2.5
1.0
7.5
19.5
38.5
0.5
6.0
8.3
8.0
9.0
88.9
50.1
0.5
7.0
4.0
81
47
15
16
5
2
8
8
+11
19Ja Morant
J. Morant
8.0
3
37.2
22.7
7.3
1.3
0.0
9.0
21.3
42.2
3.0
7.0
42.9
1.7
2.7
62.5
50.4
1.3
6.0
3.0
112
68
22
24
4
0
9
4
-31
20Slick Watts
S. Watts
8.0
5
32.6
16.6
4.0
7.2
14.6
49.3
2.2
4.0
55.0
50.7
3.0
163
83
20
40
3
22
21John Bagley
J. Bagley
7.8
5
28.4
7.6
2.4
1.2
0.0
2.8
7.4
37.8
0.0
0.6
0.0
2.0
2.6
76.9
44.5
0.2
2.2
4.2
142
38
12
39
6
0
21
5
22Rod Strickland
R. Strickland
7.7
14
33.9
15.5
4.0
0.8
0.1
6.2
13.7
45.3
0.2
0.8
27.3
2.9
3.9
74.1
50.3
1.4
2.6
2.7
474
217
56
108
11
1
38
37
0
23Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
7.7
9
38.3
32.8
9.3
1.9
0.2
11.8
25.1
46.9
3.0
9.8
30.7
6.2
9.1
68.3
56.3
0.3
9.0
3.4
345
295
84
69
17
2
31
29
+41
24Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
7.7
15
39.5
18.5
2.9
1.8
0.1
6.5
16.9
38.3
2.6
8.0
32.5
2.9
4.1
71.0
49.4
0.3
2.5
2.3
592
277
43
115
27
2
34
32
+51
25Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
7.6
21
36.7
22.9
8.2
1.7
0.3
7.6
20.4
37.1
1.7
5.7
29.4
6.0
7.4
81.4
48.2
2.3
5.9
3.9
770
480
172
159
36
6
81
64
-45
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