most assists by a forward in a playoff game

Robert Reid has the most assists by a forward in a playoff game, with 17 assists in Game 5 of the 1986 NBA Finals versus the Celtics.

NAMEASTDATETMOPPMINPTSREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Robert Reid
R. Reid
17
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
2LeBron James
L. James
16
8/18/2020
vs
41
23
17
1
0
9
20
45.0
1
5
20.0
4
7
57.1
49.8
2
15
4
1
-3
3Larry Bird
L. Bird
16
4/28/1990
vs
37
15
3
1
2
5
15
33.3
0
4
0.0
5
6
83.3
42.5
0
3
1
1
4Paul Pressey
P. Pressey
16
4/30/1985
vs
48
11
9
1
2
5
13
38.5
0
1
0.0
1
2
50.0
39.6
4
5
6
2
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
15
5/29/2021
@
36
20
12
0
2
8
18
44.4
0
4
0.0
4
6
66.7
48.4
0
12
2
4
+21
6John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
15
4/24/1977
vs
44
12
4
4
13
30.8
4
4
100.0
40.7
4
7LeBron James
L. James
14
5/3/2018
@
41
43
8
1
0
19
28
67.9
1
3
33.3
4
8
50.0
68.2
1
7
1
1
+20
8LeBron James
L. James
14
6/4/2017
@
39
29
11
3
1
12
18
66.7
1
3
33.3
4
5
80.0
71.8
0
11
4
2
-11
9LeBron James
L. James
14
5/8/2015
@
44
27
8
1
1
8
25
32.0
1
7
14.3
10
11
90.9
45.2
2
6
7
4
0
10Hedo Turkoglu
H. Turkoglu
14
5/20/2009
@
41
15
6
0
0
4
11
36.4
1
2
50.0
6
6
100.0
55.0
0
6
2
1
0
11Larry Bird
L. Bird
14
5/15/1992
vs
37
16
6
1
1
8
18
44.4
0
3
0.0
0
1
0.0
43.4
0
6
1
3
12Rick Barry
R. Barry
14
4/20/1976
vs
37
13
8
2
4
13
30.8
5
7
71.4
40.4
4
13Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
13
4/29/2025
@
44
30
20
2
2
9
17
52.9
1
2
50.0
11
17
64.7
61.3
2
18
7
5
-2
14Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
13
4/24/2023
@
38
26
10
1
2
12
22
54.5
0
1
0.0
2
4
50.0
54.7
3
7
6
3
+1
15Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
13
6/2/2022
@
42
12
5
1
0
3
17
17.6
1
5
20.0
5
7
71.4
29.9
0
5
2
2
+16
16Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
13
10/4/2020
vs
45
40
11
2
2
14
20
70.0
0
0
12
14
85.7
76.5
1
10
5
0
+20
17Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
13
10/2/2020
@
45
25
8
1
0
7
17
41.2
0
1
0.0
11
12
91.7
56.1
3
5
3
2
-3
18Draymond Green
D. Green
13
6/13/2019
vs
44
11
19
3
2
5
10
50.0
1
4
25.0
0
2
0.0
50.6
4
15
8
4
0
19LeBron James
L. James
13
6/3/2018
@
44
29
9
2
0
10
20
50.0
2
4
50.0
7
9
77.8
60.5
1
8
5
2
-18
20LeBron James
L. James
13
5/1/2018
@
47
26
11
1
2
12
30
40.0
1
8
12.5
1
6
16.7
39.8
0
11
1
2
+5
21LeBron James
L. James
13
4/15/2017
vs
43
32
6
3
0
12
20
60.0
2
3
66.7
6
9
66.7
66.8
1
5
3
3
+5
22LeBron James
L. James
13
5/24/2015
vs
47
37
18
3
0
14
37
37.8
1
6
16.7
8
10
80.0
44.7
8
10
6
4
-3
23Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
13
5/4/2015
@
40
26
14
1
0
9
19
47.4
0
1
0.0
8
10
80.0
55.6
2
12
5
4
+21
24LeBron James
L. James
13
6/21/2012
vs
44
26
11
1
2
9
19
47.4
0
3
0.0
8
9
88.9
56.6
4
7
6
2
+20
25LeBron James
L. James
13
5/12/2008
vs
44
21
6
3
2
7
20
35.0
2
5
40.0
5
8
62.5
44.6
1
5
4
3
+15
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1965 playoffs.

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