most assists by a player in a single game 1986 playoffs

Magic Johnson had the most assists in a 1986 playoff game, with 20 assists versus the Rockets on May 16, 1986.

	NAME	AST	DATE	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	20	5/16/1986	LAL	@	HOU	45	17	8	3	0	6	11	54.5	0	2	0.0	5	6	83.3	62.3	3	5	3	4
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	19	5/13/1986	LAL	vs	HOU	43	24	8	2	0	7	14	50.0	0	1	0.0	10	12	83.3	62.2	2	6	4	2
3	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	18	5/10/1986	LAL	vs	HOU	41	26	7	3	0	9	15	60.0	0	0		8	13	61.5	62.7	1	6	4	4
4	Spud Webb S. Webb	18	4/19/1986	ATL	vs	DET	30	19	7	1	1	3	8	37.5	0	1	0.0	13	16	81.3	63.2	0	7	2	2
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	18	4/17/1986	LAL	vs	SAS	33	13	3	1	0	6	9	66.7	0	1	0.0	1	2	50.0	65.8	0	3	9	1
6	Robert Reid R. Reid	17	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
7	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	17	5/8/1986	LAL	@	DAL	43	21	6	3	0	5	14	35.7	0	0		11	13	84.6	53.2	1	5	3	3
8	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	17	4/23/1986	LAL	@	SAS	32	14	10	2	0	4	6	66.7	0	0		6	8	75.0	73.5	4	6	2	4
9	Paul Pressey P. Pressey	16	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
10	Derek Harper D. Harper	16	4/30/1986	DAL	@	LAL	43	19	4	7	0	8	15	53.3	0	1	0.0	3	4	75.0	56.7	2	2	5	3
11	Doc Rivers D. Rivers	16	4/17/1986	ATL	vs	DET	30	17	5	1	0	5	11	45.5	1	1	100.0	6	7	85.7	60.4	2	3	4	5
12	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	16	4/17/1986	DET	@	ATL	36	20	6	3	0	6	19	31.6	0	2	0.0	8	11	72.7	41.9	2	4	7	5
13	Paul Pressey P. Pressey	15	5/11/1986	MIL	vs	PHI	43	11	5	2	1	3	8	37.5	0	2	0.0	5	6	83.3	51.7	3	2	4	4
14	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	14	5/6/1986	LAL	vs	DAL	42	29	7	2	1	10	18	55.6	0	1	0.0	9	9	100.0	66.0	1	6	1	2
15	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	14	5/4/1986	LAL	@	DAL	43	29	15	2	0	11	21	52.4	0	0		7	11	63.6	56.1	5	10	4	3
16	Doc Rivers D. Rivers	14	5/2/1986	ATL	vs	BOS	38	18	5	5	0	8	16	50.0	0	0		2	4	50.0	50.7	0	5	0	3
17	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	14	5/2/1986	LAL	@	DAL	41	18	2	3	0	8	20	40.0	0	2	0.0	2	3	66.7	42.2	0	2	2	2
18	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	14	4/27/1986	BOS	vs	ATL	35	16	4	0	0	7	13	53.8	0	0		2	2	100.0	57.6	0	4	2	2
19	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	14	4/27/1986	LAL	vs	DAL	31	16	7	2	0	6	10	60.0	0	0		4	4	100.0	68.0	0	7	2	4
20	Larry Bird L. Bird	13	5/26/1986	BOS	vs	HOU	44	21	8	4	0	8	18	44.4	0	2	0.0	5	6	83.3	50.9	1	7	4	4
21	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	13	5/21/1986	LAL	vs	HOU	32	24	5	3	0	9	17	52.9	0	0		6	6	100.0	61.1	2	3	2	4
22	Larry Bird L. Bird	13	5/17/1986	BOS	@	MIL	44	19	16	1	0	7	15	46.7	2	3	66.7	3	4	75.0	56.7	3	13	4	3
23	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	13	5/9/1986	PHI	vs	MIL	44	16	10	2	0	5	7	71.4	0	0		6	8	75.0	76.0	1	9	4	1
24	Paul Pressey P. Pressey	13	4/29/1986	MIL	vs	PHI	38	20	5	0	0	9	13	69.2	1	1	100.0	1	3	33.3	69.8	0	5	6	4
25	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	13	4/19/1986	LAL	vs	SAS	37	30	3	0	0	13	19	68.4	0	0		4	6	66.7	69.3	0	3	3	2