most assists by a player in a western conference finals game five

Magic Johnson has the most assists in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, with 20 assists against the Mavericks on May 31, 1988.

	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	20	5/31/1988	1987-88	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	DAL	35	15	6	0	0	7	14	50.0	1	1	100.0	0	0		53.6	2	4	3	3
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	19	5/22/1985	1984-85	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	DEN	28	17	6	2	0	8	14	57.1	0	0		1	1	100.0	58.9	1	5	3	2
3	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	19	5/18/1983	1982-83	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	SAS	45	16	11	2	1	7	12	58.3	0	0		2	2	100.0	62.1			4	3
4	Johnny Moore J. Moore	17	5/18/1983	1982-83	Conference Finals	SAS	@	LAL	41	23	3	4	0	9	14	64.3	3	3	100.0	2	2	100.0	77.3			1	2
5	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	14	5/29/1990	1989-90	Conference Finals	PHX	@	POR	44	28	2	3	0	11	21	52.4	1	3	33.3	5	5	100.0	60.3	0	2	1	2
6	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	13	5/21/1986	1985-86	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	HOU	32	24	5	3	0	9	17	52.9	0	0		6	6	100.0	61.1	2	3	2	4
7	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	13	5/23/1984	1983-84	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	PHX	41	26	4	2	1	11	16	68.8	0	0		4	4	100.0	73.2	0	4	4	5
8	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	12	6/4/2012	2011-12	Conference Finals	OKC	@	SAS	45	23	4	4	1	9	24	37.5	0	4	0.0	5	5	100.0	43.9	0	4	6	4	+5
9	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	12	5/30/1995	1994-95	Conference Finals	HOU	@	SAS	36	30	5	3	0	8	17	47.1	2	5	40.0	12	12	100.0	67.3	3	2	2	3
10	Terry Porter T. Porter	12	5/29/1990	1989-90	Conference Finals	POR	vs	PHX	39	19	3	1	1	7	14	50.0	3	6	50.0	2	2	100.0	63.8	0	3	1	1
11	Kyle Macy K. Macy	12	5/23/1984	1983-84	Conference Finals	PHX	@	LAL	45	20	4	1	0	8	17	47.1	0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	53.3	1	3	3	4
12	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	12	4/18/1971	1970-71	Conference Finals	MIL	vs	LAL	41	16	6			6	15	40.0				4	5	80.0	46.5				3
13	Steve Nash S. Nash	11	5/27/2010	2009-10	Conference Finals	PHX	@	LAL	35	29	3	0	0	12	20	60.0	2	6	33.3	3	5	60.0	65.3	2	1	2	1	+5
14	Steve Nash S. Nash	11	6/1/2006	2005-06	Conference Finals	PHX	@	DAL	39	20	6	1	1	5	17	29.4	1	6	16.7	9	9	100.0	47.7	0	6	3	3	-9
15	Terry Porter T. Porter	11	5/26/1992	1991-92	Conference Finals	POR	vs	UTA	47	24	4	1	0	8	12	66.7	3	5	60.0	5	8	62.5	77.3	0	4	1	3
16	Rodney McCray R. McCray	11	5/21/1986	1985-86	Conference Finals	HOU	@	LAL	43	11	6	2	0	4	9	44.4	0	0		3	4	75.0	51.1	3	3	1	2
17	LeBron James L. James	10	9/26/2020	2019-20	Conference Finals	LAL	vs	DEN	40	38	16	1	0	15	25	60.0	1	4	25.0	7	8	87.5	66.6	3	13	2	2	+12
18	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	10	5/25/2011	2010-11	Conference Finals	DAL	vs	OKC	34	2	7	1	0	1	7	14.3	0	3	0.0	0	0		14.3	4	3	1	0	+11
19	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	10	5/29/2008	2007-08	Conference Finals	SAS	@	LAL	45	19	15	0	1	7	19	36.8	0	1	0.0	5	10	50.0	40.6	2	13	2	3	-5
20	Steve Nash S. Nash	10	6/1/2005	2004-05	Conference Finals	PHX	vs	SAS	42	21	4	1	0	9	20	45.0	0	3	0.0	3	4	75.0	48.3	0	4	3	2	-4
21	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	10	6/1/1993	1992-93	Conference Finals	PHX	vs	SEA	47	43	15	2	2	16	22	72.7	0	0		11	11	100.0	80.1	5	10	3	2
22	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	10	6/1/1993	1992-93	Conference Finals	PHX	vs	SEA	36	13	2	2	0	5	11	45.5	0	0		3	4	75.0	50.9	0	2	5	1
23	John Stockton J. Stockton	10	5/26/1992	1991-92	Conference Finals	UTA	@	POR	23	6	1	3	1	1	6	16.7	1	3	33.3	3	3	100.0	41.0	1	0	1	1
24	Jeff Hornacek J. Hornacek	10	5/29/1990	1989-90	Conference Finals	PHX	@	POR	41	17	4	3	0	7	14	50.0	0	2	0.0	3	3	100.0	55.5	2	2	3	6
25	Walter Davis W. Davis	10	5/23/1984	1983-84	Conference Finals	PHX	@	LAL	42	27	1	1	0	12	19	63.2	0	0		3	4	75.0	65.0	0	1	3	1