most assists by a player in a western confrence finals game 2

Magic Johnson has the most assists in the Western Conference in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, with 20 assists versus the Celtics on June 4, 1987.

	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	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
2	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
3	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
4	Jerry West J. West	13	4/30/1972	1971-72	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	41	15	6			6	21	28.6				3	3	100.0	33.6				2
5	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	11	6/9/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	@	BOS	42	32	11	4	0	12	21	57.1	4	9	44.4	4	8	50.0	65.3	0	11	8	1	-3
6	Stephen Curry S. Curry	11	6/4/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	36	32	10	1	0	7	17	41.2	4	11	36.4	14	14	100.0	69.1	2	8	8	3	+21
7	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	11	6/9/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	42	23	7	2	0	7	12	58.3	0	0		9	9	100.0	72.1	0	7	3	3
8	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	11	5/7/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	41	13	8	2	0	5	8	62.5	0	0		3	3	100.0	69.7	1	7	5	5
9	Jamal Murray J. Murray	10	6/4/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	vs	MIA	39	18	4	1	0	7	15	46.7	3	8	37.5	1	1	100.0	58.3	1	3	1	2	-2
10	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	10	10/2/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	MIA	26	16	4	0	0	5	9	55.6	3	4	75.0	3	4	75.0	74.3	0	4	1	3	+7
11	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	10	6/5/1991	1990-91	NBA Finals	LAL	@	CHI	43	14	7	2	0	4	13	30.8	0	2	0.0	6	6	100.0	44.8	2	5	4	2
12	Terry Porter T. Porter	10	6/7/1990	1989-90	NBA Finals	POR	@	DET	42	21	4	3	0	3	11	27.3	0	4	0.0	15	15	100.0	59.7	1	3	1	0
13	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	10	5/30/1982	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	42	6	3	1	0	3	14	21.4	0	1	0.0	0	0		21.4	2	1	2	5
14	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	10	4/25/1971	1970-71	NBA Finals	MIL	@	BAL	43	22	6			8	15	53.3				6	8	75.0	59.4				4
15	LeBron James L. James	9	10/2/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	MIA	39	33	9	1	1	14	25	56.0	3	8	37.5	2	5	40.0	60.7	2	7	0	2	+7
16	Draymond Green D. Green	9	6/2/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	@	TOR	41	17	10	2	1	6	12	50.0	0	2	0.0	5	6	83.3	58.1	2	8	5	4	+12
17	Jason Terry J. Terry	9	6/11/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	DAL	vs	MIA	41	16	1	2	0	6	15	40.0	1	6	16.7	3	5	60.0	46.5	0	1	3	2	+6
18	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	9	6/8/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	45	28	20	1	8	12	19	63.2	0	0		4	10	40.0	59.8	8	12	5	5	+14
19	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	9	6/8/1989	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	29	18	6	0	0	6	12	50.0	1	3	33.3	5	5	100.0	63.4	2	4	0	2
20	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	9	6/4/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	26	21	4	3	0	7	10	70.0	6	7	85.7	1	1	100.0	100.6	1	3	4	0
21	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	9	5/31/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	46	27	10	0	1	10	14	71.4	0	0		7	7	100.0	79.0	1	9	4	5
22	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	9	5/7/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	43	8	6	4	0	4	13	30.8	0	1	0.0	0	0		30.8	2	4	6	4
23	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	9	4/30/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	BOS	52	10	7	1	0	4	10	40.0				2	2	100.0	46.0	2	5		3
24	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	8	6/8/2025	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	vs	IND	36	34	5	4	1	11	21	52.4	1	4	25.0	11	12	91.7	64.7	0	5	2	3	+5
25	Chris Paul C. Paul	8	7/8/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	PHX	vs	MIL	41	23	4	1	0	10	20	50.0	3	5	60.0	0	1	0.0	56.3	2	2	6	3	+9

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1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
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Magic Johnson has the most assists in the Western Conference in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, with 20 assists versus the Celtics on June 4, 1987.

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