most assists ever in an nba finals close out game

Magic Johnson and Walt Frazier are tied for the most assists in an NBA Finals game, with 19 assists.

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most assists by a player ever in an NBA finals close out game

	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	19	6/14/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	42	16	8	3	1	7	21	33.3	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	36.6	1	7	3	2
2	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	19	5/8/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	LAL	44	36	7			12	17	70.6				12	12	100.0	80.8				3
3	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	15	6/12/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	43	16	5	4	2	5	14	35.7	0	0		6	7	85.7	46.8	0	5	7	5
4	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	14	6/21/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	40	19	5	2	0	6	9	66.7	0	1	0.0	7	8	87.5	75.9	0	5	4	5
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	14	6/9/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	36	14	10	1	0	5	15	33.3	0	0		4	4	100.0	41.8	1	9	4	5
6	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	14	4/21/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	35	12	4			5	17	29.4				2	2	100.0	33.6				6
7	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	14	4/9/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	47	19	6			8	25	32.0				3	4	75.0	35.5				1
8	LeBron James L. James	13	6/21/2012	2011-12	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	OKC	44	26	11	1	2	9	19	47.4	0	3	0.0	8	9	88.9	56.6	4	7	6	2	+20
9	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	13	6/8/1982	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	44	13	13	4	2	2	3	66.7	0	0		9	9	100.0	93.4	3	10	6	5
10	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	13	6/6/1982	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	38	20	5	1	1	9	19	47.4	0	0		2	3	66.7	49.2	3	2	2	1
11	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	12	6/22/2025	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	vs	IND	40	29	5	1	2	8	27	29.6	2	12	16.7	11	12	91.7	44.9	0	5	1	5	+11
12	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	12	6/11/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	40	29	8	4	0	12	21	57.1	1	1	100.0	4	4	100.0	63.7	1	7	2	4
13	Larry Bird L. Bird	12	6/8/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	HOU	46	29	11	3	0	8	17	47.1	2	3	66.7	11	12	91.7	65.1	2	9	2	3
14	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	12	5/14/1981	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	@	HOU	43	13	0	0	0	5	11	45.5	0	0		3	3	100.0	52.8	0	0	2	1
15	Jerry West J. West	12	5/5/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	48	42	13			14	29	48.3				14	18	77.8	56.9				2
16	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	12	4/11/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	42	18	6			5	16	31.3				8	10	80.0	44.1				4
17	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	11	6/17/2024	2023-24	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	DAL	45	31	8	2	0	11	24	45.8	1	7	14.3	8	8	100.0	56.3	1	7	2	2	+18
18	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	11	7/20/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	PHX	46	12	9	4	0	4	19	21.1	2	7	28.6	2	2	100.0	30.2	1	8	3	1	+12
19	LeBron James L. James	11	6/19/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	47	27	11	2	3	9	24	37.5	1	5	20.0	8	10	80.0	47.5	1	10	5	1	+4
20	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	11	6/12/1998	1997-98	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	UTA	45	6	11	3	1	2	16	12.5	0	7	0.0	2	2	100.0	17.8	6	5	4	6	-2
21	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	11	5/12/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	BOS	46	6	3	0	0	2	13	15.4				2	2	100.0	21.6	1	2		4
22	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	11	5/10/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	MIL	54	18	4	2	0	7	21	33.3				4	5	80.0	38.8	1	3		2
23	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	11	4/9/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIN	45	11	8			3	14	21.4				5	8	62.5	31.4				2
24	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	11	4/13/1957	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	58	12	3			2	20	10.0				8	10	80.0	24.6				4
25	LeBron James L. James	10	10/11/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	@	MIA	41	28	14	1	0	13	20	65.0	1	5	20.0	1	4	25.0	64.3	3	11	1	3	+18

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