most assists ever in an nba playoff close out game

Magic Johnson and John Stockton are tied for the most assists in a closeout, with 20 assists.

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

	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	5/28/1989	LAL	@	PHX	41	21	6	3	1	6	11	54.5	1	2	50.0	8	8	100.0	72.3	0	6	6	2
2	John Stockton J. Stockton	20	5/21/1988	UTA	@	LAL	48	29	1	5	0	10	15	66.7	1	3	33.3	8	8	100.0	78.3	0	1	5	2
3	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	19	4/30/2009	BOS	@	CHI	58	8	9	0	0	4	17	23.5	0	2	0.0	0	2	0.0	22.4	2	7	0	4	+3
4	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	19	6/14/1987	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
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	19	5/22/1985	LAL	vs	DEN	28	17	6	2	0	8	14	57.1	0	0		1	1	100.0	58.9	1	5	3	2
6	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	19	5/7/1985	LAL	vs	POR	40	34	9	2	0	9	16	56.3	0	0		16	17	94.1	72.4	1	8	4	3
7	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	19	5/18/1983	LAL	vs	SAS	45	16	11	2	1	7	12	58.3	0	0		2	2	100.0	62.1			4	3
8	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	19	5/8/1970	NYK	vs	LAL	44	36	7			12	17	70.6				12	12	100.0	80.8				3
9	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	18	5/8/1994	ATL	vs	MIA	40	13	8	4	0	5	14	35.7	2	5	40.0	1	1	100.0	45.0	3	5	1	0
10	John Stockton J. Stockton	18	5/5/1994	UTA	vs	SAS	39	13	0	3	1	5	8	62.5	0	0		3	3	100.0	69.7	0	0	2	0
11	John Stockton J. Stockton	18	5/3/1992	UTA	@	LAC	43	16	2	3	1	5	12	41.7	3	5	60.0	3	4	75.0	58.1	0	2	2	2
12	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	18	5/1/1990	LAL	@	HOU	43	17	8	2	0	5	14	35.7	0	4	0.0	7	9	77.8	47.3	2	6	2	4
13	Doc Rivers D. Rivers	18	5/22/1988	ATL	@	BOS	39	16	5	2	0	7	17	41.2	0	3	0.0	2	2	100.0	44.7	2	3	2	6
14	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	18	3/29/1964	CIN	vs	PHI		32	10			10	15	66.7				12	12	100.0	78.9				3
15	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	17	4/27/1998	IND	@	CLE	34	3	1	4	0	1	6	16.7	0	3	0.0	1	2	50.0	21.8	0	1	1	3	+4
16	John Stockton J. Stockton	17	5/14/1992	UTA	vs	SEA	42	18	6	5	1	6	15	40.0	2	7	28.6	4	5	80.0	52.3	1	5	3	2
17	John Stockton J. Stockton	17	5/6/1990	UTA	vs	PHX	36	9	6	0	0	3	11	27.3	0	3	0.0	3	4	75.0	35.3	0	6	1	3
18	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
19	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
20	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	16	4/21/2018	NOP	vs	POR	35	7	7	0	0	3	7	42.9	0	1	0.0	1	1	100.0	47.0	0	7	2	2	+12
21	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	16	5/3/2014	OKC	vs	MEM	39	27	10	2	1	10	16	62.5	2	2	100.0	5	6	83.3	72.4	4	6	7	3	+22
22	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	16	5/20/2001	PHI	vs	TOR	48	21	4	2	1	8	27	29.6	1	3	33.3	4	4	100.0	36.5	1	3	4	2	+1
23	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	16	5/2/1989	PHX	@	DEN	41	32	4	1	0	9	17	52.9	0	1	0.0	14	14	100.0	69.1	0	4	5	3
24	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	16	5/21/1988	LAL	vs	UTA	40	23	9	1	0	9	15	60.0	0	0		5	6	83.3	65.2	4	5	3	3
25	Nate McMillan N. McMillan	16	5/14/1987	SEA	vs	HOU	36	0	8	3	0	0	5	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	2	6	1	3

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