most assists in a elimination game playoff

Magic Johnson has the most assists in elimination games, with 60 assists in 1987-88.

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most assists by a player in a elimination game playoff
NAMEASTSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
60
1987-88
LAL LAL
4
42.0
22.0
6.8
15.0
1.5
0.3
7.3
12.8
56.9
0.0
0.8
0.0
7.5
8.3
90.9
67.2
2.3
4.5
3.3
168
88
27
6
1
13
12
2Jerry West
J. West
56
1969-70
LAL LAL
5
44.8
30.2
4.2
11.2
11.4
23.2
49.1
7.4
9.6
77.1
55.1
224
151
21
15
3Gary Payton
G. Payton
55
1996-97
SEA SEA
5
46.6
22.8
6.6
11.0
2.4
0.2
8.0
20.2
39.6
2.2
6.4
34.4
4.6
5.8
79.3
50.1
2.0
4.6
2.2
233
114
33
12
1
11
11
+48
4Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
54
1986-87
GSW GSW
5
41.8
27.8
3.0
10.8
2.4
0.2
10.2
18.0
56.7
1.2
3.0
40.0
6.2
6.4
96.9
66.8
0.6
2.4
3.8
209
139
15
12
1
19
8
5Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
51
1992-93
PHX PHX
6
41.5
20.5
2.7
8.5
1.7
0.7
7.0
14.7
47.7
0.0
0.0
6.5
7.5
86.7
57.1
0.5
2.2
3.8
249
123
16
10
4
23
18
6Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
47
2019-20
DEN DEN
7
38.2
25.0
11.6
6.7
1.4
1.0
9.6
17.9
53.6
2.7
5.9
46.3
3.1
3.6
88.0
64.3
1.9
9.7
3.3
268
175
81
10
7
23
27
+61
7Steve Nash
S. Nash
46
2005-06
PHX PHX
5
40.3
23.0
3.8
9.2
0.4
0.0
8.2
13.6
60.3
1.6
3.4
47.1
5.0
5.4
92.6
72.0
0.0
3.8
4.0
201
115
19
2
0
20
7
+73
8John Stockton
J. Stockton
46
1998-99
UTA UTA
4
33.5
11.0
2.0
11.5
1.8
0.3
3.0
8.8
34.3
0.0
0.5
0.0
5.0
5.5
90.9
49.2
0.5
1.5
2.3
134
44
8
7
1
9
13
+37
9Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
44
1996-97
MIA MIA
6
44.0
22.8
3.8
7.3
1.8
0.0
7.3
18.7
39.3
3.5
9.5
36.8
4.7
5.7
82.4
54.0
0.2
3.7
2.5
264
137
23
11
0
15
13
+52
10Jamal Murray
J. Murray
43
2019-20
DEN DEN
7
42.0
30.7
5.1
6.1
0.9
0.0
11.6
21.7
53.3
3.7
7.4
50.0
3.9
4.3
90.0
65.1
1.1
4.0
2.7
294
215
36
6
0
19
16
+56
11Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
42
1993-94
ATL ATL
4
38.8
19.8
6.3
10.5
2.8
0.5
6.5
13.5
48.1
3.3
6.0
54.2
3.5
4.3
82.4
64.2
1.5
4.8
2.5
155
79
25
11
2
10
7
12Rickey Green
R. Green
41
1983-84
UTA UTA
4
37.5
17.8
2.5
10.3
2.5
0.5
7.8
14.5
53.4
0.3
0.3
100.0
2.0
3.0
66.7
56.1
0.8
1.8
1.8
150
71
10
10
2
7
4
13Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
40
2000-01
MIL MIL
4
39.3
19.0
3.3
10.0
0.5
0.5
5.8
14.3
40.4
0.3
0.8
33.3
7.3
7.8
93.5
53.8
0.8
2.5
3.0
157
76
13
2
2
12
17
-8
14Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
39
1989-90
NYK NYK
4
43.0
15.8
4.0
9.8
1.8
0.0
6.3
10.8
58.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
3.3
3.8
86.7
63.5
1.0
3.0
2.3
172
63
16
7
0
9
8
15Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
38
2022-23
BOS BOS
6
42.2
28.2
10.7
6.3
1.5
1.0
9.5
20.3
46.7
2.7
8.0
33.3
6.5
7.7
84.8
59.4
1.2
9.5
3.0
253
169
64
9
6
18
11
+66
16Steve Nash
S. Nash
38
2000-01
DAL DAL
5
37.8
14.6
3.8
7.6
0.4
0.2
5.0
11.8
42.4
2.0
4.6
43.5
2.6
3.0
86.7
55.6
0.6
3.2
2.8
189
73
19
2
1
14
7
+37
17Paul Pressey
P. Pressey
38
1986-87
MIL MIL
4
39.8
18.3
3.8
9.5
2.0
0.8
8.5
13.3
64.2
0.0
0.8
0.0
1.3
1.5
83.3
65.6
1.5
2.3
3.3
159
73
15
8
3
13
18
18Steve Nash
S. Nash
37
2002-03
DAL DAL
4
40.0
14.8
5.3
9.3
0.3
0.0
6.0
13.8
43.6
0.8
3.0
25.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
50.4
0.8
4.5
2.0
160
59
21
1
0
8
6
+9
19John Stockton
J. Stockton
37
1987-88
UTA UTA
2
46.0
21.5
3.0
18.5
4.0
0.0
7.0
12.0
58.3
0.5
1.5
33.3
7.0
8.5
82.4
68.3
1.0
2.0
5.0
92
43
6
8
0
10
5
20Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
37
1986-87
BOS BOS
4
45.0
23.8
5.5
9.3
0.5
0.5
8.8
18.5
47.3
0.0
1.0
0.0
6.3
7.3
86.2
54.7
1.8
3.8
2.3
180
95
22
2
2
9
12
21John Stockton
J. Stockton
36
1995-96
UTA UTA
4
38.5
15.3
4.5
9.0
2.3
0.3
5.5
10.8
51.2
1.0
3.0
33.3
3.3
3.5
92.9
62.0
1.3
3.3
2.3
154
61
18
9
1
9
9
22Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
36
1978-79
LAL LAL
3
39.7
12.3
2.7
12.0
2.3
0.0
5.7
14.3
39.5
1.0
2.0
50.0
40.5
0.7
2.0
3.7
119
37
8
7
0
11
14
23Kirk Hinrich
K. Hinrich
34
2006-07
CHI CHI
3
41.6
15.7
4.0
11.3
1.0
0.0
5.3
14.3
37.2
1.3
5.0
26.7
3.7
5.0
73.3
47.4
0.3
3.7
3.3
125
47
12
3
0
10
11
+29
24John Stockton
J. Stockton
34
1997-98
UTA UTA
4
32.0
8.5
3.3
8.5
1.8
0.0
3.0
7.5
40.0
0.8
1.5
50.0
1.8
2.0
87.5
50.7
0.3
3.0
2.0
128
34
13
7
0
8
9
+27
25Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
34
1978-79
WAS WAS
5
39.8
24.0
7.4
6.8
0.6
9.8
20.8
47.1
4.4
5.8
75.9
51.4
3.6
199
120
37
3
18
23
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