most assists in a finals game since 1974

Since 1973-74, Magic Johnson has the most assists in an NBA Finals game, with 21 assists against the Celtics on June 3, 1984.

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most assists by a player in a finals game since 1974

	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	21	6/3/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	39	14	11	1	1	4	6	66.7	0	0		6	10	60.0	67.3	2	9	2	3
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	20	6/12/1991	1990-91	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	CHI	48	16	11	1	0	4	12	33.3	2	6	33.3	6	6	100.0	54.6	4	7	6	0
3	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
4	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	19	6/19/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	45	22	4	2	0	5	12	41.7	0	1	0.0	12	13	92.3	62.1	2	2	2	2
5	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
6	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	17	6/16/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	45	15	6	2	1	4	15	26.7	0	0		7	11	63.6	37.8	2	4	4	3
7	Robert Reid R. Reid	17	6/5/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	HOU	vs	BOS	41	13	6	1	0	6	15	40.0	0	1	0.0	1	1	100.0	42.1	1	5	0	4
8	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	17	6/7/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	22	3	1	0	10	21	47.6	0	3	0.0	2	2	100.0	50.3	1	2	6	3
9	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	17	6/7/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	42	26	6	2	0	11	20	55.0	0	0		4	4	100.0	59.7	0	6	2	1
10	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	17	6/6/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	49	20	11	2	0	8	12	66.7	0	0		4	7	57.1	66.3	1	10	7	5
11	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	16	6/8/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	42	4	6	2	1	1	4	25.0	0	0		2	6	33.3	30.1	1	5	2	3	-5
12	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	16	6/2/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	39	17	9	2	0	6	13	46.2	1	2	50.0	4	4	100.0	57.6	0	9	1	2
13	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
14	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	14	6/1/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	vs	MIA	40	27	10	1	1	8	12	66.7	1	2	50.0	10	12	83.3	78.1	0	10	2	1	+14
15	LeBron James L. James	14	6/4/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	39	29	11	3	1	12	18	66.7	1	3	33.3	4	5	80.0	71.8	0	11	4	2	-11
16	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	14	6/11/1995	1994-95	NBA Finals	ORL	@	HOU	41	19	4	1	2	4	10	40.0	1	4	25.0	10	11	90.9	64.0	1	3	3	4
17	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	14	6/6/1989	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	41	17	5	3	0	6	12	50.0	0	2	0.0	5	6	83.3	58.1	1	4	5	2
18	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
19	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	14	6/12/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	40	18	6	3	0	7	8	87.5	0	0		4	5	80.0	88.2	0	6	3	2
20	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	14	6/9/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	45	15	2	1	1	6	15	40.0	0	1	0.0	3	3	100.0	46.0	2	0	2	3
21	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
22	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	14	6/6/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	50	22	2	0	0	9	23	39.1	0	0		4	4	100.0	44.4	2	0	2	4
23	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	14	6/3/1982	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	41	11	3	2	0	4	18	22.2	0	0		3	4	75.0	27.8	1	2	2	3
24	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	13	6/2/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	@	GSW	42	12	5	1	0	3	17	17.6	1	5	20.0	5	7	71.4	29.9	0	5	2	2	+16
25	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	13	7/17/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	@	PHX	42	27	4	3	1	12	20	60.0	3	6	50.0	0	0		67.5	1	3	2	4	+14

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