John Stockton had the most assists in a 1996 playoff game, with 23 assists against the Trail Blazers on April 25, 1996.
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most assists by a player in a game the 1996 playoffs| 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 |  | J. Stockton | 23 | 4/25/1996 | vs | 41 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 73.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 2 | | J. Stockton | 19 | 5/7/1996 | @ | 39 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 59.7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 3 |  | A. Johnson | 18 | 4/26/1996 | vs | 39 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 4 |  | K. Johnson | 16 | 4/28/1996 | @ | 48 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 51.2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |||
| 5 | | J. Stockton | 16 | 4/27/1996 | vs | 38 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 67.7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 6 | | A. Johnson | 15 | 4/28/1996 | vs | 47 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 43.6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 7 | | J. Stockton | 13 | 5/16/1996 | vs | 35 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 8 | | J. Stockton | 13 | 5/9/1996 | @ | 40 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 29.1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |||
| 9 | | A. Johnson | 13 | 5/3/1996 | @ | 45 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 47.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 10 |  | M. Johnson | 13 | 4/30/1996 | @ | 38 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 32.5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 11 | | J. Stockton | 12 | 5/30/1996 | vs | 35 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 54.9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 12 |  | T. Brandon | 12 | 4/27/1996 | vs | 41 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 55.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 13 |  | R. Strickland | 12 | 4/25/1996 | @ | 41 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 64.8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 14 |  | G. Payton | 11 | 6/12/1996 | vs | 44 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 59.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 15 |  | M. Blaylock | 11 | 5/13/1996 | vs | 39 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 74.2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 16 |  | A. Hardaway | 11 | 5/13/1996 | @ | 37 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 60.8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 17 | | G. Payton | 11 | 5/12/1996 | @ | 49 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 51.3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 18 |  | K. Smith | 11 | 5/10/1996 | vs | 48 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 76.5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 19 | | J. Stockton | 11 | 5/5/1996 | vs | 37 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 79.5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 20 |  | N. Van Exel | 11 | 5/2/1996 | @ | 38 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 52.4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||
| 21 | | J. Stockton | 11 | 5/1/1996 | @ | 39 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 23.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 36.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 22 |  | C. Drexler | 11 | 4/30/1996 | vs | 39 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 51.5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 23 | | J. Stockton | 11 | 4/29/1996 | @ | 46 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 68.3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 24 |  | B. Shaw | 11 | 4/26/1996 | vs | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 76.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 25 | | K. Johnson | 11 | 4/26/1996 | @ | 36 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 71.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
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