most assists in a playoff game 5 triple double

Magic Johnson has the most assists in a triple-double in a game 5, with 20 assists in Game 5 of the 1991 NBA Finals against the Bulls.

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most assists in a playoff game 5 triple double by a player

	NAME	AST	TD3	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	1	6/12/1991	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
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	19	1	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
3	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	18	1	3/29/1964	CIN	vs	PHI		32	10			10	15	66.7				12	12	100.0	78.9				3
4	Paul Pressey P. Pressey	16	1	5/7/1986	MIL	vs	PHI	47	23	10	0	0	4	7	57.1	0	0		15	17	88.2	79.4	5	5	4	4
5	Chris Paul C. Paul	15	1	4/29/2008	NOH	vs	DAL	44	24	11	2	0	10	19	52.6	2	3	66.7	2	4	50.0	57.8	2	9	0	2	+11
6	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	14	1	4/23/2019	OKC	@	POR	45	29	12	4	2	11	31	35.5	4	11	36.4	3	3	100.0	44.9	2	10	5	5	-4
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	14	1	6/2/1993	CHI	@	NYK	45	29	10	2	1	11	24	45.8	0	1	0.0	7	9	77.8	51.9	2	8	5	2
8	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	13	1	4/29/2025	MIL	@	IND	44	30	20	2	2	9	17	52.9	1	2	50.0	11	17	64.7	61.3	2	18	7	5	-2
9	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	13	1	4/29/2014	OKC	vs	MEM	48	30	10	1	1	10	31	32.3	1	7	14.3	9	9	100.0	42.9	5	5	4	2	+1
10	LeBron James L. James	13	1	6/21/2012	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
11	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	13	1	5/13/1998	IND	vs	NYK	38	22	14	0	0	6	12	50.0	0	2	0.0	10	10	100.0	67.1	3	11	4	1	+14
12	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	13	1	5/17/1994	ATL	vs	IND	40	14	10	4	1	6	12	50.0	1	2	50.0	1	4	25.0	50.9	3	7	5	3
13	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	13	1	3/31/1968	BOS	vs	DET	48	18	12			7	19	36.8				4	6	66.7	41.6				4
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	13	1	4/11/1967	PHI	vs	BOS	47	29	36			10	16	62.5				9	17	52.9	61.8				2
15	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	13	1	3/26/1963	CIN	@	SYR		32	19			8	22	36.4				16	19	84.2	52.7				3
16	George King G. King	13	1	3/29/1956	SYR	@	PHI	45	17	11			6	19	31.6				5	7	71.4	38.5				3
17	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	12	1	4/29/2025	DEN	vs	LAC	37	13	10	1	2	4	13	30.8	1	4	25.0	4	5	80.0	42.8	1	9	2	1	+18
18	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	12	1	5/9/2023	DEN	vs	PHX	38	29	13	1	2	12	20	60.0	2	3	66.7	3	5	60.0	65.3	4	9	4	3	+18
19	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	12	1	4/25/2023	DEN	vs	MIN	42	28	17	2	2	8	29	27.6	3	8	37.5	9	10	90.0	41.9	9	8	2	4	+3
20	LeBron James L. James	12	1	5/28/2009	CLE	vs	ORL	46	37	14	1	1	11	24	45.8	0	2	0.0	15	19	78.9	57.2	3	11	4	3	+11
21	Steve Nash S. Nash	12	1	5/18/2005	PHX	vs	DAL	42	34	13	1	0	13	26	50.0	2	5	40.0	6	6	100.0	59.4	0	13	5	0	+4
22	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	12	1	5/14/1991	LAL	vs	GSW	47	28	14	0	0	8	22	36.4	2	4	50.0	10	11	90.9	52.2	3	11	2	2
23	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	12	1	4/27/1986	PHI	vs	WAS	35	19	15	2	1	8	12	66.7	0	0		3	3	100.0	71.3	3	12	4	4
24	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	12	1	4/20/1969	LAL	vs	ATL	41	29	11			14	18	77.8				1	2	50.0	76.8				2
25	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	11	1	5/15/2024	DAL	@	OKC	41	31	10	0	1	12	22	54.5	5	11	45.5	2	3	66.7	66.5	0	10	3	3	+13