Magic Johnson had the most assists by a player in a playoff game in his 5th playoff, with 24 assists in Game 2 of the 1984 Western Conference Finals against the Suns.
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most assists by a player in a playoff game in a 5th season| NAME | AST | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | REB | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | M. Johnson | 24 | 5/15/1984 | vs | 38 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 51.0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 2 | | M. Johnson | 21 | 6/3/1984 | vs | 39 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 67.3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 3 |  | N. Jokić | 17 | 5/5/2023 | @ | 42 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 66.6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | +5 | ||
| 4 |  | R. Rondo | 17 | 5/12/2012 | vs | 40 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 40.9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | M. Johnson | 17 | 6/6/1984 | vs | 49 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 66.3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| 6 |  | R. Westbrook | 16 | 5/3/2014 | vs | 39 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 72.4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | +22 | ||
| 7 | | R. Rondo | 16 | 5/6/2012 | vs | 35 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 75.8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +27 | ||
| 8 |  | J. Kidd | 16 | 4/29/2001 | vs | 44 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 36.4 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 40.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -6 | ||
| 9 |  | K. Johnson | 16 | 5/2/1993 | vs | 44 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 64.3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 10 |  | J. Stockton | 16 | 5/2/1989 | @ | 47 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 65.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 72.3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 11 | | M. Johnson | 16 | 5/6/1984 | @ | 47 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 37.5 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 40.4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 12 |  | J. Holiday | 15 | 5/24/2021 | vs | 31 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 45.8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | +37 | |||
| 13 | | R. Rondo | 15 | 6/3/2012 | vs | 47 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 50.4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | +8 | ||
| 14 | | R. Rondo | 15 | 5/18/2012 | @ | 41 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 51.9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -6 | ||
| 15 |  | M. Jackson | 15 | 5/14/1992 | vs | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 16 | | M. Johnson | 15 | 6/12/1984 | @ | 43 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 46.8 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| 17 | | M. Johnson | 15 | 5/20/1984 | @ | 41 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 63.9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 18 | | M. Johnson | 15 | 5/8/1984 | vs | 29 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 79.9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 19 |  | G. King | 15 | 3/28/1956 | vs | 48 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 65.9 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 20 |  | B. Cousy | 15 | 3/24/1955 | @ | 47 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 18.8 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 34.1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 21 |  | T. Herro | 14 | 4/24/2024 | @ | 39 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 81.3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +21 | ||
| 22 | | N. Jokić | 14 | 6/1/2023 | vs | 40 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 78.1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | +14 | ||
| 23 | | N. Jokić | 14 | 5/16/2023 | vs | 42 | 34 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 82.8 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 4 | +11 | ||
| 24 | | R. Rondo | 14 | 6/9/2012 | @ | 44 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 48.1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | -12 | ||
| 25 | | R. Rondo | 14 | 5/21/2012 | vs | 39 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 57.4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +16 | ||
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| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
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| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
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| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
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| 4 | Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
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