most assists in a playoff game since 2005

Since 2004-05, Steve Nash has the most assists in a playoff game, with 23 assists in Game 4 of the 2007 First Round against the Lakers.

Interpreted as:

most assists by a player in a playoff game since 2005

	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	Steve Nash S. Nash	23	4/29/2007	PHX	@	LAL	39	17	1	2	1	6	15	40.0	1	2	50.0	4	4	100.0	50.7	1	0	3	3	+17
2	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	21	5/4/2018	NOP	vs	GSW	37	4	10	1	0	2	11	18.2	0	2	0.0	0	0		18.2	2	8	4	2	+23
3	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	20	4/22/2011	BOS	@	NYK	41	15	11	2	0	5	13	38.5	0	0		5	6	83.3	48.0	6	5	4	4	+23
4	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	19	5/3/2010	BOS	@	CLE	45	13	4	2	0	5	10	50.0	1	2	50.0	2	4	50.0	55.3	1	3	6	4	+18
5	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	19	4/30/2009	BOS	@	CHI	58	8	9	0	0	4	17	23.5	0	2	0.0	0	2	0.0	22.4	2	7	0	4	+3
6	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	19	4/27/2007	NJN	vs	TOR	40	16	16	3	1	7	14	50.0	2	8	25.0	0	0		57.1	4	12	5	2	+14
7	Trae Young T. Young	18	6/14/2021	ATL	vs	PHI	40	25	4	1	0	8	26	30.8	3	11	27.3	6	8	75.0	42.3	1	3	2	3	+7
8	James Harden J. Harden	18	5/30/2021	BKN	@	BOS	40	23	5	2	2	8	12	66.7	2	5	40.0	5	6	83.3	78.6	1	4	6	3	+8
9	Tony Parker T. Parker	18	5/21/2013	SAS	vs	MEM	42	15	5	3	0	6	20	30.0	1	4	25.0	2	4	50.0	34.5	0	5	2	1	+12
10	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	18	5/6/2009	BOS	vs	ORL	39	15	11	2	0	7	19	36.8	0	3	0.0	1	2	50.0	37.7	1	10	3	2	+25
11	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	17	5/5/2023	DEN	@	PHX	42	30	17	0	1	11	19	57.9	1	2	50.0	7	8	87.5	66.6	6	11	6	3	+5
12	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	17	4/14/2018	NOP	@	POR	39	6	8	1	0	3	9	33.3	0	1	0.0	0	0		33.3	0	8	2	4	-4
13	John Wall J. Wall	17	4/21/2015	WAS	@	TOR	40	26	1	1	1	8	16	50.0	2	4	50.0	8	11	72.7	62.4	0	1	5	1	+14
14	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	17	5/12/2012	BOS	vs	PHI	40	13	12	4	0	6	15	40.0	0	3	0.0	1	2	50.0	40.9	5	7	7	5	0
15	Deron Williams D. Williams	17	4/19/2009	UTA	@	LAL	45	16	3	2	0	4	14	28.6	0	4	0.0	8	8	100.0	45.7	1	2	3	3	-8
16	Chris Paul C. Paul	17	4/22/2008	NOH	vs	DAL	39	32	5	3	0	10	16	62.5	0	2	0.0	12	14	85.7	72.2	0	5	3	5	+24
17	Steve Nash S. Nash	17	5/13/2005	PHX	@	DAL	42	27	3	2	0	12	21	57.1	1	5	20.0	2	3	66.7	60.5	0	3	7	1	+13
18	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	16	4/26/2024	IND	vs	MIL	46	18	10	0	1	8	22	36.4	1	12	8.3	1	1	100.0	40.1	5	5	4	1	+16
19	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	16	4/16/2023	MIL	vs	MIA	35	16	7	1	0	6	18	33.3	2	9	22.2	2	2	100.0	42.4	3	4	1	3	-15
20	LeBron James L. James	16	8/18/2020	LAL	vs	POR	41	23	17	1	0	9	20	45.0	1	5	20.0	4	7	57.1	49.8	2	15	4	1	-3
21	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	16	4/21/2018	NOP	vs	POR	35	7	7	0	0	3	7	42.9	0	1	0.0	1	1	100.0	47.0	0	7	2	2	+12
22	John Wall J. Wall	16	4/30/2017	WAS	@	BOS	39	20	4	1	2	9	20	45.0	1	5	20.0	1	2	50.0	47.9	0	4	8	1	-5
23	Chris Paul C. Paul	16	5/9/2014	LAC	vs	OKC	42	21	2	3	0	8	16	50.0	2	6	33.3	3	5	60.0	57.7	0	2	0	3	+4
24	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	16	5/3/2014	OKC	vs	MEM	39	27	10	2	1	10	16	62.5	2	2	100.0	5	6	83.3	72.4	4	6	7	3	+22
25	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	16	5/6/2012	BOS	vs	ATL	35	20	3	3	0	8	11	72.7	2	3	66.7	2	5	40.0	75.8	0	3	1	0	+27