most assists in a triple double in a playoff game

Magic Johnson has the most assists in a triple-double in a playoff game, with 21 assists in Game 3 of the 1984 NBA Finals versus the Celtics.

Interpreted as:
most assists in a triple double by a player in a playoff game
NAMEASTTD3DATETMOPPMINPTSREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
21
1
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
2Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
20
1
4/22/2011
@
41
15
11
2
0
5
13
38.5
0
0
5
6
83.3
48.0
6
5
4
4
+23
3Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
20
1
6/12/1991
vs
48
16
11
1
0
4
12
33.3
2
6
33.3
6
6
100.0
54.6
4
7
6
0
4Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
19
1
4/27/2007
vs
40
16
16
3
1
7
14
50.0
2
8
25.0
0
0
57.1
4
12
5
2
+14
5Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
19
1
5/18/1983
vs
45
16
11
2
1
7
12
58.3
0
0
2
2
100.0
62.1
4
3
6Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
19
1
3/24/1967
vs
48
16
30
8
13
61.5
0
2
0.0
57.6
1
7Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
18
1
5/6/2009
vs
39
15
11
2
0
7
19
36.8
0
3
0.0
1
2
50.0
37.7
1
10
3
2
+25
8Fat Lever
F. Lever
18
1
4/30/1985
vs
39
19
16
2
0
8
14
57.1
0
0
3
4
75.0
60.3
8
8
5
3
9Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
18
1
3/29/1964
vs
32
10
10
15
66.7
12
12
100.0
78.9
3
10Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
17
1
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
11Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
17
1
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
12Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
17
1
5/5/1991
vs
31
21
10
3
0
7
15
46.7
0
1
0.0
7
9
77.8
55.4
2
8
0
2
13Fat Lever
F. Lever
17
1
4/28/1989
@
47
20
12
4
0
8
21
38.1
2
3
66.7
2
2
100.0
45.7
2
10
5
3
14Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
17
1
4/23/1986
@
32
14
10
2
0
4
6
66.7
0
0
6
8
75.0
73.5
4
6
2
4
15Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
17
1
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
16Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
16
1
4/26/2024
vs
46
18
10
0
1
8
22
36.4
1
12
8.3
1
1
100.0
40.1
5
5
4
1
+16
17LeBron James
L. James
16
1
8/18/2020
vs
41
23
17
1
0
9
20
45.0
1
5
20.0
4
7
57.1
49.8
2
15
4
1
-3
18Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
16
1
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
19Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
16
1
4/20/2009
vs
40
19
12
5
0
7
18
38.9
0
1
0.0
5
8
62.5
44.1
7
5
2
1
+17
20Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
16
1
5/14/2000
vs
37
22
10
2
0
8
13
61.5
4
6
66.7
2
3
66.7
76.8
2
8
3
3
+28
21Paul Pressey
P. Pressey
16
1
5/7/1986
vs
47
23
10
0
0
4
7
57.1
0
0
15
17
88.2
79.4
5
5
4
4
22Johnny Moore
J. Moore
16
1
4/26/1985
vs
36
17
10
4
2
7
10
70.0
0
0
3
6
50.0
67.2
1
9
3
3
23Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
16
1
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
24Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
16
1
4/8/1980
vs
39
13
12
2
0
4
12
33.3
0
0
5
7
71.4
43.1
2
10
3
2
25Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
15
1
5/27/2025
vs
38
32
12
4
0
11
23
47.8
5
12
41.7
5
6
83.3
62.4
0
12
0
4
+16
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1965 playoffs.

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