Magic Johnson has the most assists in an NBA Finals game, with 21 assists versus the Celtics on June 3, 1984.
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most assists by a player in an NBA finals game| NAME | AST | DATE | SEASON | SERIES | 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 | 21 | 6/3/1984 | 1983-84 | NBA Finals | vs | 39 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 67.3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 2 | | M. Johnson | 20 | 6/12/1991 | 1990-91 | NBA Finals | vs | 48 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 54.6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 3 | | M. Johnson | 20 | 6/4/1987 | 1986-87 | NBA Finals | vs | 31 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 61.5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 4 | | M. Johnson | 19 | 6/19/1988 | 1987-88 | NBA Finals | vs | 45 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 62.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 5 | | M. Johnson | 19 | 6/14/1987 | 1986-87 | NBA Finals | vs | 42 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 36.6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 6 |  | W. Frazier | 19 | 5/8/1970 | 1969-70 | NBA Finals | vs | 44 | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 80.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 7 |  | B. Cousy | 19 | 4/7/1959 | 1958-59 | NBA Finals | @ | 48 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 33.3 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 46.7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | B. Cousy | 19 | 4/9/1957 | 1956-57 | NBA Finals | vs | 45 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 38.1 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 42.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 9 |  | J. West | 18 | 5/1/1970 | 1969-70 | NBA Finals | vs | 52 | 37 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 59.1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 10 | | M. Johnson | 17 | 6/16/1988 | 1987-88 | NBA Finals | @ | 45 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 26.7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 37.8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 11 |  | R. Reid | 17 | 6/5/1986 | 1985-86 | NBA Finals | vs | 41 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 42.1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 12 |  | D. Johnson | 17 | 6/7/1985 | 1984-85 | NBA Finals | @ | 48 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 47.6 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 50.3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 13 | | M. Johnson | 17 | 6/7/1985 | 1984-85 | NBA Finals | vs | 42 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 59.7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 14 | | M. Johnson | 17 | 6/6/1984 | 1983-84 | NBA Finals | vs | 49 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 66.3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| 15 |  | R. Rondo | 16 | 6/8/2008 | 2007-08 | NBA Finals | vs | 42 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 30.1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | -5 | |||
| 16 | | M. Johnson | 16 | 6/2/1985 | 1984-85 | NBA Finals | vs | 39 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 57.6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 17 | | M. Johnson | 15 | 6/12/1984 | 1983-84 | NBA Finals | @ | 43 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 46.8 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| 18 | | B. Cousy | 15 | 4/5/1959 | 1958-59 | NBA Finals | vs | 47 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 40.9 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 42.6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 19 |  | N. Jokić | 14 | 6/1/2023 | 2022-23 | NBA Finals | 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 | ||
| 20 |  | L. James | 14 | 6/4/2017 | 2016-17 | NBA Finals | @ | 39 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 71.8 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | -11 | ||
| 21 |  | A. Hardaway | 14 | 6/11/1995 | 1994-95 | NBA Finals | @ | 41 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 64.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 22 | | M. Johnson | 14 | 6/6/1989 | 1988-89 | NBA Finals | @ | 41 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 58.1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||
| 23 | | M. Johnson | 14 | 6/21/1988 | 1987-88 | NBA Finals | vs | 40 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 75.9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 24 | | M. Johnson | 14 | 6/12/1988 | 1987-88 | NBA Finals | @ | 40 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 88.2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 25 | | D. Johnson | 14 | 6/9/1987 | 1986-87 | NBA Finals | vs | 45 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 46.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
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