Magic Johnson, Tim Hardaway and John Stockton are tied for the most assists in an elimination game, with 20 assists.
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most assists by a player in NBA playoff in an elimination game| 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 |  | M. Johnson | 20 | 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 | |||
| 2 |  | T. Hardaway | 20 | 5/14/1991 | @ | 51 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 50.0 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 54.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 3 |  | J. Stockton | 20 | 5/21/1988 | @ | 48 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 78.3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||
| 4 | | M. Johnson | 19 | 6/19/1988 | 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 |  | W. Frazier | 19 | 5/8/1970 | vs | 44 | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 80.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6 |  | M. Blaylock | 18 | 5/8/1994 | vs | 40 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 45.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 7 |  | M. Price | 18 | 5/3/1990 | vs | 45 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 59.2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 8 |  | S. Floyd | 18 | 5/1/1990 | vs | 46 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 78.6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 9 | | D. Rivers | 18 | 5/22/1988 | @ | 39 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 44.7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 10 |  | J. West | 18 | 4/5/1970 | vs | 46 | 36 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 48.1 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 55.0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 11 |  | O. Robertson | 18 | 3/29/1964 | vs | 32 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 78.9 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | | J. Stockton | 17 | 5/6/1990 | vs | 36 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 35.3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 13 | | J. Stockton | 17 | 5/19/1988 | vs | 44 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 54.0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 14 | | R. Reid | 17 | 6/5/1986 | vs | 41 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 42.1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 15 |  | J. Moore | 17 | 5/18/1983 | @ | 41 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 77.3 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 16 |  | N. Jokić | 16 | 4/27/2026 | vs | 38 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 69.6 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | +18 | ||
| 17 |  | 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 | ||
| 18 |  | A. Iverson | 16 | 5/20/2001 | vs | 48 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 29.6 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 36.5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +1 | ||
| 19 |  | J. Kidd | 16 | 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 | ||
| 20 | | 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 | |||
| 21 | | M. Johnson | 16 | 5/21/1988 | vs | 40 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 65.2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 22 | | J. Moore | 16 | 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 | ||||
| 23 |  | R. Green | 16 | 4/26/1984 | vs | 44 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 52.7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 24 |  | I. Thomas | 16 | 4/25/1984 | @ | 42 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 60.8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 25 |  | N. Nixon | 16 | 4/13/1979 | vs | 43 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 47.2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
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