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Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Magic Johnson had the most assists in the playoffs, with 1,965 assists.

NAMEASTGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1,965
158
39.3
19.0
7.7
12.4
2.1
0.4
6.8
13.2
51.8
0.1
0.7
20.6
5.1
6.2
82.6
59.4
1.9
5.8
3.6
6,204
2,999
1,220
324
63
571
450
2Larry Bird
L. Bird
932
145
42.6
24.5
10.7
6.4
1.9
0.9
9.2
19.3
47.6
0.5
1.4
35.3
5.7
6.4
89.2
55.5
2.4
8.3
3.2
6,176
3,559
1,547
277
135
463
421
3Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
837
136
39.1
17.2
4.1
6.2
1.4
0.5
6.5
14.7
43.9
0.2
0.8
23.1
4.1
4.9
82.8
50.9
1.2
2.9
2.7
5,324
2,337
562
194
62
363
432
4Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
744
106
37.2
14.7
3.4
7.0
2.2
0.3
6.0
11.7
51.0
0.0
0.3
8.8
2.8
3.5
78.7
55.6
0.8
2.7
2.4
3,947
1,561
364
232
37
255
262
5Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
678
159
28.7
9.8
3.5
4.3
1.2
0.6
3.6
7.6
47.3
0.8
1.9
39.8
1.8
2.2
82.5
57.1
0.9
2.6
1.5
4,571
1,558
550
196
92
245
453
6Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
676
73
38.7
22.0
4.6
9.3
2.4
0.4
8.2
18.3
44.6
0.5
1.8
29.3
5.2
6.7
76.9
51.8
1.3
3.3
3.3
2,822
1,606
335
173
29
240
239
7Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
489
112
29.9
10.8
2.5
4.4
1.1
0.1
4.3
9.2
46.5
0.7
1.8
39.2
1.6
1.9
82.9
53.9
0.7
1.8
1.6
3,354
1,211
282
122
11
175
340
8Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
446
158
33.7
21.4
7.5
2.8
0.9
2.2
8.7
16.2
53.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
5.4
75.7
57.7
2.2
5.3
2.6
5,327
3,380
1,188
140
354
404
543
9Julius Erving
J. Erving
416
103
36.9
20.6
6.8
4.0
1.6
1.8
7.8
16.5
47.4
0.1
0.3
19.4
4.9
6.3
77.4
53.5
2.4
4.4
3.1
3,800
2,123
705
161
181
323
306
10Paul Pressey
P. Pressey
371
64
30.8
12.1
4.4
5.8
1.5
0.7
4.4
9.2
48.1
0.1
0.6
25.0
3.1
4.3
72.3
54.6
1.5
2.8
3.0
1,970
776
281
99
44
189
223
11Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
355
47
39.7
18.7
3.4
7.6
1.6
0.1
7.9
16.6
47.9
0.1
0.3
33.3
2.7
3.6
76.8
51.6
0.9
2.5
2.6
1,868
880
158
74
7
122
151
12James Worthy
J. Worthy
353
111
36.5
21.2
5.5
3.2
1.3
0.8
8.9
15.5
57.3
0.1
0.2
22.2
3.4
4.8
71.8
60.4
1.9
3.5
2.1
4,050
2,356
607
139
91
229
289
13Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
333
39
31.7
12.8
4.2
8.5
1.8
0.3
4.3
9.4
45.5
0.4
1.3
32.0
3.8
5.2
73.8
54.7
0.9
3.3
2.5
1,237
499
162
71
11
97
148
14Robert Reid
R. Reid
331
70
37.9
14.3
5.3
4.7
1.5
0.6
6.0
13.7
43.9
0.1
0.7
15.4
2.2
3.0
72.6
47.6
1.5
3.9
2.0
2,654
999
374
104
39
141
263
15Johnny Moore
J. Moore
323
32
31.2
14.0
3.8
10.1
2.0
0.4
5.8
11.6
50.5
0.3
0.8
38.5
2.0
2.9
69.9
54.6
1.2
2.6
2.1
998
449
121
63
12
67
110
16Andrew Toney
A. Toney
323
72
29.8
17.4
2.3
4.5
0.8
0.3
6.7
14.1
47.8
0.2
0.7
23.5
3.8
4.8
78.6
53.7
0.8
1.6
3.6
2,146
1,254
168
58
18
257
265
17Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
315
88
35.6
16.5
5.1
3.6
1.2
0.4
5.5
11.5
47.5
0.2
0.6
30.8
5.4
6.7
81.1
57.2
2.1
3.1
2.5
3,135
1,451
453
103
36
221
269
18Joe Dumars
J. Dumars
305
59
34.6
14.1
2.1
5.2
0.7
0.1
5.5
11.3
48.3
0.1
0.4
23.8
3.1
3.7
84.1
54.7
0.7
1.4
1.8
2,044
834
126
41
4
105
123
19John Stockton
J. Stockton
301
33
31.3
13.4
3.0
9.1
2.4
0.3
4.4
8.6
51.4
0.4
0.8
46.2
4.2
5.1
81.7
61.7
0.8
2.2
2.7
1,033
442
100
79
11
90
109
20Fat Lever
F. Lever
276
45
29.5
12.1
5.4
6.1
1.8
0.2
4.6
11.0
41.9
0.4
0.8
45.9
2.5
3.2
76.0
48.5
1.6
3.8
1.7
1,328
544
244
81
8
76
111
21Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
274
41
34.1
13.3
1.6
6.7
0.7
0.0
4.7
10.7
43.8
0.0
0.4
11.8
3.9
4.7
82.9
52.2
0.3
1.3
3.0
1,400
546
66
30
2
122
100
22Derek Harper
D. Harper
272
45
31.8
11.2
2.4
6.0
1.8
0.2
4.4
9.4
46.5
0.5
1.6
32.9
2.0
2.6
74.8
53.1
0.8
1.6
1.6
1,431
506
106
79
8
70
106
23Alex English
A. English
271
56
38.3
26.4
5.7
4.8
0.7
0.4
10.6
21.5
49.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.2
6.0
87.1
54.7
2.6
3.1
2.3
2,143
1,481
320
39
24
128
162
24Rickey Green
R. Green
269
44
23.8
9.6
2.2
6.1
1.0
0.1
3.8
8.2
46.4
0.1
0.4
25.0
2.0
2.3
84.3
52.4
0.5
1.6
1.5
1,045
424
95
42
4
68
57
25Byron Scott
B. Scott
268
106
31.8
15.8
3.3
2.5
1.4
0.2
6.2
12.6
49.6
0.6
1.7
36.4
2.7
3.3
81.6
56.1
0.9
2.4
1.6
3,366
1,671
351
149
19
172
272
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1.8

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113.6

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Knicks

126.0

Spurs

118.2

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Pistons Pistons - z
60
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Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
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3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
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4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
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36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
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8
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45
37
.549
15.0
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44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
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Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
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20
62
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14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
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Wizards Wizards - e
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65
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Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
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3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
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Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
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Rockets Rockets - x
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49
33
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8
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Clippers Clippers
42
40
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Warriors Warriors
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45
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11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
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56
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Mavericks Mavericks - e
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56
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38.0
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Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
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57
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Kings Kings - e
22
60
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Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
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MIL MIL
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CLE CLE
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DET DET
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5/20
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
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5/22
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Sun
5/24
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:00 PM