most playoff assists in a 1980s decade

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Magic Johnson had the most assists in the playoffs, with 1,965 assists in the 1980s.

Interpreted as:
most playoff assists by a player in a 1980s decade
NAMEASTDECADEGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1,965
1980s
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
1980s
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
1980s
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
1980s
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
1980s
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
1980s
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
1980s
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
1980s
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
1980s
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
1980s
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
1980s
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
1980s
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
1980s
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
1980s
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
1980s
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
1980s
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
1980s
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
1980s
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
1980s
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
1980s
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
1980s
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
1980s
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
1980s
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
1980s
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
1980s
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
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