Magic Johnson has the most assists in a single NBA playoff run, with 303 assists in 1987-88.

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NBA most assist by a player in a single playoff run

	NAME	AST	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	303	1987-88	LAL	24	40.2	19.9	5.4	12.6	1.4	0.2	7.0	13.7	51.4	0.3	0.6	50.0	5.5	6.5	85.2	60.0	1.3	4.1	3.5	965	477	130	34	4	83	61
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	289	1984-85	LAL	19	36.2	17.5	7.1	15.2	1.7	0.2	6.1	11.9	51.3	0.1	0.4	14.3	5.3	6.2	84.7	59.9	1.0	6.1	4.0	687	333	134	32	4	76	48
3	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	284	1983-84	LAL	21	39.9	18.2	6.6	13.5	2.0	1.0	7.2	13.0	55.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	3.8	4.8	80.0	60.1	1.2	5.4	3.8	837	382	139	42	20	79	71
4	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	240	1990-91	LAL	19	43.3	21.8	8.1	12.6	1.2	0.0	6.2	14.1	44.0	1.1	3.7	29.6	8.3	9.4	88.2	59.8	1.2	6.9	4.1	823	414	154	23	0	77	43
5	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	227	2011-12	BOS	19	42.6	17.3	6.7	11.9	2.4	0.1	7.4	15.8	46.8	0.4	1.6	26.7	2.1	2.9	69.6	50.5	1.8	4.9	3.8	810	329	128	45	2	72	40	+21
6	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	223	2009-10	BOS	24	40.6	15.8	5.6	9.3	1.9	0.1	6.3	13.6	46.3	0.4	1.0	37.5	2.8	4.8	59.6	50.4	1.6	4.0	3.0	975	379	134	46	3	72	57	+78
7	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	219	1986-87	LAL	18	37.0	21.8	7.7	12.2	1.7	0.4	8.1	15.1	53.9	0.1	0.6	20.0	5.4	6.6	83.1	60.7	1.6	6.2	2.8	666	392	139	31	7	51	37
8	John Stockton J. Stockton	217	1991-92	UTA	16	38.9	14.8	2.9	13.6	2.1	0.3	4.8	11.4	42.3	1.1	3.6	31.0	4.1	4.9	83.3	54.8	0.6	2.3	3.6	623	237	47	34	5	58	38
9	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	211	1985-86	LAL	14	38.6	21.6	7.1	15.1	1.9	0.1	7.9	14.6	53.7	0.0	0.8	0.0	5.9	7.6	76.6	59.9	1.5	5.6	3.2	541	302	100	27	1	45	43
10	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	205	1986-87	BOS	23	41.9	18.9	4.0	8.9	0.7	0.3	7.3	15.7	46.5	0.1	1.1	11.5	4.2	4.9	85.0	53.0	1.0	2.9	1.9	964	435	91	16	8	44	71
11	Steve Nash S. Nash	204	2005-06	PHX	20	39.9	20.4	3.7	10.2	0.4	0.3	7.3	14.6	50.2	1.6	4.4	36.8	4.2	4.6	91.2	61.5	0.5	3.2	3.4	798	407	73	8	5	67	38	+71
12	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	201	1987-88	DET	23	39.6	21.9	4.7	8.7	2.9	0.3	8.0	18.2	43.7	0.6	1.9	29.5	5.4	6.6	82.8	51.9	1.1	3.5	3.7	911	504	107	66	8	85	71
13	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	199	2020-21	MIL	23	39.7	17.3	5.7	8.7	1.7	0.4	6.9	16.9	40.6	1.9	6.2	30.3	1.7	2.4	71.4	48.2	1.4	4.3	2.4	912	399	132	38	10	56	48	+160
14	LeBron James L. James	198	2017-18	CLE	22	41.9	34.0	9.1	9.0	1.4	1.0	12.5	23.2	53.9	1.8	5.2	34.2	7.2	9.7	74.6	61.9	1.4	7.7	4.3	922	748	200	30	23	94	52	-22
15	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	198	2015-16	OKC	18	37.4	26.0	6.9	11.0	2.6	0.1	8.8	21.8	40.5	1.9	5.8	32.4	6.4	7.8	82.9	51.5	2.3	4.6	4.3	674	468	124	46	2	78	43	+119
16	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	197	2024-25	IND	23	33.6	17.3	5.3	8.6	1.3	0.7	6.3	13.7	46.3	2.3	6.9	34.0	2.3	2.8	82.8	58.1	0.3	5.0	2.3	772	399	123	30	15	53	39	+132
17	John Stockton J. Stockton	195	1995-96	UTA	18	37.7	11.1	3.2	10.8	1.6	0.4	3.9	8.7	44.6	0.6	2.1	28.9	2.7	3.3	81.4	54.4	0.8	2.4	3.2	679	199	58	29	7	58	50
18	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	192	1982-83	LAL	15	42.9	17.9	8.5	12.8	2.3	0.8	6.7	13.7	48.5	0.0	0.7	0.0	4.5	5.4	84.0	55.5	3.4	5.1	4.3	643	268	128	34	12	64	49
19	John Stockton J. Stockton	191	1996-97	UTA	20	37.0	16.1	3.9	9.6	1.7	0.3	5.7	10.9	52.1	1.0	2.5	38.0	3.9	4.5	85.6	62.7	0.9	3.0	3.1	739	322	78	33	5	62	52	+47
20	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	190	2022-23	DEN	20	39.5	30.0	13.5	9.5	1.1	1.0	11.4	20.7	54.8	1.8	3.8	46.1	5.6	7.0	79.9	63.1	3.5	10.0	3.5	789	600	269	21	20	70	69	+169
21	Draymond Green D. Green	187	2018-19	GSW	22	38.6	13.3	10.1	8.5	1.5	1.5	5.2	10.4	49.8	0.6	2.6	22.8	2.3	3.2	71.8	56.1	1.9	8.3	3.8	850	292	223	32	33	83	85	+127
22	LeBron James L. James	184	2019-20	LAL	21	36.3	27.6	10.8	8.8	1.2	0.9	10.2	18.2	56.0	2.1	5.7	37.0	5.1	7.1	72.0	64.7	1.3	9.4	4.0	762	580	226	26	18	84	40	+165
23	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	182	2001-02	NJN	20	40.2	19.6	8.2	9.1	1.7	0.4	7.4	17.7	41.5	0.9	4.5	18.9	4.0	5.0	80.8	49.2	2.1	6.1	3.4	803	391	164	34	8	67	40	+45
24	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	182	1992-93	PHX	23	39.7	17.8	2.7	7.9	1.5	0.6	6.2	13.0	48.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.4	6.8	79.5	55.9	0.4	2.3	3.7	914	410	62	35	13	84	57
25	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	178	2023-24	DAL	22	40.9	28.9	9.5	8.1	1.9	0.4	10.2	22.9	44.6	3.1	9.6	32.2	5.3	7.0	76.5	55.6	0.7	8.7	4.1	900	635	208	41	8	90	56	+97