nba player with most ast in a nba finals elimination game

Magic Johnson has the most assists in an NBA Finals game, with 20 assists versus the Bulls on June 12, 1991.

	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	+/-
1	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	20	6/12/1991	1990-91	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	CHI	48	16	11	1	0	4	12	33.3	2	6	33.3	6	6	100.0	54.6	4	7	6	0
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	19	6/19/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	45	22	4	2	0	5	12	41.7	0	1	0.0	12	13	92.3	62.1	2	2	2	2
3	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	19	5/8/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	LAL	44	36	7			12	17	70.6				12	12	100.0	80.8				3
4	Robert Reid R. Reid	17	6/5/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	HOU	vs	BOS	41	13	6	1	0	6	15	40.0	0	1	0.0	1	1	100.0	42.1	1	5	0	4
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	15	6/12/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	43	16	5	4	2	5	14	35.7	0	0		6	7	85.7	46.8	0	5	7	5
6	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	14	6/21/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	40	19	5	2	0	6	9	66.7	0	1	0.0	7	8	87.5	75.9	0	5	4	5
7	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	14	4/9/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	47	19	6			8	25	32.0				3	4	75.0	35.5				1
8	Draymond Green D. Green	13	6/13/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	TOR	44	11	19	3	2	5	10	50.0	1	4	25.0	0	2	0.0	50.6	4	15	8	4	0
9	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	13	5/31/1983	1982-83	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	48	27	7	1	1	8	21	38.1	0	1	0.0	11	12	91.7	51.4	2	5	9	5
10	Jerry West J. West	13	5/6/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	42	33	6			12	22	54.5				9	9	100.0	63.6				2
11	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	12	6/22/2025	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	vs	IND	40	29	5	1	2	8	27	29.6	2	12	16.7	11	12	91.7	44.9	0	5	1	5	+11
12	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	12	6/12/2002	2001-02	NBA Finals	NJN	vs	LAL	43	13	5	1	1	5	14	35.7	1	4	25.0	2	2	100.0	43.7	1	4	4	1	+1
13	Eric Snow E. Snow	12	6/15/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	LAL	42	13	6	2	1	4	14	28.6	0	1	0.0	5	8	62.5	37.1	6	0	2	3	-10
14	John Stockton J. Stockton	12	6/12/1998	1997-98	NBA Finals	UTA	@	CHI	38	6	4	5	0	3	7	42.9	0	0		0	0		42.9	0	4	2	2	+8
15	Jerry West J. West	12	5/5/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	48	42	13			14	29	48.3				14	18	77.8	56.9				2
16	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	11	10/9/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	@	LAL	47	35	12	5	1	11	19	57.9	1	3	33.3	12	12	100.0	72.1	5	7	3	2	+5
17	LeBron James L. James	11	6/9/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	41	31	10	1	0	11	22	50.0	3	8	37.5	6	10	60.0	58.7	1	9	2	2	+32
18	LeBron James L. James	11	6/19/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	47	27	11	2	3	9	24	37.5	1	5	20.0	8	10	80.0	47.5	1	10	5	1	+4
19	LeBron James L. James	11	6/16/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	43	41	8	4	3	16	27	59.3	3	6	50.0	6	8	75.0	67.2	2	6	1	3	+26
20	LeBron James L. James	11	6/18/2013	2012-13	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	SAS	50	32	10	3	1	11	26	42.3	1	5	20.0	9	12	75.0	51.2	4	6	6	3	-1
21	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	11	6/19/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	IND	@	LAL	40	10	8	1	0	3	7	42.9	2	4	50.0	2	2	100.0	63.5	0	8	1	3	-4
22	Gary Payton G. Payton	11	6/12/1996	1995-96	NBA Finals	SEA	vs	CHI	44	21	3	2	0	7	15	46.7	3	6	50.0	4	6	66.7	59.5	0	3	2	4
23	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	11	6/11/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	43	25	2	1	0	11	22	50.0	0	1	0.0	3	4	75.0	52.6	1	1	2	3
24	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	11	6/9/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	43	6	4	5	0	3	16	18.8	0	2	0.0	0	0		18.8	0	4	2	5
25	Phil Chenier P. Chenier	11	5/25/1975	1974-75	NBA Finals	WAS	vs	GSW	46	26	5	5	1	8	17	47.1				10	10	100.0	60.7	2	3		3

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