nba record for assists by a small forward in a playoff game

Robert Reid has the most assists by a small forward in a playoff game, with 17 assists in Game 5 of the 1986 NBA Finals versus the Celtics.

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 Robert Reid
R. Reid
17
6/5/1986
HOU HOU
vs
BOS BOS
41
13
6
1
0
6
15
40.0
0
1
0.0
1
1
100.0
42.1
1
5
0
4
2 LeBron James
L. James
16
8/18/2020
LAL LAL
vs
POR POR
41
23
17
1
0
9
20
45.0
1
5
20.0
4
7
57.1
49.8
2
15
4
1
-3
3 Larry Bird
L. Bird
16
4/28/1990
BOS BOS
vs
NYK NYK
37
15
3
1
2
5
15
33.3
0
4
0.0
5
6
83.3
42.5
0
3
1
1
4 Paul Pressey
P. Pressey
16
4/30/1985
MIL MIL
vs
PHI PHI
48
11
9
1
2
5
13
38.5
0
1
0.0
1
2
50.0
39.6
4
5
6
2
5 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
15
4/24/1977
BOS BOS
vs
PHI PHI
44
12
4
4
13
30.8
4
4
100.0
40.7
4
6 LeBron James
L. James
14
5/3/2018
CLE CLE
@
TOR TOR
41
43
8
1
0
19
28
67.9
1
3
33.3
4
8
50.0
68.2
1
7
1
1
+20
7 LeBron James
L. James
14
6/4/2017
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
39
29
11
3
1
12
18
66.7
1
3
33.3
4
5
80.0
71.8
0
11
4
2
-11
8 LeBron James
L. James
14
5/8/2015
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
44
27
8
1
1
8
25
32.0
1
7
14.3
10
11
90.9
45.2
2
6
7
4
0
9 Hedo Turkoglu
H. Turkoglu
14
5/20/2009
ORL ORL
@
CLE CLE
41
15
6
0
0
4
11
36.4
1
2
50.0
6
6
100.0
55.0
0
6
2
1
0
10 Rick Barry
R. Barry
14
4/20/1976
GSW GSW
vs
DET DET
37
13
8
2
4
13
30.8
5
7
71.4
40.4
4
11 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
13
6/2/2022
BOS BOS
@
GSW GSW
42
12
5
1
0
3
17
17.6
1
5
20.0
5
7
71.4
29.9
0
5
2
2
+16
12 Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
13
10/4/2020
MIA MIA
vs
LAL LAL
45
40
11
2
2
14
20
70.0
0
0
12
14
85.7
76.5
1
10
5
0
+20
13 Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
13
10/2/2020
MIA MIA
@
LAL LAL
45
25
8
1
0
7
17
41.2
0
1
0.0
11
12
91.7
56.1
3
5
3
2
-3
14 LeBron James
L. James
13
6/3/2018
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
44
29
9
2
0
10
20
50.0
2
4
50.0
7
9
77.8
60.5
1
8
5
2
-18
15 LeBron James
L. James
13
5/1/2018
CLE CLE
@
TOR TOR
47
26
11
1
2
12
30
40.0
1
8
12.5
1
6
16.7
39.8
0
11
1
2
+5
16 LeBron James
L. James
13
4/15/2017
CLE CLE
vs
IND IND
43
32
6
3
0
12
20
60.0
2
3
66.7
6
9
66.7
66.8
1
5
3
3
+5
17 LeBron James
L. James
13
5/24/2015
CLE CLE
vs
ATL ATL
47
37
18
3
0
14
37
37.8
1
6
16.7
8
10
80.0
44.7
8
10
6
4
-3
18 LeBron James
L. James
13
6/21/2012
MIA MIA
vs
OKC OKC
44
26
11
1
2
9
19
47.4
0
3
0.0
8
9
88.9
56.6
4
7
6
2
+20
19 LeBron James
L. James
13
5/12/2008
CLE CLE
vs
BOS BOS
44
21
6
3
2
7
20
35.0
2
5
40.0
5
8
62.5
44.6
1
5
4
3
+15
20 LeBron James
L. James
13
5/2/2008
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
44
27
13
2
1
8
17
47.1
1
2
50.0
10
10
100.0
63.1
2
11
1
2
+26
21 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
13
4/27/1990
CHI CHI
vs
MIL MIL
42
17
10
3
3
7
12
58.3
0
0
3
4
75.0
61.8
2
8
2
4
22 Larry Bird
L. Bird
13
4/23/1987
BOS BOS
vs
CHI CHI
46
17
9
2
0
4
7
57.1
2
2
100.0
7
7
100.0
84.3
3
6
1
2
23 Larry Bird
L. Bird
13
5/26/1986
BOS BOS
vs
HOU HOU
44
21
8
4
0
8
18
44.4
0
2
0.0
5
6
83.3
50.9
1
7
4
4
24 Larry Bird
L. Bird
13
5/17/1986
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
44
19
16
1
0
7
15
46.7
2
3
66.7
3
4
75.0
56.7
3
13
4
3
25 John Johnson
J. Johnson
13
5/29/1979
SEA SEA
vs
WAS WAS
50
6
9
1
0
2
6
33.3
2
2
100.0
43.6
3
6
2
2
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1965 playoffs.

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Thunder Thunder
68
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Rockets Rockets
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Rockets Rockets
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Lakers Lakers
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3/25
LAL LAL
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120-119
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126-113
Tue
3/25
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Wed
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