oldest player to have 5 assists in a playoff game

LeBron James is the oldest with 5+ assists in a playoff game. He was 41 years and 130 days old in Game 3 of the 2026 Western Conference Semifinals against the Thunder.

Interpreted as:
oldest player to have 5 or more assists in a playoff game
NAMEAgeASTDATETMOPPMINPTSREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
41-130
8
5/9/2026
vs
37
19
6
1
0
7
19
36.8
2
6
33.3
3
4
75.0
45.8
0
6
3
1
-24
2LeBron James
L. James
41-128
6
5/7/2026
@
38
23
2
3
0
9
18
50.0
1
4
25.0
4
4
100.0
58.2
1
1
3
1
-9
3LeBron James
L. James
41-126
6
5/5/2026
@
36
27
4
1
0
12
17
70.6
3
6
50.0
0
1
0.0
77.4
1
3
2
1
-6
4LeBron James
L. James
41-122
8
5/1/2026
@
37
28
7
0
0
10
25
40.0
2
5
40.0
6
8
75.0
49.1
1
6
3
2
+26
5LeBron James
L. James
41-120
7
4/29/2026
vs
39
25
3
2
0
9
20
45.0
0
6
0.0
7
10
70.0
51.2
0
3
2
1
-5
6LeBron James
L. James
41-117
9
4/26/2026
@
33
10
4
0
0
2
9
22.2
0
3
0.0
6
6
100.0
43.0
0
4
8
2
-18
7LeBron James
L. James
41-115
6
4/24/2026
@
45
29
13
3
1
10
22
45.5
4
9
44.4
5
6
83.3
58.8
0
13
8
1
0
8LeBron James
L. James
41-112
7
4/21/2026
vs
39
28
8
1
0
8
20
40.0
2
5
40.0
10
14
71.4
53.5
1
7
3
3
+6
9LeBron James
L. James
41-109
13
4/18/2026
vs
38
19
8
2
1
9
15
60.0
1
2
50.0
0
2
0.0
59.8
0
8
2
3
+11
10John Stockton
J. Stockton
41-035
7
4/30/2003
@
28
8
1
0
0
3
7
42.9
0
0
2
2
100.0
50.8
1
0
3
3
-14
11John Stockton
J. Stockton
41-033
7
4/28/2003
vs
33
12
5
2
1
3
9
33.3
0
0
6
6
100.0
51.5
0
5
5
1
-12
12John Stockton
J. Stockton
41-031
7
4/26/2003
vs
33
15
3
2
0
3
6
50.0
0
0
9
9
100.0
75.3
2
1
2
4
-3
13Karl Malone
K. Malone
40-312
7
5/31/2004
vs
43
10
10
1
0
4
9
44.4
0
0
2
3
66.7
48.4
2
8
3
5
0
14Karl Malone
K. Malone
40-308
8
5/27/2004
vs
43
12
11
1
0
5
18
27.8
0
0
2
3
66.7
31.1
6
5
2
2
+2
15Karl Malone
K. Malone
40-306
5
5/25/2004
vs
39
11
6
2
0
4
12
33.3
0
0
3
4
75.0
40.0
2
4
4
5
+3
16Karl Malone
K. Malone
40-292
6
5/11/2004
vs
42
9
7
0
0
4
8
50.0
0
0
1
2
50.0
50.7
1
6
2
2
+6
17Karl Malone
K. Malone
40-290
5
5/9/2004
vs
35
13
6
3
0
6
10
60.0
0
0
1
3
33.3
57.4
2
4
2
3
+16
18Karl Malone
K. Malone
40-283
5
5/2/2004
@
43
10
11
0
0
3
10
30.0
0
0
4
4
100.0
42.5
1
10
3
3
-11
19Karl Malone
K. Malone
40-279
5
4/28/2004
vs
32
18
9
0
0
7
14
50.0
0
0
4
10
40.0
48.9
2
7
3
3
+16
20Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
40-270
7
4/24/2018
@
25
10
5
0
0
3
7
42.9
1
4
25.0
3
3
100.0
60.1
0
5
2
3
-2
21Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
40-268
5
4/22/2018
vs
25
16
3
0
0
5
10
50.0
3
5
60.0
3
4
75.0
68.0
0
3
1
3
+18
22LeBron James
L. James
40-121
6
4/30/2025
vs
40
22
7
2
0
9
21
42.9
1
5
20.0
3
6
50.0
46.5
2
5
3
2
-14
23LeBron James
L. James
40-118
8
4/27/2025
@
46
27
12
3
3
5
9
55.6
2
4
50.0
15
18
83.3
79.8
3
9
3
2
-4
24LeBron James
L. James
40-113
7
4/22/2025
vs
40
21
11
1
1
8
19
42.1
1
5
20.0
4
4
100.0
50.6
3
8
2
4
+9
25Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
40-034
6
4/26/2013
@
26
0
6
0
2
0
1
0.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
6
0
0
+4
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1965 playoffs.

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