LeBron James is the oldest with 8+ assists in a playoff game. He was 41 years and 130 days old in Game 3 of the 2026 Western Conference Semifinals versus the Thunder.
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oldest player to have 8 or more assists in a playoff game| NAME | Age | AST | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | REB | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | 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 | ||
| 2 | | 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 | ||
| 3 | | 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 | ||
| 4 | | 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 | ||
| 5 |  | 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 | |||
| 6 | | 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 | ||
| 7 |  | J. Stockton | 40-034 | 9 | 4/29/2002 | vs | 38 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 48.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -6 | ||
| 8 | | J. Stockton | 40-028 | 12 | 4/23/2002 | @ | 39 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 58.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +9 | |||
| 9 | | J. Stockton | 40-025 | 12 | 4/20/2002 | @ | 35 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 46.0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 10 |  | K. Malone | 39-269 | 8 | 4/19/2003 | @ | 41 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 43.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 47.1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | +3 | ||
| 11 | | L. James | 39-121 | 11 | 4/29/2024 | @ | 44 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 62.3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | +3 | ||
| 12 | | L. James | 39-117 | 9 | 4/25/2024 | vs | 42 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 62.3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | -8 | ||
| 13 | | L. James | 39-114 | 12 | 4/22/2024 | @ | 38 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 58.9 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | +2 | ||
| 14 | | L. James | 39-112 | 8 | 4/20/2024 | @ | 41 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 74.2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | -9 | ||
| 15 |  | J. Kidd | 39-043 | 8 | 5/5/2012 | vs | 38 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 72.7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +6 | |||
| 16 | | J. Stockton | 39-038 | 11 | 5/3/2001 | vs | 40 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | | J. Stockton | 39-036 | 9 | 5/1/2001 | @ | 31 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 25.4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -19 | ||
| 18 | | J. Stockton | 39-033 | 10 | 4/28/2001 | @ | 36 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 52.4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | +9 | ||
| 19 | | J. Stockton | 39-029 | 9 | 4/24/2001 | vs | 42 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 66.2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | J. Stockton | 39-026 | 18 | 4/21/2001 | vs | 37 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 59.5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | +19 | ||
| 21 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 39-020 | 9 | 5/6/1986 | vs | 42 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 69.3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 22 | | L. James | 38-143 | 9 | 5/22/2023 | vs | 48 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 71.2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | -2 | ||
| 23 | | L. James | 38-141 | 12 | 5/20/2023 | vs | 43 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 52.1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | -4 | ||
| 24 | | L. James | 38-139 | 10 | 5/18/2023 | @ | 40 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 53.0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | +4 | ||
| 25 | | L. James | 38-137 | 9 | 5/16/2023 | @ | 40 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 62.4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | -6 | ||
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