player with most assists in a lost playoff games

John Stockton has the most assists in a loss in a playoff game, with 24 assists in Game 5 of the 1988 Western Conference Semifinals versus the Lakers.

NAMEASTLDATETMOPPMINPTSREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1John Stockton
J. Stockton
24
1
5/17/1988
@
48
23
3
5
0
8
16
50.0
0
0
7
9
77.8
57.6
0
3
3
3
2Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
20
1
6/12/1991
vs
48
16
11
1
0
4
12
33.3
2
6
33.3
6
6
100.0
54.6
4
7
6
0
3Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
20
1
5/14/1991
@
51
27
1
5
2
11
22
50.0
1
5
20.0
4
6
66.7
54.8
0
1
1
3
4John Stockton
J. Stockton
20
1
5/21/1988
@
48
29
1
5
0
10
15
66.7
1
3
33.3
8
8
100.0
78.3
0
1
5
2
5Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
20
1
5/16/1986
@
45
17
8
3
0
6
11
54.5
0
2
0.0
5
6
83.3
62.3
3
5
3
4
6Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
19
1
4/30/2009
@
58
8
9
0
0
4
17
23.5
0
2
0.0
0
2
0.0
22.4
2
7
0
4
+3
7John Stockton
J. Stockton
19
1
5/2/1990
@
41
22
3
3
0
8
18
44.4
1
5
20.0
5
6
83.3
53.3
1
2
3
5
8Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
19
1
5/13/1986
vs
43
24
8
2
0
7
14
50.0
0
1
0.0
10
12
83.3
62.2
2
6
4
2
9Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
19
1
5/18/1983
vs
45
16
11
2
1
7
12
58.3
0
0
2
2
100.0
62.1
4
3
10Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
19
1
4/22/1979
vs
43
21
1
0
9
16
56.3
3
4
75.0
59.1
0
1
0
4
11John Stockton
J. Stockton
18
1
5/3/1992
@
43
16
2
3
1
5
12
41.7
3
5
60.0
3
4
75.0
58.1
0
2
2
2
12Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
18
1
5/1/1990
@
43
17
8
2
0
5
14
35.7
0
4
0.0
7
9
77.8
47.3
2
6
2
4
13Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
18
1
5/20/1989
@
46
27
3
0
0
10
18
55.6
1
1
100.0
6
6
100.0
65.4
1
2
4
4
14Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
18
1
5/22/1988
@
39
16
5
2
0
7
17
41.2
0
3
0.0
2
2
100.0
44.7
2
3
2
6
15Johnny Moore
J. Moore
18
1
5/8/1983
@
40
25
4
2
1
10
18
55.6
1
4
25.0
4
6
66.7
60.6
0
4
3
4
16Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
17
1
5/5/2023
@
42
30
17
0
1
11
19
57.9
1
2
50.0
7
8
87.5
66.6
6
11
6
3
+5
17Deron Williams
D. Williams
17
1
4/19/2009
@
45
16
3
2
0
4
14
28.6
0
4
0.0
8
8
100.0
45.7
1
2
3
3
-8
18Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
17
1
4/27/1998
@
34
3
1
4
0
1
6
16.7
0
3
0.0
1
2
50.0
21.8
0
1
1
3
+4
19John Stockton
J. Stockton
17
1
5/6/1990
vs
36
9
6
0
0
3
11
27.3
0
3
0.0
3
4
75.0
35.3
0
6
1
3
20Fat Lever
F. Lever
17
1
4/28/1989
@
47
20
12
4
0
8
21
38.1
2
3
66.7
2
2
100.0
45.7
2
10
5
3
21Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
17
1
6/16/1988
@
45
15
6
2
1
4
15
26.7
0
0
7
11
63.6
37.8
2
4
4
3
22Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
17
1
6/7/1985
@
48
22
3
1
0
10
21
47.6
0
3
0.0
2
2
100.0
50.3
1
2
6
3
23Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
17
1
6/6/1984
vs
49
20
11
2
0
8
12
66.7
0
0
4
7
57.1
66.3
1
10
7
5
24Johnny Moore
J. Moore
17
1
5/15/1983
vs
43
21
5
3
0
9
19
47.4
1
3
33.3
2
2
100.0
52.8
1
4
2
4
25Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
16
1
4/16/2023
vs
35
16
7
1
0
6
18
33.3
2
9
22.2
2
2
100.0
42.4
3
4
1
3
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Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1965 playoffs.

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