Magic Johnson has the most assists in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, with 21 assists against the Celtics on June 3, 1984.
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the most assists by a player in a game 3 in an NBA finals| 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 | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | M. Johnson | 21 | 6/3/1984 | 1983-84 | NBA Finals | vs | 39 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 67.3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 2 |  | B. Cousy | 19 | 4/7/1959 | 1958-59 | NBA Finals | @ | 48 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 33.3 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 46.7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | | M. Johnson | 16 | 6/2/1985 | 1984-85 | NBA Finals | vs | 39 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 57.6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 4 |  | A. Hardaway | 14 | 6/11/1995 | 1994-95 | NBA Finals | @ | 41 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 64.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | | M. Johnson | 14 | 6/12/1988 | 1987-88 | NBA Finals | @ | 40 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 88.2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 6 |  | J. Butler III | 13 | 10/4/2020 | 2019-20 | NBA Finals | vs | 45 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 76.5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | +20 | |||
| 7 |  | M. Cooper | 13 | 6/11/1989 | 1988-89 | NBA Finals | vs | 48 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 53.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | | M. Johnson | 13 | 5/29/1983 | 1982-83 | NBA Finals | vs | 44 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 50.8 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | |||
| 9 | | B. Cousy | 13 | 4/2/1960 | 1959-60 | NBA Finals | @ | 39 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 18.8 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 26.8 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 10 |  | J. Stockton | 12 | 6/6/1997 | 1996-97 | NBA Finals | vs | 37 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 65.0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | +10 | ||
| 11 |  | O. Robertson | 12 | 4/28/1971 | 1970-71 | NBA Finals | vs | 38 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 52.1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 12 |  | T. Haliburton | 11 | 6/11/2025 | 2024-25 | NBA Finals | vs | 36 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 64.7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | +1 | |||
| 13 |  | L. James | 11 | 6/6/2018 | 2017-18 | NBA Finals | vs | 47 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 46.4 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 53.1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | -8 | ||
| 14 |  | J. Kidd | 11 | 6/8/2003 | 2002-03 | NBA Finals | vs | 42 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 31.6 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 31.6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +2 | |||
| 15 |  | L. Bird | 11 | 6/1/1986 | 1985-86 | NBA Finals | @ | 45 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 38.5 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 44.3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 16 |  | E. Baylor | 11 | 4/29/1970 | 1969-70 | NBA Finals | vs | 45 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 41.6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 17 |  | N. Jokić | 10 | 6/7/2023 | 2022-23 | NBA Finals | @ | 44 | 32 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 65.3 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 5 | +15 | ||
| 18 |  | J. Murray | 10 | 6/7/2023 | 2022-23 | NBA Finals | @ | 45 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 66.6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | +14 | ||
| 19 |  | J. Kidd | 10 | 6/5/2011 | 2010-11 | NBA Finals | vs | 35 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 50.7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | +5 | ||
| 20 | | J. Kidd | 10 | 6/9/2002 | 2001-02 | NBA Finals | vs | 43 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 59.5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +2 | ||
| 21 | | D. Fisher | 10 | 6/11/2000 | 1999-00 | NBA Finals | @ | 27 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 85.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +5 | ||
| 22 | | M. Johnson | 10 | 6/7/1991 | 1990-91 | NBA Finals | vs | 50 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 58.0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |||
| 23 |  | D. Ainge | 10 | 6/2/1985 | 1984-85 | NBA Finals | @ | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 35.9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 24 | | L. Bird | 10 | 5/9/1981 | 1980-81 | NBA Finals | @ | 44 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 31.3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 25 |  | D. McGuire | 10 | 4/16/1952 | 1951-52 | NBA Finals | vs | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 73.9 | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
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