what is the most assists by a player in a nba finals game 2

Magic Johnson has the most assists in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, with 20 assists versus the Celtics on June 4, 1987.

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 +/-
1 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
20
6/4/1987
1986-87
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
31
22
5
3
0
10
17
58.8
0
0
2
2
100.0
61.5
2
3
2
2
2 Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
16
6/8/2008
2007-08
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
42
4
6
2
1
1
4
25.0
0
0
2
6
33.3
30.1
1
5
2
3
-5
3 Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
15
4/5/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
MIN MIN
47
21
11
9
22
40.9
3
6
50.0
42.6
2
4 LeBron James
L. James
14
6/4/2017
2016-17
NBA Finals
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
5 Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
14
4/5/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
38
26
7
9
25
36.0
8
10
80.0
44.2
1
6 Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
13
10/2/2020
2019-20
NBA Finals
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
7 LeBron James
L. James
13
6/3/2018
2017-18
NBA Finals
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
8 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
13
6/5/1991
1990-91
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
vs
LAL LAL
36
33
7
2
1
15
18
83.3
0
1
0.0
3
4
75.0
83.5
1
6
4
4
9 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
13
5/30/1985
1984-85
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
41
14
4
3
0
6
9
66.7
0
0
2
4
50.0
65.1
1
3
7
3
10 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
13
5/26/1983
1982-83
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
44
12
8
3
1
6
14
42.9
0
1
0.0
0
0
42.9
3
5
4
3
11 Jerry West
J. West
13
4/30/1972
1971-72
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
41
15
6
6
21
28.6
3
3
100.0
33.6
2
12 Bill Russell
B. Russell
13
4/25/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
48
9
21
4
7
57.1
1
5
20.0
48.9
4
13 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
12
6/9/2024
2023-24
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
DAL DAL
45
18
9
1
0
6
22
27.3
1
7
14.3
5
6
83.3
36.5
1
8
3
2
+6
14 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
12
6/11/1993
1992-93
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
@
PHX PHX
42
15
12
2
2
5
12
41.7
0
0
5
7
71.4
49.7
4
8
7
4
15 Slick Leonard
S. Leonard
12
4/5/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
@
BOS BOS
37
4
5
2
11
18.2
0
1
0.0
17.5
3
16 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
11
6/9/2024
2023-24
NBA Finals
DAL DAL
@
BOS BOS
42
32
11
4
0
12
21
57.1
4
9
44.4
4
8
50.0
65.3
0
11
8
1
-3
17 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
11
6/4/2017
2016-17
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
vs
CLE CLE
36
32
10
1
0
7
17
41.2
4
11
36.4
14
14
100.0
69.1
2
8
8
3
+21
18 LeBron James
L. James
11
6/7/2015
2014-15
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
50
39
16
1
1
11
35
31.4
3
6
50.0
14
18
77.8
45.4
4
12
3
3
0
19 Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
11
6/7/1990
1989-90
NBA Finals
DET DET
vs
POR POR
44
23
7
1
2
9
21
42.9
2
4
50.0
3
6
50.0
48.6
3
4
7
6
20 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
11
6/9/1988
1987-88
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
DET DET
42
23
7
2
0
7
12
58.3
0
0
9
9
100.0
72.1
0
7
3
3
21 Andrew Toney
A. Toney
11
5/30/1982
1981-82
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
vs
LAL LAL
33
12
1
1
0
6
16
37.5
0
1
0.0
0
0
37.5
0
1
5
4
22 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
11
5/7/1980
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
PHI PHI
41
13
8
2
0
5
8
62.5
0
0
3
3
100.0
69.7
1
7
5
5
23 Henry Bibby
H. Bibby
11
5/26/1977
1976-77
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
vs
POR POR
40
15
3
2
0
4
12
33.3
7
9
77.8
47.0
0
3
1
24 Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
11
4/27/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
NYK NYK
vs
LAL LAL
39
11
12
5
9
55.6
1
3
33.3
53.3
5
25 Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
11
4/16/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
38
18
4
8
20
40.0
2
2
100.0
43.1
3
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1960 Finals.

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