which nba player grabbed the most assists in a game 3 in an nba finals

Magic Johnson has the most assists in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, with 21 assists against the Celtics on June 3, 1984.

	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	21	6/3/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	39	14	11	1	1	4	6	66.7	0	0		6	10	60.0	67.3	2	9	2	3
2	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	19	4/7/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIN	48	23	3			6	18	33.3				11	15	73.3	46.7				2
3	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	16	6/2/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	39	17	9	2	0	6	13	46.2	1	2	50.0	4	4	100.0	57.6	0	9	1	2
4	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	14	6/11/1995	1994-95	NBA Finals	ORL	@	HOU	41	19	4	1	2	4	10	40.0	1	4	25.0	10	11	90.9	64.0	1	3	3	4
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	14	6/12/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	40	18	6	3	0	7	8	87.5	0	0		4	5	80.0	88.2	0	6	3	2
6	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	13	10/4/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	LAL	45	40	11	2	2	14	20	70.0	0	0		12	14	85.7	76.5	1	10	5	0	+20
7	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	13	6/11/1989	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	48	15	0	1	1	6	14	42.9	3	8	37.5	0	0		53.6	0	0	2	2
8	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	13	5/29/1983	1982-83	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	44	18	7	2	1	3	12	25.0	0	1	0.0	12	13	92.3	50.8	3	4	8	4
9	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	13	4/2/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	39	10	9			3	16	18.8				4	6	66.7	26.8				2
10	John Stockton J. Stockton	12	6/6/1997	1996-97	NBA Finals	UTA	vs	CHI	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	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	12	4/28/1971	1970-71	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	BAL	38	20	4			8	17	47.1				4	5	80.0	52.1				5
12	LeBron James L. James	11	6/6/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	47	33	10	2	2	13	28	46.4	1	6	16.7	6	7	85.7	53.1	3	7	4	2	-8
13	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	11	6/8/2003	2002-03	NBA Finals	NJN	vs	SAS	42	12	3	2	0	6	19	31.6	0	5	0.0	0	0		31.6	2	1	4	3	+2
14	Larry Bird L. Bird	11	6/1/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	@	HOU	45	25	15	4	0	10	26	38.5	0	3	0.0	5	5	100.0	44.3	4	11	3	5
15	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	11	4/29/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	45	13	12			4	13	30.8				5	6	83.3	41.6				6
16	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	10	6/7/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	@	MIA	44	32	21	0	2	12	21	57.1	1	2	50.0	7	8	87.5	65.3	3	18	3	5	+15
17	Jamal Murray J. Murray	10	6/7/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	@	MIA	45	34	10	1	0	12	22	54.5	3	6	50.0	7	8	87.5	66.6	3	7	7	2	+14
18	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	10	6/5/2011	2010-11	NBA Finals	DAL	vs	MIA	35	9	6	0	1	3	8	37.5	2	5	40.0	1	2	50.0	50.7	1	5	4	2	+5
19	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	10	6/9/2002	2001-02	NBA Finals	NJN	vs	LAL	43	30	5	3	1	13	23	56.5	1	5	20.0	3	5	60.0	59.5	1	4	2	3	+2
20	Derek Fisher D. Fisher	10	6/11/2000	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	@	IND	27	10	1	0	0	3	5	60.0	2	3	66.7	2	2	100.0	85.0	0	1	0	4	+5
21	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	10	6/7/1991	1990-91	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	CHI	50	22	6	2	0	7	15	46.7	0	2	0.0	8	9	88.9	58.0	1	5	5	2
22	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	10	6/2/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	31	7	2	2	0	2	8	25.0	0	1	0.0	3	4	75.0	35.9	0	2	0	4
23	Larry Bird L. Bird	10	5/9/1981	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	@	HOU	44	8	13	5	2	3	11	27.3	0	0		2	4	50.0	31.3	2	11	3	3
24	Dick McGuire D. McGuire	10	4/16/1952	1951-52	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	MIN		11	6			5	7	71.4				1	1	100.0	73.9				1
25	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	9	6/8/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	GSW	41	26	6	1	0	9	23	39.1	3	9	33.3	5	6	83.3	50.7	1	5	2	2	+13