which team has the most assists in an nba conference finals game

The Los Angeles Lakers have the most assists by a team in a Conference Finals game, with 42 assists versus the Nuggets on May 22, 1985.

TEAM AST DATE SEASON SERIES TM OPP RESULT MIN PTS REB STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF
1 Lakers
Lakers
42
5/22/1985
1984-85
Conference Finals
LAL LAL
vs
DEN DEN
W
153-109
240
153
54
13
13
67
116
57.8
1
4
25.0
18
21
85.7
61.1
17
37
12
23
2 Nuggets
Nuggets
41
5/14/1985
1984-85
Conference Finals
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
W
136-114
240
136
49
7
4
56
107
52.3
1
2
50.0
23
31
74.2
56.4
16
33
14
23
3 Lakers
Lakers
40
5/9/1982
1981-82
Conference Finals
LAL LAL
vs
SAS SAS
W
128-117
240
128
48
8
9
55
100
55.0
1
1
100.0
17
22
77.3
58.4
14
28
4 Warriors
Warriors
39
5/16/2017
2016-17
Conference Finals
GSW GSW
vs
SAS SAS
W
136-100
240
136
40
16
5
50
89
56.2
18
37
48.6
18
19
94.7
69.8
6
34
16
19
5 Lakers
Lakers
39
5/16/1986
1985-86
Conference Finals
LAL LAL
@
HOU HOU
L
109-117
240
109
34
7
6
47
84
56.0
1
9
11.1
14
18
77.8
59.3
10
24
19
25
6 Celtics
Celtics
39
5/13/1986
1985-86
Conference Finals
BOS BOS
vs
MIL MIL
W
128-96
240
128
58
7
10
54
96
56.3
1
6
16.7
19
24
79.2
60.1
13
45
15
28
7 Rockets
Rockets
39
5/13/1986
1985-86
Conference Finals
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
W
112-102
240
112
51
11
12
46
91
50.5
0
2
0.0
20
28
71.4
54.2
14
37
19
21
8 Lakers
Lakers
39
5/11/1985
1984-85
Conference Finals
LAL LAL
vs
DEN DEN
W
139-122
240
139
40
15
4
57
89
64.0
4
4
100.0
21
30
70.0
68.0
9
31
24
26
9 Pacers
Pacers
38
5/21/2024
2023-24
Conference Finals
IND IND
@
BOS BOS
L
128-133
265
128
44
8
4
53
99
53.5
13
35
37.1
9
10
90.0
61.9
10
34
21
23
10 Suns
Suns
38
5/25/1990
1989-90
Conference Finals
PHX PHX
vs
POR POR
W
123-89
240
123
47
6
11
50
82
61.0
1
4
25.0
22
31
71.0
64.3
9
38
21
28
11 Lakers
Lakers
38
5/25/1988
1987-88
Conference Finals
LAL LAL
vs
DAL DAL
W
123-101
240
123
28
14
4
48
78
61.5
4
6
66.7
23
27
85.2
68.4
7
21
15
19
12 Bulls
Bulls
37
5/19/1996
1995-96
Conference Finals
CHI CHI
vs
ORL ORL
W
121-83
240
121
62
12
2
53
96
55.2
7
19
36.8
8
12
66.7
59.7
20
42
13
22
13 Lakers
Lakers
37
5/20/1989
1988-89
Conference Finals
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
W
127-119
240
127
40
9
8
49
82
59.8
1
7
14.3
28
34
82.4
65.5
6
34
16
24
14 Lakers
Lakers
37
5/15/1984
1983-84
Conference Finals
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
W
118-102
240
118
44
11
4
53
92
57.6
0
2
0.0
12
13
92.3
60.4
10
34
16
22
15 Warriors
Warriors
36
5/26/2022
2021-22
Conference Finals
GSW GSW
vs
DAL DAL
W
120-110
240
120
51
6
3
45
88
51.1
14
36
38.9
16
16
100.0
63.1
14
37
10
20
16 Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
36
5/16/1992
1991-92
Conference Finals
POR POR
vs
UTA UTA
W
113-88
240
113
35
10
4
43
85
50.6
7
14
50.0
20
29
69.0
57.8
11
24
12
23
17 Suns
Suns
36
5/23/1984
1983-84
Conference Finals
PHX PHX
@
LAL LAL
W
126-121
240
126
42
3
2
54
89
60.7
0
1
0.0
18
25
72.0
63.0
9
33
13
27
18 Lakers
Lakers
36
4/25/1973
1972-73
Conference Finals
LAL LAL
vs
GSW GSW
W
128-118
240
128
43
54
93
58.1
20
24
83.3
61.8
22
19 Jazz
Jazz
35
5/30/1996
1995-96
Conference Finals
UTA UTA
vs
SEA SEA
W
118-83
240
118
37
15
7
44
73
60.3
6
15
40.0
24
30
80.0
68.4
7
30
11
25
20 SuperSonics
SuperSonics
35
6/1/1993
1992-93
Conference Finals
SEA SEA
@
PHX PHX
L
114-120
240
114
25
14
11
44
82
53.7
4
7
57.1
22
29
75.9
60.2
10
15
10
26
21 Suns
Suns
35
5/20/1989
1988-89
Conference Finals
PHX PHX
@
LAL LAL
L
119-127
240
119
40
7
1
50
99
50.5
2
5
40.0
17
20
85.0
55.2
16
24
13
27
22 Lakers
Lakers
35
5/17/1985
1984-85
Conference Finals
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
W
136-118
240
136
52
10
8
54
94
57.4
2
6
33.3
26
34
76.5
62.4
9
43
22
28
23 Lakers
Lakers
35
5/20/1983
1982-83
Conference Finals
LAL LAL
@
SAS SAS
W
101-100
240
101
44
9
10
45
98
45.9
0
0
11
18
61.1
47.7
13
20
24 Spurs
Spurs
35
5/15/1982
1981-82
Conference Finals
SAS SAS
vs
LAL LAL
L
123-128
240
123
45
6
4
50
100
50.0
1
4
25.0
22
28
78.6
54.8
11
29
25 Lakers
Lakers
35
4/22/1980
1979-80
Conference Finals
LAL LAL
vs
SEA SEA
L
107-108
240
107
40
13
7
47
89
52.8
1
2
50.0
12
16
75.0
55.7
10
30
19
26
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for assists going back to the 1965 playoffs.

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0