who averaged the most assists in a playoff series

Magic Johnson has averaged the most assists per game in a single NBA playoff run, with 15.2 per game in 1984-85.

	NAME	APG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	15.2	1984-85	LAL	19	36.2	17.5	7.1	1.7	0.2	6.1	11.9	51.3	0.1	0.4	14.3	5.3	6.2	84.7	59.9	1.0	6.1	4.0	687	333	134	289	32	4	76	48
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	15.1	1985-86	LAL	14	38.6	21.6	7.1	1.9	0.1	7.9	14.6	53.7	0.0	0.8	0.0	5.9	7.6	76.6	59.9	1.5	5.6	3.2	541	302	100	211	27	1	45	43
3	John Stockton J. Stockton	15.0	1989-90	UTA	5	38.8	15.0	3.2	1.2	0.0	5.8	13.8	42.0	0.2	2.6	7.7	3.2	4.0	80.0	48.2	0.8	2.4	2.8	194	75	16	75	6	0	14	20
4	John Stockton J. Stockton	14.8	1987-88	UTA	11	43.5	19.5	4.1	3.4	0.3	6.2	12.2	50.7	0.4	1.3	28.6	6.8	8.3	82.4	61.8	1.3	2.8	4.4	478	215	45	163	37	3	48	36
5	Johnny Moore J. Moore	14.6	1982-83	SAS	11	37.6	22.5	4.3	2.5	0.3	9.5	17.9	53.3	0.8	1.5	52.9	2.5	3.2	80.0	58.1	0.7	3.5	2.5	414	247	47	161	28	3	28	41
6	John Stockton J. Stockton	13.8	1990-91	UTA	9	41.4	18.2	4.7	2.2	0.2	6.4	12.0	53.7	1.2	3.0	40.7	4.1	4.9	84.1	64.4	1.1	3.6	3.6	373	164	42	124	20	2	32	33
7	John Stockton J. Stockton	13.7	1988-89	UTA	3	46.3	27.3	3.3	3.7	1.7	10.0	19.7	50.8	1.0	1.3	75.0	6.3	7.0	90.5	60.1	0.7	2.7	3.7	139	82	10	41	11	5	11	15
8	John Stockton J. Stockton	13.6	1991-92	UTA	16	38.9	14.8	2.9	2.1	0.3	4.8	11.4	42.3	1.1	3.6	31.0	4.1	4.9	83.3	54.8	0.6	2.3	3.6	623	237	47	217	34	5	58	38
9	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	13.5	1983-84	LAL	21	39.9	18.2	6.6	2.0	1.0	7.2	13.0	55.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	3.8	4.8	80.0	60.1	1.2	5.4	3.8	837	382	139	284	42	20	79	71
10	Steve Nash S. Nash	13.3	2006-07	PHX	11	37.5	18.9	3.2	0.4	0.1	6.7	14.5	46.3	1.7	3.5	48.7	3.7	4.2	89.1	57.7	0.4	2.8	4.4	413	208	35	146	4	1	48	21	+57
11	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	13.3	2000-01	PHX	4	41.5	14.3	6.0	2.0	0.0	5.5	17.3	31.9	1.0	4.3	23.5	2.3	3.0	75.0	38.4	2.3	3.8	3.0	166	57	24	53	8	0	12	13	-32
12	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	13.0	1988-89	PHI	3	42.7	17.7	3.7	2.3	0.3	7.0	13.7	51.2	0.0	0.3	0.0	3.7	4.3	84.6	56.7	1.0	2.7	1.0	128	53	11	39	7	1	3	4
13	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	12.8	1982-83	LAL	15	42.9	17.9	8.5	2.3	0.8	6.7	13.7	48.5	0.0	0.7	0.0	4.5	5.4	84.0	55.5	3.4	5.1	4.3	643	268	128	192	34	12	64	49
14	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	12.8	1989-90	LAL	9	41.8	25.2	6.3	1.2	0.1	8.4	17.2	49.0	0.6	2.8	20.0	7.8	8.8	88.6	59.8	1.3	5.0	4.0	376	227	57	115	11	1	36	28
15	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	12.6	1990-91	LAL	19	43.3	21.8	8.1	1.2	0.0	6.2	14.1	44.0	1.1	3.7	29.6	8.3	9.4	88.2	59.8	1.2	6.9	4.1	823	414	154	240	23	0	77	43
16	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	12.6	1987-88	LAL	24	40.2	19.9	5.4	1.4	0.2	7.0	13.7	51.4	0.3	0.6	50.0	5.5	6.5	85.2	60.0	1.3	4.1	3.5	965	477	130	303	34	4	83	61
17	Rod Strickland R. Strickland	12.3	1994-95	POR	3	42.0	23.3	4.0	1.0	0.7	9.0	21.7	41.5	0.7	1.7	40.0	4.7	6.0	77.8	48.0	0.3	3.7	3.3	126	70	12	37	3	2	10	11
18	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	12.3	1988-89	PHX	12	41.2	23.8	4.3	1.6	0.4	7.5	15.2	49.5	0.3	0.8	30.0	8.5	9.2	92.7	61.8	1.0	3.3	4.6	494	285	51	147	19	5	55	28
19	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	12.2	2017-18	NOP	9	33.6	10.3	7.6	1.4	0.2	4.2	10.2	41.3	0.9	2.1	42.1	1.0	1.6	64.3	47.4	1.0	6.6	3.7	302	93	68	110	13	2	33	20	+16
20	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	12.2	1986-87	LAL	18	37.0	21.8	7.7	1.7	0.4	8.1	15.1	53.9	0.1	0.6	20.0	5.4	6.6	83.1	60.7	1.6	6.2	2.8	666	392	139	219	31	7	51	37
21	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	12.0	1985-86	DET	4	40.8	26.5	5.5	2.3	0.8	10.3	22.8	45.1	0.0	1.3	0.0	6.0	9.0	66.7	49.6	2.0	3.5	4.3	163	106	22	48	9	3	17	17
22	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	12.0	1964-65	CIN	4	48.8	28.0	4.8			9.5	22.3	42.7				9.0	9.8	92.3	52.8				195	112	19	48				14
23	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	11.9	2011-12	BOS	19	42.6	17.3	6.7	2.4	0.1	7.4	15.8	46.8	0.4	1.6	26.7	2.1	2.9	69.6	50.5	1.8	4.9	3.8	810	329	128	227	45	2	72	40	+21
24	John Wall J. Wall	11.9	2014-15	WAS	7	39.0	17.4	4.7	1.4	1.4	6.1	15.7	39.1	0.4	2.4	17.6	4.7	5.6	84.6	48.0	0.7	4.0	3.9	273	122	33	83	10	10	27	13	+29
25	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	11.8	2020-21	WAS	5	37.2	19.0	10.4	0.4	0.2	5.6	16.8	33.3	1.0	4.0	25.0	6.8	8.6	79.1	46.2	2.8	7.6	4.2	186	95	52	59	2	1	21	17	-60

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25.5

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RPG

8.5

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APG

7.5

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Team Rankings

ORTG

124.1

2nd

DRTG

109.3

11th

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14.8

5th

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41.7

2nd

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	3	1.000
2	Lakers	2	1.000	0.5
3	Thunder	2	1.000	0.5
4	Trail Blazers	2	1.000	0.5
5	Grizzlies	2	1.000	0.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Fri 10/30	LAL	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TOR	@	LAL	9:00 PM

Last Game

Clippers

1 - 1

117

Final

125

Lakers

2 - 0

Fri 23 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.5

Jerome

33.0

Booker

30.0

Edwards

RPG Leaders

18.5

Sabonis

13.0

Zubac

12.0

Boozer

APG Leaders

11.3

Young

10.0

Johnson

9.5

Haliburton

SPG Leaders

4.3

Daniels

3.5

Porter

3.5

George

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

4.0

Kessler

4.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

5.5

Edwards

5.0

George

5.0

Robinson

TS% Leaders

97.0

Carter

89.8

Sabonis

84.6

Camara

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.9

124.1

122.9

122.7

122.0

120.3

DRtg Rankings

90.5

95.9

97.3

100.6

101.4

105.7

NetRtg Rankings

24.7

24.5

23.0

15.3

14.8

12.3

Tank Leaderboard

0-2

0-3

0-2

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

157

Johnson

144.1

Wembanyama

138.7

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

160

Johnson

141.8

Embiid

140.8

Wembanyama

USG% Leaders

40.7

Dončić

37.0

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36.6

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

40.0

Murray

39.5

Jokić

39.0

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.65

Johnson

1.61

Jerome

1.61

Kessler

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.69

Jerome

1.68

Johnson

1.65

Sabonis

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

3-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

0-3

0-2

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	3	0	1.000
2	Pistons	2	0	1.000	0.5
3	Raptors	2	0	1.000	0.5
4	Hawks	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Hornets	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Wizards	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Celtics	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Cavaliers	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Pacers	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Bulls	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Magic	0	2	.000	2.5
12	Knicks	0	2	.000	2.5
13	Nets	0	2	.000	2.5
14	Heat	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Bucks	0	3	.000	3.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	3	0	1.000
2	Lakers	2	0	1.000	0.5
3	Thunder	2	0	1.000	0.5
4	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000	0.5
5	Grizzlies	2	0	1.000	0.5
6	Timberwolves	2	0	1.000	0.5
7	Clippers	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Nuggets	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Jazz	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Suns	1	1	.500	1.5
11	Spurs	1	2	.333	2.0
12	Mavericks	1	2	.333	2.0
13	Kings	0	2	.000	2.5
14	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Warriors	0	3	.000	3.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	BKN	6:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAC	@	OKC	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	ORL	@	NYK	7:00 PM
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Magic Johnson has averaged the most assists per game in a single NBA playoff run, with 15.2 per game in 1984-85.

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