first player with 20+ assists in a single playoff game

Johnny Moore had 20 assists in Game 2 of the 1983 Western Conference Semifinals against the Nuggets on April 27, 1983.

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Data note: Assists: player game data may be incomplete before 1964-65 · postseason

	NAME	DATE	AST	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Johnny Moore J. Moore	4/27/1983	20	SAS	vs	DEN	38	26	5	1	1	13	24	54.2	0	0		0	0		54.2	0	5	1	4
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	5/15/1984	24	LAL	vs	PHX	38	6	7	5	2	2	5	40.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	51.0	0	7	4	4
3	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6/3/1984	21	LAL	vs	BOS	39	14	11	1	1	4	6	66.7	0	0		6	10	60.0	67.3	2	9	2	3
4	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	5/3/1985	23	LAL	@	POR	41	13	7	1	0	5	10	50.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	55.3	1	6	6	2
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	5/16/1986	20	LAL	@	HOU	45	17	8	3	0	6	11	54.5	0	2	0.0	5	6	83.3	62.3	3	5	3	4
6	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6/4/1987	20	LAL	vs	BOS	31	22	5	3	0	10	17	58.8	0	0		2	2	100.0	61.5	2	3	2	2
7	Doc Rivers D. Rivers	5/16/1988	22	ATL	vs	BOS	38	14	4	3	0	5	12	41.7	2	3	66.7	2	2	100.0	54.3	1	3	1	3
8	John Stockton J. Stockton	5/17/1988	24	UTA	@	LAL	48	23	3	5	0	8	16	50.0	0	0		7	9	77.8	57.6	0	3	3	3
9	John Stockton J. Stockton	5/21/1988	20	UTA	@	LAL	48	29	1	5	0	10	15	66.7	1	3	33.3	8	8	100.0	78.3	0	1	5	2
10	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	5/31/1988	20	LAL	vs	DAL	35	15	6	0	0	7	14	50.0	1	1	100.0	0	0		53.6	2	4	3	3
11	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	5/28/1989	20	LAL	@	PHX	41	21	6	3	1	6	11	54.5	1	2	50.0	8	8	100.0	72.3	0	6	6	2
12	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	4/27/1991	21	LAL	vs	HOU	45	13	7	1	0	5	13	38.5	0	3	0.0	3	4	75.0	44.0	1	6	3	1
13	Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	5/14/1991	20	GSW	@	LAL	51	27	1	5	2	11	22	50.0	1	5	20.0	4	6	66.7	54.8	0	1	1	3
14	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	5/18/1991	21	LAL	@	POR	43	15	6	2	0	2	8	25.0	0	3	0.0	11	13	84.6	54.7	2	4	2	2
15	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6/12/1991	20	LAL	vs	CHI	48	16	11	1	0	4	12	33.3	2	6	33.3	6	6	100.0	54.6	4	7	6	0
16	John Stockton J. Stockton	4/24/1992	21	UTA	vs	LAC	39	10	2	1	0	3	7	42.9	0	0		4	5	80.0	54.3	1	1	1	2
17	John Stockton J. Stockton	4/25/1996	23	UTA	vs	POR	41	11	2	0	0	2	4	50.0	0	0		7	8	87.5	73.1	0	2	1	2
18	Steve Nash S. Nash	4/29/2007	23	PHX	@	LAL	39	17	1	2	1	6	15	40.0	1	2	50.0	4	4	100.0	50.7	1	0	3	3	+17
19	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	4/22/2011	20	BOS	@	NYK	41	15	11	2	0	5	13	38.5	0	0		5	6	83.3	48.0	6	5	4	4	+23
20	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	5/4/2018	21	NOP	vs	GSW	37	4	10	1	0	2	11	18.2	0	2	0.0	0	0		18.2	2	8	4	2	+23

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Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/27	SAC	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	SAS	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Sat 10/31	MIN	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Mon 11/2	UTA	@	SAS	8:30 PM
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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
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11	Magic	0	2	.000	2.5
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13	Nets	0	2	.000	2.5
14	Heat	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Bucks	0	3	.000	3.0

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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

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Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
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Johnny Moore had 20 assists in Game 2 of the 1983 Western Conference Semifinals against the Nuggets on April 27, 1983.

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