most all-time assist in a 1st season in conference finals

Magic Johnson has the most assists in a Conference Finals, with 96 assists.

Interpreted as:

most all-time assist by a player in a 1st season in conference finals

	NAME	AST	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	96	1987-88	Conference Finals	LAL	7	39.9	19.1	5.7	13.7	0.9	0.3	7.6	14.7	51.5	0.7	1.1	62.5	3.3	3.9	85.2	58.3	1.6	4.1	3.7	279	134	40	6	2	26	18
2	Johnny Moore J. Moore	90	1982-83	Conference Finals	SAS	6	40.2	18.5	4.8	15.0	2.2	0.3	7.3	16.0	45.8	0.8	2.0	41.7	3.0	3.5	85.7	52.7			2.7	241	111	29	13	2	16	21
3	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	87	1983-84	Conference Finals	LAL	6	40.5	17.5	5.5	14.5	2.7	0.8	7.0	12.7	55.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	3.5	3.8	91.3	61.0	1.7	3.8	3.5	243	105	33	16	5	21	19
4	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	84	1982-83	Conference Finals	LAL	6	43.3	17.5	10.5	14.0	2.2	0.8	6.7	12.8	51.9	0.0	0.3	0.0	4.2	5.7	73.5	57.1			3.3	260	105	63	13	5	20	16
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	81	1985-86	Conference Finals	LAL	5	41.4	22.2	8.0	16.2	2.4	0.0	8.0	15.0	53.3	0.0	1.4	0.0	6.2	7.8	79.5	60.2	1.8	6.2	3.4	207	111	40	12	0	17	19
6	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	79	2015-16	Conference Finals	OKC	7	39.1	26.7	7.0	11.3	3.7	0.0	8.9	22.4	39.5	1.9	5.9	31.7	7.1	8.7	82.0	50.9	2.0	5.0	4.4	274	187	49	26	0	31	17	+14
7	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	79	2011-12	Conference Finals	BOS	7	45.2	20.9	6.9	11.3	1.9	0.0	8.7	17.9	48.8	0.4	1.4	30.0	3.0	4.3	70.0	52.8	1.7	5.1	3.9	316	146	48	13	0	27	19	-32
8	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	78	1984-85	Conference Finals	LAL	5	33.8	12.8	7.6	15.6	1.2	0.2	4.6	10.0	46.0	0.0	0.6	0.0	3.6	4.2	85.7	54.0	1.0	6.6	4.2	169	64	38	6	1	21	14
9	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	76	1990-91	Conference Finals	LAL	6	43.8	20.7	8.0	12.7	1.5	0.0	5.8	13.3	43.8	1.8	5.7	32.4	7.2	8.7	82.7	60.3	1.0	7.0	4.5	263	124	48	9	0	27	11
10	Steve Nash S. Nash	71	2009-10	Conference Finals	PHX	6	33.0	17.7	3.5	11.8	0.2	0.2	6.2	11.7	52.9	1.0	3.7	27.3	4.3	4.8	89.7	64.0	0.5	3.0	2.7	198	106	21	1	1	16	9	-26
11	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	68	1989-90	Conference Finals	PHX	6	33.5	21.8	1.8	11.3	1.2	0.0	8.2	15.2	53.8	0.2	0.5	33.3	5.3	6.3	84.2	60.8	0.2	1.7	3.7	201	131	11	7	0	22	11
12	John Stockton J. Stockton	67	1991-92	Conference Finals	UTA	6	37.5	14.3	2.2	11.2	1.3	0.3	4.5	11.3	39.7	1.0	4.3	23.1	4.3	4.7	92.9	53.5	0.7	1.5	3.3	225	86	13	8	2	20	16
13	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	64	1986-87	Conference Finals	DET	7	37.3	23.1	3.7	9.1	1.7	0.3	8.6	20.3	42.3	0.6	2.1	26.7	5.4	7.6	71.7	49.0	1.6	2.1	1.7	261	162	26	12	2	12	26
14	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	63	2024-25	Conference Finals	IND	6	36.7	21.0	6.0	10.5	2.5	0.3	7.7	16.8	45.5	2.7	8.2	32.7	3.0	3.7	81.8	56.9	0.3	5.7	1.7	220	126	36	15	2	10	14	+29
15	John Stockton J. Stockton	62	1996-97	Conference Finals	UTA	6	36.8	20.5	3.8	10.3	0.8	0.2	7.2	13.3	53.8	1.0	2.2	46.2	5.2	5.5	93.9	65.1	1.3	2.5	2.8	221	123	23	5	1	17	15	+17
16	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	62	1981-82	Conference Finals	PHI	7	35.1	13.9	3.0	8.9		0.1	5.7	13.3	43.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	2.4	3.3	73.9	47.0				246	97	21		1		24
17	Steve Nash S. Nash	61	2005-06	Conference Finals	PHX	6	38.2	20.7	3.3	10.2	0.3	0.5	7.7	14.8	51.7	1.7	3.8	43.5	3.7	3.8	95.7	62.6	0.2	3.2	3.2	229	124	20	2	3	19	13	0
18	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	61	2001-02	Conference Finals	NJN	6	42.0	17.5	11.2	10.2	1.0	0.3	6.2	15.2	40.7	0.8	4.5	18.5	4.3	5.7	76.5	49.5	2.8	8.3	3.8	252	105	67	6	2	23	13	+34
19	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	60	2020-21	Conference Finals	MIL	6	39.7	22.0	5.0	10.0	1.7	1.0	8.5	18.3	46.4	2.8	7.7	37.0	2.2	3.5	61.9	55.4	1.2	3.8	3.2	238	132	30	10	6	19	14	+40
20	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	60	1989-90	Conference Finals	DET	7	38.4	17.6	6.1	8.6	2.9	0.4	5.7	14.4	39.6	1.1	3.4	33.3	5.0	6.0	83.3	51.5	1.0	5.1	3.3	269	123	43	20	3	23	23
21	LeBron James L. James	59	2017-18	Conference Finals	CLE	7	41.1	33.6	9.0	8.4	1.1	1.1	12.3	23.4	52.4	2.6	6.3	40.9	6.4	9.3	69.2	61.0	0.9	8.1	5.7	288	235	63	8	8	40	18	+11
22	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	57	1988-89	Conference Finals	LAL	4	39.8	20.3	6.8	14.3	2.3	0.3	7.3	14.5	50.0	0.8	1.8	42.9	5.0	5.3	95.2	60.2	0.5	6.3	5.0	159	81	27	9	1	20	11
23	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	56	1994-95	Conference Finals	IND	7	34.4	11.4	5.6	8.0	1.1	0.0	3.7	9.0	41.3	1.7	3.6	48.0	2.3	3.1	72.7	55.0	2.0	3.6	2.4	241	80	39	8	0	17	13
24	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	56	1986-87	Conference Finals	BOS	7	39.4	13.7	3.3	8.0	0.6	0.4	5.4	13.9	39.2	0.0	0.9	0.0	2.9	3.9	74.1	44.1	1.0	2.3	2.1	276	96	23	4	3	15	19
25	Derek Harper D. Harper	54	1987-88	Conference Finals	DAL	7	38.0	17.1	3.1	7.7	1.7	0.1	6.1	13.6	45.3	0.9	2.4	35.3	4.0	4.9	82.4	54.6	1.3	1.9	1.9	266	120	22	12	1	13	20