most assists made whilst scoring 40+ points in nba playoff game

Luka Dončić and LeBron James are tied for the most assists with 40+ points in a playoff game, with 14 assists.

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most assists by a player made whilst scoring 40+ points in NBA playoff game

	NAME	AST	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	14	46	6/6/2021	DAL	@	LAC	45	7	0	0	17	30	56.7	5	11	45.5	7	11	63.6	66.0	0	7	6	3	-9
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	14	42	6/2/2021	DAL	@	LAC	43	8	1	0	17	37	45.9	6	12	50.0	2	3	66.7	54.8	1	7	4	2	+15
3	LeBron James L. James	14	43	5/3/2018	CLE	@	TOR	41	8	1	0	19	28	67.9	1	3	33.3	4	8	50.0	68.2	1	7	1	1	+20
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	13	40	5/14/2024	DEN	vs	MIN	41	7	2	1	15	22	68.2	2	3	66.7	8	9	88.9	77.0	0	7	0	2	+21
5	Ja Morant J. Morant	13	45	4/22/2023	MEM	@	LAL	42	9	0	0	13	26	50.0	6	10	60.0	13	14	92.9	70.0	3	6	3	2	+3
6	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	13	40	10/4/2020	MIA	vs	LAL	45	11	2	2	14	20	70.0	0	0		12	14	85.7	76.5	1	10	5	0	+20
7	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	13	43	8/23/2020	DAL	vs	LAC	46	17	2	1	18	31	58.1	4	10	40.0	3	5	60.0	64.8	1	16	7	1	+11
8	John Wall J. Wall	13	40	5/2/2017	WAS	@	BOS	47	3	3	3	16	32	50.0	3	10	30.0	5	7	71.4	57.0	1	2	4	3	-3
9	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	13	51	4/19/2017	OKC	@	HOU	41	10	4	1	17	43	39.5	2	11	18.2	15	18	83.3	50.1	2	8	4	3	+11
10	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	13	40	3/26/1965	CIN	@	PHI	48	4			13	19	68.4				14	14	100.0	79.5				4
11	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	12	41	5/2/2024	NYK	@	PHI	44	3	0	0	13	27	48.1	3	8	37.5	12	16	75.0	60.2	0	3	2	2	+9
12	LeBron James L. James	12	42	5/15/2018	CLE	@	BOS	39	10	0	1	16	29	55.2	5	11	45.5	5	10	50.0	62.9	1	9	6	3	-9
13	LeBron James L. James	12	41	4/20/2017	CLE	@	IND	45	13	1	2	14	27	51.9	6	12	50.0	7	14	50.0	61.8	1	12	3	4	+13
14	Tony Parker T. Parker	12	41	4/25/2008	SAS	@	PHX	41	5	2	0	17	26	65.4	1	3	33.3	6	7	85.7	70.5	0	5	3	2	+24
15	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	12	42	4/29/1992	POR	@	LAL	46	9	2	0	14	23	60.9	2	5	40.0	12	13	92.3	73.1	3	6	6	3
16	Jerry West J. West	12	42	5/5/1969	LAL	vs	BOS	48	13			14	29	48.3				14	18	77.8	56.9				2
17	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	12	41	3/21/1963	CIN	vs	SYR		15			13	27	48.1				15	18	83.3	58.7				3
18	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	11	53	5/7/2023	DEN	@	PHX	39	4	0	1	20	30	66.7	2	4	50.0	11	13	84.6	74.2	1	3	6	2	+2
19	Trae Young T. Young	11	48	6/23/2021	ATL	@	MIL	41	7	1	0	17	34	50.0	4	13	30.8	10	12	83.3	61.1	1	6	6	3	+10
20	Devin Booker D. Booker	11	40	6/20/2021	PHX	vs	LAC	44	13	0	0	15	29	51.7	3	7	42.9	7	7	100.0	62.3	1	12	2	3	+6
21	LeBron James L. James	11	41	6/16/2016	CLE	vs	GSW	43	8	4	3	16	27	59.3	3	6	50.0	6	8	75.0	67.2	2	6	1	3	+26
22	LeBron James L. James	11	40	6/14/2015	CLE	@	GSW	45	14	1	0	15	34	44.1	3	8	37.5	7	9	77.8	52.7	1	13	2	5	-11
23	Stephen Curry S. Curry	11	44	5/6/2013	GSW	@	SAS	58	4	2	0	18	35	51.4	6	14	42.9	2	2	100.0	61.3	0	4	6	3	0
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	11	45	5/13/1990	CHI	@	PHI	42	6	2	2	16	31	51.6	1	2	50.0	12	13	92.3	61.3	1	5	3	3
25	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	10	40	5/26/2025	OKC	@	MIN	40	9	1	0	13	30	43.3	2	7	28.6	12	14	85.7	55.3	4	5	5	4	+5

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