what are the most assists by a player in a playoff game

Courtney Vandersloot has the most assists in a playoff game, with 18 assists against the Sun on September 28, 2021.

NAMEASTDATETMOPPMINPTSREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Courtney Vandersloot
C. Vandersloot
18
9/28/2021
@
44
12
10
4
2
4
11
36.4
0
0
4
6
66.7
44.0
0
10
4
0
+11
2Sue Bird
S. Bird
16
10/2/2020
@
31
2
5
0
0
1
5
20.0
0
3
0.0
0
0
20.0
0
5
3
3
+24
3Courtney Vandersloot
C. Vandersloot
15
10/17/2021
vs
38
10
9
0
2
4
13
30.8
0
3
0.0
2
2
100.0
36.0
2
7
1
0
+11
4Alyssa Thomas
A. Thomas
14
9/29/2023
vs
38
23
9
0
0
11
17
64.7
0
0
1
1
100.0
65.9
3
6
3
2
-18
5Courtney Vandersloot
C. Vandersloot
14
10/13/2021
@
41
20
3
5
1
9
15
60.0
2
6
33.3
0
0
66.7
0
3
6
2
+3
6Courtney Vandersloot
C. Vandersloot
14
9/21/2015
vs
32
5
5
0
0
2
8
25.0
0
1
0.0
1
1
100.0
29.6
1
4
4
6
-13
7Sue Bird
S. Bird
14
10/5/2004
vs
33
10
2
3
0
4
7
57.1
1
1
100.0
1
2
50.0
63.5
0
2
3
3
+13
8Alyssa Thomas
A. Thomas
13
9/23/2025
@
43
19
8
1
0
6
15
40.0
0
0
7
10
70.0
49.0
2
6
4
3
+13
9Alyssa Thomas
A. Thomas
13
9/25/2024
vs
40
19
5
1
0
9
17
52.9
0
0
1
1
100.0
54.5
1
4
1
0
+6
10Alyssa Thomas
A. Thomas
13
9/22/2024
vs
37
12
10
0
0
6
15
40.0
0
0
0
0
40.0
1
9
1
3
+19
11Courtney Vandersloot
C. Vandersloot
13
10/3/2021
vs
37
7
5
1
1
3
8
37.5
0
2
0.0
1
2
50.0
39.4
2
3
2
0
+6
12Courtney Vandersloot
C. Vandersloot
13
9/25/2016
vs
34
21
1
4
0
9
14
64.3
3
6
50.0
0
0
75.0
1
0
4
4
+14
13Alyssa Thomas
A. Thomas
12
9/20/2023
@
40
28
6
1
0
13
20
65.0
0
0
2
3
66.7
65.7
1
5
2
4
+15
14Chelsea Gray
C. Gray
12
9/4/2022
@
39
29
5
1
1
12
21
57.1
5
9
55.6
0
0
69.0
0
5
1
3
+19
15Sue Bird
S. Bird
12
8/28/2022
@
37
2
4
1
0
1
6
16.7
0
2
0.0
0
0
16.7
0
4
0
3
+2
16Skylar Diggins
S. Diggins
12
10/13/2021
vs
42
13
7
1
0
5
18
27.8
1
6
16.7
2
2
100.0
34.4
4
3
2
3
+1
17Chelsea Gray
C. Gray
12
9/28/2021
vs
30
17
3
1
0
7
13
53.8
1
2
50.0
2
2
100.0
61.2
0
3
1
0
+4
18Courtney Vandersloot
C. Vandersloot
12
9/15/2019
@
32
7
4
1
0
3
10
30.0
1
4
25.0
0
0
35.0
0
4
2
3
-2
19Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
12
8/21/2018
vs
30
26
0
2
0
8
15
53.3
6
12
50.0
4
4
100.0
77.6
0
0
0
2
+21
20Temeka Johnson
T. Johnson
12
9/5/2010
vs
30
15
4
2
0
7
15
46.7
1
3
33.3
0
0
50.0
1
3
2
5
+17
21Penny Taylor
P. Taylor
12
8/28/2010
@
33
12
6
2
0
3
9
33.3
0
3
0.0
6
6
100.0
51.5
1
5
3
2
+23
22Sue Bird
S. Bird
12
8/25/2010
vs
36
9
5
2
1
4
9
44.4
1
2
50.0
0
1
0.0
47.7
0
5
3
2
+17
23Teresa Weatherspoon
T. Weatherspoon
12
8/24/2002
vs
23
4
3
0
0
1
3
33.3
0
0
2
2
100.0
51.5
0
3
2
1
+9
24Jennifer Azzi
J. Azzi
12
8/24/2002
@
32
16
0
2
0
5
10
50.0
3
8
37.5
3
3
100.0
70.7
0
0
2
5
-12
25Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
12
8/30/1999
vs
40
23
7
0
2
7
15
46.7
2
7
28.6
7
9
77.8
60.7
0
7
0
0
+10
StatMuse has game-level data for assists going back to the 1997 playoffs.

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