I looked at some of the all-time assist records for the playoffs and I was blown away by how much Magic Johnson dominated some of these statistical categories. Some of these records seem like they may last a looooong time.

Total playoff assists:

  1. Magic Johnson - 2346
  2. LeBron James - 2067
  3. John Stockton - 1839
  4. Jason Kidd - 1263
  5. Chris Paul - 1233

Total assists in a playoff run:

  1. Magic Johnson - 303 (1988)
  2. Magic Johnson - 289 (1985)
  3. Magic Johnson - 284 (1984)
  4. Magic Johnson - 240 (1991)
  5. Rajon Rondo - 227 (2012)

Highest career playoff assists per game average:

  1. Magic Johnson - 12.4
  2. John Stockton - 10.1
  3. John Wall - 9.8
  4. Trae Young - 9.0
  5. Oscar Robertson - 8.9

Highest assists per game in a playoff run:

  1. Magic Johnson - 15.2 (1985)
  2. Magic Johnson - 15.1 (1986)
  3. John Stockton - 15.0 (1990)
  4. John Stockton - 14.8 (1988)
  5. Johnny Moore - 14.6 (1983)

Most assists in a playoff game:

  1. Magic Johnson/John Stockton - 24
  • toldyasoBEnglish
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    2 months ago

    For total playoff assists, LeBron needs like 270.

    Assuming he gets 7 per game, that’s about 38 games?

    So best case scenario he plays two more post seasons. Only way he gets to 38 games in two post seasons is back to back finals runs.

    Possible? Sure.

    Is it gonna happen? No.

    • WestleyTheBEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I mean he averaged near 9 assists per game this year in the playoffs… if he wants to play another 5 years and decline fully he could absolutely get that

      I want a couple years of 25 minutes per game mid 40s LeBron averaging 16/7/7…

        • KobeBufkinBestKobeBEnglish
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          2 months ago

          The crazy part about this comment is the lack of sense put into it. The stats clearly show that even prime Lebron can’t fuck with Magic specifically on assists…

    • snapshovelBEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Two more post seasons isn’t the best case scenario for LeBron, it’s probably the median scenario. The best case scenario is like 4-5 more post seasons.

      Call it 4 post seasons, 8 series total. Maybe he makes it to the conference finals one year and gets bounced in the first round the next. Okay, that’s probably 40 games. Assuming he averages close to 7 assists he’s there.

      Unlikely, sure, but it could easily happen. Well within the realm of possibility.

      • braisedbywolvesBEnglish
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        2 months ago

        The best case scenario is just making the postseason two more times

      • ThrowawayeconboiBEnglish
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        2 months ago

        4-5 more postseasons for Lebron is “well within the realm of possibility”? And not only that, but 40 postseason games meaning he is actually succeeding somewhat in all or most of these 4-5 postseason runs at ages 41-46? Despite getting swept in the most recent ones where he wasn’t 45 years old?

        Dude, what strain is that? I need to hit that blunt.

    • Try-ImaginaryBEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Lebron’s team (whichever team that happens to be at the time) we need to be just good enough to win in 7 game series. If he is on a super team, and playoff series end in 4 games, he’s going to need twice many years to reach it.