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:
- Magic Johnson - 2346
- LeBron James - 2067
- John Stockton - 1839
- Jason Kidd - 1263
- Chris Paul - 1233
Total assists in a playoff run:
- Magic Johnson - 303 (1988)
- Magic Johnson - 289 (1985)
- Magic Johnson - 284 (1984)
- Magic Johnson - 240 (1991)
- Rajon Rondo - 227 (2012)
Highest career playoff assists per game average:
- Magic Johnson - 12.4
- John Stockton - 10.1
- John Wall - 9.8
- Trae Young - 9.0
- Oscar Robertson - 8.9
Highest assists per game in a playoff run:
- Magic Johnson - 15.2 (1985)
- Magic Johnson - 15.1 (1986)
- John Stockton - 15.0 (1990)
- John Stockton - 14.8 (1988)
- Johnny Moore - 14.6 (1983)
Most assists in a playoff game:
- Magic Johnson/John Stockton - 24
Lebrons decline is magics prime.
That’s the crazy part about it.
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…