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
  • furyousferretBEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Assists where boosted in the 80s and 90s.

    The game was based around a traditional PG, they run the floor and distribute to the final scorer. 1 pass and score was the plan. Todays game has evolved into more passing and some teams don’t even run a traditional PG setup. These days the point will run it up the floor, and pass it to the shooting guard to start trying to disrupt the defensive via movement, screens, etc.