1987 NBA Playoffs:
Players with the Most Assists in a Game
List with the players who had the most assists in a single game in the 1987 NBA Playoffs. Top 50 individual performances.
Other Stats
Who had the most assists in a 1987 Playoff game?
Magic Johnson had 20 assists in a game, the best individual performance for this stat in the 1987 Playoffs.
Most Assists in One Game - TOP 50
1987 Playoffs
| Rk |
Player
(Team)
|
Assists |
W/L Game
|
| 1 |
(Lakers)
|
20 ast |
W
141-122 vs. Celtics |
| 2 |
(Lakers)
|
19 ast |
W
106-93 vs. Celtics |
| 3 |
(Supersonics)
|
16 ast |
W
128-125 2OT vs. Rockets |
| 4 |
(Jazz)
|
15 ast |
W
99-85 vs. Warriors |
|
(Lakers)
|
15 ast |
W
139-127 vs. Nuggets |
|
|
(Supersonics)
|
15 ast |
L
121-122 vs. Lakers |
|
|
(Trail Blazers)
|
15 ast |
W
111-98 vs. Rockets |
|
|
(Hawks)
|
15 ast |
L
96-104 vs. Pistons |
|
|
(Hawks)
|
15 ast |
W
101-97 @ Pacers |
|
| 10 |
(Warriors)
|
14 ast |
W
118-113 @ Jazz |
|
(Celtics)
|
14 ast |
L
106-107 vs. Lakers |
|
|
(Celtics)
|
14 ast |
L
111-121 @ Bucks |
|
|
(Celtics)
|
14 ast |
L
121-126 OT @ Bucks |
|
|
(Lakers)
|
14 ast |
W
133-108 @ Warriors |
|
|
(Lakers)
|
14 ast |
W
125-116 vs. Warriors |
|
|
(Lakers)
|
14 ast |
W
140-103 @ Nuggets |
|
|
(Lakers)
|
14 ast |
W
128-95 vs. Nuggets |
|
|
(Hawks)
|
14 ast |
W
115-102 vs. Pistons |
|
|
(Hawks)
|
14 ast |
L
111-112 vs. Pistons |
|
|
(Hawks)
|
14 ast |
W
94-93 vs. Pacers |
| Rk |
Player
(Team)
|
Assists |
W/L Game
|
| 21 |
(Celtics)
|
13 ast |
W
108-104 vs. Bulls |
|
(Celtics)
|
13 ast |
L
113-126 @ Lakers |
|
|
(Lakers)
|
13 ast |
W
126-113 vs. Celtics |
|
|
(Lakers)
|
13 ast |
W
118-106 vs. Warriors |
|
|
(Pistons)
|
13 ast |
W
128-85 vs. Bullets |
|
|
(Rockets)
|
13 ast |
W
117-108 vs. Trail Blazers |
|
|
(Jazz)
|
13 ast |
L
113-118 vs. Warriors |
|
| 28 |
(Celtics)
|
12 ast |
W
110-101 vs. Pistons |
|
(Celtics)
|
12 ast |
L
124-129 vs. Bucks |
|
|
(Lakers)
|
12 ast |
W
116-101 vs. Warriors |
|
|
(Warriors)
|
12 ast |
L
108-133 vs. Lakers |
|
|
(Warriors)
|
12 ast |
L
101-116 @ Lakers |
|
|
(Celtics)
|
12 ast |
W
138-137 2OT @ Bucks |
|
|
(Lakers)
|
12 ast |
L
108-123 @ Celtics |
|
|
(Lakers)
|
12 ast |
W
133-102 @ Supersonics |
|
|
(Rockets)
|
12 ast |
L
125-128 2OT @ Supersonics |
|
|
(Pistons)
|
12 ast |
W
104-96 @ Hawks |
| Rk |
Player
(Team)
|
Assists |
W/L Game
|
| 38 |
(Celtics)
|
11 ast |
W
104-91 vs. Pistons |
|
(76ers)
|
11 ast |
W
124-118 vs. Bucks |
|
|
(76ers)
|
11 ast |
W
125-122 OT @ Bucks |
|
|
(Warriors)
|
11 ast |
L
106-118 @ Lakers |
|
|
(Warriors)
|
11 ast |
W
98-94 vs. Jazz |
|
|
(Celtics)
|
11 ast |
W
123-108 vs. Lakers |
|
|
(Celtics)
|
11 ast |
W
117-114 vs. Pistons |
|
|
(Celtics)
|
11 ast |
L
105-113 @ Pistons |
|
|
(Lakers)
|
11 ast |
W
122-121 @ Supersonics |
|
|
(Lakers)
|
11 ast |
W
92-87 vs. Supersonics |
|
|
(Rockets)
|
11 ast |
W
112-107 vs. Supersonics |
|
|
(Trail Blazers)
|
11 ast |
L
115-125 vs. Rockets |
|
|
(Bucks)
|
11 ast |
W
121-111 vs. Celtics |
|
|
(Bucks)
|
11 ast |
L
137-138 2OT vs. Celtics |
|
|
(Jazz)
|
11 ast |
L
94-98 @ Warriors |
|
|
(Pistons)
|
11 ast |
L
107-108 @ Celtics |