While putting points on the board is crucial to success in the NBA, credit always goes to the hand that fed the hot hand in the first place.
Dishes, dimes or assists, it doesn't matter what you call them, these are the passes that end up with the eventually scorer, with the best in the business building reputations - and bank balances - on the back of these moves.
From a disher with rising stocks to a Magician in La-La Land, here is the full list of NBA players to have recorded 20 or more assists in a single playoff game.
| Assists | Player | Team | Opponent | Date |
| 24 | John Stockton | Utah Jazz | Los Angeles Lakers | May 17, 1988 |
| Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns | May 15, 1984 | |
| 23 | Steve Nash | Phoenix Suns | Los Angeles Lakers | April 29, 2007 |
| John Stockton | Utah Jazz | Portland Trail Blazers | April 25, 1996 | |
| Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers | Portland Trail Blazers | May 3, 1985 | |
| 22 | Doc Rivers | Atlanta Hawks | Boston Celtics | May 16, 1988 |
| 21 | Rajon Rondo | New Orleans Pelicans | Golden State Warriors | May 4, 2018 |
| John Stockton | Utah Jazz | Los Angeles Clippers | April 24, 1992 | |
| Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers | Portland Trail Blazers | May 18, 1991 | |
| Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers | Houston Rockets | April 27, 1991 | |
| Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | June 3, 1984 | |
| 20 | Rajon Rondo | Boston Celtics | New York Knicks | April 22, 2011 |
| Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers | Chicago Bulls | June 12, 1991 | |
| Tim Hardaway | Golden State Warriors | Los Angeles Lakers | May 14, 1991 | |
| Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns | May 28, 1989 | |
| Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers | Dallas Mavericks | May 31, 1988 | |
| John Stockton | Utah Jazz | Los Angeles Lakers | May 21, 1988 | |
| Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers | Boston Celtics | June 4, 1987 | |
| Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers | Houston Rockets | May 16, 1986 | |
| Johnny Moore | San Antonio Spurs | Denver Nuggets | April 27, 1983 |
