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