highest apg in a finals series since 1980 by a player

Since 1979-80, Magic Johnson has the most assists per game in the NBA Finals, with 11.7 per game.

	NAME	APG	SERIES	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	11.7	NBA Finals	50	40.9	19.4	7.9	2.0	0.3	6.8	13.1	51.6	0.2	0.8	23.7	5.7	6.5	87.4	60.7	1.8	6.2	3.8	2,044	971	397	584	102	16	190	147
2	Jamal Murray J. Murray	10.0	NBA Finals	5	42.3	21.4	6.2	1.0	0.0	8.2	18.2	45.1	2.4	6.2	38.7	2.6	2.8	92.9	55.1	1.0	5.2	3.4	211	107	31	50	5	0	17	9	+55
3	John Stockton J. Stockton	8.8	NBA Finals	12	34.9	12.3	3.3	2.0	0.3	4.6	9.3	49.5	0.7	2.0	33.3	2.5	3.1	81.1	58.1	0.3	2.9	3.4	419	148	39	105	24	3	41	30	-55
4	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	8.3	NBA Finals	11	42.1	24.1	6.6	1.6	0.7	8.3	17.1	48.4	1.0	2.9	34.4	6.5	7.6	85.7	58.9	2.2	4.5	2.2	464	265	73	91	18	8	24	14	-58
5	Chris Paul C. Paul	8.2	NBA Finals	6	37.3	21.8	2.7	0.7	0.2	9.2	16.7	55.0	2.0	3.8	52.2	1.5	2.0	75.0	62.2	0.7	2.0	3.5	224	131	16	49	4	1	21	19	-11
6	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	8.0	NBA Finals	4	43.0	25.5	4.8	1.0	0.8	8.8	17.5	50.0	2.8	6.0	45.8	5.3	5.8	91.3	63.7	1.5	3.3	3.8	172	102	19	32	4	3	15	15
7	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	7.9	NBA Finals	16	37.2	22.6	4.2	2.1	0.3	8.3	17.3	48.0	1.1	2.4	46.2	4.8	6.1	78.6	56.4	0.9	3.3	3.8	595	361	67	127	34	5	61	55
8	LeBron James L. James	7.8	NBA Finals	55	42.5	28.4	10.2	1.7	0.8	10.7	22.1	48.4	1.8	5.2	35.2	5.2	7.1	73.1	56.3	1.9	8.3	3.9	2,337	1,562	561	430	93	46	217	130	-86
9	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	7.8	NBA Finals	16	41.1	15.4	5.8	1.4	0.6	5.8	14.8	39.2	1.8	5.3	32.9	2.1	2.7	76.7	48.3	1.8	4.1	3.2	658	247	93	124	23	9	51	28	-4
10	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	7.7	NBA Finals	15	40.0	16.0	3.5	1.8	0.2	6.6	15.3	43.2	0.0	0.3	0.0	2.8	3.9	72.4	47.1	1.2	2.3	3.1	600	240	52	116	27	3	47	49
11	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	7.7	NBA Finals	6	31.0	9.7	5.3	0.8	0.0	3.2	7.7	41.3	1.3	3.3	40.0	2.0	2.5	80.0	55.1	0.5	4.8	1.8	186	58	32	46	5	0	11	13	+11
12	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	7.3	NBA Finals	16	36.7	14.8	2.7	2.4	0.1	6.4	12.6	51.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.9	2.8	68.9	53.4	0.7	2.0	2.5	587	237	43	117	38	2	40	36
13	Lionel Hollins L. Hollins	7.2	NBA Finals	9	27.8	9.7	2.8	2.1	0.2	4.1	11.1	37.0	0.0	0.6	0.0	1.4	1.6	92.9	41.0	0.4	2.3	2.3	250	87	25	65	19	2	21	22
14	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	7.2	NBA Finals	5	41.1	30.2	14.0	0.8	1.4	11.2	19.2	58.3	1.6	3.8	42.1	6.2	7.4	83.8	67.2	1.8	12.2	3.4	205	151	70	36	4	7	17	17	+39
15	Avery Johnson A. Johnson	7.2	NBA Finals	5	39.2	9.2	2.6	0.6	0.0	4.0	8.0	50.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.2	2.0	60.0	51.8	0.4	2.2	4.0	196	46	13	36	3	0	20	11	+38
16	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	7.1	NBA Finals	25	40.1	17.9	4.4	1.4	0.4	6.8	16.1	41.9	0.2	1.0	16.0	4.2	4.9	85.4	48.9	1.5	2.9	2.6	1,003	447	110	178	36	11	65	68
17	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	7.1	NBA Finals	11	40.5	21.8	7.3	1.1	0.6	7.5	19.8	37.6	2.7	7.5	36.6	4.2	5.4	78.0	49.2	0.8	6.5	3.5	446	240	80	78	12	7	39	26	-15
18	Andrew Toney A. Toney	7.0	NBA Finals	10	37.4	24.4	2.5	1.2	0.1	9.4	19.2	49.0	0.3	0.8	37.5	5.3	6.2	85.5	55.6	1.1	1.4	3.7	374	244	25	70	12	1	37	34
19	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	6.8	NBA Finals	11	39.9	15.6	6.7	1.5	0.6	6.3	14.9	42.1	1.7	4.9	35.2	1.4	1.5	93.8	50.3	1.8	4.9	1.8	439	172	74	75	16	7	20	25	+47
20	Draymond Green D. Green	6.6	NBA Finals	33	38.5	11.5	9.1	1.8	1.0	4.0	9.7	41.4	1.1	3.8	28.0	2.5	3.3	74.5	51.9	1.5	7.6	2.6	1,269	381	300	219	59	32	87	138	+140
21	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	6.6	NBA Finals	19	31.0	10.7	5.2	1.4	0.3	4.4	10.5	41.7	0.5	1.6	30.0	1.5	2.8	51.9	45.6	1.5	3.6	2.0	590	203	98	126	26	5	38	36	+1
22	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	6.6	NBA Finals	5	42.3	27.0	6.4	1.0	0.4	10.4	24.0	43.3	0.6	4.4	13.6	5.6	6.8	82.4	50.0	0.8	5.6	2.2	211	135	32	33	5	2	11	12	-17
23	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	6.5	NBA Finals	6	43.3	17.2	3.0	1.3	0.3	6.7	15.8	42.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	3.8	4.2	92.0	48.6	0.3	2.7	4.3	260	103	18	39	8	2	26	19
24	Terry Porter T. Porter	6.4	NBA Finals	11	42.6	17.5	3.5	1.5	0.3	5.2	11.9	43.5	0.9	3.5	26.3	6.2	7.2	86.1	57.9	0.8	2.7	3.5	469	192	39	70	16	3	38	28
25	Kyle Lowry K. Lowry	6.1	NBA Finals	11	34.0	13.7	4.0	1.4	0.4	4.6	10.9	42.5	2.3	5.8	39.1	2.2	2.5	85.7	57.1	0.5	3.5	2.2	374	151	44	67	15	4	24	41	+24

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PPG

33.5

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.8

14th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

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