highest apg in nba finals minimum 8 games

Magic Johnson had the most assists per game in the NBA Finals when playing 8+ games, with 11.7 per game.

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highest apg by a player in NBA finals minimum 8 games

	NAME	APG	GP	SERIES	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	50	NBA Finals	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	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	9.4	25	NBA Finals	35.2	15.6	3.7			6.0	17.4	34.6				3.5	4.6	75.0	39.9				879	389	93	236				74
3	John Stockton J. Stockton	8.8	12	NBA Finals	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	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	8.7	11	NBA Finals	45.5	16.3	4.2	0.3	0.0	6.3	13.3	47.3				3.7	4.6	80.4	53.1	1.1	2.6		501	179	46	96	2	0		35
5	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	8.3	11	NBA Finals	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
6	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	8.2	17	NBA Finals	44.6	18.9	7.5			7.6	14.1	53.8				3.7	5.1	72.4	57.7				759	321	128	139				55
7	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	7.9	16	NBA Finals	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	55	NBA Finals	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	16	NBA Finals	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	15	NBA Finals	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	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	7.3	16	NBA Finals	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
12	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	7.1	11	NBA Finals	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
13	Andrew Toney A. Toney	7.0	10	NBA Finals	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
14	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	6.8	11	NBA Finals	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
15	Draymond Green D. Green	6.6	33	NBA Finals	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
16	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	6.6	19	NBA Finals	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
17	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	6.5	13	NBA Finals	45.9	18.9	4.1	1.5	0.0	7.7	17.1	45.0				3.5	4.4	80.7	49.8	1.0	3.1		597	246	53	84	20	0		33
18	Terry Porter T. Porter	6.4	11	NBA Finals	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
19	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	6.2	37	NBA Finals	40.1	18.3	4.7	1.3	1.1	6.8	16.3	42.0	0.2	1.0	16.0	4.5	5.5	81.0	48.8	1.8	2.9	2.7	1,483	676	175	228	48	39	100	106
20	Kyle Lowry K. Lowry	6.1	11	NBA Finals	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
21	Larry Bird L. Bird	6.0	31	NBA Finals	42.8	23.1	11.6	2.0	0.8	8.4	18.3	45.8	0.6	1.5	42.2	5.7	6.5	87.2	54.5	2.5	9.1	2.9	1,326	716	361	187	63	24	91	80
22	Stephen Curry S. Curry	6.0	34	NBA Finals	39.0	27.3	5.8	1.6	0.3	8.8	20.4	43.2	4.5	11.3	39.5	5.2	5.6	91.7	59.6	1.0	4.7	3.5	1,327	928	196	204	55	11	120	96	+138
23	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	6.0	15	NBA Finals	40.3	24.5	8.3	1.4	0.5	8.4	18.1	46.3	0.5	3.0	15.6	7.2	8.7	82.4	55.7	2.9	5.3	2.7	604	367	124	90	21	8	41	61
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6.0	35	NBA Finals	43.0	33.6	6.0	1.8	0.7	12.5	26.0	48.1	1.2	3.3	36.8	7.4	9.1	80.6	55.9	1.6	4.4	2.8	1,506	1,176	211	209	62	23	99	103	+45
25	Robert Reid R. Reid	5.9	12	NBA Finals	40.4	14.5	5.9	1.7	0.4	6.1	15.3	39.7	0.1	0.8	11.1	2.3	2.9	77.1	43.6	2.4	3.5	1.9	485	174	71	71	20	5	23	41

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Mon 3/30	WAS	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Tue 3/31	CLE	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 4/2	LAL	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sun 4/5	LAL	@	DAL	7:30 PM
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1	Pistons - x	53	20	.726
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3	Knicks	48	26	.649	5.5
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1	Thunder - x	58	16	.784
2	Spurs - x	55	18	.753	2.5
3	Lakers	48	26	.649	10.0
4	Nuggets	47	28	.627	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	28	.616	12.5
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9	Trail Blazers	37	38	.493	21.5
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11	Pelicans - e	25	50	.333	33.5
12	Grizzlies - e	24	49	.329	33.5
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