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highest assist apg by a player in NBA finals series by year| NAME | AST | APG | SEASON | SERIES | TM | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | PTS | REB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | M. Johnson | 95 | 13.6 | 1983-84 | NBA Finals | 7 | 42.1 | 18.0 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 6.7 | 12.0 | 56.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 74.4 | 61.2 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 295 | 126 | 54 | 14 | 6 | 31 | 28 | ||
| 2 | | M. Johnson | 91 | 13.0 | 1987-88 | NBA Finals | 7 | 41.4 | 21.1 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 11.4 | 55.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 33.3 | 8.3 | 9.6 | 86.6 | 67.6 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 290 | 148 | 40 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 23 | ||
| 3 | | M. Johnson | 84 | 14.0 | 1984-85 | NBA Finals | 6 | 39.2 | 18.3 | 6.8 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 13.8 | 49.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 50.0 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 87.1 | 56.9 | 0.5 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 235 | 110 | 41 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 16 | ||
| 4 | | M. Johnson | 78 | 13.0 | 1986-87 | NBA Finals | 6 | 39.3 | 26.2 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 11.0 | 20.3 | 54.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 50.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 96.0 | 59.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 236 | 157 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 5 |  | W. Frazier | 73 | 10.4 | 1969-70 | NBA Finals | 7 | 43.1 | 17.6 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 12.1 | 54.1 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 77.5 | 59.9 | 302 | 123 | 54 | 21 | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | B. Cousy | 70 | 10.0 | 1959-60 | NBA Finals | 7 | 35.4 | 14.4 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 18.9 | 31.1 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 82.6 | 35.5 | 248 | 101 | 26 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | I. Thomas | 63 | 9.0 | 1987-88 | NBA Finals | 7 | 37.4 | 19.7 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 16.4 | 42.6 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 29.4 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 83.3 | 51.7 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 262 | 138 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 26 | 23 | ||
| 8 |  | L. James | 62 | 8.9 | 2015-16 | NBA Finals | 7 | 41.7 | 29.7 | 11.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 11.7 | 23.7 | 49.4 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 37.1 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 72.1 | 56.2 | 2.4 | 8.9 | 4.4 | 292 | 208 | 79 | 18 | 16 | 31 | 16 | +26 | |
| 9 | | M. Johnson | 62 | 12.4 | 1990-91 | NBA Finals | 5 | 45.6 | 18.6 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 11.6 | 43.1 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 28.6 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 95.1 | 61.2 | 1.6 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 228 | 93 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 10 | ||
| 10 | | B. Cousy | 62 | 8.9 | 1961-62 | NBA Finals | 7 | 36.6 | 16.6 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 17.4 | 38.5 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 61.1 | 42.1 | 256 | 116 | 26 | 24 | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | N. Nixon | 60 | 10.0 | 1981-82 | NBA Finals | 6 | 39.3 | 17.7 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 7.5 | 17.0 | 44.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 72.7 | 47.5 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 236 | 106 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 20 | ||
| 12 |  | J. Butler III | 59 | 9.8 | 2019-20 | NBA Finals | 6 | 43.0 | 26.2 | 8.3 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 8.8 | 16.0 | 55.2 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 30.8 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 88.7 | 65.8 | 2.5 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 258 | 157 | 50 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 8 | -21 | |
| 13 |  | O. Robertson | 58 | 8.3 | 1973-74 | NBA Finals | 7 | 48.1 | 12.1 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 11.6 | 43.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 78.9 | 47.6 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 337 | 85 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 20 | |||||||
| 14 |  | M. Jordan | 57 | 11.4 | 1990-91 | NBA Finals | 5 | 44.0 | 31.2 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 12.6 | 22.6 | 55.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 50.0 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 84.8 | 61.2 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 220 | 156 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 18 | ||
| 15 |  | L. Bird | 57 | 9.5 | 1985-86 | NBA Finals | 6 | 44.8 | 24.0 | 9.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 8.8 | 18.3 | 48.2 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 36.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 93.9 | 57.8 | 1.7 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 269 | 144 | 58 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 17 | ||
| 16 |  | D. Johnson | 57 | 9.5 | 1984-85 | NBA Finals | 6 | 41.2 | 16.0 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 6.5 | 17.0 | 38.2 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 85.7 | 43.1 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 247 | 96 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 13 | ||
| 17 |  | J. Holiday | 56 | 9.3 | 2020-21 | NBA Finals | 6 | 41.7 | 16.7 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 6.5 | 18.0 | 36.1 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 31.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 91.7 | 44.1 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 250 | 100 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 11 | +37 | |
| 18 |  | D. Green | 56 | 9.3 | 2018-19 | NBA Finals | 6 | 41.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 10.0 | 43.3 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 26.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 85.7 | 54.2 | 1.5 | 9.3 | 5.0 | 247 | 75 | 65 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 26 | -21 | |
| 19 | | D. Johnson | 56 | 9.3 | 1986-87 | NBA Finals | 6 | 40.7 | 21.0 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 17.7 | 48.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 12.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 88.5 | 53.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 244 | 126 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | ||
| 20 |  | J. West | 54 | 7.7 | 1969-70 | NBA Finals | 7 | 47.9 | 31.3 | 3.4 | 10.3 | 22.9 | 45.0 | 10.7 | 12.9 | 83.3 | 54.9 | 335 | 219 | 24 | 21 | |||||||||||||
| 21 | | L. James | 53 | 8.8 | 2014-15 | NBA Finals | 6 | 45.7 | 35.8 | 13.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 13.0 | 32.7 | 39.8 | 2.2 | 7.0 | 31.0 | 7.7 | 11.2 | 68.7 | 47.7 | 1.8 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 274 | 215 | 80 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 19 | -25 | |
| 22 |  | R. Rondo | 53 | 7.6 | 2009-10 | NBA Finals | 7 | 38.8 | 13.6 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 13.9 | 45.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 33.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 26.3 | 45.1 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 272 | 95 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 12 | -19 | |
| 23 |  | J. Stockton | 53 | 8.8 | 1996-97 | NBA Finals | 6 | 37.5 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 10.3 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 40.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 84.6 | 61.3 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 225 | 90 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 11 | -37 | |
| 24 |  | L. Hollins | 53 | 8.8 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | 6 | 36.0 | 12.8 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 14.0 | 38.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 92.9 | 42.7 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 216 | 77 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 17 | ||
| 25 | | B. Cousy | 53 | 10.6 | 1960-61 | NBA Finals | 5 | 37.2 | 19.8 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 17.8 | 36.0 | 7.0 | 8.6 | 81.4 | 45.9 | 186 | 99 | 25 | 12 | |||||||||||||
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2 | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 | |
3 | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 | |
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| 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 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 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 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 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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