highest assists in a finals game by a shooting guard

Dennis Johnson and Norm Nixon are tied for the most assists by a shooting guard in an NBA Finals game, with 14 assists.

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Data note: Assists: player game data may be incomplete before 1959-60 · postseason

	NAME	AST	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	14	6/6/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	50	22	2	0	0	9	23	39.1	0	0		4	4	100.0	44.4	2	0	2	4
2	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	14	6/3/1982	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	41	11	3	2	0	4	18	22.2	0	0		3	4	75.0	27.8	1	2	2	3
3	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	13	7/17/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	@	PHX	42	27	4	3	1	12	20	60.0	3	6	50.0	0	0		67.5	1	3	2	4	+14
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	13	6/9/1991	1990-91	NBA Finals	CHI	@	LAL	44	28	5	0	2	11	20	55.0	0	1	0.0	6	6	100.0	61.8	1	4	1	3
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	13	6/5/1991	1990-91	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	LAL	36	33	7	2	1	15	18	83.3	0	1	0.0	3	4	75.0	83.5	1	6	4	4
6	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	13	6/11/1989	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	DET	48	15	0	1	1	6	14	42.9	3	8	37.5	0	0		53.6	0	0	2	2
7	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	13	6/6/1982	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	38	20	5	1	1	9	19	47.4	0	0		2	3	66.7	49.2	3	2	2	1
8	Lionel Hollins L. Hollins	13	5/11/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	LAL	41	18	4	2	0	6	12	50.0	0	0		6	6	100.0	61.5	0	4	3	2
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	12	6/2/1991	1990-91	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	LAL	40	36	8	3	0	14	24	58.3	1	1	100.0	7	9	77.8	64.4	2	6	4	5
10	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	11	7/20/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	PHX	46	12	9	4	0	4	19	21.1	2	7	28.6	2	2	100.0	30.2	1	8	3	1	+12
11	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	11	6/5/2014	2013-14	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	MIA	32	16	5	3	1	5	10	50.0	3	6	50.0	3	3	100.0	70.7	0	5	2	3	+22
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	11	6/3/1992	1991-92	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	POR	34	39	3	2	0	16	27	59.3	6	10	60.0	1	1	100.0	71.1	2	1	1	0
13	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	11	6/9/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	43	6	4	5	0	3	16	18.8	0	2	0.0	0	0		18.8	0	4	2	5
14	Andrew Toney A. Toney	11	6/3/1982	1981-82	NBA Finals	PHI	@	LAL	44	28	5	1	0	11	25	44.0	0	2	0.0	6	8	75.0	49.1	3	2	1	4
15	Andrew Toney A. Toney	11	5/30/1982	1981-82	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	LAL	33	12	1	1	0	6	16	37.5	0	1	0.0	0	0		37.5	0	1	5	4
16	Phil Chenier P. Chenier	11	5/25/1975	1974-75	NBA Finals	WAS	vs	GSW	46	26	5	5	1	8	17	47.1				10	10	100.0	60.7	2	3		3
17	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	10	6/16/2013	2012-13	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	MIA	33	24	2	1	0	8	14	57.1	1	4	25.0	7	8	87.5	68.5	0	2	3	4	+19
18	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	10	6/16/2013	2012-13	NBA Finals	MIA	@	SAS	40	25	4	1	2	10	22	45.5	0	0		5	6	83.3	50.7	2	2	4	1	-6
19	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	10	6/12/2008	2007-08	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	43	17	4	4	0	6	19	31.6	0	2	0.0	5	6	83.3	39.3	0	4	2	4	-9
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	10	6/5/1992	1991-92	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	POR	50	39	5	1	0	16	32	50.0	0	4	0.0	7	9	77.8	54.2	1	4	5	5
21	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	10	6/12/1991	1990-91	NBA Finals	CHI	@	LAL	48	30	4	5	2	12	23	52.2	0	0		6	8	75.0	56.6	0	4	6	1
22	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	10	6/12/1990	1989-90	NBA Finals	POR	vs	DET	41	34	8	2	0	14	19	73.7	0	1	0.0	6	9	66.7	74.0	3	5	3	2
23	Joe Dumars J. Dumars	10	6/19/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	DET	@	LAL	34	16	2	1	0	7	12	58.3	0	0		2	2	100.0	62.1	1	1	1	1
24	Danny Ainge D. Ainge	10	6/2/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	31	7	2	2	0	2	8	25.0	0	1	0.0	3	4	75.0	35.9	0	2	0	4
25	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	10	5/30/1982	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	42	6	3	1	0	3	14	21.4	0	1	0.0	0	0		21.4	2	1	2	5

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1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	10	3	.769	0.5
3	Pistons	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Hawks	7	6	.538	3.5
5	Heat	6	6	.500	4.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	DAL	@	BOS	6:00 PM
Mon 11/16	ORL	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Wed 11/18	BOS	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Sat 11/21	BOS	@	SAC	10:00 PM
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PPG Leaders

38.6

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28.8

Wembanyama

RPG Leaders

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12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.2

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9.0

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8.8

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SPG Leaders

2.9

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2.2

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2.2

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BPG Leaders

4.2

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2.2

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2.2

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5.5

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4.3

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4.1

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Wembanyama

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Antetokounmpo

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Wembanyama

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Dončić

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1.74

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NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	10	3	.769	0.5
3	Pistons	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Hawks	7	6	.538	3.5
5	Heat	6	6	.500	4.0
6	Knicks	6	6	.500	4.0
7	Cavaliers	6	7	.462	4.5
8	Raptors	5	7	.417	5.0
9	Magic	5	7	.417	5.0
10	Pacers	5	8	.385	5.5
11	Hornets	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	9	.308	6.5
13	Nets	3	8	.273	6.5
14	Bulls	2	9	.182	7.5
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1	Spurs	11	2	.846
2	Lakers	11	2	.846
3	Rockets	10	3	.769	1.0
4	Trail Blazers	9	3	.750	1.5
5	Timberwolves	9	3	.750	1.5
6	Grizzlies	8	4	.667	2.5
7	Warriors	8	5	.615	3.0
8	Thunder	8	5	.615	3.0
9	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5
10	Mavericks	7	5	.583	3.5
11	Suns	5	6	.455	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	9	.308	7.0
13	Clippers	3	8	.273	7.0
14	Kings	1	11	.083	9.5
15	Jazz	1	12	.077	10.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/14	DEN	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Sat 11/14	DAL	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sat 11/14	DET	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	CHI	@	MIN	8:00 PM
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Dennis Johnson and Norm Nixon are tied for the most assists by a shooting guard in an NBA Finals game, with 14 assists.

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