highest assists per game in the finals while winning finals mvp

Magic Johnson has averaged the most assists per game by a Finals MVP in an NBA Finals, with 13.0 per game.

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highest assists per game in the finals while winning finals mvp in a season by a player

	NAME	APG	FMVP	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	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	13.0	1	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	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	78	14	2	13	10
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	11.4	1	1990-91	NBA Finals	CHI	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	57	14	7	18	18
3	Larry Bird L. Bird	9.5	1	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	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	57	16	2	16	17
4	LeBron James L. James	8.9	1	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	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	62	18	16	31	16	+26
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	8.7	1	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	6	42.7	21.5	11.2	2.7	0.3	7.8	13.7	57.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	5.8	6.7	87.5	64.8	2.8	8.3	5.0	256	129	67	52	16	2	30	17
6	LeBron James L. James	8.5	1	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	6	39.4	29.8	11.8	1.2	0.5	11.3	19.2	59.1	2.5	6.0	41.7	4.7	7.0	66.7	67.1	2.0	9.8	3.5	236	179	71	51	7	3	21	13	+36
7	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	8.0	1	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	6	41.7	16.2	10.8	2.5	0.3	5.3	10.0	53.3	0.0	0.5	0.0	5.5	6.5	84.6	62.9	3.3	7.5	4.3	250	97	65	48	15	2	26	23
8	Kevin Durant K. Durant	7.5	1	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	4	41.3	28.8	10.8	0.8	2.3	10.0	19.0	52.6	2.3	5.5	40.9	6.5	6.8	96.3	65.4	0.5	10.3	2.3	165	115	43	30	3	9	9	12	+86
9	Jerry West J. West	7.4	1	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	7	43.9	37.9	4.7			13.7	28.0	49.0				10.4	12.4	83.9	56.6				307	265	33	52				20
10	LeBron James L. James	7.4	1	2011-12	NBA Finals	MIA	5	44.1	28.6	10.2	1.6	0.4	10.2	21.6	47.2	0.6	3.2	18.8	7.6	9.2	82.6	55.8	3.0	7.2	3.8	220	143	51	37	8	2	19	10	+31
11	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	7.4	1	2008-09	NBA Finals	LAL	5	43.8	32.4	5.6	1.4	1.4	11.6	27.0	43.0	1.8	5.0	36.0	7.4	8.8	84.1	52.5	0.6	5.0	3.2	219	162	28	37	7	7	16	13	+49
12	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	7.2	1	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	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
13	LeBron James L. James	7.0	1	2012-13	NBA Finals	MIA	7	43.0	25.3	10.9	2.3	0.9	9.6	21.4	44.7	1.7	4.9	35.3	4.4	5.6	79.5	52.9	2.4	8.4	2.6	301	177	76	49	16	6	18	10	0
14	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	7.0	1	1989-90	NBA Finals	DET	5	38.4	27.6	5.2	1.6	0.4	10.4	19.2	54.2	2.2	3.2	68.8	4.6	6.2	74.2	62.9	1.6	3.6	5.0	192	138	26	35	8	2	25	19
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6.5	1	1991-92	NBA Finals	CHI	6	42.3	35.8	4.8	1.7	0.3	13.5	25.7	52.6	2.0	4.7	42.9	6.8	7.7	89.1	61.7	1.0	3.8	4.0	254	215	29	39	10	2	24	21
16	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	6.3	1	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	6	38.8	21.8	4.5	1.2	0.3	6.3	14.7	43.2	1.8	4.7	39.3	7.3	8.8	83.0	58.8	0.5	4.0	3.7	233	131	27	38	7	2	22	24	+52
17	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6.3	1	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	6	45.7	41.0	8.5	1.7	0.7	16.8	33.2	50.8	1.7	4.2	40.0	5.7	8.2	69.4	55.8	2.5	6.0	2.7	274	246	51	38	10	4	16	20
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6.0	1	1996-97	NBA Finals	CHI	6	42.7	32.3	7.0	1.2	0.8	12.0	26.3	45.6	1.3	4.2	32.0	7.0	9.2	76.4	53.2	1.5	5.5	2.2	256	194	42	36	7	5	13	14	+6
19	Joe Dumars J. Dumars	6.0	1	1988-89	NBA Finals	DET	4	36.8	27.3	1.8	0.5	0.3	9.5	16.5	57.6	0.0	0.5	0.0	8.3	9.5	86.8	65.9	0.3	1.5	1.8	147	109	7	24	2	1	7	4
20	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	6.0	1	1978-79	NBA Finals	SEA	5	44.8	22.6	6.0	1.8	2.2	9.0	19.6	45.9				4.6	6.4	71.9	50.4	1.8	4.2	3.0	224	113	30	30	9	11	15	19
21	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	5.8	1	1975-76	NBA Finals	BOS	6	46.5	21.7	4.3	1.5	0.0	7.8	17.8	43.9				6.0	6.8	87.8	52.0	0.5	3.8		279	130	26	35	9	0		19
22	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	5.6	1	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	7	38.2	30.3	4.6	1.9	1.6	10.0	22.6	44.3	1.1	4.7	24.2	9.1	10.0	91.4	56.1	0.3	4.3	3.4	267	212	32	39	13	11	24	22	+8
23	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	5.5	1	1994-95	NBA Finals	HOU	4	44.8	32.8	11.5	2.0	2.0	14.0	29.0	48.3	0.3	0.3	100.0	4.5	6.5	69.2	51.4	2.8	8.8	2.8	179	131	46	22	8	8	11	18
24	Kevin Durant K. Durant	5.4	1	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	5	39.7	35.2	8.2	1.0	1.6	12.0	21.6	55.6	3.6	7.6	47.4	7.6	8.2	92.7	69.8	1.4	6.8	2.2	199	176	41	27	5	8	11	13	+33
25	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	5.3	1	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	6	43.8	24.2	17.0	1.0	5.3	9.0	18.2	49.5	0.0	0.3	0.0	6.2	9.0	68.5	54.6	3.8	13.2	3.8	263	145	102	32	6	32	23	16	+42

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Thu 12/25	HOU	@	LAL	8:00 PM
Sun 12/28	SAC	@	LAL	9:30 PM
Tue 12/30	DET	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Fri 1/2	MEM	@	LAL	10:30 PM
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2	Knicks	20	9	.690	3.0
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4	Raptors	18	13	.581	6.0
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4	Lakers	19	8	.704	6.0
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Thu 12/25	DAL	@	GSW	5:00 PM
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Magic Johnson has averaged the most assists per game by a Finals MVP in an NBA Finals, with 13.0 per game.

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