highest career apg in the nba finals

Magic Johnson has averaged the most career assists per game in the NBA Finals, with 11.7 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest career apg by a player in the NBA finals
NAMEAPGSERIESGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Magic 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
2Jamal 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
3Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
9.4
NBA Finals
25
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
4John 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
5Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
8.7
NBA Finals
11
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
6Jimmy 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
7Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
8.2
NBA Finals
17
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
8Chris 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
9Anfernee 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
10Isiah 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
11LeBron 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
12Jason 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
13Norm 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
14Mark 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
15Maurice 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
16Nikola 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
17Avery 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
18Jayson 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
19Andrew 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
20Jrue 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
21Kevin Porter
K. Porter
6.8
NBA Finals
4
40.8
15.5
2.0
1.5
0.0
7.3
13.0
55.8
1.0
3.0
33.3
54.1
0.8
1.3
163
62
8
27
6
0
19
22Draymond 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
23Rajon 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
24Russell 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
25Kevin 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
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