highest career assists per game in nba finals game by a center minimum 10 games played

Bill Russell averaged the most assists per game by a center in the NBA Finals when playing 10+ games, with 4.8 per game.

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 Bill Russell
B. Russell
4.8
55
NBA Finals
46.7
17.5
24.8
6.4
13.1
48.5
4.8
7.5
63.5
53.3
2,571
963
1,363
265
174
2 Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
4.5
10
NBA Finals
32.5
14.2
7.2
6.3
13.4
47.0
1.6
2.0
80.0
49.7
325
142
72
45
35
3 Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
4.1
20
NBA Finals
41.3
11.4
14.1
0.9
0.5
4.7
10.0
47.2
2.0
3.3
59.1
49.8
3.7
9.2
1.3
825
227
282
82
14
8
15
68
4 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
4.0
13
NBA Finals
43.0
21.7
12.8
1.2
0.3
9.2
19.5
47.0
3.4
4.6
73.3
50.5
3.5
9.3
559
282
167
52
15
4
62
5 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3.8
35
NBA Finals
47.3
18.6
24.6
7.5
13.5
55.9
3.5
9.4
37.7
52.9
1,657
652
862
134
101
6 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
3.4
30
NBA Finals
42.3
28.8
13.1
0.5
2.1
11.3
18.8
60.2
0.0
0.0
6.2
12.7
48.4
59.0
4.0
9.1
3.4
1,268
865
393
103
16
62
101
109
+34
7 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
3.4
17
NBA Finals
42.5
27.5
10.6
1.9
3.2
11.0
22.5
48.8
0.1
0.1
100.0
5.4
7.2
74.0
53.4
3.0
7.6
3.1
722
467
181
58
33
54
52
70
8 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
3.2
56
NBA Finals
37.2
23.5
9.1
0.9
2.2
9.7
18.6
52.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
5.8
70.0
55.6
2.4
5.9
2.7
2,082
1,317
507
181
45
116
121
196
9 Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
3.2
18
NBA Finals
41.1
17.3
10.4
0.7
1.7
6.2
11.8
52.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.8
6.8
71.3
58.5
3.2
7.3
1.7
739
311
188
57
12
30
31
56
+28
10 Al Horford
A. Horford
2.7
11
NBA Finals
30.9
10.0
7.5
0.9
0.6
3.5
6.2
57.4
2.1
3.7
56.1
0.8
1.3
64.3
74.2
1.4
6.1
1.2
340
110
82
30
10
7
13
21
-19
11 Willis Reed
W. Reed
2.7
11
NBA Finals
34.2
20.0
9.9
8.7
17.9
48.7
2.5
3.9
65.1
50.9
376
220
109
30
37
12 Bill Walton
B. Walton
2.5
17
NBA Finals
21.6
9.7
9.4
0.5
1.6
4.4
7.6
56.9
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.4
73.9
58.9
2.2
7.2
1.0
367
165
159
42
9
27
11
48
13 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
2.2
16
NBA Finals
35.6
17.6
11.3
0.8
1.4
6.8
13.6
49.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.1
5.7
72.5
54.6
3.4
7.9
2.4
569
282
181
35
13
23
39
41
+99
14 Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
2.1
16
NBA Finals
20.8
11.2
5.9
4.6
13.2
35.1
1.9
2.4
81.6
39.3
333
179
95
34
54
15 Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
2.0
11
NBA Finals
29.9
8.9
7.5
0.5
0.6
3.5
8.3
42.9
0.4
0.8
44.4
1.5
1.5
94.1
49.8
1.4
6.2
1.0
329
98
83
22
5
7
11
40
16 Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
1.8
17
NBA Finals
25.8
6.4
4.0
0.5
0.3
2.8
6.4
44.4
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.3
54.5
45.9
1.1
2.9
1.2
439
108
68
31
9
5
20
50
17 Darrall Imhoff
D. Imhoff
1.7
18
NBA Finals
18.8
4.0
6.3
1.4
3.6
38.5
1.2
1.9
62.9
44.8
339
72
114
31
50
18 Chris Bosh
C. Bosh
1.7
12
NBA Finals
35.2
12.8
7.3
1.4
1.0
5.3
10.8
49.6
0.4
1.6
26.3
1.7
2.2
76.9
54.5
1.9
5.4
0.9
422
153
88
20
17
12
11
31
-87
19 Luc Longley
L. Longley
1.6
18
NBA Finals
23.9
7.8
4.2
0.7
1.1
3.3
5.9
55.1
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.9
65.7
57.6
1.7
2.5
2.1
431
141
75
29
12
19
37
64
+19
20 Moses Malone
M. Malone
1.6
10
NBA Finals
42.6
23.7
16.6
1.1
1.9
8.4
19.0
44.2
0.0
0.0
6.9
10.2
67.6
50.5
7.3
9.3
2.3
426
237
166
16
11
19
23
26
21 Gene Wiley
G. Wiley
1.5
12
NBA Finals
30.8
4.9
12.5
2.2
4.9
44.1
0.6
1.5
38.9
44.1
369
59
150
18
39
22 David Robinson
D. Robinson
1.5
11
NBA Finals
31.5
13.5
9.4
1.1
2.4
4.3
8.6
49.5
0.0
0.0
4.9
7.1
69.2
57.2
2.6
6.7
1.0
346
148
103
16
12
26
11
34
+72
23 Dwight Howard
D. Howard
1.4
11
NBA Finals
25.8
8.5
8.5
0.8
2.0
2.5
4.6
52.9
0.1
0.1
100.0
3.5
5.9
60.0
59.0
2.2
6.3
2.3
284
94
93
15
9
22
25
33
-54
24 Jim Krebs
J. Krebs
1.3
13
NBA Finals
25.9
6.2
7.0
2.6
6.8
38.6
1.0
1.2
81.3
42.6
337
81
91
17
55
25 Robert Parish
R. Parish
1.3
31
NBA Finals
32.9
15.4
8.4
1.0
1.7
6.3
13.1
48.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.7
4.4
63.0
51.2
2.8
5.6
2.1
1,020
477
260
40
32
54
65
108
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