most apg by a mvp in a conference finals

Magic Johnson has averaged the most assists per game by an MVP in the 1989 Western Conference Finals, with 14.3 per game.

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Data note: Assists Per Game: player game data complete from 1964-65 · postseason

	NAME	APG	MVP	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	14.3	1	1988-89	Conference Finals	LAL	4	39.8	20.3	6.8	2.3	0.3	7.3	14.5	50.0	0.8	1.8	42.9	5.0	5.3	95.2	60.2	0.5	6.3	5.0	159	81	27	57	9	1	20	11
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	11.0	1	1986-87	Conference Finals	LAL	4	38.5	19.8	7.3	2.0	0.5	5.8	12.8	45.1	0.0	0.8	0.0	8.3	9.8	84.6	58.0	0.5	6.8	3.8	154	79	29	44	8	2	15	12
3	Steve Nash S. Nash	10.6	1	2004-05	Conference Finals	PHX	5	42.0	23.2	3.8	1.2	0.2	9.6	18.4	52.2	0.4	1.8	22.2	3.6	4.0	90.0	57.5	0.0	3.8	4.4	210	116	19	53	6	1	22	13	-5
4	Steve Nash S. Nash	10.2	1	2005-06	Conference Finals	PHX	6	38.2	20.7	3.3	0.3	0.5	7.7	14.8	51.7	1.7	3.8	43.5	3.7	3.8	95.7	62.6	0.2	3.2	3.2	229	124	20	61	2	3	19	13	0
5	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	8.9	1	2025-26	Conference Finals	OKC	7	37.9	25.9	2.9	1.9	0.9	8.0	19.6	40.9	1.1	4.0	28.6	8.7	9.3	93.8	54.6	0.1	2.7	3.1	265	181	20	62	13	6	22	18	-35
6	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	8.2	1	2024-25	Conference Finals	OKC	5	36.2	31.4	5.2	1.8	0.2	10.6	23.2	45.7	1.4	4.4	31.8	8.8	10.2	86.3	56.7	1.2	4.0	2.8	181	157	26	41	9	1	14	14	+43
7	LeBron James L. James	8.0	1	2008-09	Conference Finals	CLE	6	44.3	38.5	8.3	1.2	1.2	12.5	25.7	48.7	1.8	6.2	29.7	11.7	15.7	74.5	59.1	1.7	6.7	4.2	266	231	50	48	7	7	25	19	-7
8	Larry Bird L. Bird	8.0	1	1985-86	Conference Finals	BOS	4	41.0	25.3	9.5	1.8	0.3	9.0	16.5	54.5	2.3	4.5	50.0	5.0	5.3	95.2	67.1	1.8	7.8	4.0	164	101	38	32	7	1	16	11
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	7.0	1	1990-91	Conference Finals	CHI	4	40.0	29.8	5.3	2.3	1.8	9.5	17.8	53.5	0.8	1.3	60.0	10.0	12.0	83.3	64.6	0.5	4.8	3.0	160	119	21	28	9	7	12	12
10	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	6.8	1	2000-01	Conference Finals	PHI	6	45.7	30.5	4.8	2.2	0.3	10.7	31.0	34.4	2.0	6.0	33.3	7.2	9.2	78.2	43.5	0.8	4.0	3.2	274	183	29	41	13	2	19	15	+3
11	Derrick Rose D. Rose	6.6	1	2010-11	Conference Finals	CHI	5	41.9	23.4	4.0	1.0	0.2	8.4	24.0	35.0	1.4	6.0	23.3	5.2	6.4	81.3	43.6	1.8	2.2	3.8	209	117	20	33	5	1	19	13	-20
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6.3	1	1991-92	Conference Finals	CHI	6	40.8	31.7	6.5	2.5	0.5	12.2	27.7	44.0	0.5	1.0	50.0	6.8	7.5	91.1	51.1	2.5	4.0	3.3	245	190	39	38	15	3	20	16
13	James Harden J. Harden	6.0	1	2017-18	Conference Finals	HOU	7	38.2	28.7	5.6	2.1	0.6	9.7	23.4	41.5	2.7	11.1	24.4	6.6	7.4	88.5	53.8	0.9	4.7	4.9	267	201	39	42	15	4	34	20	-33
14	Larry Bird L. Bird	6.0	1	1984-85	Conference Finals	BOS	5	40.4	20.8	7.2	2.6	1.4	7.8	18.6	41.9	0.4	1.2	33.3	4.8	5.4	88.9	49.6	2.2	5.0	3.8	202	104	36	30	13	7	19	17
15	Larry Bird L. Bird	6.0	1	1983-84	Conference Finals	BOS	5	40.4	27.4	10.0	2.4	0.6	9.2	18.4	50.0	0.2	0.4	50.0	8.8	9.8	89.8	60.3	2.2	7.8	5.8	202	137	50	30	12	3	29	12
16	Stephen Curry S. Curry	5.9	1	2015-16	Conference Finals	GSW	7	36.7	27.9	6.3	2.1	0.0	8.9	20.0	44.3	4.6	11.0	41.6	5.6	6.3	88.6	61.2	0.6	5.7	4.0	257	195	44	41	15	0	28	10	-4
17	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	5.8	1	2002-03	Conference Finals	SAS	6	43.3	28.0	16.7	0.8	3.0	10.3	18.2	56.9	0.0	0.5	0.0	7.3	11.5	63.8	60.3	4.7	12.0	3.0	260	168	100	35	5	18	18	22	+45
18	Stephen Curry S. Curry	5.6	1	2014-15	Conference Finals	GSW	5	36.8	31.2	4.6	2.0	0.2	10.4	20.2	51.5	5.4	11.0	49.1	5.0	6.2	80.6	68.0	1.0	3.6	2.8	184	156	23	28	10	1	14	13	+15
19	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	5.5	1	2018-19	Conference Finals	MIL	6	38.5	22.7	13.5	1.2	2.7	7.8	17.5	44.8	1.2	3.5	33.3	5.8	10.0	58.3	51.8	2.8	10.7	4.2	231	136	81	33	7	16	25	21	+10
20	LeBron James L. James	5.3	1	2012-13	Conference Finals	MIA	7	43.4	29.0	7.3	1.4	1.4	10.4	20.4	51.0	2.1	4.9	44.1	6.0	7.7	77.8	60.9	1.9	5.4	2.9	304	203	51	37	10	10	20	18	+28
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	4.8	1	1971-72	Conference Finals	MIL	6	45.8	33.7	17.5			15.0	32.8	45.7				3.7	4.8	75.9	48.2				275	202	105	29				26
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	4.8	1	1995-96	Conference Finals	CHI	4	40.8	29.5	5.5	2.3	0.8	9.8	18.8	52.0	1.8	2.8	63.6	8.3	11.0	75.0	62.5	2.0	3.5	2.8	163	118	22	19	9	3	11	11
23	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	4.5	1	2003-04	Conference Finals	MIN	6	44.2	23.7	13.5	1.2	1.2	9.5	20.5	46.3	0.5	1.2	42.9	4.2	5.3	78.1	51.8	2.2	11.3	3.7	265	142	81	27	7	7	22	20	-9
24	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	4.4	1	1993-94	Conference Finals	HOU	5	44.8	27.8	10.2	2.6	4.6	10.2	20.4	50.0	0.0	0.0		7.4	9.2	80.4	56.9	2.0	8.2	4.0	224	139	51	22	13	23	20	15
25	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	4.3	1	1999-00	Conference Finals	LAL	7	45.7	25.9	12.4	0.1	1.9	9.3	17.3	53.7	0.0	0.0		7.3	14.1	51.5	55.0	3.7	8.7	2.7	320	181	87	30	1	13	19	18	+13

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Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
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Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM
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