most assists by a player in a finals debut game 1

Nikola Jokić and Magic Johnson are tied for the most assists in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, with 14 assists.

	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	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	14	6/1/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	vs	MIA	40	27	10	1	1	8	12	66.7	1	2	50.0	10	12	83.3	78.1	0	10	2	1	+14
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	14	6/6/1989	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	@	DET	41	17	5	3	0	6	12	50.0	0	2	0.0	5	6	83.3	58.1	1	4	5	2
3	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	13	6/2/2022	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	@	GSW	42	12	5	1	0	3	17	17.6	1	5	20.0	5	7	71.4	29.9	0	5	2	2	+16
4	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	13	6/2/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	34	7	1	1	0	3	7	42.9	0	1	0.0	1	2	50.0	44.4	0	1	1	4
5	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	13	6/2/1987	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	39	29	8	2	1	13	25	52.0	0	0		3	3	100.0	55.1	2	6	0	2
6	Larry Bird L. Bird	13	5/26/1986	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	HOU	44	21	8	4	0	8	18	44.4	0	2	0.0	5	6	83.3	50.9	1	7	4	4
7	John Stockton J. Stockton	12	6/1/1997	1996-97	NBA Finals	UTA	@	CHI	38	16	3	3	0	6	10	60.0	2	4	50.0	2	3	66.7	70.7	1	2	7	2	-3
8	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
9	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	12	6/7/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	DET	@	LAL	40	19	3	4	1	6	16	37.5	2	4	50.0	5	5	100.0	52.2	1	2	4	2
10	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	12	5/27/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	34	19	1	3	0	8	14	57.1	0	0		3	4	75.0	60.3	0	1	2	2
11	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	12	3/27/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	26	20	4			10	23	43.5				0	0		43.5				1
12	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
13	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	11	6/12/2012	2011-12	NBA Finals	OKC	vs	MIA	42	27	8	1	0	10	24	41.7	0	4	0.0	7	9	77.8	48.3	1	7	2	1	+14
14	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
15	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	11	6/2/1991	1990-91	NBA Finals	LAL	@	CHI	43	19	10	1	0	4	5	80.0	2	2	100.0	9	10	90.0	101.1	0	10	5	2
16	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	11	5/22/1983	1982-83	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	43	19	9	1	0	8	15	53.3	0	0		3	3	100.0	58.2	5	4	3	4
17	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	11	4/26/1972	1971-72	NBA Finals	NYK	@	LAL	44	14	12			6	14	42.9				2	4	50.0	44.4				2
18	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	11	4/14/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	33	8	2			3	14	21.4				2	4	50.0	25.4				2
19	Jamal Murray J. Murray	10	6/1/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	vs	MIA	44	26	6	1	0	11	22	50.0	2	7	28.6	2	2	100.0	56.8	1	5	3	2	+9
20	Draymond Green D. Green	10	5/30/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	@	TOR	40	10	10	1	0	2	9	22.2	0	2	0.0	6	6	100.0	43.0	0	10	6	5	-8
21	Stephen Curry S. Curry	10	6/1/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	CLE	34	28	6	3	0	11	22	50.0	6	11	54.5	0	0		63.6	1	5	2	3	+20
22	LeBron James L. James	10	6/6/2013	2012-13	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	SAS	42	18	18	0	0	7	16	43.8	1	5	20.0	3	4	75.0	50.7	2	16	2	0	-3
23	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	10	6/4/2003	2002-03	NBA Finals	NJN	@	SAS	44	10	8	2	1	4	17	23.5	1	5	20.0	1	2	50.0	28.0	0	8	3	1	-12
24	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	10	6/5/2002	2001-02	NBA Finals	NJN	@	LAL	43	23	10	3	0	11	26	42.3	1	3	33.3	0	1	0.0	43.5	6	4	1	1	+3
25	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	10	6/3/1992	1991-92	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	POR	33	24	9	2	1	8	14	57.1	0	1	0.0	8	9	88.9	66.8	3	6	1	2

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PPG

29.4

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RPG

12.1

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APG

10.7

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Team Rankings

ORTG

125.2

1st

DRTG

116.6

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NETRTG

8.6

3rd

3P%

39.7

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	3	.893
2	Spurs	20	7	.741	4.5
3	Nuggets	20	7	.741	4.5
4	Lakers	19	7	.731	5.0
5	Rockets	17	8	.680	6.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 12/22	UTA	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Tue 12/23	DEN	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Thu 12/25	MIN	@	DEN	10:30 PM
Sat 12/27	DEN	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Mon 12/29	DEN	@	MIA	7:30 PM

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Rockets

17 - 8

115

Final

101

Nuggets

20 - 7

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

35.2

Dončić

32.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.1

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

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APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

9.1

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.8

Green

71.0

Ayton

70.9

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.2

122.5

122.3

121.6

120.6

119.8

DRtg Rankings

104.7

110.5

112.0

112.6

112.9

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

15.9

9.4

8.6

7.9

6.6

6.2

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5-21

6-22

6-21

7-22

7-19

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FanDuel Points Leaders

1,694.9

Jokić

1,422.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,321.6

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,805.3

Jokić

1,426.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,385.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

37.4

Dončić

36.9

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.65

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.75

Dončić

1.59

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

19-10

17-9-1

17-10

15-10

16-11

Worst Record ATS

8-21

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9-18

9-17

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12-17

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	22	6	.786
2	Knicks	19	8	.704	2.5
3	Celtics	17	11	.607	5.0
4	76ers	16	11	.593	5.5
5	Raptors	17	12	.586	5.5
6	Magic	15	12	.556	6.5
7	Heat	15	13	.536	7.0
8	Cavaliers	15	14	.517	7.5
9	Hawks	15	14	.517	7.5
10	Bulls	12	15	.444	9.5
11	Bucks	11	17	.393	11.0
12	Hornets	9	19	.321	13.0
13	Nets	7	19	.269	14.0
14	Pacers	6	22	.214	16.0
15	Wizards	4	21	.160	16.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	3	.893
2	Spurs	20	7	.741	4.5
3	Nuggets	20	7	.741	4.5
4	Lakers	19	7	.731	5.0
5	Rockets	17	8	.680	6.5
6	Timberwolves	18	10	.643	7.0
7	Suns	15	12	.556	9.5
8	Grizzlies	13	14	.481	11.5
9	Warriors	13	15	.464	12.0
10	Trail Blazers	11	16	.407	13.5
11	Jazz	10	16	.385	14.0
12	Mavericks	11	18	.379	14.5
13	Pelicans	7	22	.241	18.5
14	Kings	6	21	.222	18.5
15	Clippers	6	21	.222	18.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 11/18	CHA	@	IND	118-127
Tue 11/18	TOR	@	PHI	121-112
Tue 11/18	HOU	@	CLE	114-104
Tue 11/18	GSW	@	MIA	96-110
Tue 11/18	DEN	@	NOP	125-118

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 12/21	CHI	@	ATL	3:30 PM
Sun 12/21	MIA	@	NYK	6:00 PM
Sun 12/21	TOR	@	BKN	6:00 PM
Sun 12/21	MIL	@	MIN	7:00 PM
Sun 12/21	SAS	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Nikola Jokić and Magic Johnson are tied for the most assists in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, with 14 assists.

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