most assists by a rookie forward in the nba finals

Luke Walton has the most assists by a rookie forward in an NBA Finals, with 18 assists.

	NAME	AST	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Luke Walton L. Walton	18	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	4	19.3	3.3	3.0	4.5	1.5	0.5	1.3	3.3	38.5	0.3	1.5	16.7	0.5	0.5	100.0	46.8	0.8	2.3	1.8	77	13	12	6	2	7	15	+9
2	Greg Ballard G. Ballard	9	1977-78	NBA Finals	WAS	6	10.7	3.7	4.2	1.5	0.7	0.0	1.2	3.0	38.9				1.3	1.3	100.0	51.1	1.2	3.0	0.8	64	22	25	4	0	5	7
3	Marc Iavaroni M. Iavaroni	8	1982-83	NBA Finals	PHI	4	24.8	5.8	5.5	2.0	0.3	0.8	2.5	4.3	58.8	0.0	0.0		0.8	2.0	37.5	56.0	1.8	3.8	1.3	99	23	22	1	3	5	15
4	Kurt Rambis K. Rambis	7	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	6	20.0	7.8	6.5	1.2	1.0	0.5	3.3	6.5	51.3	0.0	0.0		1.2	2.5	46.7	51.5	3.2	3.3	1.8	120	47	39	6	3	11	21
5	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	7	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	7	32.4	13.7	8.0	1.0	0.6	0.7	5.1	12.9	40.0				3.4	4.3	80.0	46.5	2.6	5.4	1.6	227	96	56	4	5	11	35
6	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	7	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	4	18.5	8.5	4.0	1.8			3.3	9.8	33.3				2.0	2.8	72.7	38.8				74	34	16				5
7	Richard Dumas R. Dumas	6	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	6	26.7	15.8	4.3	1.0	1.3	1.0	7.3	12.8	57.1	0.0	0.0		1.2	1.5	77.8	58.7	2.5	1.8	1.0	160	95	26	8	6	6	15
8	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	6	1963-64	NBA Finals	SFW	5	40.0	11.2	13.0	1.2			3.0	9.2	32.6				5.2	6.6	78.8	46.3				200	56	65				15
9	Tom Sanders T. Sanders	6	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	5	23.8	9.6	9.0	1.2			4.2	8.2	51.2				1.2	2.6	46.2	51.4				119	48	45				21
10	Richard Jefferson R. Jefferson	5	2001-02	NBA Finals	NJN	4	24.3	6.8	4.5	1.3	1.0	0.0	2.8	5.3	52.4	0.0	0.0		1.3	2.8	45.5	52.2	0.5	4.0	0.8	97	27	18	4	0	3	7	-1
11	Kevin McHale K. McHale	5	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	6	13.8	4.7	3.3	0.8	0.0	0.7	2.0	5.2	38.7	0.0	0.0		0.7	1.2	57.1	41.1	1.7	1.7	1.0	83	28	20	0	4	6	13
12	Jordan Bell J. Bell	4	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	4	13.5	5.8	3.3	1.0	0.3	0.5	2.5	3.5	71.4	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.8	1.5	50.0	69.1	1.0	2.3	0.0	54	23	13	1	2	0	4	+10
13	Clifford Robinson C. Robinson	4	1989-90	NBA Finals	POR	5	16.4	3.8	2.4	0.8	0.8	0.8	1.6	6.4	25.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.6	1.2	50.0	27.4	1.0	1.4	0.4	82	19	12	4	4	2	15
14	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	4	1974-75	NBA Finals	GSW	4	26.8	11.5	9.8	1.0	1.8	0.8	4.5	14.0	32.1				2.5	3.0	83.3	37.5	3.3	6.5		107	46	39	7	3		9
15	Fred LaCour F. LaCour	4	1960-61	NBA Finals	STL	2	19.0	5.0	2.0	2.0			1.5	7.5	20.0				2.0	2.5	80.0	29.1				38	10	4				5
16	Scott Williams S. Williams	3	1990-91	NBA Finals	CHI	4	11.3	2.0	2.3	0.8	0.0	0.3	0.5	1.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.5	66.7	60.2	0.5	1.8	0.3	45	8	9	0	1	1	9
17	Truck Robinson T. Robinson	3	1974-75	NBA Finals	WAS	4	11.8	4.0	2.3	0.8	1.5	0.5	1.5	3.0	50.0				1.0	1.8	57.1	53.1	0.8	1.5		47	16	9	6	2		9
18	Gene Guarilia G. Guarilia	3	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	5	5.4	0.2	2.6	0.6			0.0	2.2	0.0				0.2	0.2	100.0	4.4				27	1	13				3
19	Sam Hauser S. Hauser	2	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	5	2.2	0.6	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.6	33.3	0.2	0.4	50.0	0.0	0.0		50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11	3	0	0	0	0	0	+4
20	Wally Walker W. Walker	2	1976-77	NBA Finals	POR	3	6.7	6.3	0.0	0.7	1.0	0.0	3.0	4.0	75.0				0.3	0.7	50.0	73.8	0.0	0.0		20	19	0	3	0		2
21	Bill Hewitt B. Hewitt	2	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	4	23.3	4.0	5.5	0.5			1.8	5.8	30.4				0.5	0.8	66.7	32.9				93	16	22				12
22	Joe Ellis J. Ellis	2	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	1	4.0	2.0	1.0	2.0			1.0	4.0	25.0				0.0	0.0		25.0				4	2	1				2
23	Leroy Ellis L. Ellis	2	1962-63	NBA Finals	LAL	6	13.2	3.0	3.5	0.3			1.2	2.3	50.0				0.7	1.2	57.1	52.7				79	18	21				13
24	Dillon Jones D. Jones	1	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	3	3.3	1.3	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.7	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	10	4	2	0	0	1	2	+3
25	Olivier-Maxence Prosper O. Prosper	1	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	2	4.0	0.0	1.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	8	0	3	0	0	0	0	-4

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4	Rockets	38	23	.623	9.5
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6	Lakers	37	25	.597	11.0
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8	Warriors	32	30	.516	16.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 3/6	IND	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Sun 3/8	NYK	@	LAL	3:30 PM
Tue 3/10	MIN	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Thu 3/12	CHI	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Sat 3/14	DEN	@	LAL	8:30 PM

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31.7

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1	Pistons	45	16	.738
2	Celtics	41	21	.661	4.5
3	Knicks	40	23	.635	6.0
4	Cavaliers	39	24	.619	7.0
5	Raptors	35	27	.565	10.5
6	76ers	34	28	.548	11.5
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8	Heat	34	29	.540	12.0
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10	Hawks	32	31	.508	14.0
11	Bucks	26	35	.426	19.0
12	Bulls	26	37	.413	20.0
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1	Thunder	49	15	.766
2	Spurs	45	17	.726	3.0
3	Timberwolves	40	23	.635	8.5
4	Rockets	38	23	.623	9.5
5	Nuggets	39	24	.619	9.5
6	Lakers	37	25	.597	11.0
7	Suns	35	27	.565	13.0
8	Warriors	32	30	.516	16.0
9	Clippers	30	31	.492	17.5
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11	Grizzlies	23	38	.377	24.5
12	Mavericks	21	41	.339	27.0
13	Pelicans	20	44	.313	29.0
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Sat 1/31	LAL	@	NYK	100-112
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Fri 3/6	POR	@	HOU	8:00 PM
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