most assists for a player in their first career finals game

Bob Cousy had the most assists by a player in the NBA Finals in his first playoff, with 70 assists.

	NAME	AST	SERIES	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	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	70	NBA Finals	7	35.4	14.4	3.7	10.0			5.9	18.9	31.1				2.7	3.3	82.6	35.5				248	101	26				12
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	52	NBA Finals	6	42.7	21.5	11.2	8.7	2.7	0.3	7.8	13.7	57.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	5.8	6.7	87.5	64.8	2.8	8.3	5.0	256	129	67	16	2	30	17
3	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	40	NBA Finals	6	27.0	9.3	3.8	6.7	1.5	0.5	3.3	8.8	37.7	0.0	0.5	0.0	2.7	4.5	59.3	43.2	1.2	2.7	1.5	162	56	23	9	3	9	13	-4
4	Si Green S. Green	40	NBA Finals	7	37.6	13.0	7.1	5.7			5.0	11.9	42.2				3.0	4.7	63.6	46.7				263	91	50				25
5	Johnny McCarthy J. McCarthy	38	NBA Finals	7	41.0	7.4	5.1	5.4			2.7	7.4	36.5				2.0	2.1	93.3	44.4				287	52	36				26
6	Bill Walton B. Walton	31	NBA Finals	6	37.7	18.5	19.0	5.2	1.0	3.7	8.0	14.7	54.5				2.5	3.2	78.9	57.6	3.8	15.2		226	111	114	6	22		23
7	Johnny Davis J. Davis	30	NBA Finals	6	32.7	10.7	3.3	5.0	1.8	0.0	4.0	9.3	42.9				2.7	3.3	80.0	49.4	1.2	2.2		196	64	20	11	0		18
8	Julius Erving J. Erving	30	NBA Finals	6	41.3	30.3	6.8	5.0	2.7	1.2	11.7	21.5	54.3				7.0	8.2	85.7	60.4	1.7	5.2		248	182	41	16	7		17
9	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	29	NBA Finals	7	34.3	13.6	5.0	4.1			4.9	10.6	45.9				3.9	5.6	69.2	52.1				240	95	35				26
10	Alvan Adams A. Adams	28	NBA Finals	6	38.7	23.0	10.2	4.7	1.3	0.8	9.8	20.2	48.8				3.3	4.2	80.0	52.3	2.8	7.3		232	138	61	8	5		22
11	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	27	NBA Finals	7	31.3	16.4	10.1	3.9			7.1	18.3	39.1				2.1	2.6	83.3	42.3				219	115	71				27
12	Mahdi Abdul-Rahman M. Abdul-Rahman	26	NBA Finals	5	20.0	8.8	3.0	5.2			3.0	9.2	32.6				2.8	3.6	77.8	40.8				100	44	15				15
13	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	25	NBA Finals	7	39.7	25.7	14.9	3.6			9.6	20.3	47.2				6.6	9.3	70.8	52.8				278	180	104				18
14	Devin Booker D. Booker	24	NBA Finals	6	40.2	28.2	3.5	4.0	0.8	0.3	10.8	23.8	45.5	1.8	6.8	26.8	4.7	5.3	87.5	53.8	1.0	2.5	3.2	241	169	21	5	2	19	23	+12
15	Lionel Hollins L. Hollins	23	NBA Finals	6	34.7	16.0	2.5	3.8	1.5	0.3	6.3	16.3	38.8				3.3	5.2	64.5	43.0	1.0	1.5		208	96	15	9	2		22
16	Stephon Castle S. Castle	21	NBA Finals	5	31.6	14.6	5.4	4.2	0.6	0.2	4.6	12.2	37.7	1.2	4.0	30.0	4.2	5.2	80.8	50.4	1.4	4.0	2.8	158	73	27	3	1	14	20	-21
17	Bob Gross B. Gross	21	NBA Finals	6	27.7	17.3	5.7	3.5	1.8	0.3	7.7	11.5	66.7				2.0	2.3	85.7	69.2	3.3	2.3		166	104	34	11	2		26
18	Maurice Lucas M. Lucas	21	NBA Finals	6	35.5	19.7	10.7	3.5	1.8	0.7	7.2	16.3	43.9				5.3	7.5	71.1	50.1	2.5	8.2		213	118	64	11	4		27
19	Bill Russell B. Russell	21	NBA Finals	7	45.0	16.7	24.9	3.0			5.7	12.1	47.1				5.3	7.7	68.5	53.8				315	117	174				12
20	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	20	NBA Finals	7	22.6	10.0	3.1	2.9	1.3	0.3	2.7	6.4	42.2	1.0	2.3	43.8	3.6	3.9	92.6	61.5	0.9	2.3	2.6	158	70	22	9	2	18	22
21	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	20	NBA Finals	6	30.8	8.8	4.2	3.3	1.2	0.7	3.3	9.3	35.7	0.0	0.0		2.2	2.7	81.3	42.0	1.8	2.3	2.0	185	53	25	7	4	12	22
22	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	20	NBA Finals	7	36.6	16.6	5.0	2.9	0.4	2.4	5.6	14.4	38.6				5.4	7.1	76.0	47.2	2.7	2.3	2.9	256	116	35	3	17	20	19
23	Charlie Scott C. Scott	20	NBA Finals	6	31.8	14.5	6.0	3.3	2.0	0.3	5.5	15.8	34.7				3.5	4.0	87.5	41.2	2.2	3.8		191	87	36	12	2		35
24	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	20	NBA Finals	6	30.5	14.2	4.3	3.3	1.8	0.2	5.2	12.0	43.1				3.8	4.3	88.5	50.9	1.2	3.2		183	85	26	11	1		19
25	Rick Barry R. Barry	20	NBA Finals	6	43.3	40.8	8.8	3.3			15.7	39.2	40.0				9.5	12.0	79.2	45.9				260	245	53				25

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PPG

28.7

Brown

RPG

8.4

Queta

APG

5.4

White

Team Rankings

ORTG

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DRTG

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NETRTG

8.1

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NYK	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	BKN	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM

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4 - 3

109

Final

100

Celtics

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

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17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

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USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

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38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

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1.78

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Jokić

1.71

Dončić

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61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0