most assists in nba finals game 1 rookie

Magic Johnson has the most assists by a rookie in an NBA Finals, with 10 assists.

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most assists by a player in NBA finals game 1 rookie

	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	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	10	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	1	40.0	16.0	9.0	10.0	3.0	0.0	8.0	12.0	66.7	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		66.7	2.0	7.0	2.0	40	16	9	3	0	2	1
2	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	7	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	1	36.0	13.0	8.0	7.0	3.0	0.0	4.0	10.0	40.0				5.0	5.0	100.0	53.3	2.0	6.0		36	13	8	3	0		5
3	Johnny Davis J. Davis	6	1976-77	NBA Finals	POR	1	32.0	5.0	6.0	6.0	2.0	0.0	2.0	7.0	28.6				1.0	2.0	50.0	31.7	3.0	3.0		32	5	6	2	0		3
4	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	5	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	1	45.0	20.0	6.0	5.0			7.0	15.0	46.7				6.0	7.0	85.7	55.3				45	20	6				4
5	Mahdi Abdul-Rahman M. Abdul-Rahman	5	1964-65	NBA Finals	LAL	1	22.0	9.0	2.0	5.0			3.0	9.0	33.3				3.0	4.0	75.0	41.8				22	9	2				5
6	Daniel Gibson D. Gibson	4	2006-07	NBA Finals	CLE	1	27.8	16.0	1.0	4.0	4.0	0.0	7.0	9.0	77.8	2.0	3.0	66.7	0.0	0.0		88.9	0.0	1.0	0.0	28	16	1	4	0	0	1	+4
7	Richard Dumas R. Dumas	4	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	1	42.0	20.0	12.0	4.0	2.0	3.0	10.0	20.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		50.0	8.0	4.0	1.0	42	20	12	2	3	1	4
8	Dean Meminger D. Meminger	4	1971-72	NBA Finals	NYK	1	28.0	1.0	6.0	4.0			0.0	3.0	0.0				1.0	3.0	33.3	11.6				28	1	6				1
9	Tyler Herro T. Herro	3	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	1	30.3	14.0	4.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	18.0	33.3	2.0	8.0	25.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	38.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	30	14	4	0	0	2	1	-35
10	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	3	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	1	28.0	7.0	7.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	8.0	37.5	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		43.8	1.0	6.0	3.0	28	7	7	0	0	3	3	+13
11	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	3	1993-94	NBA Finals	HOU	1	23.0	8.0	6.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	4.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		4.0	4.0	100.0	69.4	1.0	5.0	4.0	23	8	6	0	1	4	1
12	Oliver Miller O. Miller	3	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	1	27.0	6.0	5.0	3.0	1.0	3.0	2.0	5.0	40.0	0.0	0.0		2.0	4.0	50.0	44.4	1.0	4.0	0.0	27	6	5	1	3	0	4
13	Alvan Adams A. Adams	3	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	1	40.0	26.0	8.0	3.0	3.0	1.0	13.0	27.0	48.1				0.0	0.0		48.1	4.0	4.0		40	26	8	3	1		3
14	Phil Smith P. Smith	3	1974-75	NBA Finals	GSW	1	31.0	20.0	7.0	3.0	0.0	3.0	6.0	14.0	42.9				8.0	12.0	66.7	51.9	4.0	3.0		31	20	7	0	3		4
15	Fred LaCour F. LaCour	3	1960-61	NBA Finals	STL	1	23.0	7.0	3.0	3.0			2.0	9.0	22.2				3.0	4.0	75.0	32.5				23	7	3				3
16	Lenny Wilkens L. Wilkens	3	1960-61	NBA Finals	STL	1	39.0	6.0	9.0	3.0			3.0	10.0	30.0				0.0	1.0	0.0	28.7				39	6	9				4
17	Kendrick Nunn K. Nunn	2	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	1	19.8	18.0	5.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	8.0	11.0	72.7	2.0	4.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		81.8	1.0	4.0	0.0	20	18	5	0	0	0	0	+8
18	Jordan Bell J. Bell	2	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	1	12.8	4.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	66.7	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		66.7	0.0	2.0	0.0	13	4	2	0	0	0	1	+2
19	Byron Scott B. Scott	2	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	1	20.0	14.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	5.0	7.0	71.4	0.0	0.0		4.0	4.0	100.0	79.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	20	14	2	1	0	1	3
20	Dave Corzine D. Corzine	2	1978-79	NBA Finals	WAS	1	14.0	0.0	7.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0				0.0	0.0		0.0	2.0	5.0	0.0	14	0	7	0	0	0	2
21	Jim Cleamons J. Cleamons	2	1971-72	NBA Finals	LAL	1	5.0	2.0	1.0	2.0			1.0	2.0	50.0				0.0	0.0		50.0				5	2	1				2
22	Dylan Harper D. Harper	1	2025-26	NBA Finals	SAS	1	27.5	16.0	8.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	6.0	10.0	60.0	1.0	4.0	25.0	3.0	3.0	100.0	70.7	0.0	8.0	1.0	28	16	8	1	0	1	2	-5
23	Dereck Lively II D. Lively II	1	2023-24	NBA Finals	DAL	1	18.5	2.0	5.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	2.0	0.0	53.2	1.0	4.0	2.0	18	2	5	1	0	2	5	-15
24	Christian Braun C. Braun	1	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	1	8.2	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	8	0	1	0	0	1	2	-1
25	Patrick McCaw P. McCaw	1	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	1	3.5	0.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	+3

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Magic Johnson has the most assists by a rookie in an NBA Finals, with 10 assists.

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