most assists in nba finals game by a center

Nikola Jokić has the most assists by a center in an NBA Finals game, with 14 assists against the Heat on June 1, 2023.

	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	Bill Russell B. Russell	13	4/25/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	9	21			4	7	57.1				1	5	20.0	48.9				4
3	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	11	5/5/1972	1971-72	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	LAL	53	25	8			11	22	50.0				3	4	75.0	52.6				4
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	10	6/7/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	@	MIA	44	32	21	0	2	12	21	57.1	1	2	50.0	7	8	87.5	65.3	3	18	3	5	+15
5	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	10	5/23/1976	1975-76	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	PHX	48	25	21	1	0	11	20	55.0				3	4	75.0	57.4	3	18		3
6	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	10	4/30/1971	1970-71	NBA Finals	BAL	vs	MIL	39	11	23			3	12	25.0				5	8	62.5	35.4				5
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	10	4/16/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	SFW	44	10	38			4	10	40.0				2	17	11.8	28.6				2
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	10	4/14/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	SFW	53	16	33			6	8	75.0				4	9	44.4	66.9				2
9	Bill Russell B. Russell	10	4/19/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	48	23	25			10	11	90.9				3	6	50.0	84.3				3
10	Bill Russell B. Russell	10	4/16/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	19	24			6	11	54.5				7	10	70.0	61.7				2
11	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	9	6/15/2010	2009-10	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	41	17	13	1	3	6	14	42.9	0	0		5	6	83.3	51.1	5	8	2	2	+20
12	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	9	6/8/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	45	28	20	1	8	12	19	63.2	0	0		4	10	40.0	59.8	8	12	5	5	+14
13	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	9	6/7/1995	1994-95	NBA Finals	ORL	vs	HOU	44	26	16	0	3	10	16	62.5	0	0		6	9	66.7	65.1	3	13	7	5
14	Bill Walton B. Walton	9	5/29/1977	1976-77	NBA Finals	POR	vs	PHI	39	20	18	2	4	9	15	60.0				2	3	66.7	61.3	6	12		3
15	Bill Russell B. Russell	9	4/26/1968	1967-68	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	25	16			9	16	56.3				7	10	70.0	61.3				3
16	Bill Russell B. Russell	9	4/20/1964	1963-64	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	SFW	39	9	24			4	10	40.0				1	4	25.0	38.3				3
17	Bill Russell B. Russell	9	4/24/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	12	24			5	12	41.7				2	5	40.0	42.3				3
18	Bill Russell B. Russell	9	4/8/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	48	24	23			10	18	55.6				4	13	30.8	50.6				3
19	Chuck Share C. Share	9	4/5/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	16	3	5			1	4	25.0				1	2	50.0	30.7				4
20	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	8	6/10/2007	2006-07	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	CLE	36	23	9	0	0	9	16	56.3	0	0		5	7	71.4	60.3	4	5	1	4	+10
21	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	8	6/7/2002	2001-02	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NJN	41	40	12	0	1	14	23	60.9	0	0		12	14	85.7	68.6	3	9	4	2	+35
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	8	5/30/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	42	30	17	1	3	15	26	57.7	0	0		0	0		57.7	4	13	3	4
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	8	4/20/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	PHI	@	SFW	46	10	27			3	6	50.0				4	9	44.4	50.2				2
24	Bill Russell B. Russell	8	4/7/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIN	48	8	30			3	8	37.5				2	8	25.0	34.7				2
25	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	8	4/12/1954	1953-54	NBA Finals	SYR	@	MIN	41	18	9			6	14	42.9				6	8	75.0	51.4				5

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39.5

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	42	13	.764
2	Spurs	37	16	.698	4.0
3	Nuggets	35	20	.636	7.0
4	Rockets	33	20	.623	8.0
5	Timberwolves	34	22	.607	8.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 2/19	DEN	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Fri 2/20	DEN	@	POR	10:00 PM
Sun 2/22	DEN	@	GSW	3:30 PM
Wed 2/25	BOS	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Fri 2/27	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

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31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.3

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RPG Leaders

12.3

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11.4

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APG Leaders

10.7

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8.6

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SPG Leaders

2.1

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2.1

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2.0

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BPG Leaders

2.7

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

2.0

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3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.7

Porter

3.6

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TS% Leaders

69.9

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69.8

Williams

68.0

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

120.7

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119.7

118.4

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DRtg Rankings

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NetRtg Rankings

12.1

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5.2

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12-44

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15-41

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,586.3

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2,516.9

Johnson

2,493.6

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DraftKings Points Leaders

2,662.5

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2,614

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USG% Leaders

37.7

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36.8

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MPG Leaders

38.6

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

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1.53

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1.43

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1.70

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1.53

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Worst Record ATS

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	40	13	.755
2	Celtics	35	19	.648	5.5
3	Knicks	35	20	.636	6.0
4	Cavaliers	34	21	.618	7.0
5	Raptors	32	23	.582	9.0
6	76ers	30	24	.556	10.5
7	Magic	28	25	.528	12.0
8	Heat	29	27	.518	12.5
9	Hornets	26	29	.473	15.0
10	Hawks	26	30	.464	15.5
11	Bulls	24	31	.436	17.0
12	Bucks	22	30	.423	17.5
13	Nets	15	38	.283	25.0
14	Pacers	15	40	.273	26.0
15	Wizards	14	39	.264	26.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	42	13	.764
2	Spurs	37	16	.698	4.0
3	Nuggets	35	20	.636	7.0
4	Rockets	33	20	.623	8.0
5	Timberwolves	34	22	.607	8.5
6	Lakers	32	21	.604	9.0
7	Suns	32	23	.582	10.0
8	Warriors	29	25	.537	12.5
9	Clippers	26	28	.481	15.5
10	Trail Blazers	26	29	.473	16.0
11	Grizzlies	20	33	.377	21.0
12	Mavericks	19	34	.358	22.0
13	Jazz	18	37	.327	24.0
14	Pelicans	15	41	.268	27.5
15	Kings	12	44	.214	30.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 1/15	WAS	@	SAC	115-128
Fri 1/16	UTA	@	DAL	120-138
Fri 1/16	BOS	@	ATL	132-106
Fri 1/16	PHX	@	NYK	106-99
Fri 1/16	IND	@	DET	78-121

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Thu 2/12	MIL	@	OKC	7:30 PM
Thu 2/12	POR	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Thu 2/12	DAL	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Thu 2/19	ATL	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	BKN	@	CLE	7:00 PM

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