most assists in one game by a center in nba finals

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

NAMEASTDATESEASONSERIESTMOPPMINPTSREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
14
6/1/2023
2022-23
NBA Finals
vs
40
27
10
1
1
8
12
66.7
1
2
50.0
10
12
83.3
78.1
0
10
2
1
+14
2Bill Russell
B. Russell
13
4/25/1969
1968-69
NBA Finals
@
48
9
21
4
7
57.1
1
5
20.0
48.9
4
3Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
11
5/5/1972
1971-72
NBA Finals
vs
53
25
8
11
22
50.0
3
4
75.0
52.6
4
4Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
10
6/7/2023
2022-23
NBA Finals
@
44
32
21
0
2
12
21
57.1
1
2
50.0
7
8
87.5
65.3
3
18
3
5
+15
5Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
10
5/23/1976
1975-76
NBA Finals
vs
48
25
21
1
0
11
20
55.0
3
4
75.0
57.4
3
18
3
6Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
10
4/30/1971
1970-71
NBA Finals
vs
39
11
23
3
12
25.0
5
8
62.5
35.4
5
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
10
4/16/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
vs
44
10
38
4
10
40.0
2
17
11.8
28.6
2
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
10
4/14/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
vs
53
16
33
6
8
75.0
4
9
44.4
66.9
2
9Bill Russell
B. Russell
10
4/19/1965
1964-65
NBA Finals
vs
48
23
25
10
11
90.9
3
6
50.0
84.3
3
10Bill Russell
B. Russell
10
4/16/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
@
48
19
24
6
11
54.5
7
10
70.0
61.7
2
11Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
9
6/15/2010
2009-10
NBA Finals
vs
41
17
13
1
3
6
14
42.9
0
0
5
6
83.3
51.1
5
8
2
2
+20
12Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
9
6/8/2001
2000-01
NBA Finals
vs
45
28
20
1
8
12
19
63.2
0
0
4
10
40.0
59.8
8
12
5
5
+14
13Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
9
6/7/1995
1994-95
NBA Finals
vs
44
26
16
0
3
10
16
62.5
0
0
6
9
66.7
65.1
3
13
7
5
14Bill Walton
B. Walton
9
5/29/1977
1976-77
NBA Finals
vs
39
20
18
2
4
9
15
60.0
2
3
66.7
61.3
6
12
3
15Bill Russell
B. Russell
9
4/26/1968
1967-68
NBA Finals
@
48
25
16
9
16
56.3
7
10
70.0
61.3
3
16Bill Russell
B. Russell
9
4/20/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
vs
39
9
24
4
10
40.0
1
4
25.0
38.3
3
17Bill Russell
B. Russell
9
4/24/1963
1962-63
NBA Finals
@
48
12
24
5
12
41.7
2
5
40.0
42.3
3
18Bill Russell
B. Russell
9
4/8/1961
1960-61
NBA Finals
@
48
24
23
10
18
55.6
4
13
30.8
50.6
3
19Chuck Share
C. Share
9
4/5/1958
1957-58
NBA Finals
vs
16
3
5
1
4
25.0
1
2
50.0
30.7
4
20Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
8
6/10/2007
2006-07
NBA Finals
vs
36
23
9
0
0
9
16
56.3
0
0
5
7
71.4
60.3
4
5
1
4
+10
21Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
8
6/7/2002
2001-02
NBA Finals
vs
41
40
12
0
1
14
23
60.9
0
0
12
14
85.7
68.6
3
9
4
2
+35
22Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
8
5/30/1985
1984-85
NBA Finals
@
42
30
17
1
3
15
26
57.7
0
0
0
0
57.7
4
13
3
4
23Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
8
4/20/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
@
46
10
27
3
6
50.0
4
9
44.4
50.2
2
24Bill Russell
B. Russell
8
4/7/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
@
48
8
30
3
8
37.5
2
8
25.0
34.7
2
25Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
8
4/12/1954
1953-54
NBA Finals
@
41
18
9
6
14
42.9
6
8
75.0
51.4
5
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1960 Finals.

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Sat
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