most assists per game averaged by a small forward in a finals series

LeBron James has the most assists per game by a small forward in an NBA Finals, with 10.0 per game 2 times.

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Data note: Assists Per Game: player game data complete from 1959-60 · postseason

	NAME	APG	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	10.0	2017-18	NBA Finals	CLE	4	44.7	34.0	8.5	1.3	1.0	12.3	23.3	52.7	1.5	4.5	33.3	8.0	9.5	84.2	62.0	2.3	6.3	5.0	179	136	34	40	5	4	20	11	-60
2	LeBron James L. James	10.0	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	5	42.4	33.6	12.0	1.4	1.0	13.2	23.4	56.4	2.4	6.2	38.7	4.8	7.4	64.9	63.0	1.8	10.2	4.2	212	168	60	50	7	5	21	13	-7
3	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	9.8	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	6	43.0	26.2	8.3	2.2	0.8	8.8	16.0	55.2	0.7	2.2	30.8	7.8	8.8	88.7	65.8	2.5	5.8	3.0	258	157	50	59	13	5	18	8	-21
4	Larry Bird L. Bird	9.5	1985-86	NBA Finals	BOS	6	44.8	24.0	9.7	2.7	0.3	8.8	18.3	48.2	1.2	3.2	36.8	5.2	5.5	93.9	57.8	1.7	8.0	2.7	269	144	58	57	16	2	16	17
5	LeBron James L. James	8.9	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	7	41.7	29.7	11.3	2.6	2.3	11.7	23.7	49.4	1.9	5.0	37.1	4.4	6.1	72.1	56.2	2.4	8.9	4.4	292	208	79	62	18	16	31	16	+26
6	LeBron James L. James	8.8	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	6	45.7	35.8	13.3	1.3	0.5	13.0	32.7	39.8	2.2	7.0	31.0	7.7	11.2	68.7	47.7	1.8	11.5	3.5	274	215	80	53	8	3	21	19	-25
7	Robert Reid R. Reid	8.7	1985-86	NBA Finals	HOU	6	40.2	14.3	4.3	1.3	0.0	6.2	14.7	42.0	0.2	1.3	12.5	1.8	2.0	91.7	46.1	1.0	3.3	1.8	241	86	26	52	8	0	11	17
8	LeBron James L. James	8.5	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	6	39.4	29.8	11.8	1.2	0.5	11.3	19.2	59.1	2.5	6.0	41.7	4.7	7.0	66.7	67.1	2.0	9.8	3.5	236	179	71	51	7	3	21	13	+36
9	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	7.7	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	6	44.3	21.2	9.2	2.0	1.0	9.0	20.5	43.9	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.2	5.8	54.3	45.9	2.7	6.5	4.3	266	127	55	46	12	6	26	19
10	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	7.7	1991-92	NBA Finals	CHI	6	40.7	20.8	8.3	1.5	0.7	7.5	15.5	48.4	0.3	1.5	22.2	5.5	7.0	78.6	56.1	2.8	5.5	3.8	244	125	50	46	9	4	23	21
11	Kevin Durant K. Durant	7.5	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	4	41.3	28.8	10.8	0.8	2.3	10.0	19.0	52.6	2.3	5.5	40.9	6.5	6.8	96.3	65.4	0.5	10.3	2.3	165	115	43	30	3	9	9	12	+86
12	LeBron James L. James	7.4	2011-12	NBA Finals	MIA	5	44.1	28.6	10.2	1.6	0.4	10.2	21.6	47.2	0.6	3.2	18.8	7.6	9.2	82.6	55.8	3.0	7.2	3.8	220	143	51	37	8	2	19	10	+31
13	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	7.2	2023-24	NBA Finals	BOS	5	40.2	22.2	7.8	1.0	0.6	7.6	19.6	38.8	2.0	7.6	26.3	5.0	5.4	92.6	50.5	0.8	7.0	3.2	201	111	39	36	5	3	16	11	+6
14	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	7.0	2021-22	NBA Finals	BOS	6	40.7	21.5	6.8	1.2	0.7	7.3	20.0	36.7	3.3	7.3	45.5	3.5	5.3	65.6	48.1	0.8	6.0	3.8	244	129	41	42	7	4	23	15	-21
15	Larry Bird L. Bird	7.0	1980-81	NBA Finals	BOS	6	42.8	15.3	15.3	2.3	0.5	6.5	15.5	41.9	0.2	0.5	33.3	2.2	2.7	81.3	46.0	2.7	12.7	3.2	257	92	92	42	14	3	19	16
16	John Johnson J. Johnson	7.0	1978-79	NBA Finals	SEA	5	39.2	11.6	8.4	1.2	0.0	4.4	10.4	42.3				2.8	4.0	70.0	47.7	2.6	5.8	2.8	196	58	42	35	6	0	14	14
17	LeBron James L. James	6.8	2010-11	NBA Finals	MIA	6	43.6	17.8	7.2	1.7	0.5	7.2	15.0	47.8	1.5	4.7	32.1	2.0	3.3	60.0	54.1	1.0	6.2	4.0	262	107	43	41	10	3	24	20	-36
18	LeBron James L. James	6.8	2006-07	NBA Finals	CLE	4	42.6	22.0	7.0	1.0	0.5	8.0	22.5	35.6	1.0	5.0	20.0	5.0	7.3	69.0	42.8	1.0	6.0	5.8	170	88	28	27	4	2	23	8	-4
19	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	6.6	1990-91	NBA Finals	CHI	5	43.6	20.8	9.4	2.4	1.0	7.8	17.2	45.3	0.2	1.0	20.0	5.0	5.8	86.2	52.7	3.0	6.4	4.0	218	104	47	33	12	5	20	22
20	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	6.4	2022-23	NBA Finals	MIA	5	41.1	21.6	4.6	1.0	0.6	7.6	18.4	41.3	1.4	3.8	36.8	5.0	6.2	80.6	51.1	1.8	2.8	1.2	205	108	23	32	5	3	6	6	-37
21	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	6.3	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	6	38.8	21.8	4.5	1.2	0.3	6.3	14.7	43.2	1.8	4.7	39.3	7.3	8.8	83.0	58.8	0.5	4.0	3.7	233	131	27	38	7	2	22	24	+52
22	Larry Bird L. Bird	5.5	1986-87	NBA Finals	BOS	6	42.3	24.2	10.0	1.2	1.2	8.8	19.8	44.5	0.7	1.3	50.0	5.8	6.3	92.1	53.4	1.8	8.2	3.0	254	145	60	33	7	7	18	9
23	Kevin Durant K. Durant	5.4	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	5	39.7	35.2	8.2	1.0	1.6	12.0	21.6	55.6	3.6	7.6	47.4	7.6	8.2	92.7	69.8	1.4	6.8	2.2	199	176	41	27	5	8	11	13	+33
24	Bob Dandridge B. Dandridge	5.4	1978-79	NBA Finals	WAS	5	45.0	21.8	8.0	1.0	1.4	8.8	20.4	43.1				4.2	5.0	84.0	48.2	2.6	5.4	3.6	225	109	40	27	5	7	18	23
25	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	5.3	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	6	42.4	24.0	6.3	1.5	0.0	9.3	20.8	44.8	2.7	7.5	35.6	2.7	3.0	88.9	54.2	0.3	6.0	3.2	255	144	38	32	9	0	19	14	+7

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Mitchell

RPG

8.7

Allen

APG

6.3

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Team Rankings

ORTG

117.0

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DRTG

113.5

15th

NETRTG

3.5

11th

3P%

36.9

9th

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Wizards	4	3	.571	2.5
5	Raptors	4	3	.571	2.5
6	Cavaliers	4	3	.571	2.5
7	Hawks	4	4	.500	3.0
8	Knicks	3	4	.429	3.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/4	CLE	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Fri 11/6	PHI	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sat 11/7	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Mon 11/9	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	CLE	@	NYK	7:00 PM

Last Game

Thunder

5 - 2

117

Final

112

Cavaliers

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PPG Leaders

38.3

Dončić

30.0

Curry

29.1

Maxey

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.9

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.0

Young

9.0

Jokić

8.1

Dončić

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.9

Dunn

2.8

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

2.9

Turner

2.5

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.9

Dončić

4.5

Murray

4.5

Curry

TS% Leaders

78.8

Stewart

77.6

Camara

76.2

Gafford

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ORtg Rankings

122.6

122.1

121.4

120.9

119.2

117.1

DRtg Rankings

102.4

105.4

105.5

107.0

108.7

108.9

NetRtg Rankings

13.2

12.7

11.8

11.2

10.9

9.2

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FanDuel Points Leaders

439.7

Dončić

399.5

Wembanyama

378.6

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

467

Dončić

394

Antetokounmpo

387.3

Wembanyama

USG% Leaders

39.3

Dončić

34.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

34.5

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

38.3

Murray

37.4

Maxey

37.0

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.68

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

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Dončić

1.77

Wembanyama

1.77

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6-2

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Worst Record ATS

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	7	1	.875
2	Pistons	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Celtics	5	2	.714	1.5
4	Wizards	4	3	.571	2.5
5	Raptors	4	3	.571	2.5
6	Cavaliers	4	3	.571	2.5
7	Hawks	4	4	.500	3.0
8	Knicks	3	4	.429	3.5
9	Hornets	3	5	.375	4.0
10	Heat	2	5	.286	4.5
11	Magic	2	5	.286	4.5
12	Pacers	2	6	.250	5.0
13	Bulls	1	6	.143	5.5
14	Bucks	1	6	.143	5.5
15	Nets	1	6	.143	5.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	7	1	.875
2	Grizzlies	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	5	1	.833	1.0
4	Lakers	6	2	.750	1.0
5	Thunder	5	2	.714	1.5
6	Spurs	5	2	.714	1.5
7	Warriors	5	3	.625	2.0
8	Timberwolves	5	3	.625	2.0
9	Mavericks	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Nuggets	3	3	.500	3.0
11	Pelicans	3	4	.429	3.5
12	Suns	1	4	.200	4.5
13	Clippers	1	6	.143	5.5
14	Kings	1	6	.143	5.5
15	Jazz	1	6	.143	5.5