most assists per game by a center in nba finals

Nikola Jokić has averaged the most career assists per game by a center in the NBA Finals, with 7.2 per game.

	NAME	APG	SERIES	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	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	7.2	NBA Finals	5	41.1	30.2	14.0	0.8	1.4	11.2	19.2	58.3	1.6	3.8	42.1	6.2	7.4	83.8	67.2	1.8	12.2	3.4	205	151	70	36	4	7	17	17	+39
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	4.8	NBA Finals	55	46.7	17.5	24.8			6.4	13.1	48.5				4.8	7.5	63.5	53.3				2,571	963	1,363	265				174
3	Alvan Adams A. Adams	4.7	NBA Finals	6	38.7	23.0	10.2	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	28	8	5		22
4	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	4.5	NBA Finals	10	32.5	14.2	7.2			6.3	13.4	47.0				1.6	2.0	80.0	49.7				325	142	72	45				35
5	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	4.1	NBA Finals	20	41.3	11.4	14.1	0.9	0.5	4.7	10.0	47.2				2.0	3.3	59.1	49.8	3.7	9.2	1.3	825	227	282	82	14	8	15	68
6	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	4.0	NBA Finals	13	43.0	21.7	12.8	1.2	0.3	9.2	19.5	47.0				3.4	4.6	73.3	50.5	3.5	9.3		559	282	167	52	15	4		62
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3.8	NBA Finals	35	47.3	18.6	24.6			7.5	13.5	55.9				3.5	9.4	37.7	52.9				1,657	652	862	134				101
8	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	3.4	NBA Finals	30	42.3	28.8	13.1	0.5	2.1	11.3	18.8	60.2	0.0	0.0		6.2	12.7	48.4	59.0	4.0	9.1	3.4	1,268	865	393	103	16	62	101	109	+34
9	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	3.4	NBA Finals	17	42.5	27.5	10.6	1.9	3.2	11.0	22.5	48.8	0.1	0.1	100.0	5.4	7.2	74.0	53.4	3.0	7.6	3.1	722	467	181	58	33	54	52	70
10	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	3.3	NBA Finals	6	47.3	14.2	26.7			5.7	16.5	34.3				2.8	5.2	54.8	37.7				284	85	160	20				20
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	3.2	NBA Finals	56	37.2	23.5	9.1	0.9	2.2	9.7	18.6	52.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.1	5.8	70.0	55.6	2.4	5.9	2.7	2,082	1,317	507	181	45	116	121	196
12	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	3.2	NBA Finals	18	41.1	17.3	10.4	0.7	1.7	6.2	11.8	52.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.8	6.8	71.3	58.5	3.2	7.3	1.7	739	311	188	57	12	30	31	56	+28
13	Clifford Ray C. Ray	3.0	NBA Finals	4	29.8	7.0	10.0	1.3	1.5	3.3	5.3	61.9				0.5	2.0	25.0	57.1	3.8	6.3		119	28	40	12	5	6		11
14	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	2.9	NBA Finals	9	38.1	18.9	9.7	0.2	0.8	7.6	15.8	47.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.8	5.0	75.6	52.5	2.6	7.1	2.2	343	170	87	26	2	7	20	24	-58
15	Al Horford A. Horford	2.7	NBA Finals	11	30.9	10.0	7.5	0.9	0.6	3.5	6.2	57.4	2.1	3.7	56.1	0.8	1.3	64.3	74.2	1.4	6.1	1.2	340	110	82	30	10	7	13	21	-19
16	Willis Reed W. Reed	2.7	NBA Finals	11	34.2	20.0	9.9			8.7	17.9	48.7				2.5	3.9	65.1	50.9				376	220	109	30				37
17	Marc Gasol M. Gasol	2.7	NBA Finals	6	28.8	12.0	7.3	0.5	0.3	3.5	7.8	44.7	1.0	3.2	31.6	4.0	4.3	92.3	61.6	0.8	6.5	1.2	173	72	44	16	3	2	7	25	+14
18	Bill Walton B. Walton	2.5	NBA Finals	17	21.6	9.7	9.4	0.5	1.6	4.4	7.6	56.9	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.4	73.9	58.9	2.2	7.2	1.0	367	165	159	42	9	27	11	48
19	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	2.3	NBA Finals	6	18.0	8.3	4.7	0.7	1.0	2.8	6.7	42.5	0.3	1.5	22.2	2.3	3.8	60.9	49.9	0.7	4.0	2.2	108	50	28	14	4	6	13	18	-11
20	Isaiah Hartenstein I. Hartenstein	2.3	NBA Finals	7	19.1	5.6	6.7	0.9	0.3	2.0	3.3	60.9	0.0	0.0		1.6	2.3	68.8	64.9	2.7	4.0	1.0	134	39	47	16	6	2	7	11	-4
21	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	2.2	NBA Finals	16	35.6	17.6	11.3	0.8	1.4	6.8	13.6	49.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.1	5.7	72.5	54.6	3.4	7.9	2.4	569	282	181	35	13	23	39	41	+99
22	Marvin Webster M. Webster	2.1	NBA Finals	7	42.9	14.9	13.9	0.3	2.6	5.7	12.7	44.9				3.4	4.9	70.6	50.0	4.7	9.1	3.6	300	104	97	15	2	18	25	27
23	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	2.1	NBA Finals	16	20.8	11.2	5.9			4.6	13.2	35.1				1.9	2.4	81.6	39.3				333	179	95	34				54
24	Vlade Divac V. Divac	2.0	NBA Finals	5	41.6	18.2	8.8	1.8	2.4	7.8	13.8	56.5	0.0	0.4	0.0	2.6	2.6	100.0	60.9	3.4	5.4	3.0	208	91	44	10	9	12	15	18
25	Bill Laimbeer B. Laimbeer	2.0	NBA Finals	11	29.9	8.9	7.5	0.5	0.6	3.5	8.3	42.9	0.4	0.8	44.4	1.5	1.5	94.1	49.8	1.4	6.2	1.0	329	98	83	22	5	7	11	40

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.7

Jokić

RPG

12.3

Jokić

APG

10.7

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.2

1st

DRTG

118.1

24th

NETRTG

4.1

8th

3P%

39.5

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	42	14	.750
2	Spurs	38	16	.704	3.0
3	Nuggets	35	20	.636	6.5
4	Rockets	33	20	.623	7.5
5	Lakers	33	21	.611	8.0

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

Last Game

Grizzlies

20 - 33

116

Final

122

Nuggets

35 - 20

Wed 11 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.3

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.3

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Leonard

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.7

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

2.0

Mobley

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.7

Porter

3.6

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

69.9

Jokić

69.8

Williams

68.0

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

120.7

120.0

119.4

118.4

118.1

DRtg Rankings

107.8

109.2

111.7

112.4

112.8

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.6

8.0

7.2

6.3

6.0

5.2

Tank Leaderboard

12-44

14-39

15-41

15-40

15-38

18-38

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,586.3

Maxey

2,516.9

Johnson

2,493.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,662.5

Johnson

2,614

Maxey

2,587.5

Jokić

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.8

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.6

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.7

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.43

Leonard

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.70

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.49

Johnson

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

35-20

33-22

32-24

30-23-1

31-24

31-23

Worst Record ATS

21-35

21-32

22-31

23-32

23-30

23-30-1

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	23	30	.434	17.0
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	14	.750
2	Spurs	38	16	.704	3.0
3	Nuggets	35	20	.636	6.5
4	Rockets	33	20	.623	7.5
5	Lakers	33	21	.611	8.0
6	Timberwolves	34	22	.607	8.0
7	Suns	32	23	.582	9.5
8	Warriors	29	26	.527	12.5
9	Trail Blazers	27	29	.482	15.0
10	Clippers	26	28	.481	15.0
11	Grizzlies	20	33	.377	20.5
12	Mavericks	19	35	.352	22.0
13	Jazz	18	38	.321	24.0
14	Pelicans	15	41	.268	27.0
15	Kings	12	44	.214	30.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 1/16	PHX	@	NYK	106-99
Fri 1/16	IND	@	DET	78-121
Fri 1/16	OKC	@	MIA	120-122
Fri 1/16	MIN	@	SAS	123-126
Fri 1/16	CHA	@	GSW	116-136

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 2/19	ATL	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	BKN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	IND	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	HOU	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	DET	@	NYK	7:30 PM

Nikola Jokić has averaged the most career assists per game by a center in the NBA Finals, with 7.2 per game.

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