most assists per game by a forward in a finals series

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

	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	Draymond Green D. Green	9.3	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	6	41.2	12.5	10.8	1.7	1.0	4.3	10.0	43.3	0.8	3.2	26.3	3.0	3.5	85.7	54.2	1.5	9.3	5.0	247	75	65	56	10	6	30	26	-21
6	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
7	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
8	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
9	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
10	Draymond Green D. Green	8.5	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	4	41.4	9.3	6.0	2.0	1.5	3.8	7.3	51.7	0.8	3.5	21.4	1.0	1.3	80.0	59.3	1.0	5.0	1.3	165	37	24	34	8	6	5	18	+43
11	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
12	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
13	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
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	LeBron James L. James	7.0	2012-13	NBA Finals	MIA	7	43.0	25.3	10.9	2.3	0.9	9.6	21.4	44.7	1.7	4.9	35.3	4.4	5.6	79.5	52.9	2.4	8.4	2.6	301	177	76	49	16	6	18	10	0
18	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
19	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
20	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
21	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
22	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
23	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
24	Draymond Green D. Green	6.3	2015-16	NBA Finals	GSW	6	40.0	16.5	10.3	1.7	1.0	5.7	11.7	48.6	2.2	5.3	40.6	3.0	3.8	78.3	61.8	0.8	9.5	2.0	240	99	62	38	10	6	12	19	+23
25	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

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.8

Mitchell

RPG

8.9

Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.3

6th

DRTG

115.0

15th

NETRTG

4.3

9th

3P%

36.0

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	53	25	.679	3.5
3	Knicks	51	28	.646	6.0
4	Cavaliers	50	29	.633	7.0
5	Hawks	45	34	.570	12.0
6	Raptors	43	35	.551	13.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 4/8	ATL	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Fri 4/10	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Sun 4/12	WAS	@	CLE	6:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

50 - 29

142

Final

126

Grizzlies

25 - 54

Mon 6 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.4

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.1

Allen

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.3

120.7

119.9

119.7

119.4

119.3

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.6

111.1

112.6

113.1

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

8.4

8.0

7.8

6.6

5.3

Tank Leaderboard

17-61

18-60

19-59

21-58

25-54

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,950.4

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,412

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,205

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,617.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.2

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-29

46-31-1

46-32

44-34

45-34

44-35

Worst Record ATS

32-47

33-46

33-45

34-44

34-43-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	57	22	.722
2	Celtics - x	53	25	.679	3.5
3	Knicks - x	51	28	.646	6.0
4	Cavaliers - x	50	29	.633	7.0
5	Hawks	45	34	.570	12.0
6	Raptors	43	35	.551	13.5
7	76ers	43	36	.544	14.0
8	Hornets	43	36	.544	14.0
9	Magic	43	36	.544	14.0
10	Heat	41	37	.526	15.5
11	Bucks - e	31	47	.397	25.5
12	Bulls - e	29	49	.372	27.5
13	Nets - e	19	59	.244	37.5
14	Pacers - e	18	60	.231	38.5
15	Wizards - e	17	61	.218	39.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	62	16	.795
2	Spurs - x	60	19	.759	2.5
3	Nuggets - x	51	28	.646	11.5
4	Lakers - x	50	28	.641	12.0
5	Rockets - x	49	29	.628	13.0
6	Timberwolves	46	32	.590	16.0
7	Suns	43	35	.551	19.0
8	Clippers	40	38	.513	22.0
9	Trail Blazers	40	39	.506	22.5
10	Warriors	36	42	.462	26.0
11	Mavericks - e	25	53	.321	37.0
12	Pelicans - e	25	54	.316	37.5
13	Grizzlies - e	25	54	.316	37.5
14	Kings - e	21	58	.266	41.5
15	Jazz - e	21	58	.266	41.5