most assists per game by a small forward in nba finals

LeBron James has averaged the most career assists per game by a small forward in the NBA Finals, with 8.4 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	LeBron James L. James	8.4	NBA Finals	43	42.9	28.9	10.4	1.6	0.9	10.9	22.7	48.1	1.7	5.3	33.2	5.4	7.5	71.7	55.7	1.9	8.4	4.2	1,847	1,244	446	361	67	38	180	110	-39
2	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	8.3	NBA Finals	11	42.1	24.1	6.6	1.6	0.7	8.3	17.1	48.4	1.0	2.9	34.4	6.5	7.6	85.7	58.9	2.2	4.5	2.2	464	265	73	91	18	8	24	14	-58
3	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	7.1	NBA Finals	11	40.5	21.8	7.3	1.1	0.6	7.5	19.8	37.6	2.7	7.5	36.6	4.2	5.4	78.0	49.2	0.8	6.5	3.5	446	240	80	78	12	7	39	26	-15
4	Larry Bird L. Bird	6.0	NBA Finals	31	42.8	23.1	11.6	2.0	0.8	8.4	18.3	45.8	0.6	1.5	42.2	5.7	6.5	87.2	54.5	2.5	9.1	2.9	1,326	716	361	187	63	24	91	80
5	Robert Reid R. Reid	5.9	NBA Finals	12	40.4	14.5	5.9	1.7	0.4	6.1	15.3	39.7	0.1	0.8	11.1	2.3	2.9	77.1	43.6	2.4	3.5	1.9	485	174	71	71	20	5	23	41
6	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	5.9	NBA Finals	35	42.0	19.0	8.3	1.9	1.1	7.0	16.5	42.5	0.9	3.3	25.6	4.1	5.4	74.7	50.1	2.8	5.6	3.3	1,470	664	292	207	67	39	117	118	+38
7	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	5.3	NBA Finals	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
8	Julius Erving J. Erving	4.5	NBA Finals	22	39.8	25.5	7.5	2.0	1.8	9.8	18.7	52.6	0.1	0.4	14.3	5.8	7.6	76.6	57.9	2.2	5.3	2.8	875	561	166	100	44	40	45	56
9	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	4.5	NBA Finals	13	39.3	19.8	4.9	0.9	0.6	6.2	14.3	43.5	1.5	3.7	39.6	5.8	6.9	84.4	57.0	0.5	4.4	3.1	511	257	64	59	12	8	40	49	+21
10	Kevin Durant K. Durant	4.5	NBA Finals	15	39.3	30.3	7.7	1.0	1.5	10.7	19.5	54.6	2.9	6.4	44.8	6.1	6.7	91.1	67.4	1.0	6.7	2.7	589	455	116	68	15	23	40	47	+105
11	John Johnson J. Johnson	4.4	NBA Finals	12	33.4	9.3	6.3	0.8	0.2	4.0	10.0	40.0				1.3	1.9	69.6	43.0	2.1	4.3	2.2	401	112	76	53	10	2	26	38
12	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	4.3	NBA Finals	11	38.7	22.3	6.5	1.2	0.5	7.9	18.2	43.5	2.2	7.4	29.6	4.3	5.5	77.0	54.0	1.4	5.1	3.1	426	245	71	47	13	6	34	31	+15
13	Rick Barry R. Barry	4.0	NBA Finals	10	43.2	36.3	6.9	3.5	0.8	13.8	33.4	41.3				8.7	10.4	83.7	47.8	1.0	3.0		432	363	69	40	14	3		37
14	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	3.9	NBA Finals	40	42.0	26.8	13.7			10.2	23.3	43.8				6.4	8.3	76.5	49.6				1,681	1,070	546	154				122
15	Hedo Turkoglu H. Turkoglu	3.8	NBA Finals	5	41.1	18.0	4.6	0.8	0.4	6.0	12.2	49.2	1.4	3.2	43.8	4.6	6.2	74.2	60.3	0.2	4.4	2.6	206	90	23	19	4	2	13	19	-31
16	Robert Horry R. Horry	3.7	NBA Finals	11	41.1	13.0	7.5	1.9	1.2	4.3	11.5	37.0	2.0	5.9	33.8	2.5	3.8	64.3	49.1	2.1	5.5	1.4	452	143	83	41	21	13	15	33
17	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	3.6	NBA Finals	34	36.6	19.4	6.5	1.2	0.2	7.6	18.4	41.2				4.2	5.1	83.7	47.0	1.7	5.0		1,245	658	221	124	15	3		104
18	James Worthy J. Worthy	3.6	NBA Finals	27	39.7	22.2	5.2	0.9	0.7	9.1	17.9	51.0	0.1	0.5	21.4	3.8	5.5	68.9	54.5	1.9	3.3	1.9	1,072	599	140	96	24	18	52	63
19	Bob Gross B. Gross	3.5	NBA Finals	6	27.7	17.3	5.7	1.8	0.3	7.7	11.5	66.7				2.0	2.3	85.7	69.2	3.3	2.3		166	104	34	21	11	2		26
20	Bob Dandridge B. Dandridge	3.5	NBA Finals	23	41.9	19.6	7.5	1.0	1.1	8.2	18.1	45.1				3.2	4.4	73.3	48.8	2.1	4.9	3.4	964	450	173	80	19	20	41	95
21	Rodney McCray R. McCray	3.4	NBA Finals	7	34.4	13.1	3.6	1.0	0.7	5.7	9.7	58.8	0.0	0.0		1.7	2.4	70.6	60.9	1.1	2.4	2.1	241	92	25	24	7	5	15	14
22	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	3.4	NBA Finals	12	39.3	26.0	10.8			9.8	21.2	46.1				6.5	7.4	87.6	53.2				472	312	130	41				46
23	Chet Walker C. Walker	3.3	NBA Finals	6	34.8	23.3	8.8			7.7	17.0	45.1				8.0	10.3	77.4	54.1				209	140	53	20				23
24	Andre Iguodala A. Iguodala	3.1	NBA Finals	36	27.0	8.5	4.0	0.9	0.7	3.4	6.9	49.0	1.1	3.2	36.0	0.6	1.5	37.0	55.9	1.0	3.0	0.9	973	305	143	112	31	25	33	75	+70
25	Bill Bradley B. Bradley	3.1	NBA Finals	17	38.2	16.2	3.8			7.0	16.0	43.8				2.2	2.6	86.4	47.4				649	276	65	52				62

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Celtics	31	18	.633	5.5
4	Raptors	30	21	.588	7.5
5	Cavaliers	30	21	.588	7.5
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7	Heat	27	24	.529	10.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 2/4	CLE	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Sat 2/7	CLE	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Mon 2/9	CLE	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Wed 2/11	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 2/19	BKN	@	CLE	7:00 PM

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RPG Leaders

11.8

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APG Leaders

9.8

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SPG Leaders

2.0

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2.0

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BPG Leaders

2.7

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2.1

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3PM Leaders

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TS% Leaders

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DRtg Rankings

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109.1

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112.7

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2,451.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,328.1

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2,325.3

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,474.8

Dončić

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USG% Leaders

37.6

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MPG Leaders

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1	Pistons	36	12	.750
2	Knicks	31	18	.633	5.5
3	Celtics	31	18	.633	5.5
4	Raptors	30	21	.588	7.5
5	Cavaliers	30	21	.588	7.5
6	76ers	27	21	.563	9.0
7	Heat	27	24	.529	10.5
8	Magic	25	23	.521	11.0
9	Bulls	24	26	.480	13.0
10	Hawks	24	27	.471	13.5
11	Hornets	22	28	.440	15.0
12	Bucks	18	29	.383	17.5
13	Nets	13	35	.271	23.0
14	Wizards	13	35	.271	23.0
15	Pacers	13	36	.265	23.5

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1	Thunder	39	11	.780
2	Spurs	33	16	.673	5.5
3	Nuggets	33	17	.660	6.0
4	Rockets	30	17	.638	7.5
5	Timberwolves	31	19	.620	8.0
6	Lakers	29	19	.604	9.0
7	Suns	30	20	.600	9.0
8	Warriors	27	23	.540	12.0
9	Clippers	23	25	.479	15.0
10	Trail Blazers	23	27	.460	16.0
11	Mavericks	19	30	.388	19.5
12	Grizzlies	18	29	.383	19.5
13	Jazz	15	35	.300	24.0
14	Pelicans	13	38	.255	26.5
15	Kings	12	39	.235	27.5