most assists per game in the 1981 finals

Larry Bird had the most assists per game in the 1981 NBA Finals, with 7.0 per game.

Interpreted as:
most assists per game by a player in the 1981 finals
NAMEAPGSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Larry Bird
L. Bird
7.0
1980-81
NBA Finals
BOS 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
2Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
5.5
1980-81
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
6
33.8
10.3
1.2
0.7
0.0
4.0
11.0
36.4
0.0
0.3
0.0
2.3
2.7
87.5
42.4
0.2
1.0
2.7
203
62
7
33
4
0
16
11
3Tom Henderson
T. Henderson
4.2
1980-81
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
6
32.2
6.7
2.2
0.7
0.2
2.5
6.3
39.5
0.0
0.0
1.7
2.2
76.9
45.7
0.8
1.3
1.8
193
40
13
25
4
1
11
9
4Allen Leavell
A. Leavell
3.4
1980-81
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
5
14.6
5.0
1.4
0.6
0.6
2.0
6.6
30.3
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.4
71.4
34.6
0.6
0.8
1.0
73
25
7
17
3
3
5
9
5Mike Dunleavy
M. Dunleavy
3.2
1980-81
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
6
27.5
9.8
2.3
0.3
0.2
3.7
8.8
41.5
0.5
1.2
42.9
2.0
2.5
80.0
49.5
0.7
1.7
2.0
165
59
14
19
2
1
12
18
6Robert Reid
R. Reid
3.2
1980-81
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
6
40.7
14.7
7.5
2.0
0.8
6.0
16.0
37.5
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.7
3.8
69.6
41.5
3.8
3.7
2.0
244
88
45
19
12
5
12
24
7Cedric Maxwell
C. Maxwell
2.8
1980-81
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
6
37.8
17.7
9.5
0.2
1.0
7.0
12.3
56.8
0.0
0.0
3.7
4.8
75.9
61.1
5.7
3.8
3.2
227
106
57
17
1
6
19
21
8Chris Ford
C. Ford
2.5
1980-81
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
6
30.7
10.5
2.7
0.7
0.0
4.5
9.0
50.0
0.3
1.7
20.0
1.2
1.5
77.8
54.3
1.2
1.5
1.3
184
63
16
15
4
0
8
11
9Gerald Henderson
G. Henderson
1.7
1980-81
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
6
15.8
7.2
1.7
0.7
0.3
3.2
6.0
52.8
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.8
1.0
83.3
55.6
0.8
0.8
0.7
95
43
10
10
4
2
4
10
10Moses Malone
M. Malone
1.3
1980-81
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
6
44.8
22.3
15.7
0.8
2.2
8.0
19.8
40.3
0.0
0.0
6.3
9.2
69.1
46.8
7.7
8.0
2.0
269
134
94
8
5
13
12
11
11Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
1.3
1980-81
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
6
32.7
11.2
6.0
1.2
0.7
5.2
12.8
40.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.8
1.3
62.5
41.6
2.2
3.8
1.5
196
67
36
8
7
4
9
16
12Bill Willoughby
B. Willoughby
1.2
1980-81
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
6
22.3
7.5
4.5
1.2
1.0
2.3
8.7
26.9
0.0
0.0
2.8
3.8
73.9
36.2
2.2
2.3
1.3
134
45
27
7
7
6
8
16
13M.L. Carr
M.L. Carr
1.0
1980-81
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
6
18.3
6.7
1.7
0.7
0.7
2.8
6.2
45.9
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.3
75.0
49.4
0.8
0.8
0.5
110
40
10
6
4
4
3
10
14Robert Parish
R. Parish
1.0
1980-81
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
6
27.8
15.0
7.7
1.2
2.0
6.5
12.8
50.6
0.0
0.0
2.0
3.2
63.2
52.7
2.7
5.0
3.2
167
90
46
6
7
12
19
27
15Kevin McHale
K. McHale
0.8
1980-81
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
6
13.8
4.7
3.3
0.0
0.7
2.0
5.2
38.7
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.2
57.1
41.1
1.7
1.7
1.0
83
28
20
5
0
4
6
13
16Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
0.8
1980-81
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
4
22.0
9.8
1.0
1.0
0.0
4.3
10.8
39.5
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.5
83.3
42.7
0.3
0.8
2.0
88
39
4
3
4
0
8
10
17Major Jones
M. Jones
0.3
1980-81
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
3
6.0
3.0
1.7
0.3
0.3
1.3
2.7
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
1.0
33.3
48.3
0.3
1.3
0.0
18
9
5
1
1
1
0
4
18Rick Robey
R. Robey
0.3
1980-81
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
6
16.3
7.8
3.7
0.0
0.2
3.2
5.7
55.9
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.7
56.3
57.3
0.8
2.8
1.2
98
47
22
2
0
1
7
18
19Eric Fernsten
E. Fernsten
0.3
1980-81
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
4
2.5
0.5
1.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.8
66.7
23.1
0.3
0.8
0.0
10
2
4
1
1
0
0
2
20Calvin Garrett
C. Garrett
0.3
1980-81
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
4
10.8
3.0
1.8
0.5
0.0
1.3
2.3
55.6
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.5
100.0
60.7
0.3
1.5
0.3
43
12
7
1
2
0
1
3
StatMuse has game-level data for assists per game going back to the 1960 Finals.

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