most assists per game in the 1982 finals

Norm Nixon averaged the most assists per game in the 1982 NBA Finals, with 10.0 per game.

Interpreted as:
most assists per game by a player in the 1982 finals
NAMEAPGSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
10.0
1981-82
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
39.3
17.7
3.7
1.7
0.2
7.5
17.0
44.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.7
3.7
72.7
47.5
1.7
2.0
2.5
236
106
22
60
10
1
15
20
2Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
8.7
1981-82
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
6
37.2
14.7
2.5
2.0
0.2
6.0
14.0
42.9
0.0
0.5
0.0
2.7
3.5
76.2
47.2
0.8
1.7
2.8
223
88
15
52
12
1
17
12
3Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
8.0
1981-82
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
41.7
16.2
10.8
2.5
0.3
5.3
10.0
53.3
0.0
0.5
0.0
5.5
6.5
84.6
62.9
3.3
7.5
4.3
250
97
65
48
15
2
26
23
4Andrew Toney
A. Toney
7.8
1981-82
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
6
37.8
26.0
2.7
1.2
0.0
10.7
20.2
52.9
0.5
1.0
50.0
4.2
4.8
86.2
58.3
0.8
1.8
3.2
227
156
16
47
7
0
19
23
5Lionel Hollins
L. Hollins
4.0
1981-82
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
3
11.3
3.3
1.0
2.3
0.0
1.7
5.3
31.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
31.3
0.0
1.0
1.7
34
10
3
12
7
0
5
5
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
3.8
1981-82
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
35.3
18.0
7.7
1.3
3.2
7.2
13.5
53.1
0.0
0.0
3.7
6.8
53.7
54.5
2.2
5.5
2.7
212
108
46
23
8
19
16
21
7Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
3.7
1981-82
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
27.0
13.3
4.7
1.3
0.3
5.3
9.5
56.1
0.2
0.3
50.0
2.5
3.3
75.0
60.8
1.5
3.2
2.3
162
80
28
22
8
2
14
20
8Julius Erving
J. Erving
3.3
1981-82
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
6
38.3
25.0
8.2
1.8
1.3
9.5
17.5
54.3
0.0
0.5
0.0
6.0
8.3
72.0
59.1
3.2
5.0
3.2
230
150
49
20
11
8
19
12
9Jamaal Wilkes
J. Wilkes
2.8
1981-82
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
39.0
19.7
5.8
1.5
0.0
8.3
19.2
43.5
0.0
0.2
0.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
47.0
3.2
2.7
3.2
234
118
35
17
9
0
19
21
10Bobby Jones
B. Jones
2.7
1981-82
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
6
31.0
11.5
6.2
0.2
1.0
4.7
8.3
56.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.2
68.4
59.1
2.2
4.0
1.3
186
69
37
16
1
6
8
24
11Eddie Jordan
E. Jordan
2.5
1981-82
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
2
2.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
5
0
0
5
1
0
1
0
12Clint Richardson
C. Richardson
2.0
1981-82
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
6
15.2
6.2
2.2
0.3
0.2
2.5
5.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
2.3
50.0
51.2
0.7
1.5
0.7
91
37
13
12
2
1
4
13
13Kurt Rambis
K. Rambis
1.2
1981-82
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
20.0
7.8
6.5
1.0
0.5
3.3
6.5
51.3
0.0
0.0
1.2
2.5
46.7
51.5
3.2
3.3
1.8
120
47
39
7
6
3
11
21
14Mike Bantom
M. Bantom
0.8
1981-82
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
6
18.5
5.3
4.3
0.8
0.8
2.5
5.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.7
50.0
50.4
2.2
2.2
1.3
111
32
26
5
5
5
8
15
15Caldwell Jones
C. Jones
0.8
1981-82
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
6
29.5
6.0
7.8
0.8
3.0
2.7
7.2
37.2
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.2
57.1
39.1
2.3
5.5
0.5
177
36
47
5
5
18
3
23
16Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
0.8
1981-82
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
27.5
16.3
5.0
1.0
2.3
6.8
12.0
56.9
0.0
0.0
2.7
4.0
66.7
59.4
1.7
3.3
2.0
165
98
30
5
6
14
12
22
17Steve Mix
S. Mix
0.7
1981-82
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
3
5.0
3.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
1.3
2.3
57.1
0.3
0.3
100.0
0.3
0.3
100.0
67.2
0.3
0.0
0.7
15
10
1
2
0
0
2
2
18Mark Landsberger
M. Landsberger
0.3
1981-82
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
4
7.8
1.0
3.8
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.8
28.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
22.8
1.8
2.0
0.5
31
4
15
1
0
0
2
3
19Darryl Dawkins
D. Dawkins
0.2
1981-82
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
6
20.2
12.2
5.0
0.3
2.0
5.2
9.2
56.4
0.0
0.0
1.8
3.3
55.0
57.2
1.5
3.5
2.2
121
73
30
1
2
12
13
26
StatMuse has game-level data for assists per game going back to the 1960 Finals.

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11/5
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10:00 PM
Sat
11/8
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@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Mon
11/10
LAL LAL
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Wed
11/12
LAL LAL
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Fri
11/14
LAL LAL
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Last Game
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WesternWLPCTGB
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Thunder Thunder
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2
Spurs Spurs
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Lakers Lakers
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Nuggets Nuggets
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Rockets Rockets
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Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
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OKC OKC
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GSW GSW
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LAL LAL
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Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
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NYK NYK
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