Walt Frazier has the most assists with 35+ points in an NBA Finals game, with 19 assists versus the Lakers on May 8, 1970.
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most assists by a player when scoring 35 or more points in a finals game| NAME | AST | PTS | DATE | SEASON | SERIES | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | W. Frazier | 19 | 36 | 5/8/1970 | 1969-70 | NBA Finals | vs | 44 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 80.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | J. West | 18 | 37 | 5/1/1970 | 1969-70 | NBA Finals | vs | 52 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 59.1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | J. Butler III | 13 | 40 | 10/4/2020 | 2019-20 | NBA Finals | vs | 45 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 76.5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | +20 | |||
| 4 |  | M. Jordan | 12 | 36 | 6/2/1991 | 1990-91 | NBA Finals | vs | 40 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 64.4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 5 | | J. West | 12 | 42 | 5/5/1969 | 1968-69 | NBA Finals | vs | 48 | 13 | 14 | 29 | 48.3 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 56.9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | | J. Butler III | 11 | 35 | 10/9/2020 | 2019-20 | NBA Finals | @ | 47 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 72.1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +5 | ||
| 7 |  | L. James | 11 | 41 | 6/16/2016 | 2015-16 | NBA Finals | vs | 43 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 67.2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | +26 | ||
| 8 | | L. James | 11 | 40 | 6/14/2015 | 2014-15 | NBA Finals | @ | 45 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 34 | 44.1 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 52.7 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 5 | -11 | ||
| 9 | | L. James | 11 | 39 | 6/7/2015 | 2014-15 | NBA Finals | @ | 50 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 31.4 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 45.4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | M. Jordan | 11 | 39 | 6/3/1992 | 1991-92 | NBA Finals | vs | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 71.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 11 | | M. Jordan | 10 | 39 | 6/5/1992 | 1991-92 | NBA Finals | vs | 50 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 32 | 50.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 54.2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 12 |  | J. Worthy | 10 | 36 | 6/21/1988 | 1987-88 | NBA Finals | vs | 44 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 68.2 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 13 | | J. West | 10 | 53 | 4/23/1969 | 1968-69 | NBA Finals | vs | 46 | 3 | 21 | 41 | 51.2 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 56.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 14 |  | J. West | 10 | 45 | 4/22/1966 | 1965-66 | NBA Finals | vs | 47 | 4 | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 63.6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 15 | | L. James | 9 | 39 | 6/7/2017 | 2016-17 | NBA Finals | vs | 46 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 65.8 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +7 | ||
| 16 | | M. Jordan | 9 | 38 | 6/4/1997 | 1996-97 | NBA Finals | vs | 45 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 65.0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | +15 | ||
| 17 | | M. Jordan | 9 | 42 | 6/11/1993 | 1992-93 | NBA Finals | @ | 40 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 36 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 55.0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |||
| 18 | | J. West | 9 | 39 | 5/1/1969 | 1968-69 | NBA Finals | vs | 46 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 51.6 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 56.5 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 19 | | L. James | 8 | 51 | 5/31/2018 | 2017-18 | NBA Finals | @ | 48 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 32 | 59.4 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 69.2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -13 | ||
| 20 | | L. James | 8 | 41 | 6/12/2017 | 2016-17 | NBA Finals | @ | 46 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 64.5 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | -13 | ||
| 21 |  | K. Durant | 8 | 38 | 6/1/2017 | 2016-17 | NBA Finals | vs | 38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 64.4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +16 | ||
| 22 | | L. James | 8 | 40 | 6/9/2015 | 2014-15 | NBA Finals | vs | 46 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 34 | 41.2 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 50.9 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | +7 | ||
| 23 |  | K. Bryant | 8 | 40 | 6/4/2009 | 2008-09 | NBA Finals | vs | 38 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 34 | 47.1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 53.3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | +25 | ||
| 24 |  | P. Pierce | 8 | 38 | 6/15/2008 | 2007-08 | NBA Finals | @ | 48 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 45.5 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 62.6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -4 | ||
| 25 |  | S. O'Neal | 8 | 40 | 6/7/2002 | 2001-02 | NBA Finals | vs | 41 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 68.6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | +35 | |||
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