most assists when scoring 40 points in a finals game

Jimmy Butler III has the most assists with 40+ points in an NBA Finals game, with 13 assists against the Lakers on October 4, 2020.

Interpreted as:

most assists by a player when scoring 40 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	+/-
1	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	13	40	10/4/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	vs	LAL	45	11	2	2	14	20	70.0	0	0		12	14	85.7	76.5	1	10	5	0	+20
2	Jerry West J. West	12	42	5/5/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	48	13			14	29	48.3				14	18	77.8	56.9				2
3	LeBron James L. James	11	41	6/16/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	43	8	4	3	16	27	59.3	3	6	50.0	6	8	75.0	67.2	2	6	1	3	+26
4	LeBron James L. James	11	40	6/14/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	45	14	1	0	15	34	44.1	3	8	37.5	7	9	77.8	52.7	1	13	2	5	-11
5	Jerry West J. West	10	53	4/23/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	46	3			21	41	51.2				11	13	84.6	56.7				3
6	Jerry West J. West	10	45	4/22/1966	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	47	4			19	31	61.3				7	10	70.0	63.6				2
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	9	42	6/11/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	@	PHX	40	12	2	0	18	36	50.0	2	2	100.0	4	5	80.0	55.0	5	7	5	2
8	LeBron James L. James	8	51	5/31/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	48	8	1	1	19	32	59.4	3	7	42.9	10	11	90.9	69.2	4	4	5	2	-13
9	LeBron James L. James	8	41	6/12/2017	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	46	13	2	1	19	30	63.3	2	5	40.0	1	4	25.0	64.5	2	11	2	3	-13
10	LeBron James L. James	8	40	6/9/2015	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	vs	GSW	46	12	4	2	14	34	41.2	2	6	33.3	10	12	83.3	50.9	1	11	4	1	+7
11	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	8	40	6/4/2009	2008-09	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	ORL	38	8	2	2	16	34	47.1	0	1	0.0	8	8	100.0	53.3	1	7	1	1	+25
12	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	8	40	6/7/2002	2001-02	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NJN	41	12	0	1	14	23	60.9	0	0		12	14	85.7	68.6	3	9	4	2	+35
13	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	8	43	6/19/1988	1987-88	NBA Finals	DET	@	LAL	44	3	6	1	18	32	56.3	2	3	66.7	5	7	71.4	61.3	1	2	5	4
14	Julius Erving J. Erving	8	40	6/5/1977	1976-77	NBA Finals	PHI	@	POR	43	6	2	1	17	29	58.6				6	7	85.7	62.3	2	4		2
15	Jerry West J. West	8	41	4/25/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	41	3			12	22	54.5				17	20	85.0	66.6				3
16	LeBron James L. James	7	40	10/9/2020	2019-20	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	MIA	42	13	3	0	15	21	71.4	6	9	66.7	4	6	66.7	84.6	3	10	4	1	+7
17	Stephen Curry S. Curry	7	47	6/5/2019	2018-19	NBA Finals	GSW	vs	TOR	43	8	2	0	14	31	45.2	6	14	42.9	13	14	92.9	63.2	2	6	3	1	-8
18	Kevin Durant K. Durant	7	43	6/6/2018	2017-18	NBA Finals	GSW	@	CLE	43	13	1	1	15	23	65.2	6	9	66.7	7	7	100.0	82.4	1	12	3	3	+15
19	LeBron James L. James	7	41	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	43	16	3	3	16	30	53.3	4	8	50.0	5	8	62.5	61.2	4	12	2	1	+13
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	7	41	6/18/1993	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHX	44	7	0	2	16	29	55.2	2	7	28.6	7	10	70.0	61.4	1	6	2	5
21	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	7	42	5/16/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	47	15	3	1	14	23	60.9	0	1	0.0	14	14	100.0	72.0	3	12	5	3
22	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	7	40	5/2/1968	1967-68	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	47	10			14	28	50.0				12	12	100.0	60.1				4
23	Jerry West J. West	7	43	4/21/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	44	12			13	25	52.0				17	20	85.0	63.6				2
24	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	6	41	7/11/2021	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	PHX	38	13	1	0	14	23	60.9	0	2	0.0	13	17	76.5	67.3	4	9	1	3	+20
25	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	6	41	6/13/2016	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	@	GSW	40	3	2	1	17	24	70.8	5	7	71.4	2	2	100.0	82.4	0	3	4	4	+20

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