Magic Johnson has the most assists per game by a rookie in an NBA Finals in 1979-80, with 8.7 per game.
| NAME | APG | SEASON | SERIES | TM | 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 | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | M. Johnson | 8.7 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals | 6 | 42.7 | 21.5 | 11.2 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 7.8 | 13.7 | 57.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 87.5 | 64.8 | 2.8 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 256 | 129 | 67 | 52 | 16 | 2 | 30 | 17 | ||
| 2 |  | M. Abdul-Rahman | 5.2 | 1964-65 | NBA Finals | 5 | 20.0 | 8.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 9.2 | 32.6 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 77.8 | 40.8 | 100 | 44 | 15 | 26 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | J. Davis | 5.0 | 1976-77 | NBA Finals | 6 | 32.7 | 10.7 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 9.3 | 42.9 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 80.0 | 49.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 196 | 64 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 4 |  | A. Adams | 4.7 | 1975-76 | NBA Finals | 6 | 38.7 | 23.0 | 10.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 9.8 | 20.2 | 48.8 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 80.0 | 52.3 | 2.8 | 7.3 | 232 | 138 | 61 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 22 | |||||||
| 5 | | L. Walton | 4.5 | 2003-04 | NBA Finals | 4 | 19.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 38.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 16.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 100.0 | 46.8 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 77 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 | +9 | |
| 6 | | G. Goodrich | 4.1 | 1965-66 | NBA Finals | 7 | 34.3 | 13.6 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 10.6 | 45.9 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 69.2 | 52.1 | 240 | 95 | 35 | 29 | 26 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | | R. Sobers | 3.3 | 1975-76 | NBA Finals | 6 | 30.5 | 14.2 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 12.0 | 43.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 88.5 | 50.9 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 183 | 85 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 19 | |||||||
| 8 |  | D. Harper | 3.0 | 2025-26 | NBA Finals | 5 | 31.0 | 18.0 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 7.0 | 14.2 | 49.3 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 28.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 76.5 | 57.3 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 155 | 90 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | -1 | |
| 9 |  | T. Herro | 3.0 | 2019-20 | NBA Finals | 6 | 34.6 | 14.7 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 14.5 | 36.8 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 36.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 81.3 | 46.8 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 208 | 88 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | -46 | |
| 10 |  | S. Cassell | 2.9 | 1993-94 | NBA Finals | 7 | 22.6 | 10.0 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 42.2 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 43.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 92.6 | 61.5 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 158 | 70 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 22 | ||
| 11 |  | D. Gibson | 2.5 | 2006-07 | NBA Finals | 4 | 34.8 | 10.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 10.3 | 43.9 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 31.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 51.9 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 139 | 43 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -6 | |
| 12 |  | P. Smith | 2.5 | 1974-75 | NBA Finals | 4 | 24.0 | 10.8 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 9.8 | 41.0 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 61.1 | 45.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 96 | 43 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |||||||
| 13 | | D. Garrett | 2.1 | 1969-70 | NBA Finals | 7 | 36.7 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 11.1 | 47.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 94.4 | 53.0 | 257 | 91 | 21 | 15 | 24 | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | M. Ginobili | 2.0 | 2002-03 | NBA Finals | 6 | 28.7 | 8.7 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 7.7 | 34.8 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 21.4 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 81.0 | 47.1 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 172 | 52 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 18 | +52 | |
| 15 |  | M. Iavaroni | 2.0 | 1982-83 | NBA Finals | 4 | 24.8 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 58.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 37.5 | 56.0 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 99 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |||
| 16 |  | D. Meminger | 2.0 | 1971-72 | NBA Finals | 5 | 21.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 38.9 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 42.4 | 109 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 17 | | J. Ellis | 2.0 | 1966-67 | NBA Finals | 1 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 18 |  | F. LaCour | 2.0 | 1960-61 | NBA Finals | 2 | 19.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 20.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 80.0 | 29.1 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 19 | | L. Wilkens | 2.0 | 1960-61 | NBA Finals | 5 | 33.6 | 12.4 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 13.2 | 34.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 80.0 | 41.4 | 168 | 62 | 30 | 10 | 23 | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | K. Nunn | 1.8 | 2019-20 | NBA Finals | 6 | 22.6 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 47.1 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 39.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 58.7 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 135 | 63 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -12 | |
| 21 |  | J. Havlicek | 1.8 | 1962-63 | NBA Finals | 4 | 18.5 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 9.8 | 33.3 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 72.7 | 38.8 | 74 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 22 | | D. Rivers | 1.7 | 1988-89 | NBA Finals | 3 | 8.7 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 80.0 | 42.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 23 | | M. Guokas | 1.7 | 1966-67 | NBA Finals | 6 | 17.0 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 51.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 50.0 | 52.3 | 102 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | G. Ballard | 1.5 | 1977-78 | NBA Finals | 6 | 10.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 38.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 100.0 | 51.1 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 64 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |||||
| 25 | | C. Lee | 1.4 | 1966-67 | NBA Finals | 5 | 18.2 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 8.8 | 34.1 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 25.0 | 33.7 | 91 | 32 | 36 | 7 | 13 | |||||||||||||
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