most finals assists by a rookie in a game 7

Johnny Kerr has the most assists by a rookie in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, with 5 assists versus the Fort Wayne Pistons on April 10, 1955.

NAMEASTDATESEASONSERIESTMOPPMINPTSREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
5
4/10/1955
1954-55
NBA Finals
vs
36
13
2
4
14
28.6
5
6
83.3
39.1
5
2Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
2
6/22/1994
1993-94
NBA Finals
vs
18
13
1
2
0
4
6
66.7
1
2
50.0
4
4
100.0
83.8
0
1
2
1
3Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
2
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
vs
45
37
23
17
33
51.5
3
11
27.3
48.9
6
4Bill Russell
B. Russell
2
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
vs
54
19
32
7
17
41.2
5
10
50.0
44.4
5
5Dick Rosenthal
D. Rosenthal
2
4/10/1955
1954-55
NBA Finals
@
5
2
2
1
3
33.3
0
0
33.3
3
6Alfred McGuire
A. McGuire
2
4/25/1952
1951-52
NBA Finals
@
21
3
1
0
4
0.0
3
3
100.0
28.2
4
7Nathaniel Clifton
N. Clifton
2
4/21/1951
1950-51
NBA Finals
@
11
8
4
11
36.4
3
6
50.0
40.3
6
8Byron Scott
B. Scott
1
6/12/1984
1983-84
NBA Finals
@
20
4
2
3
0
2
7
28.6
0
3
0.0
0
0
28.6
0
2
2
3
9Greg Ballard
G. Ballard
1
6/7/1978
1977-78
NBA Finals
@
16
4
5
0
0
2
6
33.3
0
0
33.3
2
3
1
4
10Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
1
6/7/1978
1977-78
NBA Finals
vs
38
21
11
0
1
7
16
43.8
7
10
70.0
51.5
8
3
4
5
11Dick Garrett
D. Garrett
1
5/8/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
@
34
8
4
3
10
30.0
2
2
100.0
36.8
4
12Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
1
4/28/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
@
30
6
4
2
9
22.2
2
3
66.7
29.1
4
13Gene Guarilia
G. Guarilia
1
4/9/1960
1959-60
NBA Finals
vs
1
0
1
0
2
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
14Dick Farley
D. Farley
1
4/10/1955
1954-55
NBA Finals
vs
21
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0.0
1
15Billy Kenville
B. Kenville
1
4/12/1954
1953-54
NBA Finals
@
16
6
0
3
6
50.0
0
2
0.0
43.6
4
16Lew Hitch
L. Hitch
1
4/25/1952
1951-52
NBA Finals
vs
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1960 Finals.

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