nba centers with most total assists averaged in a single playoff run

Nikola Jokić has averaged the most assists per game by a center in a single NBA playoff run, with 9.5 per game this season and in 2022-23.

	NAME	APG	SEASON	TM	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-	MPG	PPG	RPG	SPG	BPG	TPG
1	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	9.5	2025-26	DEN	6	237	155	79	57	6	5	54	121	44.6	7	36	19.4	40	43	93.0	55.4	9	70	23	21	-14	39.5	25.8	13.2	1.0	0.8	3.8
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	9.5	2022-23	DEN	20	789	600	269	190	21	20	227	414	54.8	35	76	46.1	111	139	79.9	63.1	69	200	70	69	+169	39.5	30.0	13.5	1.1	1.0	3.5
3	Chris Webber C. Webber	9.0	1993-94	GSW	3	109	47	26	27	3	9	22	40	55.0	0	2	0.0	3	10	30.0	52.9	13	13	9	11		36.3	15.7	8.7	1.0	3.0	3.0
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	9.0	1966-67	PHI	15	718	326	437	135			132	228	57.9				62	160	38.8	54.6				37		47.9	21.7	29.1
5	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	8.7	2023-24	DEN	12	482	344	161	104	17	8	133	244	54.5	14	53	26.4	64	71	90.1	62.5	43	118	40	32	+11	40.2	28.7	13.4	1.4	0.7	3.3
6	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	8.4	2018-19	DEN	14	556	352	182	118	16	13	132	261	50.6	22	56	39.3	66	78	84.6	59.6	54	128	36	54	+84	39.7	25.1	13.0	1.1	0.9	2.6
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	8.0	2024-25	DEN	14	563	367	178	112	28	12	131	268	48.9	27	71	38.0	78	101	77.2	58.7	29	149	55	48	-11	40.2	26.2	12.7	2.0	0.9	3.9
8	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	7.8	1983-84	WAS	4	187	96	51	31	2	3	37	71	52.1	0	1	0.0	22	27	81.5	57.9	16	35	19	15		46.8	24.0	12.8	0.5	0.8	4.8
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	6.5	1967-68	PHI	13	631	308	321	85			124	232	53.4				60	158	38.0	51.1				29		48.5	23.7	24.7
10	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	6.3	1974-75	DET	3	128	61	32	19	4	12	26	51	51.0				9	12	75.0	54.2	5	27		10		42.7	20.3	10.7	1.3	4.0
11	Bill Russell B. Russell	6.3	1964-65	BOS	12	561	198	302	76			79	150	52.7				40	76	52.6	54.0				43		46.8	16.5	25.2
12	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	5.8	2021-22	DEN	5	171	155	66	29	8	5	61	106	57.5	5	18	27.8	28	33	84.8	64.3	17	49	24	20	-44	34.2	31.0	13.2	1.6	1.0	4.8
13	Alvan Adams A. Adams	5.8	1979-80	PHX	8	251	129	77	46	7	10	56	99	56.6	0	0		17	19	89.5	60.1	18	59	24	24		31.4	16.1	9.6	0.9	1.3	3.0
14	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	5.7	2019-20	DEN	19	694	464	187	109	20	15	178	343	51.9	42	98	42.9	66	79	83.5	61.4	37	150	62	68	-14	36.5	24.4	9.8	1.1	0.8	3.3
15	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	5.7	2023-24	PHI	6	248	198	65	34	7	9	59	133	44.4	13	39	33.3	67	78	85.9	59.2	19	46	25	20	+46	41.3	33.0	10.8	1.2	1.5	4.2
16	Vlade Divac V. Divac	5.6	1992-93	LAL	5	167	90	47	28	6	12	37	74	50.0	4	9	44.4	12	22	54.5	53.8	17	30	11	22		33.4	18.0	9.4	1.2	2.4	2.2
17	Mychal Thompson M. Thompson	5.6	1982-83	POR	7	284	105	56	39	6	8	40	85	47.1	0	0		25	38	65.8	51.6	16	40	28	24		40.6	15.0	8.0	0.9	1.1	4.0
18	Bill Russell B. Russell	5.6	1966-67	BOS	9	390	95	198	50			31	86	36.0				33	52	63.5	43.6				32		43.3	10.6	22.0
19	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	5.5	1982-83	SEA	2	75	30	26	11	2	2	11	31	35.5	0	1	0.0	8	12	66.7	41.3	6	20	5	7		37.5	15.0	13.0	1.0	1.0	2.5
20	Bill Walton B. Walton	5.5	1976-77	POR	19	755	345	288	104	20	64	153	302	50.7				39	57	68.4	52.7	56	232		80		39.7	18.2	15.2	1.1	3.4
21	Bill Russell B. Russell	5.4	1968-69	BOS	18	829	195	369	98			77	182	42.3				41	81	50.6	44.8				65		46.1	10.8	20.5
22	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	5.4	2025-26	PHI	7	233	168	51	38	2	6	57	124	46.0	5	28	17.9	49	59	83.1	56.0	8	43	15	17	-51	33.3	24.0	7.3	0.3	0.9	2.1
23	Al Horford A. Horford	5.4	2016-17	BOS	18	610	271	118	97	15	14	111	190	58.4	27	52	51.9	22	29	75.9	66.8	31	87	33	33	-75	33.9	15.1	6.6	0.8	0.8	1.8
24	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	5.3	1980-81	KCK	15	533	150	120	80	28	23	60	143	42.0	0	3	0.0	30	35	85.7	47.3	30	90	39	63		35.5	10.0	8.0	1.9	1.5	2.6
25	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	5.3	1971-72	NYK	16	737	297	173	85			119	238	50.0				59	71	83.1	55.2				49		46.1	18.6	10.8

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PPG

25.8

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RPG

13.2

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APG

9.5

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DRTG

117.4

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NETRTG

5.2

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3P%

39.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.4

Brunson

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.9

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

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Playoffs ORtg Rankings

120.4

119.3

114.3

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.9

106.7

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

15.5

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

1,137.3

Wembanyama

801.5

Brunson

778.2

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Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

1,120.3

Wembanyama

831

Brunson

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Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

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Williams

34.9

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Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

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Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.66

Beringer

1.53

Reed

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.58

Beringer

1.55

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

Nikola Jokić has averaged the most assists per game by a center in a single NBA playoff run, with 9.5 per game this season and in 2022-23.

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