nba most assists by a center in a finals game

Nikola Jokić has the most assists by a center in an NBA Finals game, with 14 assists against the Heat on June 1, 2023.

	NAME	AST	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	14	6/1/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	vs	MIA	40	27	10	1	1	8	12	66.7	1	2	50.0	10	12	83.3	78.1	0	10	2	1	+14
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	13	4/25/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	9	21			4	7	57.1				1	5	20.0	48.9				4
3	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	11	5/5/1972	1971-72	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	LAL	53	25	8			11	22	50.0				3	4	75.0	52.6				4
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	10	6/7/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	@	MIA	44	32	21	0	2	12	21	57.1	1	2	50.0	7	8	87.5	65.3	3	18	3	5	+15
5	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	10	5/23/1976	1975-76	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	PHX	48	25	21	1	0	11	20	55.0				3	4	75.0	57.4	3	18		3
6	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	10	4/30/1971	1970-71	NBA Finals	BAL	vs	MIL	39	11	23			3	12	25.0				5	8	62.5	35.4				5
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	10	4/16/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	SFW	44	10	38			4	10	40.0				2	17	11.8	28.6				2
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	10	4/14/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	SFW	53	16	33			6	8	75.0				4	9	44.4	66.9				2
9	Bill Russell B. Russell	10	4/19/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	48	23	25			10	11	90.9				3	6	50.0	84.3				3
10	Bill Russell B. Russell	10	4/16/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	19	24			6	11	54.5				7	10	70.0	61.7				2
11	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	9	6/15/2010	2009-10	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	BOS	41	17	13	1	3	6	14	42.9	0	0		5	6	83.3	51.1	5	8	2	2	+20
12	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	9	6/8/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	45	28	20	1	8	12	19	63.2	0	0		4	10	40.0	59.8	8	12	5	5	+14
13	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	9	6/7/1995	1994-95	NBA Finals	ORL	vs	HOU	44	26	16	0	3	10	16	62.5	0	0		6	9	66.7	65.1	3	13	7	5
14	Bill Walton B. Walton	9	5/29/1977	1976-77	NBA Finals	POR	vs	PHI	39	20	18	2	4	9	15	60.0				2	3	66.7	61.3	6	12		3
15	Bill Russell B. Russell	9	4/26/1968	1967-68	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	25	16			9	16	56.3				7	10	70.0	61.3				3
16	Bill Russell B. Russell	9	4/20/1964	1963-64	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	SFW	39	9	24			4	10	40.0				1	4	25.0	38.3				3
17	Bill Russell B. Russell	9	4/24/1963	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	12	24			5	12	41.7				2	5	40.0	42.3				3
18	Bill Russell B. Russell	9	4/8/1961	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	@	STL	48	24	23			10	18	55.6				4	13	30.8	50.6				3
19	Chuck Share C. Share	9	4/5/1958	1957-58	NBA Finals	STL	vs	BOS	16	3	5			1	4	25.0				1	2	50.0	30.7				4
20	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	8	6/10/2007	2006-07	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	CLE	36	23	9	0	0	9	16	56.3	0	0		5	7	71.4	60.3	4	5	1	4	+10
21	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	8	6/7/2002	2001-02	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NJN	41	40	12	0	1	14	23	60.9	0	0		12	14	85.7	68.6	3	9	4	2	+35
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	8	5/30/1985	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	42	30	17	1	3	15	26	57.7	0	0		0	0		57.7	4	13	3	4
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	8	4/20/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	PHI	@	SFW	46	10	27			3	6	50.0				4	9	44.4	50.2				2
24	Bill Russell B. Russell	8	4/7/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIN	48	8	30			3	8	37.5				2	8	25.0	34.7				2
25	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	8	4/12/1954	1953-54	NBA Finals	SYR	@	MIN	41	18	9			6	14	42.9				6	8	75.0	51.4				5

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117.2

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4.4

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39.2

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3	Rockets	38	22	.633	8.5
4	Timberwolves	39	23	.629	8.5
5	Nuggets	38	24	.613	9.5
6	Lakers	37	24	.607	10.0
7	Suns	35	26	.574	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/5	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Fri 3/6	NYK	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Mon 3/9	DEN	@	OKC	7:30 PM
Wed 3/11	HOU	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Thu 3/12	DEN	@	SAS	9:00 PM

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.4

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.7

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

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APG Leaders

10.3

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9.9

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8.6

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SPG Leaders

2.0

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2.0

Wallace

2.0

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BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

2.0

Holmgren

1.9

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3PM Leaders

3.7

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3.5

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.6

Jokić

67.5

Ayton

67.1

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.9

119.4

118.6

118.5

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.3

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110.9

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112.6

112.7

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

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6.4

5.5

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14-49

15-46

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18-43

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,956.4

Maxey

2,853

Jokić

2,752.1

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DraftKings Points Leaders

3,039

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2,983.3

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2,927

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.3

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.5

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MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

36.9

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36.6

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

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1.59

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1.91

Jokić

1.69

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

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40-22

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36-25

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35-26

33-27-1

Worst Record ATS

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27-34

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	15	.750
2	Celtics	41	20	.672	4.5
3	Knicks	40	22	.645	6.0
4	Cavaliers	39	24	.619	7.5
5	Raptors	35	26	.574	10.5
6	76ers	33	28	.541	12.5
7	Magic	32	28	.533	13.0
8	Heat	33	29	.532	13.0
9	Hornets	31	31	.500	15.0
10	Hawks	31	31	.500	15.0
11	Bucks	26	34	.433	19.0
12	Bulls	25	37	.403	21.0
13	Wizards	16	45	.262	29.5
14	Nets	15	46	.246	30.5
15	Pacers	15	46	.246	30.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	48	15	.762
2	Spurs	44	17	.721	3.0
3	Rockets	38	22	.633	8.5
4	Timberwolves	39	23	.629	8.5
5	Nuggets	38	24	.613	9.5
6	Lakers	37	24	.607	10.0
7	Suns	35	26	.574	12.0
8	Warriors	31	30	.508	16.0
9	Clippers	29	31	.483	17.5
10	Trail Blazers	29	33	.468	18.5
11	Grizzlies	23	37	.383	23.5
12	Mavericks	21	40	.344	26.0
13	Pelicans	19	44	.302	29.0
14	Jazz	18	43	.295	29.0
15	Kings	14	49	.222	34.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 1/29	LAC	@	DEN	109-122
Thu 1/29	BKN	@	UTA	109-99
Thu 1/29	DET	@	GSW	131-124
Fri 1/30	SAS	@	CHA	106-111
Fri 1/30	ATL	@	IND	124-129

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Wed 3/4	OKC	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Wed 3/4	CHA	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 3/4	UTA	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Wed 3/4	POR	@	MEM	8:00 PM
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Nikola Jokić has the most assists by a center in an NBA Finals game, with 14 assists against the Heat on June 1, 2023.

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