player that made 1st team all defense snd averaged 8 assists in the finals

John Havlicek was selected for the All-Defensive team once when recording 8+ assists in the 1969 NBA Finals.

	NAME	ALLDEFENSE	AST	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	1	31	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	7	48.0	28.3	11.0	4.4			10.6	23.1	45.7	7.1	8.4	84.7	52.7				336	198	77				25
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	1	36	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	7	48.0	9.1	21.1	5.1			3.6	9.0	39.7	2.0	3.4	58.3	43.5				336	64	148				29
3	Jerry West J. West	1	52	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	7	43.9	37.9	4.7	7.4			13.7	28.0	49.0	10.4	12.4	83.9	56.6				307	265	33				20
4	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	1	18	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	7	38.1	19.0	12.6	2.6			8.6	18.9	45.5	1.9	2.6	72.2	47.5				267	133	88				24
5	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	1	73	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	7	43.1	17.6	7.7	10.4			6.6	12.1	54.1	4.4	5.7	77.5	59.9				302	123	54				21
6	Willis Reed W. Reed	1	17	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	6	37.7	23.0	10.5	2.8			9.8	20.3	48.4	3.3	5.7	58.8	50.4				226	138	63				15
7	Jerry West J. West	1	54	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	7	47.9	31.3	3.4	7.7			10.3	22.9	45.0	10.7	12.9	83.3	54.9				335	219	24				21
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1	11	1970-71	NBA Finals	MIL	4	42.0	27.0	18.5	2.8			11.5	19.0	60.5	4.0	5.3	76.2	63.4				168	108	74				12
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1	13	1971-72	NBA Finals	LAL	5	47.2	19.4	23.2	2.6			7.8	13.0	60.0	3.8	7.0	54.3	60.3				236	97	116				18
10	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	1	11	1971-72	NBA Finals	NYK	5	33.2	10.4	12.8	2.2			4.8	12.8	37.5	0.8	1.8	44.4	38.3				166	52	64				15
11	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	1	40	1971-72	NBA Finals	NYK	5	45.4	23.0	8.0	8.0			9.6	16.4	58.5	3.8	5.4	70.4	61.2				227	115	40				15
12	Jerry West J. West	1	44	1971-72	NBA Finals	LAL	5	41.2	19.8	4.0	8.8			7.6	23.4	32.5	4.6	5.8	79.3	38.1				206	99	20				12
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1	19	1972-73	NBA Finals	LAL	5	48.0	11.6	18.6	3.8			4.4	8.4	52.4	2.8	7.6	36.8	49.4				240	58	93				16
14	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	1	10	1972-73	NBA Finals	NYK	5	35.4	15.6	11.6	2.0			6.6	15.0	44.0	2.4	3.0	80.0	47.8				177	78	58				21
15	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	1	26	1972-73	NBA Finals	NYK	5	46.0	16.6	6.8	5.2			7.0	14.6	47.9	2.6	4.0	65.0	50.7				230	83	34				19
16	Jerry West J. West	1	23	1972-73	NBA Finals	LAL	5	34.4	21.4	3.2	4.6			8.4	19.0	44.2	4.6	6.8	67.6	48.7				172	107	16				14
17	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1	38	1973-74	NBA Finals	MIL	7	49.3	32.6	12.1	5.4	0.6	2.1	13.9	26.4	52.4	4.9	7.0	69.4	55.2	3.1	9.0		345	228	85	4	15		19
18	Don Chaney D. Chaney	1	19	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	7	38.6	11.1	4.1	2.7	2.0	0.3	4.3	9.6	44.8	2.6	2.9	90.0	51.5	2.7	1.4		270	78	29	14	2		29
19	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	1	33	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	7	47.1	26.4	7.7	4.7	1.9	0.0	10.3	24.0	42.9	5.9	6.7	87.2	49.0	1.6	6.1		330	185	54	13	0		22
20	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	1	20	1975-76	NBA Finals	BOS	6	42.3	20.5	16.3	3.3	1.2	0.3	8.3	16.0	52.1	3.8	5.3	71.9	55.9	4.3	12.0		254	123	98	7	2		28
21	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	1	27	1975-76	NBA Finals	BOS	6	41.0	15.5	5.5	4.5	0.3	0.5	5.8	15.2	38.5	3.8	5.0	76.7	44.6	1.8	3.7		246	93	33	2	3		16
22	Paul Silas P. Silas	1	16	1975-76	NBA Finals	BOS	6	40.7	12.8	13.8	2.7	1.2	0.0	4.7	9.8	47.5	3.5	4.5	77.8	54.3	4.5	9.3		244	77	83	7	0		21
23	Bill Walton B. Walton	1	31	1976-77	NBA Finals	POR	6	37.7	18.5	19.0	5.2	1.0	3.7	8.0	14.7	54.5	2.5	3.2	78.9	57.6	3.8	15.2		226	111	114	6	22		23
24	Bob Dandridge B. Dandridge	1	27	1978-79	NBA Finals	WAS	5	45.0	21.8	8.0	5.4	1.0	1.4	8.8	20.4	43.1	4.2	5.0	84.0	48.2	2.6	5.4	3.6	225	109	40	5	7	18	23
25	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	1	30	1978-79	NBA Finals	SEA	5	44.8	22.6	6.0	6.0	1.8	2.2	9.0	19.6	45.9	4.6	6.4	71.9	50.4	1.8	4.2	3.0	224	113	30	9	11	15	19

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