the most apg in a finals by a small forward while winning a championship

Larry Bird has averaged the most assists per game by a small forward with more than 0 championships in an NBA Finals, with 9.5 per game.

NAME APG CHAMPS 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 +/-
1 Larry Bird
L. Bird
9.5
1
1985-86
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
6
44.8
24.0
9.7
2.7
0.3
8.8
18.3
48.2
1.2
3.2
36.8
5.2
5.5
93.9
57.8
1.7
8.0
2.7
269
144
58
57
16
2
16
17
2 LeBron James
L. James
8.9
1
2015-16
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
7
41.7
29.7
11.3
2.6
2.3
11.7
23.7
49.4
1.9
5.0
37.1
4.4
6.1
72.1
56.2
2.4
8.9
4.4
292
208
79
62
18
16
31
16
+26
3 LeBron James
L. James
8.5
1
2019-20
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
39.4
29.8
11.8
1.2
0.5
11.3
19.2
59.1
2.5
6.0
41.7
4.7
7.0
66.7
67.1
2.0
9.8
3.5
236
179
71
51
7
3
21
13
+36
4 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
7.7
1
1992-93
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
6
44.3
21.2
9.2
2.0
1.0
9.0
20.5
43.9
0.0
1.0
0.0
3.2
5.8
54.3
45.9
2.7
6.5
4.3
266
127
55
46
12
6
26
19
5 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
7.7
1
1991-92
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
6
40.7
20.8
8.3
1.5
0.7
7.5
15.5
48.4
0.3
1.5
22.2
5.5
7.0
78.6
56.1
2.8
5.5
3.8
244
125
50
46
9
4
23
21
6 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
7.5
1
2017-18
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
4
41.3
28.8
10.8
0.8
2.3
10.0
19.0
52.6
2.3
5.5
40.9
6.5
6.8
96.3
65.4
0.5
10.3
2.3
165
115
43
30
3
9
9
12
+86
7 LeBron James
L. James
7.4
1
2011-12
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
5
44.1
28.6
10.2
1.6
0.4
10.2
21.6
47.2
0.6
3.2
18.8
7.6
9.2
82.6
55.8
3.0
7.2
3.8
220
143
51
37
8
2
19
10
+31
8 Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
7.2
1
2023-24
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
5
40.2
22.2
7.8
1.0
0.6
7.6
19.6
38.8
2.0
7.6
26.3
5.0
5.4
92.6
50.5
0.8
7.0
3.2
201
111
39
36
5
3
16
11
+6
9 Larry Bird
L. Bird
7.0
1
1980-81
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
6
42.8
15.3
15.3
2.3
0.5
6.5
15.5
41.9
0.2
0.5
33.3
2.2
2.7
81.3
46.0
2.7
12.7
3.2
257
92
92
42
14
3
19
16
10 John Johnson
J. Johnson
7.0
1
1978-79
NBA Finals
SEA SEA
5
39.2
11.6
8.4
1.2
0.0
4.4
10.4
42.3
2.8
4.0
70.0
47.7
2.6
5.8
2.8
196
58
42
35
6
0
14
14
11 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
6.6
1
1990-91
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
5
43.6
20.8
9.4
2.4
1.0
7.8
17.2
45.3
0.2
1.0
20.0
5.0
5.8
86.2
52.7
3.0
6.4
4.0
218
104
47
33
12
5
20
22
12 Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
6.3
1
2007-08
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
6
38.8
21.8
4.5
1.2
0.3
6.3
14.7
43.2
1.8
4.7
39.3
7.3
8.8
83.0
58.8
0.5
4.0
3.7
233
131
27
38
7
2
22
24
+52
13 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
5.4
1
2016-17
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
5
39.7
35.2
8.2
1.0
1.6
12.0
21.6
55.6
3.6
7.6
47.4
7.6
8.2
92.7
69.8
1.4
6.8
2.2
199
176
41
27
5
8
11
13
+33
14 Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
5.3
1
2020-21
NBA Finals
MIL MIL
6
42.4
24.0
6.3
1.5
0.0
9.3
20.8
44.8
2.7
7.5
35.6
2.7
3.0
88.9
54.2
0.3
6.0
3.2
255
144
38
32
9
0
19
14
+7
15 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
5.3
1
1995-96
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
6
41.3
15.7
8.2
2.3
1.3
5.7
16.5
34.3
1.5
6.5
23.1
2.8
4.0
70.8
42.9
3.3
4.8
1.8
248
94
49
32
14
8
11
22
16 Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
5.0
1
2023-24
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
5
38.5
20.8
5.4
1.6
0.8
7.4
16.8
44.0
1.6
6.8
23.5
4.4
6.0
73.3
53.5
0.8
4.6
2.8
193
104
27
25
8
4
14
16
+14
17 Julius Erving
J. Erving
5.0
1
1982-83
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
4
38.3
19.0
8.5
1.3
2.8
7.5
16.0
46.9
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.0
80.0
52.2
2.3
6.3
2.3
153
76
34
20
5
11
9
11
18 Rick Barry
R. Barry
5.0
1
1974-75
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
4
43.0
29.5
4.0
3.5
0.8
11.0
24.8
44.4
7.5
8.0
93.8
52.2
1.0
3.0
172
118
16
20
14
3
12
19 Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
4.8
1
1997-98
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
6
39.5
15.7
6.8
1.7
0.8
5.7
13.8
41.0
1.0
4.3
23.1
3.3
4.0
83.3
50.2
2.8
4.0
2.7
237
94
41
29
10
5
16
17
+28
20 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
4.7
1
1973-74
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
7
47.1
26.4
7.7
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
33
13
0
22
21 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
4.5
1
1975-76
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
6
41.0
15.5
5.5
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
27
2
3
16
22 James Worthy
J. Worthy
4.4
1
1987-88
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
7
38.0
22.0
7.4
0.7
0.6
8.4
17.1
49.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
5.1
7.0
73.5
54.4
2.7
4.7
2.6
266
154
52
31
5
4
18
18
23 Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
4.2
1
2018-19
NBA Finals
TOR TOR
6
40.5
28.5
9.8
2.0
1.2
8.2
18.8
43.4
2.5
7.0
35.7
9.7
10.7
90.6
60.6
2.7
7.2
3.0
243
171
59
25
12
7
18
15
+15
24 Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
4.1
1
1977-78
NBA Finals
WAS WAS
7
40.6
20.4
7.0
1.0
1.0
8.4
18.7
45.0
3.6
5.4
65.8
48.4
1.9
5.1
3.3
284
143
49
29
7
7
23
30
25 Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
4.0
1
2014-15
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
6
37.1
16.3
5.8
1.3
0.3
6.2
11.8
52.1
2.3
5.8
40.0
1.7
4.7
35.7
58.8
1.0
4.8
1.0
222
98
35
24
8
2
6
18
+62
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ORTG

120.6

2nd

DRTG

111.1

5th

NETRTG

9.4

3rd

3P%

36.8

10th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
Last Game
NYK Knicks

4 - 2

119

Final

81

BOS Celtics

2 - 4

Fri 16 May 2025

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NBA 2024-25 Rankings

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
145-124
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
94-98
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
@
PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
@
PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
109-111

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/5
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Sun
6/8
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM