the most assists averaged in 7 games by an nba center in a finals

Bill Russell has the most assists by a center with 7+ games played in an NBA Finals, with 40 assists.

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the most assists averaged in 7 or more games by an NBA center in a finals

	NAME	AST	GP	SEASON	SERIES	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Bill Russell B. Russell	40	7	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	48.3	22.9	27.0	5.7			8.1	15.0	54.3				6.6	8.9	74.2	60.5				338	160	189				21
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38	7	1973-74	NBA Finals	MIL	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
3	Bill Russell B. Russell	36	7	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	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
4	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	32	7	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	43.6	22.7	9.9	4.6	1.1	0.3	9.9	22.4	43.9				3.0	4.0	75.0	47.0	2.9	7.0		305	159	69	8	2		34
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	31	7	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	38.9	26.6	8.1	4.4	1.7	2.1	10.7	22.3	48.1	0.0	0.0		5.1	7.6	67.9	51.9	3.3	4.9	3.0	272	186	57	12	15	21	27
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	28	7	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	47.6	23.3	24.1	4.0			10.0	16.0	62.5				3.3	9.6	34.3	57.6				333	163	169				18
7	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	27	7	1977-78	NBA Finals	WAS	38.6	9.0	11.7	3.9	0.6	0.1	3.7	7.1	52.0				1.6	2.9	55.0	53.6	3.6	8.1	1.0	270	63	82	4	1	7	25
8	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	27	7	1959-60	NBA Finals	STL	31.3	16.4	10.1	3.9			7.1	18.3	39.1				2.1	2.6	83.3	42.3				219	115	71				27
9	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	26	7	2009-10	NBA Finals	LAL	41.9	18.6	11.6	3.7	0.7	2.6	6.1	12.9	47.8	0.0	0.3	0.0	6.3	8.7	72.1	55.6	5.0	6.6	1.9	293	130	81	5	18	13	21	+12
10	Bill Russell B. Russell	26	7	1965-66	NBA Finals	BOS	47.9	23.6	24.3	3.7			9.1	17.0	53.8				5.3	7.1	74.0	58.5				335	165	170				27
11	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	25	7	1993-94	NBA Finals	HOU	43.1	26.9	9.1	3.6	1.6	3.9	10.7	21.4	50.0	0.1	0.1	100.0	5.3	6.1	86.0	55.6	1.9	7.3	3.6	302	188	64	11	27	25	26
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	21	7	1968-69	NBA Finals	LAL	47.3	11.7	25.0	3.0			4.1	8.3	50.0				3.4	9.1	37.5	47.6				331	82	175				21
13	Bill Russell B. Russell	21	7	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	45.0	16.7	24.9	3.0			5.7	12.1	47.1				5.3	7.7	68.5	53.8				315	117	174				12
14	Darrall Imhoff D. Imhoff	17	7	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	18.4	2.0	5.9	2.4			0.6	2.3	25.0				0.9	1.1	75.0	35.9				129	14	41				20
15	Isaiah Hartenstein I. Hartenstein	16	7	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	19.1	5.6	6.7	2.3	0.9	0.3	2.0	3.3	60.9	0.0	0.0		1.6	2.3	68.8	64.9	2.7	4.0	1.0	134	39	47	6	2	7	11	-4
16	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	15	7	2012-13	NBA Finals	MIA	34.3	11.9	8.9	2.1	1.9	1.6	5.1	11.1	46.2	0.0	0.9	0.0	1.6	2.1	73.3	49.1	2.9	6.0	1.0	240	83	62	13	11	7	19	-11
17	Marvin Webster M. Webster	15	7	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	42.9	14.9	13.9	2.1	0.3	2.6	5.7	12.7	44.9				3.4	4.9	70.6	50.0	4.7	9.1	3.6	300	104	97	2	18	25	27
18	Jim Krebs J. Krebs	15	7	1961-62	NBA Finals	LAL	34.3	8.7	10.1	2.1			3.6	8.7	41.0				1.6	1.6	100.0	46.3				240	61	71				29
19	Bill Laimbeer B. Laimbeer	13	7	1987-88	NBA Finals	DET	33.6	9.4	8.9	1.9	0.4	1.0	3.9	9.9	39.1	0.3	0.9	33.3	1.4	1.4	100.0	45.0	1.7	7.1	1.1	235	66	62	3	7	8	25
20	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	12	7	1993-94	NBA Finals	NYK	44.0	18.9	12.4	1.7	1.3	4.3	8.3	22.9	36.3	0.1	0.7	20.0	2.1	3.0	71.4	39.0	4.6	7.9	3.1	308	132	87	9	30	22	29
21	Myles Turner M. Turner	10	7	2024-25	NBA Finals	IND	27.1	10.6	4.4	1.4	0.3	1.4	3.3	8.7	37.7	0.9	4.0	21.4	3.1	4.1	75.9	50.2	1.3	3.1	2.0	190	74	31	2	10	14	20	-10
22	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	10	7	2012-13	NBA Finals	SAS	36.3	18.9	12.1	1.4	0.9	1.4	7.1	14.6	49.0	0.0	0.0		4.6	5.6	82.1	55.4	3.7	8.4	2.3	254	132	85	6	10	16	16	+29
23	Robert Parish R. Parish	9	7	1983-84	NBA Finals	BOS	36.6	15.4	11.4	1.3	1.6	1.6	6.3	14.3	44.0	0.0	0.0		2.9	4.9	58.8	47.0	4.3	7.1	2.0	256	108	80	11	11	14	32
24	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	7	7	2004-05	NBA Finals	DET	40.0	10.7	10.3	1.0	1.7	3.0	4.7	8.3	56.9	0.0	0.0		1.3	3.0	42.9	55.8	3.9	6.4	1.0	280	75	72	12	21	7	19	+3
25	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	7	7	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	29.6	13.1	4.1	1.0	0.6	1.1	5.1	12.4	41.4	0.0	0.0		2.9	4.0	71.4	46.3	1.1	3.0	2.0	207	92	29	4	8	14	22

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