the most assists in a game 4 in an nba finals by a center while losing the game

Jerry Lucas has the most assists by a center in a loss Game 4 of the NBA Finals, with 11 assists versus the Lakers on May 5, 1972.

NAME AST L 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 Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
11
1
5/5/1972
1971-72
NBA Finals
NYK NYK
vs
LAL LAL
53
25
8
11
22
50.0
3
4
75.0
52.6
4
2 Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
10
1
4/30/1971
1970-71
NBA Finals
BAL BAL
vs
MIL MIL
39
11
23
3
12
25.0
5
8
62.5
35.4
5
3 Chuck Share
C. Share
9
1
4/5/1958
1957-58
NBA Finals
STL STL
vs
BOS BOS
16
3
5
1
4
25.0
1
2
50.0
30.7
4
4 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
6
1
6/6/1984
1983-84
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
37
32
8
4
2
12
25
48.0
0
0
8
11
72.7
53.6
2
6
3
6
5 Bill Russell
B. Russell
6
1
4/28/1968
1967-68
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
48
11
22
2
7
28.6
7
19
36.8
35.8
5
6 Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
5
1
7/14/2021
2020-21
NBA Finals
PHX PHX
@
MIL MIL
39
6
17
0
3
3
9
33.3
0
0
0
0
33.3
1
16
2
2
-7
7 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
5
1
5/5/1974
1973-74
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
MIL MIL
42
24
7
1
0
10
23
43.5
4
4
100.0
48.5
1
6
5
8 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
5
1
5/8/1973
1972-73
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
NYK NYK
48
13
19
4
8
50.0
5
7
71.4
58.7
3
9 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
5
1
4/20/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
vs
PHI PHI
48
8
25
4
18
22.2
0
2
0.0
21.2
2
10 Gene Wiley
G. Wiley
5
1
4/23/1965
1964-65
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
44
6
19
3
7
42.9
0
2
0.0
38.1
4
11 Al Horford
A. Horford
4
1
6/14/2024
2023-24
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
DAL DAL
23
3
3
1
0
1
1
100.0
1
1
100.0
0
0
150.0
1
2
1
3
-18
12 Al Horford
A. Horford
4
1
6/10/2022
2021-22
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
GSW GSW
28
8
6
0
1
2
6
33.3
2
6
33.3
2
2
100.0
58.1
0
6
1
3
-11
13 Robert Williams III
R. Williams III
4
1
6/10/2022
2021-22
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
GSW GSW
31
7
12
1
2
3
3
100.0
0
0
1
2
50.0
90.2
4
8
0
0
+6
14 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
4
1
6/5/1985
1984-85
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
37
21
6
1
0
7
12
58.3
0
0
7
9
77.8
65.8
2
4
3
5
15 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
4
1
5/11/1980
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
39
23
11
1
4
11
27
40.7
0
0
1
1
100.0
41.9
2
9
6
4
16 Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
4
1
5/29/1979
1978-79
NBA Finals
WAS WAS
@
SEA SEA
50
16
16
1
0
8
12
66.7
0
0
66.7
4
12
0
6
17 Jim Krebs
J. Krebs
4
1
4/11/1962
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
36
10
9
3
9
33.3
4
4
100.0
46.5
3
18 Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
3
1
6/9/2023
2022-23
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
vs
DEN DEN
44
20
11
0
1
8
19
42.1
0
0
4
4
100.0
48.2
2
9
7
1
-18
19 Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
3
1
6/10/2010
2009-10
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
44
21
6
0
2
6
13
46.2
0
1
0.0
9
10
90.0
60.3
1
5
4
4
-9
20 Luc Longley
L. Longley
3
1
6/12/1996
1995-96
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
@
SEA SEA
25
12
3
0
1
5
8
62.5
0
0
2
2
100.0
67.6
1
2
1
5
21 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
3
1
6/14/1995
1994-95
NBA Finals
ORL ORL
@
HOU HOU
46
25
12
0
4
11
19
57.9
0
0
3
8
37.5
55.5
3
9
6
5
22 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
3
1
6/15/1994
1993-94
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
@
NYK NYK
43
32
8
0
5
14
20
70.0
0
0
4
4
100.0
73.5
0
8
2
4
23 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
3
1
6/13/1989
1988-89
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
DET DET
29
7
3
0
2
2
8
25.0
0
0
3
4
75.0
35.9
1
2
2
3
24 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
3
1
5/31/1983
1982-83
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
PHI PHI
40
28
7
1
1
10
15
66.7
0
0
8
10
80.0
72.2
0
7
6
5
25 Marvin Webster
M. Webster
3
1
5/30/1978
1977-78
NBA Finals
SEA SEA
vs
WAS WAS
47
8
15
0
3
3
10
30.0
2
3
66.7
35.3
2
13
2
6
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1960 Finals.

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