what is the most assists per game in an nba finals by an sf

LeBron James has averaged the most assists per game by a small forward in an NBA Finals, with 10.0 per game 2 times.

NAMEAPGSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
10.0
2017-18
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
4
44.7
34.0
8.5
1.3
1.0
12.3
23.3
52.7
1.5
4.5
33.3
8.0
9.5
84.2
62.0
2.3
6.3
5.0
179
136
34
40
5
4
20
11
-60
2LeBron James
L. James
10.0
2016-17
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
5
42.4
33.6
12.0
1.4
1.0
13.2
23.4
56.4
2.4
6.2
38.7
4.8
7.4
64.9
63.0
1.8
10.2
4.2
212
168
60
50
7
5
21
13
-7
3Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
9.8
2019-20
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
6
43.0
26.2
8.3
2.2
0.8
8.8
16.0
55.2
0.7
2.2
30.8
7.8
8.8
88.7
65.8
2.5
5.8
3.0
258
157
50
59
13
5
18
8
-21
4Larry Bird
L. Bird
9.5
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
5LeBron James
L. James
8.9
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
6LeBron James
L. James
8.8
2014-15
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
6
45.7
35.8
13.3
1.3
0.5
13.0
32.7
39.8
2.2
7.0
31.0
7.7
11.2
68.7
47.7
1.8
11.5
3.5
274
215
80
53
8
3
21
19
-25
7Robert Reid
R. Reid
8.7
1985-86
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
6
40.2
14.3
4.3
1.3
0.0
6.2
14.7
42.0
0.2
1.3
12.5
1.8
2.0
91.7
46.1
1.0
3.3
1.8
241
86
26
52
8
0
11
17
8LeBron James
L. James
8.5
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
9Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
7.7
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
10Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
7.7
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
11Kevin Durant
K. Durant
7.5
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
12LeBron James
L. James
7.4
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
13Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
7.2
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
14Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
7.0
2021-22
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
6
40.7
21.5
6.8
1.2
0.7
7.3
20.0
36.7
3.3
7.3
45.5
3.5
5.3
65.6
48.1
0.8
6.0
3.8
244
129
41
42
7
4
23
15
-21
15Larry Bird
L. Bird
7.0
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
16John Johnson
J. Johnson
7.0
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
17LeBron James
L. James
6.8
2010-11
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
6
43.6
17.8
7.2
1.7
0.5
7.2
15.0
47.8
1.5
4.7
32.1
2.0
3.3
60.0
54.1
1.0
6.2
4.0
262
107
43
41
10
3
24
20
-36
18LeBron James
L. James
6.8
2006-07
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
4
42.6
22.0
7.0
1.0
0.5
8.0
22.5
35.6
1.0
5.0
20.0
5.0
7.3
69.0
42.8
1.0
6.0
5.8
170
88
28
27
4
2
23
8
-4
19Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
6.6
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
20Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
6.4
2022-23
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
5
41.1
21.6
4.6
1.0
0.6
7.6
18.4
41.3
1.4
3.8
36.8
5.0
6.2
80.6
51.1
1.8
2.8
1.2
205
108
23
32
5
3
6
6
-37
21Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
6.3
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
22Larry Bird
L. Bird
5.5
1986-87
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
6
42.3
24.2
10.0
1.2
1.2
8.8
19.8
44.5
0.7
1.3
50.0
5.8
6.3
92.1
53.4
1.8
8.2
3.0
254
145
60
33
7
7
18
9
23Kevin Durant
K. Durant
5.4
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
24Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
5.4
1978-79
NBA Finals
WAS WAS
5
45.0
21.8
8.0
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
27
5
7
18
23
25Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
5.3
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
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112.3

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113.3

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-1.0

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TEAMWLPCTGB
5
Heat Heat
3
2
.600
2.0
6
Hawks Hawks
3
3
.500
2.5
7
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
3
.500
2.5
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4
.429
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Celtics Celtics
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.429
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Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
ATL ATL
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Wed
11/5
PHI PHI
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Fri
11/7
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sat
11/8
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Mon
11/10
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Last Game
TOR Raptors

2 - 4

112

Final

101

CLE Cavaliers

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
6
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
0
1.000
0.5
3
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
4
2
.667
2.0
4
Lakers Lakers
4
2
.667
2.0
5
Clippers Clippers
3
2
.600
2.5
6
Nuggets Nuggets
3
2
.600
2.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Bulls Bulls
5
0
1.000
2
76ers 76ers
4
1
.800
1.0
3
Bucks Bucks
4
2
.667
1.5
4
Pistons Pistons
4
2
.667
1.5
5
Heat Heat
3
2
.600
2.0
6
Hawks Hawks
3
3
.500
2.5

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
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10/21
MIA MIA
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
NOP NOP
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OKC OKC
3:30 PM
Sun
11/2
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
6:00 PM
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TOR TOR
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CLE CLE
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BKN BKN
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