which center has the highest apg in a playoff

Nikola Jokić has averaged the most assists per game by a center in a single NBA playoff run, with 9.5 per game in 2022-23.

	NAME	APG	SEASON	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	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	9.5	2022-23	DEN	20	39.5	30.0	13.5	1.1	1.0	11.4	20.7	54.8	1.8	3.8	46.1	5.6	7.0	79.9	63.1	3.5	10.0	3.5	789	600	269	190	21	20	70	69	+169
2	Chris Webber C. Webber	9.0	1993-94	GSW	3	36.3	15.7	8.7	1.0	3.0	7.3	13.3	55.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	1.0	3.3	30.0	52.9	4.3	4.3	3.0	109	47	26	27	3	9	9	11
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	9.0	1966-67	PHI	15	47.9	21.7	29.1			8.8	15.2	57.9				4.1	10.7	38.8	54.6				718	326	437	135				37
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	8.7	2023-24	DEN	12	40.2	28.7	13.4	1.4	0.7	11.1	20.3	54.5	1.2	4.4	26.4	5.3	5.9	90.1	62.5	3.6	9.8	3.3	482	344	161	104	17	8	40	32	+11
5	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	8.4	2018-19	DEN	14	39.7	25.1	13.0	1.1	0.9	9.4	18.6	50.6	1.6	4.0	39.3	4.7	5.6	84.6	59.6	3.9	9.1	2.6	556	352	182	118	16	13	36	54	+84
6	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	8.0	2024-25	DEN	14	40.2	26.2	12.7	2.0	0.9	9.4	19.1	48.9	1.9	5.1	38.0	5.6	7.2	77.2	58.7	2.1	10.6	3.9	563	367	178	112	28	12	55	48	-11
7	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	7.8	1983-84	WAS	4	46.8	24.0	12.8	0.5	0.8	9.3	17.8	52.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	5.5	6.8	81.5	57.9	4.0	8.8	4.8	187	96	51	31	2	3	19	15
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	6.5	1967-68	PHI	13	48.5	23.7	24.7			9.5	17.8	53.4				4.6	12.2	38.0	51.1				631	308	321	85				29
9	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	6.3	1974-75	DET	3	42.7	20.3	10.7	1.3	4.0	8.7	17.0	51.0				3.0	4.0	75.0	54.2	1.7	9.0		128	61	32	19	4	12		10
10	Bill Russell B. Russell	6.3	1964-65	BOS	12	46.8	16.5	25.2			6.6	12.5	52.7				3.3	6.3	52.6	54.0				561	198	302	76				43
11	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	5.8	2021-22	DEN	5	34.2	31.0	13.2	1.6	1.0	12.2	21.2	57.5	1.0	3.6	27.8	5.6	6.6	84.8	64.3	3.4	9.8	4.8	171	155	66	29	8	5	24	20	-44
12	Alvan Adams A. Adams	5.8	1979-80	PHX	8	31.4	16.1	9.6	0.9	1.3	7.0	12.4	56.6	0.0	0.0		2.1	2.4	89.5	60.1	2.3	7.4	3.0	251	129	77	46	7	10	24	24
13	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	5.7	2019-20	DEN	19	36.5	24.4	9.8	1.1	0.8	9.4	18.1	51.9	2.2	5.2	42.9	3.5	4.2	83.5	61.4	1.9	7.9	3.3	694	464	187	109	20	15	62	68	-14
14	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	5.7	2023-24	PHI	6	41.3	33.0	10.8	1.2	1.5	9.8	22.2	44.4	2.2	6.5	33.3	11.2	13.0	85.9	59.2	3.2	7.7	4.2	248	198	65	34	7	9	25	20	+46
15	Vlade Divac V. Divac	5.6	1992-93	LAL	5	33.4	18.0	9.4	1.2	2.4	7.4	14.8	50.0	0.8	1.8	44.4	2.4	4.4	54.5	53.8	3.4	6.0	2.2	167	90	47	28	6	12	11	22
16	Mychal Thompson M. Thompson	5.6	1982-83	POR	7	40.6	15.0	8.0	0.9	1.1	5.7	12.1	47.1	0.0	0.0		3.6	5.4	65.8	51.6	2.3	5.7	4.0	284	105	56	39	6	8	28	24
17	Bill Russell B. Russell	5.6	1966-67	BOS	9	43.3	10.6	22.0			3.4	9.6	36.0				3.7	5.8	63.5	43.6				390	95	198	50				32
18	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	5.5	1982-83	SEA	2	37.5	15.0	13.0	1.0	1.0	5.5	15.5	35.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	4.0	6.0	66.7	41.3	3.0	10.0	2.5	75	30	26	11	2	2	5	7
19	Bill Walton B. Walton	5.5	1976-77	POR	19	39.7	18.2	15.2	1.1	3.4	8.1	15.9	50.7				2.1	3.0	68.4	52.7	2.9	12.2		755	345	288	104	20	64		80
20	Bill Russell B. Russell	5.4	1968-69	BOS	18	46.1	10.8	20.5			4.3	10.1	42.3				2.3	4.5	50.6	44.8				829	195	369	98				65
21	Al Horford A. Horford	5.4	2016-17	BOS	18	33.9	15.1	6.6	0.8	0.8	6.2	10.6	58.4	1.5	2.9	51.9	1.2	1.6	75.9	66.8	1.7	4.8	1.8	610	271	118	97	15	14	33	33	-75
22	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	5.3	1980-81	KCK	15	35.5	10.0	8.0	1.9	1.5	4.0	9.5	42.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.0	2.3	85.7	47.3	2.0	6.0	2.6	533	150	120	80	28	23	39	63
23	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	5.3	1971-72	NYK	16	46.1	18.6	10.8			7.4	14.9	50.0				3.7	4.4	83.1	55.2				737	297	173	85				49
24	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	5.3	2024-25	HOU	7	36.6	20.9	11.9	1.9	0.4	8.4	18.7	45.0	0.4	1.1	37.5	3.6	5.7	62.5	49.1	3.0	8.9	2.1	256	146	83	37	13	3	15	26	+33
25	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	5.3	1984-85	WAS	4	40.5	17.5	8.5	2.3	1.0	7.0	11.8	59.6	0.0	0.5	0.0	3.5	5.0	70.0	62.7	3.0	5.5	5.8	162	70	34	21	9	4	23	15

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

RPG

12.3

Jokić

APG

10.9

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

126.1

1st

DRTG

116.6

18th

NETRTG

9.5

2nd

3P%

40.1

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	2	.926
2	Nuggets	20	6	.769	4.5
3	Lakers	19	7	.731	5.5
4	Spurs	19	7	.731	5.5
5	Rockets	16	8	.667	7.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 12/20	HOU	@	DEN	5:00 PM
Mon 12/22	UTA	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Tue 12/23	DEN	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Thu 12/25	MIN	@	DEN	10:30 PM
Sat 12/27	DEN	@	ORL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Magic

15 - 12

115

Final

126

Nuggets

20 - 6

Thu 18 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

35.2

Dončić

32.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.5

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.3

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

9.1

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.8

Green

71.6

Jokić

71.6

Spencer

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.1

122.7

122.6

121.4

121.1

119.8

DRtg Rankings

104.5

111.5

111.6

112.6

113.0

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

16.6

9.5

9.2

8.6

6.0

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

4-21

6-22

6-21

7-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,659

Jokić

1,361.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,275.4

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,766

Jokić

1,367

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,345.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.9

Maxey

37.4

Dončić

36.9

Reaves

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.65

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.94

Jokić

1.75

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

18-10

17-10

17-9

15-9-1

16-10

14-10

Worst Record ATS

8-20

8-19

8-17

9-18

10-17

12-16

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	21	6	.778
2	Knicks	19	7	.731	1.5
3	Raptors	17	11	.607	4.5
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	5.5
5	76ers	14	11	.560	6.0
6	Magic	15	12	.556	6.0
7	Heat	15	12	.556	6.0
8	Cavaliers	15	13	.536	6.5
9	Hawks	15	13	.536	6.5
10	Bulls	11	15	.423	9.5
11	Bucks	11	17	.393	10.5
12	Hornets	9	18	.333	12.0
13	Nets	7	19	.269	13.5
14	Pacers	6	21	.222	15.0
15	Wizards	4	21	.160	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	2	.926
2	Nuggets	20	6	.769	4.5
3	Lakers	19	7	.731	5.5
4	Spurs	19	7	.731	5.5
5	Rockets	16	8	.667	7.5
6	Timberwolves	17	10	.630	8.0
7	Suns	15	12	.556	10.0
8	Grizzlies	13	14	.481	12.0
9	Warriors	13	15	.464	12.5
10	Trail Blazers	11	16	.407	14.0
11	Mavericks	11	17	.393	14.5
12	Jazz	10	16	.385	14.5
13	Kings	6	21	.222	19.0
14	Clippers	6	21	.222	19.0
15	Pelicans	6	22	.214	19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 11/16	NYK	@	MIA	113-115
Sun 11/16	CHA	@	TOR	108-110
Sun 11/16	DAL	@	MIN	96-120
Sun 11/16	OKC	@	NOP	126-109
Sun 11/16	CHI	@	DEN	130-127

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 12/19	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Fri 12/19	MIA	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Fri 12/19	SAS	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Fri 12/19	CHI	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Fri 12/19	OKC	@	MIN	9:30 PM

Nikola Jokić has averaged the most assists per game by a center in a single NBA playoff run, with 9.5 per game in 2022-23.

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