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