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

12.2

Jokić

APG

11.0

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.7

1st

DRTG

118.2

26th

NETRTG

4.5

7th

3P%

39.8

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	36	8	.818
2	Spurs	30	14	.682	6.0
3	Nuggets	29	15	.659	7.0
4	Rockets	26	15	.634	8.5
5	Lakers	26	16	.619	9.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 1/22	DEN	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 1/23	DEN	@	MIL	9:30 PM
Sun 1/25	DEN	@	MEM	3:30 PM
Tue 1/27	DET	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Thu 1/29	BKN	@	DEN	9:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

26 - 16

115

Final

107

Nuggets

29 - 15

Tue 20 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.6

Towns

11.4

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.7

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.2

Sarr

2.1

Huff

2.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.8

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.1

Williams

68.8

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.7

122.1

120.0

119.9

118.6

DRtg Rankings

106.6

109.3

112.4

113.3

NetRtg Rankings

13.3

7.2

7.0

6.6

5.0

Tank Leaderboard

10-35

10-34

10-32

12-32

12-29

15-29

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,127.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,078.3

Maxey

2,035.3

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

2,133.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,122.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.9

Brown

33.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.5

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.68

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

31-13

24-17-1

25-18

24-18

25-19

Worst Record ATS

15-29

17-27

17-25

19-25

18-23

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	31	10	.756
2	Celtics	26	16	.619	5.5
3	Knicks	25	18	.581	7.0
4	Raptors	26	19	.578	7.0
5	76ers	23	19	.548	8.5
6	Magic	23	19	.548	8.5
7	Cavaliers	24	20	.545	8.5
8	Heat	23	21	.523	9.5
9	Bulls	21	22	.488	11.0
10	Hawks	20	25	.444	13.0
11	Bucks	18	24	.429	13.5
12	Hornets	16	27	.372	16.0
13	Nets	12	29	.293	19.0
14	Wizards	10	32	.238	21.5
15	Pacers	10	34	.227	22.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	36	8	.818
2	Spurs	30	14	.682	6.0
3	Nuggets	29	15	.659	7.0
4	Rockets	26	15	.634	8.5
5	Lakers	26	16	.619	9.0
6	Suns	27	17	.614	9.0
7	Timberwolves	27	17	.614	9.0
8	Warriors	25	20	.556	11.5
9	Trail Blazers	22	22	.500	14.0
10	Clippers	19	24	.442	16.5
11	Grizzlies	18	23	.439	16.5
12	Mavericks	18	26	.409	18.0
13	Jazz	15	29	.341	21.0
14	Kings	12	32	.273	24.0
15	Pelicans	10	35	.222	26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 12/25	MIA	@	ATL	126-111
Thu 12/25	TOR	@	WAS	117-138
Thu 12/25	CHA	@	ORL	120-105
Thu 12/25	BOS	@	IND	140-122
Thu 12/25	PHI	@	CHI	102-109

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/21	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 1/21	IND	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 1/21	BKN	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Wed 1/21	ATL	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Wed 1/21	DET	@	NOP	8:00 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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