which center has the most assists in game 1 of nba finals

Nikola Jokić has the most assists by a center in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, with 14 assists versus the Heat on June 1, 2023.

	NAME	AST	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	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	14	6/1/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	vs	MIA	40	27	10	1	1	8	12	66.7	1	2	50.0	10	12	83.3	78.1	0	10	2	1	+14
2	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	10	5/23/1976	1975-76	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	PHX	48	25	21	1	0	11	20	55.0				3	4	75.0	57.4	3	18		3
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	10	4/14/1967	1966-67	NBA Finals	PHI	vs	SFW	53	16	33			6	8	75.0				4	9	44.4	66.9				2
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	9	6/7/1995	1994-95	NBA Finals	ORL	vs	HOU	44	26	16	0	3	10	16	62.5	0	0		6	9	66.7	65.1	3	13	7	5
5	David Robinson D. Robinson	7	6/16/1999	1998-99	NBA Finals	SAS	vs	NYK	37	13	9	3	3	3	10	30.0	0	0		7	12	58.3	42.5	0	9	3	3	+17
6	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	7	6/7/1995	1994-95	NBA Finals	HOU	@	ORL	48	31	6	2	4	13	26	50.0	0	0		5	7	71.4	53.3	1	5	3	5
7	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	7	4/28/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	BOS	@	MIL	45	19	17	0	0	8	25	32.0				3	3	100.0	36.1	5	12		4
8	Bill Russell B. Russell	7	3/27/1960	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	STL	31	12	19			5	9	55.6				2	2	100.0	60.7				0
9	Bill Russell B. Russell	7	4/4/1959	1958-59	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	MIN	43	5	28			2	11	18.2				1	3	33.3	20.3				3
10	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	6	5/18/1975	1974-75	NBA Finals	WAS	vs	GSW	46	12	16	0	1	4	9	44.4				4	7	57.1	49.7	6	10		4
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	6	5/1/1973	1972-73	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	NYK	48	12	20			5	11	45.5				2	4	50.0	47.0				3
12	Bill Russell B. Russell	6	4/18/1965	1964-65	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	38	18	28			7	13	53.8				4	10	40.0	51.7				4
13	Bill Russell B. Russell	6	4/7/1962	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	vs	LAL	45	15	28			6	14	42.9				3	3	100.0	49.0				4
14	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	5	6/1/2023	2022-23	NBA Finals	MIA	@	DEN	40	26	13	0	0	13	25	52.0	0	1	0.0	0	0		52.0	4	9	1	4	-6
15	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	5	6/8/2006	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	@	DAL	38	17	7	0	0	8	11	72.7	0	0		1	9	11.1	56.8	3	4	2	4	-4
16	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	5	6/6/2001	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	52	44	20	1	0	17	28	60.7	0	0		10	22	45.5	58.4	6	14	4	3	-6
17	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	5	5/27/1984	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	@	BOS	35	32	8	2	2	12	17	70.6	0	0		8	9	88.9	76.3	2	6	5	4
18	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	5	5/27/1982	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	@	PHI	38	23	7	1	4	10	19	52.6	0	0		3	5	60.0	54.2	3	4	0	4
19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	5	5/4/1980	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	vs	PHI	41	33	14	0	6	14	21	66.7	0	0		5	5	100.0	71.1	1	13	3	4
20	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	5	5/20/1979	1978-79	NBA Finals	WAS	vs	SEA	34	4	12	2	0	1	6	16.7				2	3	66.7	27.3	4	8	1	4
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	5	4/28/1974	1973-74	NBA Finals	MIL	vs	BOS	46	35	14	1	3	14	28	50.0				7	9	77.8	54.8	2	12		1
22	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	5	5/1/1973	1972-73	NBA Finals	NYK	@	LAL	24	16	9			7	15	46.7				2	3	66.7	49.0				1
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	5	4/24/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	@	NYK	48	17	24			8	14	57.1				1	10	10.0	46.2				2
24	Willis Reed W. Reed	5	4/24/1970	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	vs	LAL	45	37	16			16	30	53.3				5	7	71.4	55.9				2
25	Bill Russell B. Russell	5	4/23/1969	1968-69	NBA Finals	BOS	@	LAL	48	16	27			6	12	50.0				4	5	80.0	56.3				4