which player has most assists in a 1989 nba finals

Isiah Thomas had the most assists in the 1989 NBA Finals, with 29 assists.

	NAME	AST	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	29	1988-89	NBA Finals	DET	4	35.3	21.3	2.5	7.3	1.5	0.3	8.0	16.5	48.5	0.5	1.5	33.3	4.8	6.3	76.0	55.2	0.5	2.0	2.5	141	85	10	6	1	10	13
2	Michael Cooper M. Cooper	27	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	4	40.8	12.0	1.5	6.8	1.8	0.5	4.3	11.3	37.8	2.3	6.8	33.3	1.3	1.5	83.3	50.4	0.3	1.3	0.5	163	48	6	7	2	2	14
3	Joe Dumars J. Dumars	24	1988-89	NBA Finals	DET	4	36.8	27.3	1.8	6.0	0.5	0.3	9.5	16.5	57.6	0.0	0.5	0.0	8.3	9.5	86.8	65.9	0.3	1.5	1.8	147	109	7	2	1	7	4
4	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	24	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	3	25.0	11.7	3.7	8.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	8.7	46.2	0.3	1.7	20.0	3.3	3.7	90.9	56.7	1.0	2.7	1.7	75	35	11	3	0	5	4
5	James Worthy J. Worthy	14	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	4	42.5	25.5	4.3	3.5	0.5	1.5	9.8	20.3	48.1	0.5	0.8	66.7	5.5	7.8	71.0	53.9	1.8	2.5	1.8	170	102	17	2	6	7	10
6	Vinnie Johnson V. Johnson	11	1988-89	NBA Finals	DET	4	23.8	17.0	3.3	2.8	0.0	0.3	7.5	12.5	60.0	0.3	1.3	20.0	1.8	2.8	63.6	62.0	0.8	2.5	0.5	95	68	13	0	1	2	9
7	Bill Laimbeer B. Laimbeer	9	1988-89	NBA Finals	DET	4	23.5	8.0	5.3	2.3	0.5	0.0	3.0	5.5	54.5	0.5	0.8	66.7	1.5	1.8	85.7	63.8	0.8	4.5	0.8	94	32	21	2	0	3	15
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	7	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	4	26.0	12.5	5.0	1.8	0.5	0.8	5.0	11.5	43.5	0.0	0.0		2.5	3.0	83.3	48.8	1.3	3.8	2.0	104	50	20	2	3	8	11
9	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	6	1988-89	NBA Finals	DET	4	26.8	7.5	6.0	1.5	0.5	0.0	3.0	8.3	36.4	0.0	0.8	0.0	1.5	2.0	75.0	41.1	2.3	3.8	2.0	107	30	24	2	0	8	13
10	Orlando Woolridge O. Woolridge	6	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	4	21.8	9.5	5.3	1.5	0.0	0.5	2.8	4.5	61.1	0.0	0.0		4.0	4.8	84.2	72.1	1.3	4.0	1.5	87	38	21	0	2	6	11
11	David Rivers D. Rivers	5	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	3	8.7	4.0	1.0	1.7	0.0	0.0	1.3	4.0	33.3	0.0	0.7	0.0	1.3	1.7	80.0	42.3	0.0	1.0	1.3	26	12	3	0	0	4	6
12	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	5	1988-89	NBA Finals	DET	4	23.5	5.0	10.0	1.3	0.5	0.3	1.8	3.8	46.7	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.5	1.8	85.7	55.3	3.3	6.8	2.3	94	20	40	2	1	9	12
13	John Salley J. Salley	5	1988-89	NBA Finals	DET	4	20.3	7.5	2.5	1.3	0.3	2.8	3.3	4.8	68.4	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.8	57.1	67.9	0.5	2.0	0.5	81	30	10	1	11	2	14
14	Tony Campbell T. Campbell	4	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	4	20.8	11.0	2.5	1.0	0.8	0.0	3.8	6.0	62.5	0.3	0.8	33.3	3.3	4.3	76.5	69.9	0.8	1.8	1.5	83	44	10	3	0	6	19
15	Rick Mahorn R. Mahorn	4	1988-89	NBA Finals	DET	4	24.5	6.0	5.3	1.0	0.3	0.8	2.5	4.5	55.6	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.5	66.7	58.1	1.5	3.8	0.3	98	24	21	1	3	1	17
16	James Edwards J. Edwards	3	1988-89	NBA Finals	DET	4	24.3	9.0	3.5	0.8	0.0	0.8	3.0	6.8	44.4	0.0	0.0		3.0	4.0	75.0	52.9	1.5	2.0	0.8	97	36	14	0	3	3	16
17	Mychal Thompson M. Thompson	3	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	4	25.8	10.0	4.8	0.8	0.3	0.5	3.3	7.5	43.3	0.0	0.0		3.5	5.5	63.6	50.4	3.0	1.8	0.5	103	40	19	1	2	2	12
18	A.C. Green	2	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	4	33.5	8.8	9.3	0.5	1.0	0.3	2.8	6.3	44.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	3.3	4.8	68.4	52.5	2.8	6.5	1.5	134	35	37	4	1	6	15
19	Micheal Williams M. Williams	1	1988-89	NBA Finals	DET	1	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1

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