which rookie has the most assists per game in nba finals

Magic Johnson has the most assists per game by a rookie in an NBA Finals, with 8.7 per game.

	NAME	APG	SEASON	SERIES	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	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	8.7	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	6	42.7	21.5	11.2	2.7	0.3	7.8	13.7	57.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	5.8	6.7	87.5	64.8	2.8	8.3	5.0	256	129	67	52	16	2	30	17
2	Mahdi Abdul-Rahman M. Abdul-Rahman	5.2	1964-65	NBA Finals	LAL	5	20.0	8.8	3.0			3.0	9.2	32.6				2.8	3.6	77.8	40.8				100	44	15	26				15
3	Johnny Davis J. Davis	5.0	1976-77	NBA Finals	POR	6	32.7	10.7	3.3	1.8	0.0	4.0	9.3	42.9				2.7	3.3	80.0	49.4	1.2	2.2		196	64	20	30	11	0		18
4	Alvan Adams A. Adams	4.7	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	6	38.7	23.0	10.2	1.3	0.8	9.8	20.2	48.8				3.3	4.2	80.0	52.3	2.8	7.3		232	138	61	28	8	5		22
5	Luke Walton L. Walton	4.5	2003-04	NBA Finals	LAL	4	19.3	3.3	3.0	1.5	0.5	1.3	3.3	38.5	0.3	1.5	16.7	0.5	0.5	100.0	46.8	0.8	2.3	1.8	77	13	12	18	6	2	7	15	+9
6	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	4.1	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	7	34.3	13.6	5.0			4.9	10.6	45.9				3.9	5.6	69.2	52.1				240	95	35	29				26
7	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	3.3	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	6	30.5	14.2	4.3	1.8	0.2	5.2	12.0	43.1				3.8	4.3	88.5	50.9	1.2	3.2		183	85	26	20	11	1		19
8	Tyler Herro T. Herro	3.0	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	6	34.6	14.7	4.2	0.5	0.0	5.3	14.5	36.8	1.8	5.0	36.7	2.2	2.7	81.3	46.8	0.2	4.0	2.3	208	88	25	18	3	0	14	7	-46
9	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	2.9	1993-94	NBA Finals	HOU	7	22.6	10.0	3.1	1.3	0.3	2.7	6.4	42.2	1.0	2.3	43.8	3.6	3.9	92.6	61.5	0.9	2.3	2.6	158	70	22	20	9	2	18	22
10	Daniel Gibson D. Gibson	2.5	2006-07	NBA Finals	CLE	4	34.8	10.8	1.8	1.5	0.0	4.5	10.3	43.9	1.5	4.8	31.6	0.3	0.3	100.0	51.9	0.3	1.5	0.0	139	43	7	10	6	0	0	8	-6
11	Phil Smith P. Smith	2.5	1974-75	NBA Finals	GSW	4	24.0	10.8	3.0	0.8	1.3	4.0	9.8	41.0				2.8	4.5	61.1	45.8	1.3	1.8		96	43	12	10	3	5		13
12	Dick Garrett D. Garrett	2.1	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	7	36.7	13.0	3.0			5.3	11.1	47.4				2.4	2.6	94.4	53.0				257	91	21	15				24
13	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	2.0	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	6	28.7	8.7	4.5	2.2	0.5	2.7	7.7	34.8	0.5	2.3	21.4	2.8	3.5	81.0	47.1	1.5	3.0	1.7	172	52	27	12	13	3	10	18	+52
14	Marc Iavaroni M. Iavaroni	2.0	1982-83	NBA Finals	PHI	4	24.8	5.8	5.5	0.3	0.8	2.5	4.3	58.8	0.0	0.0		0.8	2.0	37.5	56.0	1.8	3.8	1.3	99	23	22	8	1	3	5	15
15	Dean Meminger D. Meminger	2.0	1971-72	NBA Finals	NYK	5	21.8	3.8	3.4			1.4	3.6	38.9				1.0	2.0	50.0	42.4				109	19	17	10				13
16	Joe Ellis J. Ellis	2.0	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	1	4.0	2.0	1.0			1.0	4.0	25.0				0.0	0.0		25.0				4	2	1	2				2
17	Fred LaCour F. LaCour	2.0	1960-61	NBA Finals	STL	2	19.0	5.0	2.0			1.5	7.5	20.0				2.0	2.5	80.0	29.1				38	10	4	4				5
18	Lenny Wilkens L. Wilkens	2.0	1960-61	NBA Finals	STL	5	33.6	12.4	6.0			4.6	13.2	34.8				3.2	4.0	80.0	41.4				168	62	30	10				23
19	Kendrick Nunn K. Nunn	1.8	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	6	22.6	10.5	3.5	0.0	0.2	4.0	8.5	47.1	1.5	3.8	39.1	1.0	1.0	100.0	58.7	0.5	3.0	1.3	135	63	21	11	0	1	8	10	-12
20	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	1.8	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	4	18.5	8.5	4.0			3.3	9.8	33.3				2.0	2.8	72.7	38.8				74	34	16	7				5
21	David Rivers D. Rivers	1.7	1988-89	NBA Finals	LAL	3	8.7	4.0	1.0	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	5	0	0	4	6
22	Matt Guokas M. Guokas	1.7	1966-67	NBA Finals	PHI	6	17.0	5.2	2.5			2.3	4.5	51.9				0.5	1.0	50.0	52.3				102	31	15	10				13
23	Greg Ballard G. Ballard	1.5	1977-78	NBA Finals	WAS	6	10.7	3.7	4.2	0.7	0.0	1.2	3.0	38.9				1.3	1.3	100.0	51.1	1.2	3.0	0.8	64	22	25	9	4	0	5	7
24	Clyde Lee C. Lee	1.4	1966-67	NBA Finals	SFW	5	18.2	6.4	7.2			3.0	8.8	34.1				0.4	1.6	25.0	33.7				91	32	36	7				13
25	Oliver Miller O. Miller	1.3	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	6	17.8	5.0	4.2	0.7	2.0	2.0	4.5	44.4	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.0	1.3	75.0	49.1	1.7	2.5	1.2	107	30	25	8	4	12	7	20

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