who has the most assist average in an nba finals game

Magic Johnson has the most assists per game in an NBA Finals game, with 21.0 per game against the Celtics on June 3, 1984.

NAMEAPGDATESEASONSERIESTMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
21.0
6/3/1984
1983-84
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
39
14
11
21
1
1
4
6
66.7
0
0
6
10
60.0
67.3
2
9
2
3
2Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
20.0
6/12/1991
1990-91
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
CHI CHI
48
16
11
20
1
0
4
12
33.3
2
6
33.3
6
6
100.0
54.6
4
7
6
0
3Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
20.0
6/4/1987
1986-87
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
31
22
5
20
3
0
10
17
58.8
0
0
2
2
100.0
61.5
2
3
2
2
4Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
19.0
6/19/1988
1987-88
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
DET DET
45
22
4
19
2
0
5
12
41.7
0
1
0.0
12
13
92.3
62.1
2
2
2
2
5Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
19.0
6/14/1987
1986-87
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
42
16
8
19
3
1
7
21
33.3
0
1
0.0
2
2
100.0
36.6
1
7
3
2
6Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
19.0
5/8/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
NYK NYK
vs
LAL LAL
44
36
7
19
12
17
70.6
12
12
100.0
80.8
3
7Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
19.0
4/7/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
MIN MIN
48
23
3
19
6
18
33.3
11
15
73.3
46.7
2
8Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
19.0
4/9/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
45
21
8
19
8
21
38.1
5
8
62.5
42.8
3
9Jerry West
J. West
18.0
5/1/1970
1969-70
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
52
37
5
18
13
26
50.0
11
12
91.7
59.1
4
10Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
17.0
6/16/1988
1987-88
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
DET DET
45
15
6
17
2
1
4
15
26.7
0
0
7
11
63.6
37.8
2
4
4
3
11Robert Reid
R. Reid
17.0
6/5/1986
1985-86
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
vs
BOS BOS
41
13
6
17
1
0
6
15
40.0
0
1
0.0
1
1
100.0
42.1
1
5
0
4
12Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
17.0
6/7/1985
1984-85
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
@
LAL LAL
48
22
3
17
1
0
10
21
47.6
0
3
0.0
2
2
100.0
50.3
1
2
6
3
13Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
17.0
6/7/1985
1984-85
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
42
26
6
17
2
0
11
20
55.0
0
0
4
4
100.0
59.7
0
6
2
1
14Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
17.0
6/6/1984
1983-84
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
49
20
11
17
2
0
8
12
66.7
0
0
4
7
57.1
66.3
1
10
7
5
15Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
16.0
6/8/2008
2007-08
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
42
4
6
16
2
1
1
4
25.0
0
0
2
6
33.3
30.1
1
5
2
3
-5
16Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
16.0
6/2/1985
1984-85
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
BOS BOS
39
17
9
16
2
0
6
13
46.2
1
2
50.0
4
4
100.0
57.6
0
9
1
2
17Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
15.0
6/12/1984
1983-84
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
43
16
5
15
4
2
5
14
35.7
0
0
6
7
85.7
46.8
0
5
7
5
18Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
15.0
4/5/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
MIN MIN
47
21
11
15
9
22
40.9
3
6
50.0
42.6
2
19Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
14.0
6/1/2023
2022-23
NBA Finals
DEN DEN
vs
MIA MIA
40
27
10
14
1
1
8
12
66.7
1
2
50.0
10
12
83.3
78.1
0
10
2
1
+14
20LeBron James
L. James
14.0
6/4/2017
2016-17
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
@
GSW GSW
39
29
11
14
3
1
12
18
66.7
1
3
33.3
4
5
80.0
71.8
0
11
4
2
-11
21Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
14.0
6/11/1995
1994-95
NBA Finals
ORL ORL
@
HOU HOU
41
19
4
14
1
2
4
10
40.0
1
4
25.0
10
11
90.9
64.0
1
3
3
4
22Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
14.0
6/6/1989
1988-89
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
DET DET
41
17
5
14
3
0
6
12
50.0
0
2
0.0
5
6
83.3
58.1
1
4
5
2
23Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
14.0
6/21/1988
1987-88
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
vs
DET DET
40
19
5
14
2
0
6
9
66.7
0
1
0.0
7
8
87.5
75.9
0
5
4
5
24Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
14.0
6/12/1988
1987-88
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
@
DET DET
40
18
6
14
3
0
7
8
87.5
0
0
4
5
80.0
88.2
0
6
3
2
25Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
14.0
6/9/1987
1986-87
NBA Finals
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
45
15
2
14
1
1
6
15
40.0
0
1
0.0
3
3
100.0
46.0
2
0
2
3
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists per game going back to the 1960 Finals.

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