who has the most assists in an nba finals game 1 center

Bill Russell has the most career assists by a center in the NBA Finals, with 43 assists.

	NAME	AST	SERIES	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	Bill Russell B. Russell	43	NBA Finals	9	42.6	17.4	26.4	4.8			6.8	14.2	47.7				3.9	6.6	59.3	51.0				383	157	238				30
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	27	NBA Finals	6	46.8	15.7	23.7	4.5			6.5	12.5	52.0				2.7	7.8	34.0	49.1				281	94	142				19
3	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	25	NBA Finals	6	43.9	33.3	14.8	4.2	0.3	1.8	13.5	20.7	65.3	0.0	0.0		6.3	13.2	48.1	63.0	4.2	10.7	4.3	263	200	89	2	11	26	20	-3
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	25	NBA Finals	10	33.0	21.6	8.1	2.5	0.7	2.6	9.0	15.9	56.6	0.0	0.0		3.6	4.3	83.7	60.7	1.4	5.7	2.1	330	216	81	6	23	17	33
5	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	18	NBA Finals	4	41.0	10.5	11.3	4.5	0.7	0.3	4.0	9.8	41.0				2.5	4.0	62.5	45.6	4.0	7.7	1.5	164	42	45	2	1	3	15
6	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	17	NBA Finals	2	46.5	22.0	19.0	8.5	0.5	0.0	9.5	22.5	42.2				3.0	3.5	85.7	45.8	4.0	15.0		93	44	38	1	0		7
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	14	NBA Finals	1	40.4	27.0	10.0	14.0	1.0	1.0	8.0	12.0	66.7	1.0	2.0	50.0	10.0	12.0	83.3	78.1	0.0	10.0	2.0	40	27	10	1	1	2	1	+14
8	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	10	NBA Finals	3	41.8	18.0	10.0	3.3	0.7	2.0	7.0	12.3	56.8	0.0	0.0		4.0	5.3	75.0	61.3	4.3	5.7	2.0	125	54	30	2	6	6	10	+22
9	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	10	NBA Finals	3	42.0	30.7	9.3	3.3	2.0	3.0	12.3	23.7	52.1	0.0	0.0		6.0	8.3	72.0	56.1	2.7	6.7	3.0	126	92	28	6	9	9	15
10	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	9	NBA Finals	2	34.0	21.0	8.0	4.5			10.0	18.0	55.6				1.0	1.5	66.7	56.3				68	42	16				4
11	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	8	NBA Finals	3	36.3	21.7	12.3	2.7	1.0	2.7	9.0	15.3	58.7	0.0	0.0		3.7	4.3	84.6	62.8	3.0	9.3	3.0	109	65	37	3	8	9	8	+27
12	David Robinson D. Robinson	8	NBA Finals	2	32.0	13.5	7.5	4.0	1.5	3.5	4.5	9.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		4.5	7.5	60.0	54.9	1.0	6.5	1.5	64	27	15	3	7	3	5	+28
13	Willis Reed W. Reed	7	NBA Finals	2	35.0	23.5	10.0	3.5			10.0	19.5	51.3				3.5	4.5	77.8	54.7				70	47	20				7
14	Al Horford A. Horford	6	NBA Finals	2	31.2	18.0	6.5	3.0	0.5	1.0	6.5	10.0	65.0	4.0	6.5	61.5	1.0	1.5	66.7	84.4	1.5	5.0	1.0	62	36	13	1	2	2	2	+16
15	Bill Walton B. Walton	6	NBA Finals	3	22.3	13.3	9.3	2.0	1.0	1.0	5.7	7.7	73.9	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.3	85.7	76.7	1.7	7.7	1.0	67	40	28	3	3	2	7
16	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	5	NBA Finals	2	30.6	17.0	8.5	2.5	0.0	0.0	7.5	16.5	45.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	2.0	3.0	66.7	47.7	3.0	5.5	0.5	61	34	17	0	0	1	6	-18
17	Andrew Bogut A. Bogut	5	NBA Finals	2	21.9	7.0	5.0	2.5	0.5	1.0	3.5	6.0	58.3	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		58.3	2.5	2.5	0.5	44	14	10	1	2	1	4	-14
18	Luc Longley L. Longley	5	NBA Finals	3	27.3	10.0	3.7	1.7	1.3	2.0	4.0	8.3	48.0	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.3	85.7	53.4	1.3	2.3	2.0	82	30	11	4	6	6	10	+12
19	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	5	NBA Finals	3	25.0	6.7	4.0	1.7	0.7	0.7	2.7	5.7	47.1	0.0	0.0		1.3	2.0	66.7	50.9	1.3	2.7	1.0	75	20	12	2	2	3	10
20	Caldwell Jones C. Jones	5	NBA Finals	3	33.7	9.7	10.3	1.7	0.0	3.0	3.7	7.3	50.0	0.0	0.0		2.3	3.0	77.8	55.9	3.3	7.0	2.5	101	29	31	0	9	5	12
21	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	5	NBA Finals	3	16.7	9.3	4.0	1.7			4.3	14.3	30.2				0.7	1.0	66.7	31.6				50	28	12				9
22	Dwight Howard D. Howard	4	NBA Finals	2	24.9	7.0	11.5	2.0	1.0	1.0	0.5	3.0	16.7	0.0	0.0		6.0	9.0	66.7	50.3	3.0	8.5	1.5	50	14	23	2	2	3	6	-21
23	Elden Campbell E. Campbell	4	NBA Finals	1	18.0	6.0	1.0	4.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	5.0	40.0	0.0	0.0		2.0	6.0	33.3	39.3	1.0	0.0	1.0	18	6	1	2	2	1	1	-3
24	Jason Collins J. Collins	4	NBA Finals	2	19.5	5.0	5.5	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.5	40.0	0.0	0.0		3.0	4.0	75.0	58.7	3.0	2.5	0.0	39	10	11	0	0	0	9	-1
25	Robert Parish R. Parish	4	NBA Finals	5	31.2	17.2	6.6	0.8	1.0	1.4	7.6	14.4	52.8	0.0	0.0		2.0	3.6	55.6	53.8	2.4	4.2	2.0	156	86	33	5	7	10	12