highest career apg in the nba finals; minimum 15 games

Magic Johnson had the most assists per game in the NBA Finals when playing 15+ games, with 11.7 per game.

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highest career apg by a player in the NBA finals; minimum 15 games
NAMEAPGGPSERIESMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
11.7
50
NBA Finals
40.9
19.4
7.9
2.0
0.3
6.8
13.1
51.6
0.2
0.8
23.7
5.7
6.5
87.4
60.7
1.8
6.2
3.8
2,044
971
397
584
102
16
190
147
2Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
9.4
25
NBA Finals
35.2
15.6
3.7
6.0
17.4
34.6
3.5
4.6
75.0
39.9
879
389
93
236
74
3Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
8.2
17
NBA Finals
44.6
18.9
7.5
7.6
14.1
53.8
3.7
5.1
72.4
57.7
759
321
128
139
55
4Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
7.9
16
NBA Finals
37.2
22.6
4.2
2.1
0.3
8.3
17.3
48.0
1.1
2.4
46.2
4.8
6.1
78.6
56.4
0.9
3.3
3.8
595
361
67
127
34
5
61
55
5LeBron James
L. James
7.8
55
NBA Finals
42.5
28.4
10.2
1.7
0.8
10.7
22.1
48.4
1.8
5.2
35.2
5.2
7.1
73.1
56.3
1.9
8.3
3.9
2,337
1,562
561
430
93
46
217
130
-86
6Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
7.8
16
NBA Finals
41.1
15.4
5.8
1.4
0.6
5.8
14.8
39.2
1.8
5.3
32.9
2.1
2.7
76.7
48.3
1.8
4.1
3.2
658
247
93
124
23
9
51
28
-4
7Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
7.7
15
NBA Finals
40.0
16.0
3.5
1.8
0.2
6.6
15.3
43.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
2.8
3.9
72.4
47.1
1.2
2.3
3.1
600
240
52
116
27
3
47
49
8Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
7.3
16
NBA Finals
36.7
14.8
2.7
2.4
0.1
6.4
12.6
51.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
1.9
2.8
68.9
53.4
0.7
2.0
2.5
587
237
43
117
38
2
40
36
9Draymond Green
D. Green
6.6
33
NBA Finals
38.5
11.5
9.1
1.8
1.0
4.0
9.7
41.4
1.1
3.8
28.0
2.5
3.3
74.5
51.9
1.5
7.6
2.6
1,269
381
300
219
59
32
87
138
+140
10Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
6.6
19
NBA Finals
31.0
10.7
5.2
1.4
0.3
4.4
10.5
41.7
0.5
1.6
30.0
1.5
2.8
51.9
45.6
1.5
3.6
2.0
590
203
98
126
26
5
38
36
+1
11Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
6.2
37
NBA Finals
40.1
18.3
4.7
1.3
1.1
6.8
16.3
42.0
0.2
1.0
16.0
4.5
5.5
81.0
48.8
1.8
2.9
2.7
1,483
676
175
228
48
39
100
106
12Larry Bird
L. Bird
6.0
31
NBA Finals
42.8
23.1
11.6
2.0
0.8
8.4
18.3
45.8
0.6
1.5
42.2
5.7
6.5
87.2
54.5
2.5
9.1
2.9
1,326
716
361
187
63
24
91
80
13Stephen Curry
S. Curry
6.0
34
NBA Finals
39.0
27.3
5.8
1.6
0.3
8.8
20.4
43.2
4.5
11.3
39.5
5.2
5.6
91.7
59.6
1.0
4.7
3.5
1,327
928
196
204
55
11
120
96
+138
14Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
6.0
15
NBA Finals
40.3
24.5
8.3
1.4
0.5
8.4
18.1
46.3
0.5
3.0
15.6
7.2
8.7
82.4
55.7
2.9
5.3
2.7
604
367
124
90
21
8
41
61
15Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
6.0
35
NBA Finals
43.0
33.6
6.0
1.8
0.7
12.5
26.0
48.1
1.2
3.3
36.8
7.4
9.1
80.6
55.9
1.6
4.4
2.8
1,506
1,176
211
209
62
23
99
103
+45
16Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
5.9
35
NBA Finals
42.0
19.0
8.3
1.9
1.1
7.0
16.5
42.5
0.9
3.3
25.6
4.1
5.4
74.7
50.1
2.8
5.6
3.3
1,470
664
292
207
67
39
117
118
+38
17Lionel Hollins
L. Hollins
5.9
15
NBA Finals
30.5
12.2
2.7
1.9
0.3
5.0
13.2
37.9
0.0
0.6
0.0
2.2
3.0
73.3
42.0
0.7
2.0
2.3
458
183
40
88
28
4
21
44
18Jerry West
J. West
5.6
55
NBA Finals
43.3
30.5
5.0
11.1
24.2
45.9
8.3
10.0
82.6
53.3
2,380
1,679
277
306
159
19Joe Dumars
J. Dumars
5.3
16
NBA Finals
36.9
19.1
2.3
0.6
0.1
7.0
14.1
49.6
0.2
0.7
27.3
4.9
5.6
88.8
57.7
0.8
1.6
2.1
590
306
37
84
10
1
33
30
20Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
5.1
37
NBA Finals
42.7
25.3
5.7
1.8
0.9
9.0
21.8
41.2
1.3
4.1
31.4
6.0
7.1
84.8
50.7
1.1
4.6
3.3
1,581
937
211
187
65
33
123
118
+36
21Tom Henderson
T. Henderson
4.9
18
NBA Finals
31.4
8.8
2.2
1.2
0.2
3.2
8.1
39.7
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.4
70.5
46.0
0.9
1.2
1.8
565
159
39
89
21
4
33
42
22Bill Russell
B. Russell
4.8
55
NBA Finals
46.7
17.5
24.8
6.4
13.1
48.5
4.8
7.5
63.5
53.3
2,571
963
1,363
265
174
23Julius Erving
J. Erving
4.5
22
NBA Finals
39.8
25.5
7.5
2.0
1.8
9.8
18.7
52.6
0.1
0.4
14.3
5.8
7.6
76.6
57.9
2.2
5.3
2.8
875
561
166
100
44
40
45
56
24Kevin Durant
K. Durant
4.5
15
NBA Finals
39.3
30.3
7.7
1.0
1.5
10.7
19.5
54.6
2.9
6.4
44.8
6.1
6.7
91.1
67.4
1.0
6.7
2.7
589
455
116
68
15
23
40
47
+105
25Tony Parker
T. Parker
4.5
29
NBA Finals
36.3
16.5
2.4
0.6
0.1
6.7
14.8
45.6
0.7
1.9
35.2
2.4
3.8
63.1
50.2
0.3
2.1
2.4
1,053
479
71
130
18
3
70
54
+50
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11/25
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Nuggets Nuggets
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Spurs Spurs
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