most assists per 36 minutes in a finals 50+ points

36 with 50+ points in an NBA Finals in 1984-85, with 12.87.

	NAME	AST/(MIN/36)	PTS	AST	MIN	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	REB	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	12.87	110	84	235	1984-85	NBA Finals	LAL	6	39.2	18.3	6.8	14.0	2.2	0.0	6.8	13.8	49.4	0.2	0.3	50.0	4.5	5.2	87.1	56.9	0.5	6.3	3.3	41	13	0	20	16
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	11.9	157	78	236	1986-87	NBA Finals	LAL	6	39.3	26.2	8.0	13.0	2.3	0.3	11.0	20.3	54.1	0.2	0.3	50.0	4.0	4.2	96.0	59.0	2.0	6.0	2.2	48	14	2	13	10
3	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	11.59	126	95	295	1983-84	NBA Finals	LAL	7	42.1	18.0	7.7	13.6	2.0	0.9	6.7	12.0	56.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.6	6.1	74.4	61.2	1.0	6.7	4.4	54	14	6	31	28
4	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	11.3	148	91	290	1987-88	NBA Finals	LAL	7	41.4	21.1	5.7	13.0	2.0	0.1	6.3	11.4	55.0	0.3	0.9	33.3	8.3	9.6	86.6	67.6	0.9	4.9	2.7	40	14	1	19	23
5	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	10.26	99	53	186	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	5	37.2	19.8	5.0	10.6			6.4	17.8	36.0				7.0	8.6	81.4	45.9				25				12
6	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	10.16	101	70	248	1959-60	NBA Finals	BOS	7	35.4	14.4	3.7	10.0			5.9	18.9	31.1				2.7	3.3	82.6	35.5				26				12
7	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	10.06	76	50	179	1982-83	NBA Finals	LAL	4	44.8	19.0	7.8	12.5	1.8	0.8	6.3	15.5	40.3	0.0	0.8	0.0	6.5	7.0	92.9	51.1	3.3	4.5	6.0	31	7	3	24	16
8	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	9.79	93	62	228	1990-91	NBA Finals	LAL	5	45.6	18.6	8.0	12.4	1.2	0.0	5.0	11.6	43.1	0.8	2.8	28.6	7.8	8.2	95.1	61.2	1.6	6.4	4.4	40	6	0	22	10
9	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	9.71	73	51	189	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	6	31.5	12.2	2.7	8.5			5.2	15.5	33.3				1.8	2.3	78.6	36.8				16				26
10	John Stockton J. Stockton	9.65	58	52	194	1997-98	NBA Finals	UTA	6	32.3	9.7	2.5	8.7	2.0	0.0	4.0	8.2	49.0	0.3	1.5	22.2	1.3	1.8	72.7	53.9	0.2	2.3	3.0	15	12	0	18	19	-18
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	9.33	156	57	220	1990-91	NBA Finals	CHI	5	44.0	31.2	6.6	11.4	2.8	1.4	12.6	22.6	55.8	0.4	0.8	50.0	5.6	6.6	84.8	61.2	1.6	5.0	3.6	33	14	7	18	18
12	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	9.15	106	60	236	1981-82	NBA Finals	LAL	6	39.3	17.7	3.7	10.0	1.7	0.2	7.5	17.0	44.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.7	3.7	72.7	47.5	1.7	2.0	2.5	22	10	1	15	20
13	Stephen Curry S. Curry	8.97	134	47	189	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	5	37.7	26.8	8.0	9.4	2.2	0.0	8.0	18.2	44.0	3.8	9.8	38.8	7.0	7.8	89.7	61.9	2.2	5.8	3.8	40	11	0	19	14	+30
14	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	8.9	58	46	186	1999-00	NBA Finals	IND	6	31.0	9.7	5.3	7.7	0.8	0.0	3.2	7.7	41.3	1.3	3.3	40.0	2.0	2.5	80.0	55.1	0.5	4.8	1.8	32	5	0	11	13	+11
15	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	8.88	56	40	162	2007-08	NBA Finals	BOS	6	27.0	9.3	3.8	6.7	1.5	0.5	3.3	8.8	37.7	0.0	0.5	0.0	2.7	4.5	59.3	43.2	1.2	2.7	1.5	23	9	3	9	13	-4
16	Lionel Hollins L. Hollins	8.83	77	53	216	1979-80	NBA Finals	PHI	6	36.0	12.8	3.7	8.8	2.0	0.3	5.3	14.0	38.1	0.0	0.7	0.0	2.2	2.3	92.9	42.7	0.7	3.0	2.7	22	12	2	16	17
17	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	8.72	116	62	256	1961-62	NBA Finals	BOS	7	36.6	16.6	3.7	8.9			6.7	17.4	38.5				3.1	5.1	61.1	42.1				26				24
18	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	8.7	123	73	302	1969-70	NBA Finals	NYK	7	43.1	17.6	7.7	10.4			6.6	12.1	54.1				4.4	5.7	77.5	59.9				54				21
19	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	8.66	138	63	262	1987-88	NBA Finals	DET	7	37.4	19.7	4.4	9.0	2.9	0.3	7.0	16.4	42.6	0.7	2.4	29.4	5.0	6.0	83.3	51.7	0.7	3.7	3.7	31	20	2	26	23
20	Jamal Murray J. Murray	8.52	107	50	211	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	5	42.3	21.4	6.2	10.0	1.0	0.0	8.2	18.2	45.1	2.4	6.2	38.7	2.6	2.8	92.9	55.1	1.0	5.2	3.4	31	5	0	17	9	+55
21	LeBron James L. James	8.49	168	50	212	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	5	42.4	33.6	12.0	10.0	1.4	1.0	13.2	23.4	56.4	2.4	6.2	38.7	4.8	7.4	64.9	63.0	1.8	10.2	4.2	60	7	5	21	13	-7
22	John Stockton J. Stockton	8.48	90	53	225	1996-97	NBA Finals	UTA	6	37.5	15.0	4.0	8.8	2.0	0.5	5.2	10.3	50.0	1.0	2.5	40.0	3.7	4.3	84.6	61.3	0.5	3.5	3.8	24	12	3	23	11	-37
23	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	8.39	88	52	223	1981-82	NBA Finals	PHI	6	37.2	14.7	2.5	8.7	2.0	0.2	6.0	14.0	42.9	0.0	0.5	0.0	2.7	3.5	76.2	47.2	0.8	1.7	2.8	15	12	1	17	12
24	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	8.36	83	39	168	2001-02	NBA Finals	NJN	4	42.0	20.8	7.3	9.8	2.3	0.8	8.8	20.0	43.8	1.5	5.0	30.0	1.8	2.8	63.6	48.9	3.0	4.3	3.0	29	9	3	12	8	-12
25	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	8.34	94	38	164	1970-71	NBA Finals	MIL	4	41.0	23.5	5.0	9.5			8.5	16.3	52.3				6.5	8.0	81.3	59.4				20				15

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PPG

33.5

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.8

14th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Magic Johnson has the most assists / minutes played / 36 with 50+ points in an NBA Finals in 1984-85, with 12.87.

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3,474

4,298.5

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36.4

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