most assists per game in a finals before 1989-90 to 2016-17

Between the 1989-90 and 2016-17 seasons, Magic Johnson had the most assists per game in an NBA Finals, with 12.4 per game.

Interpreted as:

most assists per game by a player in a finals before 1989-90 to 2016-17

	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	12.4	1990-91	NBA Finals	LAL	5	45.6	18.6	8.0	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	228	93	40	62	6	0	22	10
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	11.4	1990-91	NBA Finals	CHI	5	44.0	31.2	6.6	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	220	156	33	57	14	7	18	18
3	LeBron James L. James	10.0	2016-17	NBA Finals	CLE	5	42.4	33.6	12.0	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	212	168	60	50	7	5	21	13	-7
4	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	9.8	2001-02	NBA Finals	NJN	4	42.0	20.8	7.3	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	168	83	29	39	9	3	12	8	-12
5	Stephen Curry S. Curry	9.4	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	5	37.7	26.8	8.0	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	189	134	40	47	11	0	19	14	+30
6	LeBron James L. James	8.9	2015-16	NBA Finals	CLE	7	41.7	29.7	11.3	2.6	2.3	11.7	23.7	49.4	1.9	5.0	37.1	4.4	6.1	72.1	56.2	2.4	8.9	4.4	292	208	79	62	18	16	31	16	+26
7	LeBron James L. James	8.8	2014-15	NBA Finals	CLE	6	45.7	35.8	13.3	1.3	0.5	13.0	32.7	39.8	2.2	7.0	31.0	7.7	11.2	68.7	47.7	1.8	11.5	3.5	274	215	80	53	8	3	21	19	-25
8	John Stockton J. Stockton	8.8	1996-97	NBA Finals	UTA	6	37.5	15.0	4.0	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	225	90	24	53	12	3	23	11	-37
9	John Stockton J. Stockton	8.7	1997-98	NBA Finals	UTA	6	32.3	9.7	2.5	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	194	58	15	52	12	0	18	19	-18
10	Terry Porter T. Porter	8.4	1989-90	NBA Finals	POR	5	41.2	19.0	2.6	2.0	0.2	4.8	12.2	39.3	1.4	5.0	28.0	8.0	9.0	88.9	58.8	0.8	1.8	4.4	206	95	13	42	10	1	22	17
11	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	8.0	1994-95	NBA Finals	ORL	4	43.0	25.5	4.8	1.0	0.8	8.8	17.5	50.0	2.8	6.0	45.8	5.3	5.8	91.3	63.7	1.5	3.3	3.8	172	102	19	32	4	3	15	15
12	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	7.8	2002-03	NBA Finals	NJN	6	44.2	19.7	6.2	1.2	0.2	7.3	20.2	36.4	1.7	6.2	27.0	3.3	4.0	83.3	44.8	2.3	3.8	3.0	265	118	37	47	7	1	18	14	-34
13	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	7.7	1999-00	NBA Finals	IND	6	31.0	9.7	5.3	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	186	58	32	46	5	0	11	13	+11
14	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	7.7	1992-93	NBA Finals	CHI	6	44.3	21.2	9.2	2.0	1.0	9.0	20.5	43.9	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.2	5.8	54.3	45.9	2.7	6.5	4.3	266	127	55	46	12	6	26	19
15	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	7.7	1991-92	NBA Finals	CHI	6	40.7	20.8	8.3	1.5	0.7	7.5	15.5	48.4	0.3	1.5	22.2	5.5	7.0	78.6	56.1	2.8	5.5	3.8	244	125	50	46	9	4	23	21
16	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	7.6	2009-10	NBA Finals	BOS	7	38.8	13.6	6.3	1.6	0.3	6.3	13.9	45.4	0.3	0.9	33.3	0.7	2.7	26.3	45.1	2.3	4.0	2.7	272	95	44	53	11	2	19	12	-19
17	LeBron James L. James	7.4	2011-12	NBA Finals	MIA	5	44.1	28.6	10.2	1.6	0.4	10.2	21.6	47.2	0.6	3.2	18.8	7.6	9.2	82.6	55.8	3.0	7.2	3.8	220	143	51	37	8	2	19	10	+31
18	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	7.4	2008-09	NBA Finals	LAL	5	43.8	32.4	5.6	1.4	1.4	11.6	27.0	43.0	1.8	5.0	36.0	7.4	8.8	84.1	52.5	0.6	5.0	3.2	219	162	28	37	7	7	16	13	+49
19	Avery Johnson A. Johnson	7.2	1998-99	NBA Finals	SAS	5	39.2	9.2	2.6	0.6	0.0	4.0	8.0	50.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.2	2.0	60.0	51.8	0.4	2.2	4.0	196	46	13	36	3	0	20	11	+38
20	LeBron James L. James	7.0	2012-13	NBA Finals	MIA	7	43.0	25.3	10.9	2.3	0.9	9.6	21.4	44.7	1.7	4.9	35.3	4.4	5.6	79.5	52.9	2.4	8.4	2.6	301	177	76	49	16	6	18	10	0
21	Gary Payton G. Payton	7.0	1995-96	NBA Finals	SEA	6	45.7	18.0	6.3	1.5	0.0	6.7	15.0	44.4	1.5	4.5	33.3	3.2	4.3	73.1	53.2	1.0	5.3	2.5	274	108	38	42	9	0	15	22
22	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	7.0	1989-90	NBA Finals	DET	5	38.4	27.6	5.2	1.6	0.4	10.4	19.2	54.2	2.2	3.2	68.8	4.6	6.2	74.2	62.9	1.6	3.6	5.0	192	138	26	35	8	2	25	19
23	LeBron James L. James	6.8	2010-11	NBA Finals	MIA	6	43.6	17.8	7.2	1.7	0.5	7.2	15.0	47.8	1.5	4.7	32.1	2.0	3.3	60.0	54.1	1.0	6.2	4.0	262	107	43	41	10	3	24	20	-36
24	LeBron James L. James	6.8	2006-07	NBA Finals	CLE	4	42.6	22.0	7.0	1.0	0.5	8.0	22.5	35.6	1.0	5.0	20.0	5.0	7.3	69.0	42.8	1.0	6.0	5.8	170	88	28	27	4	2	23	8	-4
25	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	6.8	1994-95	NBA Finals	HOU	4	40.5	21.5	9.5	1.0	0.3	6.8	15.0	45.0	0.5	3.3	15.4	7.5	9.5	78.9	56.0	3.3	6.3	1.5	162	86	38	27	4	1	6	14