what are the most assists by a player in a finals game

Sue Bird has the most assists in a WNBA Finals game, with 16 assists against the Aces on October 2, 2020.

	NAME	AST	DATE	SEASON	SERIES	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Sue Bird S. Bird	16	10/2/2020	2020	WNBA Finals	SEA	@	LVA	31	2	5	0	0	1	5	20.0	0	3	0.0	0	0		20.0	0	5	3	3	+24
2	Courtney Vandersloot C. Vandersloot	15	10/17/2021	2021	WNBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHX	38	10	9	0	2	4	13	30.8	0	3	0.0	2	2	100.0	36.0	2	7	1	0	+11
3	Courtney Vandersloot C. Vandersloot	14	10/13/2021	2021	WNBA Finals	CHI	@	PHX	41	20	3	5	1	9	15	60.0	2	6	33.3	0	0		66.7	0	3	6	2	+3
4	Skylar Diggins S. Diggins	12	10/13/2021	2021	WNBA Finals	PHX	vs	CHI	42	13	7	1	0	5	18	27.8	1	6	16.7	2	2	100.0	34.4	4	3	2	3	+1
5	Sabrina Ionescu S. Ionescu	11	10/15/2023	2023	WNBA Finals	NYL	vs	LVA	35	9	3	0	2	3	9	33.3	3	7	42.9	0	0		50.0	0	3	1	1	+16
6	Chelsea Gray C. Gray	11	10/11/2023	2023	WNBA Finals	LVA	vs	NYL	37	14	6	1	0	6	14	42.9	2	8	25.0	0	0		50.0	0	6	4	2	+25
7	Alyssa Thomas A. Thomas	11	9/18/2022	2022	WNBA Finals	CON	vs	LVA	40	11	10	2	2	5	9	55.6	0	0		1	2	50.0	55.7	4	6	4	1	-7
8	Alyssa Thomas A. Thomas	11	9/15/2022	2022	WNBA Finals	CON	vs	LVA	34	16	15	2	1	8	14	57.1	0	0		0	1	0.0	55.4	3	12	3	3	+22
9	Courtney Vandersloot C. Vandersloot	11	10/10/2021	2021	WNBA Finals	CHI	@	PHX	28	12	5	1	0	6	9	66.7	0	1	0.0	0	0		66.7	0	5	0	3	+25
10	Alyssa Thomas A. Thomas	11	10/8/2019	2019	WNBA Finals	CON	vs	WAS	40	17	8	1	0	4	11	36.4	0	0		9	10	90.0	55.2	0	8	3	3	+4
11	Maya Moore M. Moore	11	10/20/2016	2016	WNBA Finals	MIN	vs	LAS	36	23	6	3	0	8	14	57.1	1	3	33.3	6	7	85.7	67.3	0	6	3	3	+2
12	Courtney Vandersloot C. Vandersloot	11	9/12/2014	2014	WNBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHX	36	6	3	0	1	3	7	42.9	0	1	0.0	0	0		42.9	1	2	3	3	-6
13	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	11	9/7/2014	2014	WNBA Finals	PHX	vs	CHI	31	19	4	2	1	8	13	61.5	3	7	42.9	0	0		73.1	0	4	4	3	+30
14	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	11	10/1/2009	2009	WNBA Finals	IND	@	PHX	36	19	9	2	0	8	17	47.1	0	3	0.0	3	3	100.0	51.9	1	8	4	3	+17
15	Nikki Teasley N. Teasley	11	9/12/2003	2003	WNBA Finals	LAS	vs	DET	40	6	7	1	0	2	11	18.2	1	10	10.0	1	1	100.0	26.2	2	5	1	4	+12
16	Nikki Teasley N. Teasley	11	8/31/2002	2002	WNBA Finals	LAS	vs	NYL	37	11	3	1	0	4	11	36.4	1	5	20.0	2	2	100.0	46.3	0	3	4	3	+7
17	Nikki Teasley N. Teasley	11	8/29/2002	2002	WNBA Finals	LAS	@	NYL	38	8	2	2	0	2	7	28.6	0	3	0.0	4	6	66.7	41.5	1	1	7	3	+9
18	Courtney Vandersloot C. Vandersloot	10	10/15/2021	2021	WNBA Finals	CHI	vs	PHX	25	4	3	1	1	2	3	66.7	0	0		0	0		66.7	0	3	2	1	+26
19	Danielle Robinson D. Robinson	10	10/4/2020	2020	WNBA Finals	LVA	vs	SEA	31	8	6	2	0	4	8	50.0	0	2	0.0	0	0		50.0	2	4	3	1	-13
20	Sue Bird S. Bird	10	10/4/2020	2020	WNBA Finals	SEA	@	LVA	27	16	0	2	0	6	9	66.7	4	7	57.1	0	0		88.9	0	0	2	0	+9
21	Kristi Toliver K. Toliver	10	10/6/2019	2019	WNBA Finals	WAS	@	CON	32	20	2	0	0	7	9	77.8	4	4	100.0	2	2	100.0	101.2	0	2	4	2	+2
22	Sue Bird S. Bird	10	9/12/2018	2018	WNBA Finals	SEA	@	WAS	32	10	2	0	0	3	7	42.9	2	5	40.0	2	2	100.0	63.5	0	2	2	1	+16
23	Cappie Pondexter C. Pondexter	10	9/16/2007	2007	WNBA Finals	PHX	@	DET	34	26	3	1	0	9	18	50.0	1	5	20.0	7	8	87.5	60.4	0	3	2	0	+21
24	Teresa Weatherspoon T. Weatherspoon	10	9/2/1999	1999	WNBA Finals	NYL	vs	HOU	38	5	4	0	0	2	5	40.0	0	1	0.0	1	1	100.0	46.0	0	4	2	3	-13
25	Chelsea Gray C. Gray	9	10/8/2023	2023	WNBA Finals	LVA	vs	NYL	37	20	6	0	2	6	13	46.2	3	5	60.0	5	5	100.0	65.8	0	6	3	1	+15