This is a complete listing of National Basketball Association players who have recorded 22 or more assists in a game.
36 players have recorded 22 or more assists in a game. It has occurred 68 times in the regular season and six times in the playoffs.
John Stockton has performed the feat the most times (13), followed by Kevin Porter (9) and Earvin "Magic" Johnson (8).
Single-game leaders Assists | Player | Team | Score | Opponent | Date | Min | Pts | Reb | Stl | Blk | Tov | Notes |
30 | Scott Skiles | Orlando Magic | 155–116 | Denver Nuggets | December 30, 1990 | 44 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | [b] |
29 | Kevin Porter | New Jersey Nets | 126–112 | Houston Rockets | February 24, 1978 | 48 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | [c] |
28 | Bob Cousy* | Boston Celtics | 173–139 | Minneapolis Lakers | February 27, 1959 | 45 | 31 | 5 | — | — | — | [d] |
Guy Rodgers* | San Francisco Warriors | 109–114 | St. Louis Hawks | March 14, 1963 | 48 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | [e] |
John Stockton* | Utah Jazz | 124–102 | San Antonio Spurs | January 15, 1991 | 39 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | [f] |
27 | Geoff Huston | Cleveland Cavaliers | 110–106 | Golden State Warriors | January 27, 1982 | 46 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
John Stockton* (2) | Utah Jazz | 107–115 | New York Knicks | December 19, 1989 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [g] |
26 | John Stockton* (3) | Utah Jazz | 123–128 | Portland Trail Blazers | April 14, 1988 | 45 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
25 | Ernie DiGregorio | Buffalo Braves | 120–119 | Portland Trail Blazers | January 1, 1974 | 48 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | [h] |
Kevin Porter (2) | Detroit Pistons | 160–119 | Boston Celtics | March 9, 1979 | 37 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Kevin Porter (3) | Detroit Pistons | 105–116 | Phoenix Suns | April 1, 1979 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
Isiah Thomas* | Detroit Pistons | 124–119 | Dallas Mavericks | February 13, 1985 | 41 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | [i] |
Nate McMillan | Seattle SuperSonics | 124–112 | Los Angeles Clippers | February 23, 1987 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | [j] |
Kevin Johnson | Phoenix Suns | 107–95 | San Antonio Spurs | April 6, 1994 | 41 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Jason Kidd* | Dallas Mavericks | 136–133 | Utah Jazz | February 8, 1996 | 49 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | [k] |
Rajon Rondo† | New Orleans Pelicans | 128–113 | Brooklyn Nets | December 27, 2017 | 30:18 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
24 | Guy Rodgers* (2) | Chicago Bulls | 110–107 | New York Knicks | December 21, 1966 | | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | |
Kevin Porter (4) | Washington Bullets | 119–114 | Detroit Pistons | March 23, 1980 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
John Lucas | San Antonio Spurs | 157–154 | Denver Nuggets | April 15, 1984 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | [l] |
Earvin "Magic" Johnson* | Los Angeles Lakers | 118–102 | Phoenix Suns | May 15, 1984 | 38 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | [m] |
Isiah Thomas* (2) | Detroit Pistons | 126–128 | Washington Bullets | February 7, 1985 | 50 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | [n] |
John Stockton* (4) | Utah Jazz | 109–111 | Los Angeles Lakers | May 17, 1988 | 48 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | [o] |
John Stockton* (5) | Utah Jazz | 102–104 | Houston Rockets | January 3, 1989 | 45 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | [p] |
Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (2) | Los Angeles Lakers | 119–105 | Denver Nuggets | November 17, 1989 | 40 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | [q] |
Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (3) | Los Angeles Lakers | 118–121 | Phoenix Suns | January 9, 1990 | 45 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | [r] |
Ramon Sessions | Milwaukee Bucks | 135–151 | Chicago Bulls | April 14, 2008 | 44:27 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | [s] |
Rajon Rondo† (2) | Boston Celtics | 105–101 | New York Knicks | October 29, 2010 | 45:20 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | [t] |
Russell Westbrook^ | Oklahoma City Thunder | 147–154 | San Antonio Spurs | January 10, 2019 | 49:35 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | [u] |
Russell Westbrook^ (2) | Washington Wizards | 154–141 | Indiana Pacers | May 3, 2021 | 38:38 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 6 | [v] |
23 | Jerry West* | Los Angeles Lakers | 143–133 | Philadelphia 76ers | February 1, 1967 | | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | [w] |
Kevin Porter (5) | Detroit Pistons | 131–119 | Houston Rockets | December 27, 1978 | 41 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Kevin Porter (6) | Detroit Pistons | 113–124 | Los Angeles Lakers | March 30, 1979 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
Nate "Tiny" Archibald* | Boston Celtics | 145–144 | Denver Nuggets | February 5, 1982 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | [x] |
Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (4) | Los Angeles Lakers | 128–112 | Seattle SuperSonics | February 21, 1984 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | [y] |
Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (5) | Los Angeles Lakers | 130–126 | Portland Trail Blazers | May 3, 1985 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | [z] |
Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (6) | Los Angeles Lakers | 114–107 | Dallas Mavericks | April 20, 1988 | 42 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 8 | [aa] |
Lafayette "Fat" Lever | Denver Nuggets | 139–121 | Golden State Warriors | April 21, 1989 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | [ab] |
John Stockton* (6) | Utah Jazz | 107–104 | Los Angeles Lakers | April 12, 1990 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | [ac] |
John Stockton* (7) | Utah Jazz | 105–95 | Los Angeles Clippers | December 8, 1990 | 41 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | [ad] |
John Stockton* (8) | Utah Jazz | 135–108 | Golden State Warriors | November 29, 1991 | 36 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
John Stockton* (9) | Utah Jazz | 120–106 | Minnesota Timberwolves | April 17, 1992 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
Daron "Mookie" Blaylock | Atlanta Hawks | 139–118 | Utah Jazz | March 6, 1993 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
John Stockton* (10) | Utah Jazz | 110–102 | Portland Trail Blazers | April 25, 1996 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | [ae] |
Nick Van Exel | Los Angeles Lakers | 95–82 | Vancouver Grizzlies | January 5, 1997 | 43:32 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [af] |
Jamaal Tinsley | Indiana Pacers | 110–103 | Washington Wizards | November 22, 2001 | 45:02 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | [ag] |
Steve Nash* | Phoenix Suns | 113–100 | Los Angeles Lakers | April 29, 2007 | 39:05 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | [ah] |
Rajon Rondo† (3) | Boston Celtics | 105–103 | San Antonio Spurs | January 5, 2011 | 43:30 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | [ai] |
Tyrese Haliburton^ | Indiana Pacers | 140–126 | New York Knicks | December 30, 2023 | 35:43 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
22 | Oscar Robertson* | Cincinnati Royals | 139–132 | Syracuse Nationals | October 29, 1961 | | 26 | 11 | — | — | — | [aj] |
Oscar Robertson* (2) | Cincinnati Royals | 149–145 | New York Knicks | March 5, 1966 | 53 | 44 | 8 | — | — | — | [ak] |
Art Williams | San Diego Rockets | 136–126 | Phoenix Suns | December 28, 1968 | 42 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | |
Art Williams (2) | San Diego Rockets | 141–123 | San Francisco Warriors | February 14, 1970 | 27 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | |
Kevin Porter (7) | Washington Bullets | 118–112 | Atlanta Hawks | March 5, 1975 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Kevin Porter (8) | Detroit Pistons | 126–130 | San Antonio Spurs | December 23, 1978 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Kevin Porter (9) | Detroit Pistons | 117–124 | Chicago Bulls | February 27, 1979 | 44 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
John Lucas (2) | Golden State Warriors | 130–137 | Denver Nuggets | February 27, 1981 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Allen Leavell | Houston Rockets | 114–111 | New Jersey Nets | January 25, 1983 | 41 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | [al] |
Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (7) | Los Angeles Lakers | 127–114 | Cleveland Cavaliers | November 17, 1983 | 37 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Ennis Whatley | Chicago Bulls | 111–113 | New York Knicks | January 14, 1984 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
Ennis Whatley (2) | Chicago Bulls | 102–98 | Atlanta Hawks | March 3, 1984 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | [am] |
John Stockton* (11) | Utah Jazz | 107–101 | Los Angeles Lakers | January 8, 1987 | 43 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | [an] |
Glenn "Doc" Rivers | Atlanta Hawks | 118–109 | Boston Celtics | May 16, 1988 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
John Stockton* (12) | Utah Jazz | 110–113 | Cleveland Cavaliers | December 11, 1989 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | [ao] |
Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (8) | Los Angeles Lakers | 123–125 | Portland Trail Blazers | November 6, 1990 | 49 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | [ap] |
John Stockton* (13) | Utah Jazz | 112–98 | Philadelphia 76ers | December 18, 1992 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | [aq] |
Sherman Douglas | Boston Celtics | 135–112 | Philadelphia 76ers | April 3, 1994 | 46 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
Tim Hardaway* | Golden State Warriors | 128–131 | Orlando Magic | December 16, 1994 | 45 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | [ar] |
Robert Pack | New Jersey Nets | 114–91 | Dallas Mavericks | November 23, 1996 | 39:13 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
Mark Jackson | Denver Nuggets | 132–123 | New Jersey Nets | January 20, 1997 | 39:35 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
George McCloud | Denver Nuggets | 109–104 | Chicago Bulls | March 26, 2001 | 49:21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | [as] |
Andre Miller | Cleveland Cavaliers | 91–94 | Philadelphia 76ers | December 15, 2001 | 43:43 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4 | |
Steve Nash* (2) | Phoenix Suns | 133–140 | New York Knicks | January 2, 2006 | 55:28 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | [at] |
Chris Duhon | New York Knicks | 138–125 | Golden State Warriors | November 29, 2008 | 45:15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | [au] |
Russell Westbrook^ (3) | Oklahoma City Thunder | 114–101 | Phoenix Suns | December 17, 2016 | 34:01 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | [av] |
Trae Young^ | Atlanta Hawks | 135–124 | Cleveland Cavaliers | November 27, 2024 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
- ^ A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.
- ^ Scott Skiles had 14 assists in the first half, 10 assists in the third quarter, and 6 assists in the fourth quarter. Skiles passed for more than twice as many assists as the opposing team, 30–14.
- ^ Kevin Porter passed for more assists than the opposing team, 29–18.
- ^ Bob Cousy passed for 19 assists in a half, setting the NBA record, and 12 assists in a quarter, the NBA record at the time. Cousy passed for more assists than the opposing team, 28–15.
- ^ Guy Rodgers had 16 assists in one half. For the game, he had more assists than the opposing team, 28–24.
- ^ John Stockton had 15 assists in the second half. For the game, he had more assists than the opposing team, 28–27.
- ^ Stockton passed for more assists than the opposing team, 27–25.
- ^ Ernie DiGregorio established the rookie single-game record.
- ^ Isiah Thomas passed for 16 assists in the first half.
- ^ Nate McMillan tied Ernie DiGregorio's rookie single-game record. McMillan had 17 assists in the second half. For the game, he passed for more assists than the opposing team, 25–24.
- ^ The game went to double overtime. Kidd had more assists than the opposing team, 25–23.
- ^ John Lucas did not start in the game. He also did not score in the game. He passed for 14 assists in the second quarter, setting the NBA record. The Spurs had 50 assists as a team. This was also the last game of the regular season.
- ^ Magic Johnson had 13 assists in the second half, setting a playoff record at the time.
- ^ Isiah Thomas registered a triple-double. The game went to double overtime.
- ^ John Stockton had 14 assists in the first half.
- ^ Stockton passed for more assists than the opposing team, 24–22.
- ^ Magic Johnson passed for more assists than the opposing team, 24–15.
- ^ Magic Johnson had 16 assists in the first half. The game went to overtime.
- ^ Ramon Sessions was a rookie. His 24 assists were one shy of the rookie record.
- ^ Rajon Rondo registered a triple-double and tied the opposing team in assists total.
- ^ Russell Westbrook registered a triple-double. The game went to double overtime.
- ^ Russell Westbrook registered a triple-double.
- ^ Jerry West's teammate Elgin Baylor scored 44 points in the same game.
- ^ The Celtics scored 50 points in the first quarter and 85 points in the first half.
- ^ Magic Johnson had 12 assists in the first quarter, tying the NBA record at the time. He also had 18 assists in the first half.
- ^ Magic Johnson had 15 assists in the first half, setting the playoff record.
- ^ Magic Johnson tied the opposing team in assists, 23–23.
- ^ Fat Lever registered a triple-double.
- ^ The game marked the second time that Karl Malone scored 40 or more points and Stockton had 20 or more assists in the same game. Stockton had more assists than the opposing team, 23–20.
- ^ Stockton had more assists than the opposing team, 23–22.
- ^ Stockton had 14 assists in the second half. For the game, he had more assists than the opposing team, 23–20.
- ^ Nick Van Exel had more assists than the opposing team, 23–21.
- ^ Jamaal Tinsley had a triple-double. He was also a rookie.
- ^ Steve Nash passed for 15 assists in the first half, tying the playoff record. For the game, he had more assists than the opposing team, 23–21.
- ^ Rajon Rondo had a triple-double. Rondo had 21 assists after three quarters. For the game, he had more assists than the opposing team, 23–20.
- ^ Oscar Robertson had a triple-double.
- ^ The game went to overtime.
- ^ Allen Leavell tied the opposing team in assists, 22–22.
- ^ Ennis Whatley passed for more assists than the opposing team, 22–18.
- ^ John Stockton passed for more assists than the opposing team, 22–18.
- ^ The game went to overtime.
- ^ The game went to overtime.
- ^ John Stockton passed for more assists than the opposing team, 22–21.
- ^ The game went to overtime.
- ^ The game went to overtime.
- ^ The game went to triple overtime.
- ^ Chris Duhon passed for more assists than the opposing team, 22–21.
- ^ Russell Westbrook registered a triple-double. He passed for more assists than the opposing team, 22–16.
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