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).
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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 |
[lower-alpha 2] |
29 |
Kevin Porter |
New Jersey Nets |
126–112 |
Houston Rockets |
February 24, 1978 |
48 |
14 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
[lower-alpha 3] |
28 |
Bob Cousy* |
Boston Celtics |
173–139 |
Minneapolis Lakers |
February 27, 1959 |
45 |
31 |
5 |
— |
— |
— |
[lower-alpha 4] |
Guy Rodgers* |
San Francisco Warriors |
109–114 |
St. Louis Hawks |
March 14, 1963 |
48 |
14 |
5 |
— |
— |
— |
[lower-alpha 5] |
John Stockton* |
Utah Jazz |
124–102 |
San Antonio Spurs |
January 15, 1991 |
39 |
20 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
5 |
[lower-alpha 6] |
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 |
[lower-alpha 7] |
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 |
— |
[lower-alpha 8] |
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 |
[lower-alpha 9] |
Nate McMillan |
Seattle SuperSonics |
124–112 |
Los Angeles Clippers |
February 23, 1987 |
41 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
[lower-alpha 10] |
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 |
[lower-alpha 11] |
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 |
[lower-alpha 12] |
Earvin "Magic" Johnson* |
Los Angeles Lakers |
118–102 |
Phoenix Suns |
May 15, 1984 |
38 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
[lower-alpha 13] |
Isiah Thomas* (2) |
Detroit Pistons |
126–128 |
Washington Bullets |
February 7, 1985 |
50 |
25 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
[lower-alpha 14] |
John Stockton* (4) |
Utah Jazz |
109–111 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
May 17, 1988 |
48 |
23 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
[lower-alpha 15] |
John Stockton* (5) |
Utah Jazz |
102–104 |
Houston Rockets |
January 3, 1989 |
45 |
26 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
[lower-alpha 16] |
Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (2) |
Los Angeles Lakers |
119–105 |
Denver Nuggets |
November 17, 1989 |
40 |
24 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
[lower-alpha 17] |
Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (3) |
Los Angeles Lakers |
118–121 |
Phoenix Suns |
January 9, 1990 |
45 |
24 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
[lower-alpha 18] |
Ramon Sessions |
Milwaukee Bucks |
135–151 |
Chicago Bulls |
April 14, 2008 |
44:27 |
20 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
[lower-alpha 19] |
Rajon Rondo† (2) |
Boston Celtics |
105–101 |
New York Knicks |
October 29, 2010 |
45:20 |
10 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
[lower-alpha 20] |
Russell Westbrook^ |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
147–154 |
San Antonio Spurs |
January 10, 2019 |
49:35 |
24 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
[lower-alpha 21] |
Russell Westbrook^ (2) |
Washington Wizards |
154–141 |
Indiana Pacers |
May 3, 2021 |
38:38 |
14 |
21 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
[lower-alpha 22] |
23 |
Jerry West* |
Los Angeles Lakers |
143–133 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
February 1, 1967 |
|
24 |
6 |
— |
— |
— |
[lower-alpha 23] |
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 |
[lower-alpha 24] |
Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (4) |
Los Angeles Lakers |
128–112 |
Seattle SuperSonics |
February 21, 1984 |
36 |
9 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
[lower-alpha 25] |
Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (5) |
Los Angeles Lakers |
130–126 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
May 3, 1985 |
41 |
13 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
[lower-alpha 26] |
Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (6) |
Los Angeles Lakers |
114–107 |
Dallas Mavericks |
April 20, 1988 |
42 |
8 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
[lower-alpha 27] |
Lafayette "Fat" Lever |
Denver Nuggets |
139–121 |
Golden State Warriors |
April 21, 1989 |
42 |
15 |
13 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
[lower-alpha 28] |
John Stockton* (6) |
Utah Jazz |
107–104 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
April 12, 1990 |
44 |
15 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
[lower-alpha 29] |
John Stockton* (7) |
Utah Jazz |
105–95 |
Los Angeles Clippers |
December 8, 1990 |
41 |
27 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
[lower-alpha 30] |
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 |
[lower-alpha 31] |
Nick Van Exel |
Los Angeles Lakers |
95–82 |
Vancouver Grizzlies |
January 5, 1997 |
43:32 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
[lower-alpha 32] |
Jamaal Tinsley |
Indiana Pacers |
110–103 |
Washington Wizards |
November 22, 2001 |
45:02 |
19 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
[lower-alpha 33] |
Steve Nash* |
Phoenix Suns |
113–100 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
April 29, 2007 |
39:05 |
17 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
[lower-alpha 34] |
Rajon Rondo† (3) |
Boston Celtics |
105–103 |
San Antonio Spurs |
January 5, 2011 |
43:30 |
12 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
[lower-alpha 35] |
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 |
— |
— |
— |
[lower-alpha 36] |
Oscar Robertson* (2) |
Cincinnati Royals |
149–145 |
New York Knicks |
March 5, 1966 |
53 |
44 |
8 |
— |
— |
— |
[lower-alpha 37] |
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 |
[lower-alpha 38] |
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 |
[lower-alpha 39] |
John Stockton* (11) |
Utah Jazz |
107–101 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
January 8, 1987 |
43 |
11 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
[lower-alpha 40] |
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 |
[lower-alpha 41] |
Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (8) |
Los Angeles Lakers |
123–125 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
November 6, 1990 |
49 |
24 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
[lower-alpha 42] |
John Stockton* (13) |
Utah Jazz |
112–98 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
December 18, 1992 |
32 |
17 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
[lower-alpha 43] |
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 |
[lower-alpha 44] |
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 |
[lower-alpha 45] |
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 |
[lower-alpha 46] |
Chris Duhon |
New York Knicks |
138–125 |
Golden State Warriors |
November 29, 2008 |
45:15 |
12 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
[lower-alpha 47] |
Russell Westbrook^ (3) |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
114–101 |
Phoenix Suns |
December 17, 2016 |
34:01 |
26 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
[lower-alpha 48] |
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