List of National Basketball Association single-game assists leaders
This is a complete listing of National Basketball Association players who have recorded 23 or more assists in a game. 24 different players have recorded 23 or more assists in a game.

List of National Basketball Association single-game assists leaders

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Table Section Text: This is a complete listing of National Basketball Association players who have recorded 23 or more assists in a game. 24 different players have recorded 23 or more assists in a game.

Assists	Player	Team	Score	Opponent	Date	Min	Pts	Reb	Stl	Blk	Tov	Team FG%	Led the league in assists	Notes

30	Scott Skiles	Orlando Magic	155–116	Denver Nuggets	December 30, 1990	44	22	6	2	0	4	.574 (54–94)	No

29	Kevin Porter	New Jersey Nets	126–112	Houston Rockets	February 24, 1978	48	14	5	.557 (44–79)	Yes

28	Bob Cousy*	Boston Celtics	173–139	Minneapolis Lakers	February 27, 1959	45	31	5	–	–	–	.496 (62–125)	Yes

28	Guy Rodgers*	San Francisco Warriors	109–114	St. Louis Hawks	March 14, 1963	48	14	5	–	–	–	.588 (40–68)	Yes

28	John Stockton*	Utah Jazz	124–102	San Antonio Spurs	January 15, 1991	39	20	3	8	0	5	.543 (44–81)	Yes

27	Geoff Huston	Cleveland Cavaliers	110–106	Golden State Warriors	January 27, 1982	46	24	1	No

27	John Stockton* (2)	Utah Jazz	107–115	New York Knicks	December 19, 1989	36	18	3	2	0	2	.582 (39–67)	Yes

26	John Stockton* (3)	Utah Jazz	123–128	Portland Trail Blazers	April 14, 1988	45	17	3	2	0	2	.566 (47–83)	Yes

25	Rajon Rondo^	New Orleans Pelicans	128–113	Brooklyn Nets	December 27, 2017	30:18	2	7	1	0	3	.533 (48-90)	No

25	Ernie DiGregorio	Buffalo Braves	120–119	Portland Trail Blazers	January 1, 1974	48	20	9	–	Yes

25	Kevin Porter (2)	Detroit Pistons	160–119	Boston Celtics	March 9, 1979	37	30	3	Yes

25	Kevin Porter (3)	Detroit Pistons	105–116	Phoenix Suns	April 1, 1979	46	13	3	Yes

25	Isiah Thomas*	Detroit Pistons	124–119	Dallas Mavericks	February 13, 1985	41	23	5	2	0	5	.533 (48–90)	Yes

25	Nate McMillan	Seattle SuperSonics	124–112	Los Angeles Clippers	February 23, 1987	41	8	8	1	4	3	.449 (44–98)	No

25	Kevin Johnson	Phoenix Suns	107–95	San Antonio Spurs	April 6, 1994	41	16	3	0	0	4	.535 (38–71)	No

25	Jason Kidd*	Dallas Mavericks	136–133	Utah Jazz	February 8, 1996	49	20	4	4	0	5	.591 (39–66)	No

24	Guy Rodgers* (2)	Chicago Bulls	110–107	New York Knicks	December 21, 1966	18	–	–	–	Yes

24	Kevin Porter (4)	Washington Bullets	119–114	Detroit Pistons	March 23, 1980	44	12	1	.562 (50–89)	No

24	John Lucas	San Antonio Spurs	157–154	Denver Nuggets	April 15, 1984	28	0	0	2	0	2	.641 (66–103)	No

24	Earvin "Magic" Johnson*	Los Angeles Lakers	118–102	Phoenix Suns	May 15, 1984	38	6	7	5	2	4	.586 (51–87)	–

24	Isiah Thomas* (2)	Detroit Pistons	126–128	Washington Bullets	February 7, 1985	50	25	10	2	1	2	.495 (48–97)	Yes

24	John Stockton* (4)	Utah Jazz	109–111	Los Angeles Lakers	May 17, 1988	48	23	3	5	0	3	.515 (34–66)	–

24	John Stockton* (5)	Utah Jazz	102–104	Houston Rockets	January 3, 1989	45	26	1	6	0	1	.508 (31–61)	Yes

24	Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (2)	Los Angeles Lakers	119–105	Denver Nuggets	November 17, 1989	40	24	8	6	1	3	.533 (40–75)	No

24	Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (3)	Los Angeles Lakers	118–121	Phoenix Suns	January 9, 1990	45	24	6	2	2	4	.452 (38–84)	No

24	Ramon Sessions^	Milwaukee Bucks	135–151	Chicago Bulls	April 14, 2008	44:27	20	8	1	1	2	.573 (43–75)	No

24	Rajon Rondo^ (2)	Boston Celtics	105–101	New York Knicks	October 29, 2010	45:20	10	10	1	0	7	.506 (40–79)	No

24	Russell Westbrook^	Oklahoma City Thunder	147–154	San Antonio Spurs	January 10, 2019	49:35	24	13	2	0	3	.511 (47–92)	No

23	Jerry West*	Los Angeles Lakers	143–133	Philadelphia 76ers	February 1, 1967	24	6	–	–	–	.567 (51–90)	No

23	Kevin Porter (5)	Detroit Pistons	131–119	Houston Rockets	December 27, 1978	41	20	3	Yes

23	Kevin Porter (6)	Detroit Pistons	113–124	Los Angeles Lakers	March 30, 1979	43	15	3	Yes

23	Nate "Tiny" Archibald*	Boston Celtics	145–144	Denver Nuggets	February 5, 1982	38	15	4	No

23	Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (4)	Los Angeles Lakers	128–112	Seattle SuperSonics	February 21, 1984	36	9	5	2	0	3	.628 (54–86)	Yes

23	Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (5)	Los Angeles Lakers	130–126	Portland Trail Blazers	May 3, 1985	41	13	7	1	0	6	.566 (43–76)	–

23	Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (6)	Los Angeles Lakers	114–107	Dallas Mavericks	April 20, 1988	42	8	10	0	1	8	.632 (43–68)	No

23	Lafayette "Fat" Lever	Denver Nuggets	139–121	Golden State Warriors	April 21, 1989	42	15	13	5	0	1	.579 (55–95)	No

23	John Stockton* (6)	Utah Jazz	107–104	Los Angeles Lakers	April 12, 1990	44	15	4	3	0	3	.521 (37–71)	Yes

23	John Stockton* (7)	Utah Jazz	105–95	Los Angeles Clippers	December 8, 1990	41	27	3	4	0	1	.492 (31–63)	Yes

23	John Stockton* (8)	Utah Jazz	135–108	Golden State Warriors	November 29, 1991	36	21	2	2	1	4	.608 (48–79)	Yes

23	John Stockton* (9)	Utah Jazz	120–106	Minnesota Timberwolves	April 17, 1992	36	9	2	5	0	4	.569 (41–72)	Yes

23	Daron "Mookie" Blaylock	Atlanta Hawks	139–118	Utah Jazz	March 6, 1993	37	11	0	4	0	2	.545 (48–88)	No

23	John Stockton* (10)	Utah Jazz	110–102	Portland Trail Blazers	April 25, 1996	41	11	2	0	0	1	.581 (36–62)	–

23	Nick Van Exel	Los Angeles Lakers	95–82	Vancouver Grizzlies	January 5, 1997	44	8	8	1	0	2	.500 (34–68)	No

23	Jamaal Tinsley	Indiana Pacers	110–103	Washington Wizards	November 22, 2001	45	19	11	1	1	5	.541 (40–74)	No

23	Steve Nash*	Phoenix Suns	113–100	Los Angeles Lakers	April 29, 2007	39:05	17	1	2	1	3	.493 (35–71)	–

23	Rajon Rondo^ (3)	Boston Celtics	105–103	San Antonio Spurs	January 5, 2011	43:30	12	10	6	1	5	.615 (40–65)	No

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Scott Skiles holds the NBA record for 30 assists in one game with Orlando.

final_sentence: Scott Skiles holds the NBA record for 30 assists in one game with Orlando.