List of National Basketball Association single - game assists leaders - wikipedia 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. 23 different players have recorded 23 or more assists in a game. It has occurred 39 times in the regular season and five times in the playoffs. John Stockton has performed the feat the most times ( 10 ), followed by Earvin `` Magic '' Johnson and Kevin Porter ( 6 ). Active NBA player * Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Occurred in playoff competition Player 's team lost the game Min Minutes played Pts Points Reb Rebounds Stl Steals Blk Blocks Tov Turnovers Team FG % Rest of team 's field goal percentage ( subtracting player 's own shooting ) Assists Player Team Score Opponent Date Min Pts Reb Stl Blk Tov Team FG % Led the league in assists Notes 30 Skiles, Scott Scott Skiles Orlando Magic 155 -- 116 Denver Nuggets 000000001990 - 12 - 30 - 0000 December 30, 1990 44 22 6 0. 574 ( 54 -- 94 ) No 29 Porter, Kevin Kevin Porter New Jersey Nets 126 -- 112 Houston Rockets 000000001978 - 02 - 24 - 0000 February 24, 1978 48 14 5. 557 ( 44 -- 79 ) Yes 28 Cousy, Bob Bob Cousy * Boston Celtics 173 -- 139 Minneapolis Lakers 000000001959 - 02 - 27 - 0000 February 27, 1959 45 31 5 -- -- --. 496 ( 62 -- 125 ) Yes 28 Rodgers, Guy Guy Rodgers * San Francisco Warriors 109 -- 114 St. Louis Hawks 000000001963 - 03 - 14 - 0000 March 14, 1963 48 14 5 -- -- --. 588 ( 40 -- 68 ) Yes 28 Stockton, John John Stockton * Utah Jazz 124 -- 102 San Antonio Spurs 000000001991 - 01 - 15 - 0000 January 15, 1991 39 20 8 0 5. 543 ( 44 -- 81 ) Yes 27 Huston, Geoff Geoff Huston Cleveland Cavaliers 110 -- 106 Golden State Warriors 000000001982 - 01 - 27 - 0000 January 27, 1982 46 24 No 27 Stockton, John John Stockton * ( 2 ) Utah Jazz 107 -- 115 New York Knicks 000000001989 - 12 - 19 - 0000 December 19, 1989 36 18 0. 582 ( 39 -- 67 ) Yes 26 Stockton, John John Stockton * ( 3 ) Utah Jazz 123 -- 128 Portland Trail Blazers 000000001988 - 04 - 14 - 0000 April 14, 1988 45 17 0. 566 ( 47 -- 83 ) Yes 25 Rondo, Rajon Rajon Rondo ^ New Orleans Pelicans 128 -- 113 Brooklyn Nets 000000002017 - 12 - 27 - 0000 December 27, 2017 30 7 0. 533 ( 48 - 90 ) TBD 25 DiGregorio, Ernie Ernie DiGregorio Buffalo Braves 120 -- 119 Portland Trail Blazers 000000001974 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1974 48 20 9 -- Yes 25 Porter, Kevin Kevin Porter ( 2 ) Detroit Pistons 160 -- 119 Boston Celtics 000000001979 - 03 - 09 - 0000 March 9, 1979 37 30 Yes 25 Porter, Kevin Kevin Porter ( 3 ) Detroit Pistons 105 -- 116 Phoenix Suns 000000001979 - 04 - 01 - 0000 April 1, 1979 46 13 Yes 25 Thomas, Isiah Isiah Thomas * Detroit Pistons 124 -- 119 Dallas Mavericks 000000001985 - 02 - 13 - 0000 February 13, 1985 41 23 5 0 5. 533 ( 48 -- 90 ) Yes 25 McMillan, Nate Nate McMillan Seattle SuperSonics 124 -- 112 Los Angeles Clippers 000000001987 - 02 - 23 - 0000 February 23, 1987 41 8 8. 449 ( 44 -- 98 ) No 25 Johnson, Kevin Kevin Johnson Phoenix Suns 107 -- 95 San Antonio Spurs 000000001994 - 04 - 06 - 0000 April 6, 1994 41 16 0 0. 535 ( 38 -- 71 ) No 25 Kidd, Jason Jason Kidd * Dallas Mavericks 136 -- 133 Utah Jazz 000000001996 - 02 - 08 - 0000 February 8, 1996 49 20 0 5. 591 ( 39 -- 66 ) No 24 Rodgers, Guy Guy Rodgers * ( 2 ) Chicago Bulls 110 -- 107 New York Knicks 000000001966 - 12 - 21 - 0000 December 21, 1966 18 -- -- -- Yes 24 Porter, Kevin Kevin Porter ( 4 ) Washington Bullets 119 -- 114 Detroit Pistons 000000001980 - 03 - 23 - 0000 March 23, 1980 44 12. 562 ( 50 -- 89 ) No 24 Lucas, John John Lucas San Antonio Spurs 157 -- 154 Denver Nuggets 000000001984 - 04 - 15 - 0000 April 15, 1984 28 0 0 0. 641 ( 66 -- 103 ) No 24 Johnson, Earvin `` Magic '' Earvin `` Magic '' Johnson * Los Angeles Lakers 118 -- 102 Phoenix Suns 000000001984 - 05 - 15 - 0000 May 15, 1984 38 6 7 5. 586 ( 51 -- 87 ) -- 24 Thomas, Isiah Isiah Thomas * ( 2 ) Detroit Pistons 126 -- 128 Washington Bullets 000000001985 - 02 - 07 - 0000 February 7, 1985 50 25 10. 495 ( 48 -- 97 ) Yes 24 Stockton, John John Stockton * ( 4 ) Utah Jazz 109 -- 111 Los Angeles Lakers 000000001988 - 05 - 17 - 0000 May 17, 1988 48 23 5 0. 515 ( 34 -- 66 ) -- 24 Stockton, John John Stockton * ( 5 ) Utah Jazz 102 -- 104 Houston Rockets 000000001989 - 01 - 03 - 0000 January 3, 1989 45 26 6 0. 508 ( 31 -- 61 ) Yes 24 Johnson, Earvin `` Magic '' Earvin `` Magic '' Johnson * ( 2 ) Los Angeles Lakers 119 -- 105 Denver Nuggets 000000001989 - 11 - 17 - 0000 November 17, 1989 40 24 8 6. 533 ( 40 -- 75 ) No 24 Johnson, Earvin `` Magic '' Earvin `` Magic '' Johnson * ( 3 ) Los Angeles Lakers 118 -- 121 Phoenix Suns 000000001990 - 01 - 09 - 0000 January 9, 1990 45 24 6. 452 ( 38 -- 84 ) No 24 Sessions, Ramon Ramon Sessions ^ Milwaukee Bucks 135 -- 151 Chicago Bulls 000000002008 - 04 - 14 - 0000 April 14, 2008 44 : 27 20 8. 573 ( 43 -- 75 ) No 24 Rondo, Rajon Rajon Rondo ^ ( 2 ) Boston Celtics 105 -- 101 New York Knicks 000000002010 - 10 - 29 - 0000 October 29, 2010 45 : 20 10 10 0 7. 506 ( 40 -- 79 ) No 23 West, Jerry Jerry West * Los Angeles Lakers 143 -- 133 Philadelphia 76ers 000000001967 - 02 - 01 - 0000 February 1, 1967 24 6 -- -- --. 567 ( 51 -- 90 ) No 23 Porter, Kevin Kevin Porter ( 5 ) Detroit Pistons 131 -- 119 Houston Rockets 000000001978 - 12 - 27 - 0000 December 27, 1978 41 20 Yes 23 Porter, Kevin Kevin Porter ( 6 ) Detroit Pistons 113 -- 124 Los Angeles Lakers 000000001979 - 03 - 30 - 0000 March 30, 1979 43 15 Yes 23 Archibald, Nate `` Tiny '' Nate `` Tiny '' Archibald * Boston Celtics 145 -- 144 Denver Nuggets 000000001982 - 02 - 05 - 0000 February 5, 1982 38 15 No 23 Johnson, Earvin `` Magic '' Earvin `` Magic '' Johnson * ( 4 ) Los Angeles Lakers 128 -- 112 Seattle SuperSonics 000000001984 - 02 - 21 - 0000 February 21, 1984 36 9 5 0. 628 ( 54 -- 86 ) Yes 23 Johnson, Earvin `` Magic '' Earvin `` Magic '' Johnson * ( 5 ) Los Angeles Lakers 130 -- 126 Portland Trail Blazers 000000001985 - 05 - 03 - 0000 May 3, 1985 41 13 7 0 6. 566 ( 43 -- 76 ) -- 23 Johnson, Earvin `` Magic '' Earvin `` Magic '' Johnson * ( 6 ) Los Angeles Lakers 114 -- 107 Dallas Mavericks 000000001988 - 04 - 20 - 0000 April 20, 1988 42 8 10 0 8. 632 ( 43 -- 68 ) No 23 Lever, Lafayette `` Fat '' Lafayette `` Fat '' Lever Denver Nuggets 139 -- 121 Golden State Warriors 000000001989 - 04 - 21 - 0000 April 21, 1989 42 15 13 5 0. 579 ( 55 -- 95 ) No 23 Stockton, John John Stockton * ( 6 ) Utah Jazz 107 -- 104 Los Angeles Lakers 000000001990 - 04 - 12 - 0000 April 12, 1990 44 15 0. 521 ( 37 -- 71 ) Yes 23 Stockton, John John Stockton * ( 7 ) Utah Jazz 105 -- 95 Los Angeles Clippers 000000001990 - 12 - 08 - 0000 December 8, 1990 41 27 0. 492 ( 31 -- 63 ) Yes 23 Stockton, John John Stockton * ( 8 ) Utah Jazz 135 -- 108 Golden State Warriors 000000001991 - 11 - 29 - 0000 November 29, 1991 36 21. 608 ( 48 -- 79 ) Yes 23 Stockton, John John Stockton * ( 9 ) Utah Jazz 120 -- 106 Minnesota Timberwolves 000000001992 - 04 - 17 - 0000 April 17, 1992 36 9 5 0. 569 ( 41 -- 72 ) Yes 23 Blaylock, Daron `` Mookie '' Daron `` Mookie '' Blaylock Atlanta Hawks 139 -- 118 Utah Jazz 000000001993 - 03 - 06 - 0000 March 6, 1993 37 11 0 0. 545 ( 48 -- 88 ) No 23 Stockton, John John Stockton * 10 ! ( 10 ) Utah Jazz 110 -- 102 Portland Trail Blazers 000000001996 - 04 - 25 - 0000 April 25, 1996 41 11 0 0. 581 ( 36 -- 62 ) -- 23 Van Exel, Nick Nick Van Exel Los Angeles Lakers 95 -- 82 Vancouver Grizzlies 000000001997 - 01 - 05 - 0000 January 5, 1997 44 8 8 0. 500 ( 34 -- 68 ) No 23 Tinsley, Jamaal Jamaal Tinsley Indiana Pacers 110 -- 103 Washington Wizards 000000002001 - 11 - 22 - 0000 November 22, 2001 45 19 11 5. 541 ( 40 -- 74 ) No 23 Nash, Steve Steve Nash * Phoenix Suns 113 -- 100 Los Angeles Lakers 000000002007 - 04 - 29 - 0000 April 29, 2007 39 : 05 17. 493 ( 35 -- 71 ) -- 23 Rondo, Rajon Rajon Rondo ^ ( 3 ) Boston Celtics 105 -- 103 San Antonio Spurs 000000002011 - 01 - 05 - 0000 January 5, 2011 43 : 30 12 10 6 5. 615 ( 40 -- 65 ) No See also NBA regular season records List of NCAA Division I men 's basketball players with 20 or more assists in a game Notes Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ Kevin Porter passed for more assists than the opposing team, 29 -- 18. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ Guy Rodgers had 16 assists in one half. For the game, he had more assists than the opposing team, 28 -- 24. Jump up ^ John Stockton had 15 assists in the second half. For the game, he had more assists than the opposing team, 28 -- 27. Jump up ^ Stockton passed for more assists than the opposing team, 27 -- 25. Jump up ^ Ernie DiGregorio established the rookie single - game record. Jump up ^ Isiah Thomas passed for 16 assists in the first half. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ The game went to double overtime. Kidd had more assists than the opposing team, 25 -- 23. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ Magic Johnson had 13 assists in the second half, setting a playoff record at the time. Jump up ^ Isiah Thomas registered a triple - double. The game went to double overtime. Jump up ^ John Stockton had 14 assists in the first half. Jump up ^ Stockton passed for more assists than the opposing team, 24 -- 22. Jump up ^ Magic Johnson passed for more assists than the opposing team, 24 -- 15. Jump up ^ Magic Johnson had 16 assists in the first half. The game went to overtime. Jump up ^ Ramon Sessions was a rookie. His 24 assists were one shy of the rookie record. Jump up ^ Rajon Rondo registered a triple - double and tied the opposing team in assists total. Jump up ^ Jerry West 's teammate Elgin Baylor scored 44 points in the same game. Jump up ^ The Celtics scored 50 points in the first quarter and 85 points in the first half. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ Magic Johnson had 15 assists in the first half, setting the playoff record. Jump up ^ Magic Johnson tied the opposing team in assists, 23 -- 23. Jump up ^ Fat Lever registered a triple - double. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ Stockton had more assists than the opposing team, 23 -- 22. Jump up ^ Stockton had 14 assists in the second half. For the game, he had more assists than the opposing team, 23 -- 20. Jump up ^ Nick Van Exel had more assists than the opposing team, 23 -- 21. Jump up ^ Jamaal Tinsley had a triple - double. He was also a rookie. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ 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. References Sporting News, The ( 2005 ). 2005 -- 06 Official NBA Guide. National Basketball Association statistical leaders Players Career Regular season Points Franchise Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Turnovers Three - point field goals Free throws Seasons Games Minutes Playoffs Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Turnovers Three - point field goals Free throws Games Minutes Annual Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Minutes Field goal percentage Three - point field goals Three - point field goal percentage Free throw percentage Season Points Rookie Rebounds Rookie Game Points Playoffs Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Misc Tallest players Shortest players Oldest and youngest players Highest - paid players Teams Winningest teams All - time win - loss records Winning streaks Losing streaks Misc Highest - scoring games Records Regular season Playoffs All - Star Game Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_National_Basketball_Association_single-game_assists_leaders&oldid=833689859 '' Categories : National Basketball Association statistical leaders Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Talk About Wikipedia Español Français Edit links This page was last edited on 1 April 2018, at 23 : 43. 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Question: who had the most assists in one nba game
Answer: Scott Skiles