List of National Basketball Association players with most assists in a game

This is a complete listing of National Basketball Association players who have recorded 20 or more assists in a game.

61 different players have recorded 20 or more assists in a game. It has occurred 201 times in the regular season, and 18 times in the playoffs.

Seven players have accomplished the feat in a playoff game: Earvin "Magic" Johnson (ten times), John Stockton (four times), Johnny Moore, Glenn "Doc" Rivers, Tim Hardaway, Steve Nash, and Rajon Rondo.

Three players have performed the feat ten or more times overall: John Stockton (38 times), Earvin "Magic" Johnson (32), and Kevin Porter (17).

^ Active NBA player
* Enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Occurred in playoff competition
MP 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 Date Opponent Score MP Pts Reb Stl Blk Tov Team FG% 20-20 Led the league in assists Notes Ref.
30 Skiles, ScottScott Skiles Orlando Magic 01990-12-30 December 30, 1990 Denver Nuggets 155—116 44 22 6 2 0 4 .574 (54—94) Yes No 14 assists in first half, 10 assists in third quarter, 6 assists in fourth quarter. Skiles passed for more than twice as many assists as the opposing team, 30-14.
29 Porter, KevinKevin Porter New Jersey Nets 01978-02-24 February 24, 1978 Houston Rockets 126—112 48 14 5 .557 (44—79) No Yes Porter passed for more assists than the opposing team, 29-18.
28 Cousy, BobBob Cousy* Boston Celtics 01959-02-27 February 27, 1959 Minneapolis Lakers 173—139 45 31 5 — — — .496 (62—125) Yes Yes 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.
28 Rodgers, GuyGuy Rodgers San Francisco Warriors 01963-03-14 March 14, 1963 St. Louis Hawks 109—114 48 14 5 — — — .588 (40—68) No Yes 16 assists in one half. More assists than the opposing team, 28-24.
28 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* Utah Jazz 01991-01-15 January 15, 1991 San Antonio Spurs 124—102 39 20 3 8 0 5 .543 (44—81) Yes Yes 15 assists in the second half. More assists than the opposing team, 28-27.
27 Huston, GeoffGeoff Huston Cleveland Cavaliers 01982-01-27 January 27, 1982 Golden State Warriors 110—106 46 24 1 Yes No
27 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (2) Utah Jazz 01989-12-19 December 19, 1989 New York Knicks 107—115 36 18 3 2 0 2 .582 (39—67) No Yes More assists than the opposing team, 27-25.
26 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (3) Utah Jazz 01988-04-14 April 14, 1988 Portland Trail Blazers 123—128 45 17 3 2 0 2 .566 (47—83) No Yes
25 DiGregorio, ErnieErnie DiGregorio Buffalo Braves 01974-01-01 January 1, 1974 Portland Trail Blazers 120—119 48 20 9 Yes Yes Rookie single-game record.
25 Porter, KevinKevin Porter (2) Detroit Pistons 01979-03-09 March 9, 1979 Boston Celtics 160—119 37 30 3 Yes Yes
25 Porter, KevinKevin Porter (3) Detroit Pistons 01979-04-01 April 1, 1979 Phoenix Suns 105—116 46 13 3 No Yes
25 Thomas, IsiahIsiah Thomas* Detroit Pistons 01985-02-13 February 13, 1985 Dallas Mavericks 124—119 41 23 5 2 0 5 .533 (48—90) Yes Yes 16 assists in the first half.
25 McMillan, NateNate McMillan Seattle SuperSonics 01987-02-23 February 23, 1987 Los Angeles Clippers 124—112 41 8 8 1 4 3 .449 (44—98) No No Rookie single-game record. 17 assists in the second half. More assists than the opposing team, 25-24.
25 Johnson, KevinKevin Johnson Phoenix Suns 01994-04-06 April 6, 1994 San Antonio Spurs 107—95 41 16 3 0 0 4 .535 (38—71) No No
25 Kidd, JasonJason Kidd^ Dallas Mavericks 01996-02-08 February 8, 1996 Utah Jazz 136—133 49 20 4 4 0 5 .591 (39—66) Yes No Double overtime. More assists than the opposing team, 25-23.
24 Rodgers, GuyGuy Rodgers (2) Chicago Bulls 01966-12-21 December 21, 1966 New York Knicks 110—107 18 — — — No Yes
24 Porter, KevinKevin Porter (4) Washington Bullets 01980-03-23 March 23, 1980 Detroit Pistons 119—114 44 12 1 No No
24 Lucas, JohnJohn Lucas San Antonio Spurs 01984-04-15 April 15, 1984 Denver Nuggets 157—154 28 0 0 No No Did not start game. 14 assists in the second quarter, setting the NBA record. The Spurs had 50 assists. Last game of season.
24 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* Los Angeles Lakers 01984-05-15 May 15, 1984 Phoenix Suns 118—102 38 6 7 5 2 4 .586 (51—87) No — 13 assists in the second half, setting a playoff record at the time.
24 Thomas, IsiahIsiah Thomas* (2) Detroit Pistons 01985-02-07 February 7, 1985 Washington Bullets 126—128 50 25 10 2 .495 (48—97) Yes Yes Triple-double. Double overtime.
24 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (4) Utah Jazz 01988-05-17 May 17, 1988 Los Angeles Lakers 109—111 48 23 3 5 0 3 .515 (34—66) Yes — 14 assists in the first half.
24 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (5) Utah Jazz 01989-01-03 January 3, 1989 Houston Rockets 102—104 45 26 1 6 0 1 .508 (31—61) Yes Yes More assists than the opposing team, 24-22.
24 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (2) Los Angeles Lakers 01989-11-17 November 17, 1989 Denver Nuggets 119—105 40 24 8 6 1 3 .533 (40—75) Yes No More assists than the opposing team, 24-15.
24 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (3) Los Angeles Lakers 01990-01-09 January 9, 1990 Phoenix Suns 118—121 45 24 6 2 2 4 .452 (38—84) Yes No Overtime. 16 assists in the first half.
24 Sessions, RamonRamon Sessions^ Milwaukee Bucks 02008-04-14 April 14, 2008 Chicago Bulls 135—151 44 20 8 1 1 2 .573 (43—75) Yes No Rookie.
24 Rondo, RajonRajon Rondo^ Boston Celtics 02010-10-29 October 29, 2010 New York Knicks 105—101 45 10 10 1 0 7 .506 (40—79) No Triple-double. Tied the opposing team in assists, 24-24.
23 West, JerryJerry West* Los Angeles Lakers 01967-02-01 February 1, 1967 Philadelphia 76ers 143—133 24 6 — — — .567 (51—90) Yes No Elgin Baylor scored 44 points in the same game.
23 Porter, KevinKevin Porter (5) Detroit Pistons 01978-12-27 December 27, 1978 Houston Rockets 131—119 41 20 3 Yes Yes
23 Porter, KevinKevin Porter (6) Detroit Pistons 01979-03-30 March 30, 1979 Los Angeles Lakers 113—124 43 15 3 No Yes
23 Archibald, Nate "Tiny"Nate "Tiny" Archibald* Boston Celtics 01982-02-05 February 5, 1982 Denver Nuggets 145—144 38 15 4 No No The Celtics scored 50 points in the first quarter and 85 points in the first half.
23 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (4) Los Angeles Lakers 01984-02-21 February 21, 1984 Seattle SuperSonics 128—112 36 9 5 No Yes 12 assists in the first quarter, tying the NBA record at the time. 18 assists in the first half.
23 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (5) Los Angeles Lakers 01985-05-03 May 3, 1985 Portland Trail Blazers 130—126 41 13 7 1 0 6 .566 (43—76) No — 15 assists in the first half, setting the playoff record.
23 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (6) Los Angeles Lakers 01988-04-20 April 20, 1988 Dallas Mavericks 114—107 42 8 10 0 1 8 .632 (43—68) No No Tied the opposing team in assists, 23-23.
23 Lever, Lafayette "Fat"Lafayette "Fat" Lever Denver Nuggets 01989-04-21 April 21, 1989 Golden State Warriors 139—121 42 15 13 5 0 1 .579 (55—95) No No Triple-double
23 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (6) Utah Jazz 01990-04-12 April 12, 1990 Los Angeles Lakers 107—104 44 15 4 3 0 3 .521 (37—71) No Yes Second time that Karl Malone scored 40+ points and Stockton had 20+ assists. More assists than the opposing team, 23-20.
23 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (7) Utah Jazz 01990-12-08 December 8, 1990 Los Angeles Clippers 105—95 41 27 3 4 0 1 .492 (31—63) Yes Yes More assists than the opposing team, 23-22.
23 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (8) Utah Jazz 01991-11-29 November 29, 1991 Golden State Warriors 135—108 36 21 2 2 1 4 .608 (48—79) Yes Yes
23 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (9) Utah Jazz 01992-04-17 April 17, 1992 Minnesota Timberwolves 120—106 36 9 2 5 0 4 .569 (41—72) No Yes
23 Blaylock, MookieMookie Blaylock Atlanta Hawks 01993-03-06 March 6, 1993 Utah Jazz 139—118 37 11 0 4 0 2 .545 (48—88) No No
23 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (10) Utah Jazz 01996-04-25 April 25, 1996 Portland Trail Blazers 110—102 41 11 2 0 0 1 .581 (36—62) No — 14 assists in the second half. More assists than the opposing team, 23-20.
23 Van Exel, NickNick Van Exel Los Angeles Lakers 01997-01-05 January 5, 1997 Vancouver Grizzlies 95—82 44 8 8 1 0 2 .500 (34—68) No No More assists than the opposing team, 23-21.
23 Tinsley, JamaalJamaal Tinsley Indiana Pacers 02001-11-22 November 22, 2001 Washington Wizards 110—103 45 19 11 1 1 5 .541 (40—74) No No Rookie.
23 Nash, SteveSteve Nash^ Phoenix Suns 02007-04-29 April 29, 2007 Los Angeles Lakers 113—100 39 17 1 2 1 3 .493 (35—71) No — 15 assists in the first half, tying the playoff record. More assists than the opposing team, 23-21.
23 Rondo, RajonRajon Rondo^ (2) Boston Celtics 02011-01-05 January 5, 2011 San Antonio Spurs 105—103 44 12 10 6 1 5 .615 (40—65) No Triple-double. More assists than the opposing team, 23-20. Rondo had 21 assists after three quarters.
22 Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson* Cincinnati Royals 01961-10-29 October 29, 1961 Syracuse Nationals 139—132 26 11 — Yes Yes 8 assists in the first quarter.
22 Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson* (2) Cincinnati Royals 01966-03-05 March 5, 1966 New York Knicks 149—145 44 8 — Yes Yes Overtime (Robertson scored seven points in OT).
22 Williams, ArtArt Williams San Diego Rockets 01968-12-28 December 28, 1968 Phoenix Suns 136—126 42 8 9 — No No 11 assists in each half. First time that Elvin Hayes scored 40+ points and Williams had 20+ assists. Hayes had an unofficial triple-double of 40 points, 18 rebounds and 13 blocked shots (unofficially recorded).
22 Williams, ArtArt Williams (2) San Diego Rockets 01970-02-14 February 14, 1970 San Francisco Warriors 141—123 8 6 — No No Second time that Elvin Hayes scored 40+ points and Williams had 20+ assists. Hayes had an unofficial triple-double of 41 points, 27 rebounds and 10 blocked shots (unofficially recorded).
22 Porter, KevinKevin Porter (7) Washington Bullets 01975-03-05 March 5, 1975 Atlanta Hawks 118—112 46 14 2 No Yes Washington's 22nd consecutive win at home.
22 Porter, KevinKevin Porter (8) Detroit Pistons 01978-12-23 December 23, 1978 San Antonio Spurs 126—130 45 10 1 No Yes
22 Ford, PhilPhil Ford Kansas City Kings 01979-02-21 February 21, 1979 Milwaukee Bucks 133—117 44 26 5 5 Yes No Rookie.
22 Porter, KevinKevin Porter (9) Detroit Pistons 01979-02-27 February 27, 1979 Chicago Bulls 117—124 44 32 5 Yes Yes
22 Lucas, JohnJohn Lucas (2) Golden State Warriors 01981-02-27 February 27, 1981 Denver Nuggets 130—137 36 13 5 No No
22 Leavell, AllenAllen Leavell Houston Rockets 01983-01-25 January 25, 1983 New Jersey Nets 114—111 41 24 7 Yes No
22 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (7) Los Angeles Lakers 01983-11-17 November 17, 1983 Cleveland Cavaliers 127—114 37 23 9 Yes Yes 16 assists in the second half.
22 Whatley, EnnisEnnis Whatley Chicago Bulls 01984-01-14 January 14, 1984 New York Knicks 111—113 41 8 5 No No Rookie.
22 Whatley, EnnisEnnis Whatley (2) Chicago Bulls 01984-03-03 March 3, 1984 Atlanta Hawks 102—98 37 10 2 No No Rookie.
22 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (11) Utah Jazz 01987-01-08 January 8, 1987 Los Angeles Lakers 107—101 43 11 5 No No
22 Rivers, DocDoc Rivers Atlanta Hawks 01988-05-16 May 16, 1988 Boston Celtics 118—109 38 14 4 3 0 1 .512 (43—84) No — 15 assists in the first half, tying the playoff record.
22 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (12) Utah Jazz 01989-12-11 December 11, 1989 Cleveland Cavaliers 110—113 44 14 2 No Yes Overtime.
22 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (8) Los Angeles Lakers 01990-11-06 November 6, 1990 Portland Trail Blazers 123—125 49 24 6 Yes No Overtime.
22 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (13) Utah Jazz 01992-12-18 December 18, 1992 Philadelphia 76ers 112—98 32 17 2 No Yes
22 Douglas, ShermanSherman Douglas Boston Celtics 01994-04-03 April 3, 1994 Philadelphia 76ers 135—112 46 27 8 Yes No
22 Hardaway, TimTim Hardaway Golden State Warriors 01994-12-16 December 16, 1994 Orlando Magic 128—131 45 15 1 No No Overtime.
22 Pack, RobertRobert Pack New Jersey Nets 01996-11-23 November 23, 1996 Dallas Mavericks 114—91 39 17 2 No No
22 Jackson, MarkMark Jackson Denver Nuggets 01997-01-20 January 20, 1997 New Jersey Nets 132—123 40 21 7 Yes Yes 12 assists in the first quarter.
22 McCloud, GeorgeGeorge McCloud Denver Nuggets 02001-03-20 March 20, 2001 Chicago Bulls 109—104 49 5 4 No No Overtime.
22 Miller, AndreAndre Miller^ Cleveland Cavaliers 02001-12-15 December 15, 2001 Philadelphia 76ers 91—94 44 14 4 No No Miller also had nine steals.
22 Nash, SteveSteve Nash^ (2) Phoenix Suns 02006-01-02 January 2, 2006 New York Knicks 133—140 55 28 5 Yes Yes Triple overtime.
22 Duhon, ChrisChris Duhon^ New York Knicks 02008-11-29 November 29, 2008 Golden State Warriors 138—125 45 12 4 No No
21 Guerin, RichieRichie Guerin New York Knicks 01958-12-12 December 12, 1958 St. Louis Hawks — —
21 Cousy, BobBob Cousy* (2) Boston Celtics 01960-12-21 December 21, 1960 St. Louis Hawks — —
21 Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson* (3) Cincinnati Royals 01964-02-14 February 14, 1964 New York Knicks — —
21 Rodgers, GuyGuy Rodgers (3) Chicago Bulls 01966-10-18 October 18, 1966 San Francisco Warriors — —
21 Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia 76ers 01968-02-02 February 2, 1968 Detroit Pistons 131—121 48 22 25 — — — .533 (48—90) Yes Yes Only 20-20-20 in NBA history.
21 Rodgers, GuyGuy Rodgers (4) Milwaukee Bucks 01968-10-31 October 31, 1968 Detroit Pistons — —
21 Haskins, ClemClem Haskins Chicago Bulls 01969-12-06 December 6, 1969 Boston Celtics — — Overtime.
21 Siegfried, LarryLarry Siegfried San Diego Rockets 01970-11-16 November 16, 1970 Portland Trail Blazers — —
21 Archibald, Nate "Tiny"Nate "Tiny" Archibald* (2) Kansas City-Omaha Kings 01972-12-15 December 15, 1972 Detroit Pistons — — Overtime. Game played at Omaha, Nebraska.
21 Porter, KevinKevin Porter (10) Washington Bullets 01975-03-02 March 2, 1975 Los Angeles Lakers —
21 Porter, KevinKevin Porter (11) Detroit Pistons 01979-02-06 February 6, 1979 Houston Rockets —
21 Ford, PhilPhil Ford (2) Kansas City Kings 01979-02-23 February 23, 1979 Phoenix Suns — Rookie.
21 Cheeks, MauriceMaurice Cheeks Philadelphia 76ers 01982-10-30 October 30, 1982 New Jersey Nets —
21 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (9) Los Angeles Lakers 01983-01-15 January 15, 1983 Atlanta Hawks —
21 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (10) Los Angeles Lakers 01984-06-03 June 3, 1984 Boston Celtics 137—104 39 14 11 1 1 2 .505 (49—97) No — Triple-double.
21 Thomas, IsiahIsiah Thomas* (3) Detroit Pistons 01984-12-22 December 22, 1984 Kansas City Kings —
21 Whatley, EnnisEnnis Whatley (3) Chicago Bulls 01985-02-23 February 23, 1985 Golden State Warriors —
21 Nixon, NormNorm Nixon Los Angeles Clippers 01985-03-18 March 18, 1985 Detroit Pistons —
21 Thomas, IsiahIsiah Thomas* (4) Detroit Pistons 01985-04-12 April 12, 1985 Washington Bullets —
21 Rivers, DocDoc Rivers (2) Atlanta Hawks 01986-03-04 March 4, 1986 Philadelphia 76ers —
21 McMillan, NateNate McMillan (2) Seattle SuperSonics 01987-03-31 March 31, 1987 Sacramento Kings 132—129 34 6 3 3 0 2 No Rookie.
21 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (14) Utah Jazz 01988-02-19 February 19, 1988 Los Angeles Clippers 98—88 42 19 2 8 0 4 No More assists than the opposing team, 21–19.
21 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (15) Utah Jazz 01988-02-20 February 20, 1988 Los Angeles Clippers 120—103 35 16 0 6 0 1 No
21 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (16) Utah Jazz 01988-03-22 March 22, 1988 Phoenix Suns 103—96 42 16 5 2 2 3 No
21 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (17) Utah Jazz 01988-04-20 April 20, 1988 Los Angeles Clippers 112—106 38 13 1 5 0 3 No Tied the opposing team in assists, 21–21.
21 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (18) Utah Jazz 01988-11-19 November 19, 1988 Phoenix Suns 134—121 42 19 1 7 0 3 No
21 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (11) Los Angeles Lakers 01988-12-06 December 6, 1988 Los Angeles Clippers 111—102 41 25 8 2 Yes 0 blocks.
21 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (19) Utah Jazz 01989-02-14 February 14, 1989 Denver Nuggets 119—105 34 22 2 3 Yes 1 block.
21 Johnson, KevinKevin Johnson (2) Phoenix Suns 01989-02-26 February 26, 1989 Los Angeles Lakers 122—134 45 30 2 4 Yes 1 block. Magic Johnson of the Lakers passed for 19 assists in the same game.
21 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (12) Los Angeles Lakers 01989-04-23 April 23, 1989 Seattle SuperSonics 121—117 40 29 9 1 Yes 0 blocks.
21 Grant, GaryGary Grant Los Angeles Clippers 01989-11-29 November 29, 1989 Milwaukee Bucks 103—117 39 10 1 3 No 0 blocks.
21 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (13) Los Angeles Lakers 01989-12-15 December 15, 1989 Boston Celtics —
21 Grant, GaryGary Grant (2) Los Angeles Clippers 01990-01-18 January 18, 1990 Seattle SuperSonics —
21 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (20) Utah Jazz 01990-03-01 March 1, 1990 Portland Trail Blazers —
21 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (21) Utah Jazz 01990-03-13 March 13, 1990 Phoenix Suns —
21 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (22) Utah Jazz 01990-12-11 December 11, 1990 Golden State Warriors —
21 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (14) Los Angeles Lakers 01990-12-16 December 16, 1990 Indiana Pacers —
21 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (15) Los Angeles Lakers 01991-04-27 April 27, 1991 Houston Rockets 109—98 45 13 7 1 0 3 .552 (37—67) No —
21 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (16) Los Angeles Lakers 01991-05-18 May 18, 1991 Portland Trail Blazers 111—106 43 15 6 2 0 2 .553 (42—76) No —
21 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (23) Utah Jazz 01992-04-19 April 19, 1992 San Antonio Spurs —
21 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (24) Utah Jazz 01992-04-24 April 24, 1992 Los Angeles Clippers 115—97 39 10 2 1 0 1 .577 (41—71) No —
21 Skiles, ScottScott Skiles (2) Orlando Magic 01993-04-16 April 16, 1993 Cleveland Cavaliers —
21 Douglas, ShermanSherman Douglas (2) Boston Celtics 01993-12-08 December 8, 1993 Sacramento Kings —
21 Nash, SteveSteve Nash^ (3) Phoenix Suns 02007-01-11 January 11, 2007 Cleveland Cavaliers 109—90 30 4 4
21 Williams, DeronDeron Williams^ Utah Jazz 02007-01-24 January 24, 2007 Memphis Grizzlies 130—132 42 7 5 Overtime.
21 Paul, ChrisChris Paul^ New Orleans Hornets 02007-11-06 November 6, 2007 Los Angeles Lakers 118—104 35 19 3
21 Nash, SteveSteve Nash^ (4) Phoenix Suns 02009-02-08 February 8, 2009 Detroit Pistons 107—97 34 15 3
20 Davies, BobBob Davies Rochester Royals 01955-01-22 January 22, 1955 Boston Celtics —
20 Rodgers, GuyGuy Rodgers (5) Philadelphia Warriors 01960-12-01 December 1, 1960 Los Angeles Lakers —
20 Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson* (4) Cincinnati Royals 01961-02-19 February 19, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers — Rookie.
20 Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson* (5) Cincinnati Royals 01961-12-11 December 11, 1961 Chicago Packers — Game played at Dayton, Ohio.
20 Rodgers, GuyGuy Rodgers (6) Philadelphia Warriors 01962-03-02 March 2, 1962 New York Knicks 169—147 48 11 7 — — — .559 (62—111) No No Wilt Chamberlain's 100 point game. Game played at Hershey, Pennsylvania.
20 Rodgers, GuyGuy Rodgers (7) San Francisco Warriors 01963-03-01 March 1, 1963 Cincinnati Royals —
20 Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson* (6) Cincinnati Royals 01964-12-28 December 28, 1964 San Francisco Warriors —
20 Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson* (7) Cincinnati Royals 01965-02-28 February 28, 1965 New York Knicks — Game played at Dayton, Ohio.
20 Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson* (8) Cincinnati Royals 01969-03-04 March 4, 1969 Phoenix Suns —
20 Washington, BobbyBobby Washington Cleveland Cavaliers 01971-11-07 November 7, 1971 Portland Trail Blazers —
20 West, JerryJerry West* (2) Los Angeles Lakers 01972-11-07 November 7, 1972 Houston Rockets 122—109 35 10 3 — — — .522 (48—92) No No 11 assists in the first half, and 20 assists after three quarters. West left the game with 7:50 remaining.
20 Archibald, Nate "Tiny"Nate "Tiny" Archibald* (3) Kansas City-Omaha Kings 01973-02-09 February 9, 1973 Houston Rockets —
20 Archibald, Nate "Tiny"Nate "Tiny" Archibald* (4) Kansas City-Omaha Kings 01973-03-02 March 2, 1973 Golden State Warriors —
20 Wilkens, LennyLenny Wilkens* Cleveland Cavaliers 01973-11-27 November 27, 1973 Seattle SuperSonics —
20 Porter, KevinKevin Porter (12) Detroit Pistons 01976-11-20 November 20, 1976 Boston Celtics —
20 Porter, KevinKevin Porter (13) New Jersey Nets 01977-12-07 December 7, 1977 San Antonio Spurs —
20 Porter, KevinKevin Porter (14) New Jersey Nets 01978-01-22 January 22, 1978 Kansas City Kings —
20 Porter, KevinKevin Porter (15) New Jersey Nets 01978-04-05 April 5, 1978 Denver Nuggets —
20 Lucas, JohnJohn Lucas (3) Houston Rockets 01978-04-08 April 8, 1978 Indiana Pacers —
20 Porter, KevinKevin Porter (16) Detroit Pistons 01978-11-15 November 15, 1978 Los Angeles Lakers —
20 Porter, KevinKevin Porter (17) Detroit Pistons 01979-03-17 March 17, 1979 Indiana Pacers —
20 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (17) Los Angeles Lakers 01983-01-05 January 5, 1983 Philadelphia 76ers — Overtime.
20 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (18) Los Angeles Lakers 01983-01-26 January 26, 1983 Milwaukee Bucks —
20 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (19) Los Angeles Lakers 01983-03-09 March 9, 1983 San Diego Clippers —
20 Moore, JohnnyJohnny Moore San Antonio Spurs 01983-04-27 April 27, 1983 Denver Nuggets 126—109 38 26 5 1 .564 (44—78) Yes —
20 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (20) Los Angeles Lakers 01983-11-25 November 25, 1983 New Jersey Nets —
20 Williams, GusGus Williams Seattle SuperSonics 01983-12-09 December 9, 1983 Dallas Mavericks —
20 Moore, JohnnyJohnny Moore (2) San Antonio Spurs 01983-12-10 December 10, 1983 Washington Bullets —
20 Lucas, JohnJohn Lucas (4) San Antonio Spurs 01983-12-23 December 23, 1983 Kansas City Kings —
20 Green, RickeyRickey Green Utah Jazz 01984-02-14 February 14, 1984 Atlanta Hawks —
20 Thomas, IsiahIsiah Thomas* (5) Detroit Pistons 01984-02-28 February 28, 1984 Atlanta Hawks —
20 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (21) Los Angeles Lakers 01984-12-18 December 18, 1984 Atlanta Hawks —
20 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (22) Los Angeles Lakers 01984-12-19 December 19, 1984 Houston Rockets —
20 Thomas, IsiahIsiah Thomas* (6) Detroit Pistons 01985-01-13 January 13, 1985 Los Angeles Lakers —
20 Thomas, IsiahIsiah Thomas* (7) Detroit Pistons 01985-01-22 January 22, 1985 Atlanta Hawks — Game played at New Orleans, Louisiana.
20 Thomas, IsiahIsiah Thomas* (8) Detroit Pistons 01985-03-11 March 11, 1985 Los Angeles Clippers —
20 Thomas, IsiahIsiah Thomas* (9) Detroit Pistons 01985-04-04 April 4, 1985 Milwaukee Bucks —
20 Nixon, NormNorm Nixon (2) Los Angeles Clippers 01985-04-10 April 10, 1985 Denver Nuggets —
20 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (23) Los Angeles Lakers 01985-11-20 November 20, 1985 Los Angeles Clippers —
20 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (24) Los Angeles Lakers 01985-12-12 December 12, 1985 Phoenix Suns —
20 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (25) Los Angeles Lakers 01986-04-06 April 6, 1986 Houston Rockets —
20 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (26) Los Angeles Lakers 01986-05-16 May 16, 1986 Houston Rockets 109—117 45 17 8 3 0 3 .562 (41—73) No —
20 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (27) Los Angeles Lakers 01987-03-10 March 10, 1987 Denver Nuggets —
20 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (28) Los Angeles Lakers 01987-06-04 June 4, 1987 Boston Celtics 141—122 31 22 5 3 0 2 .622 (46—74) Yes —
20 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (25) Utah Jazz 01988-03-14 March 14, 1988 Denver Nuggets —
20 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (26) Utah Jazz 01988-04-12 April 12, 1988 Los Angeles Clippers —
20 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (27) Utah Jazz 01988-05-21 May 21, 1988 Los Angeles Lakers 98—109 48 29 1 5 0 5 .500 (29—58) Yes —
20 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (29) Los Angeles Lakers 01988-05-31 May 31, 1988 Dallas Mavericks 119—102 35 15 6 0 0 3 .620 (44—71) No —
20 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (30) Los Angeles Lakers 01988-11-28 November 28, 1988 Philadelphia 76ers 109—104 42 32 11 2 0 7 .507 (34—67) Yes Triple-double.
20 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (28) Utah Jazz 01988-12-07 December 7, 1988 Washington Bullets 111—94 40 18 2 5 0 4 .513 (39—76) No More assists than the opposing team, 20–16.
20 Nixon, NormNorm Nixon (3) Los Angeles Clippers 01988-12-08 December 8, 1988 Houston Rockets 120—116 38 15 3 1 0 3 .609 (42—69) No
20 Grant, GaryGary Grant (3) Los Angeles Clippers 01989-04-06 April 6, 1989 Portland Trail Blazers 133—123 40 17 3 4 0 3 .636 (42—66) No Rookie.
20 Johnson, KevinKevin Johnson (3) Phoenix Suns 01989-04-15 April 15, 1989 San Antonio Spurs 137—91 38 21 4 4 1 3 .570 (45—79) Yes
20 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (29) Utah Jazz 01989-04-21 April 21, 1989 Dallas Mavericks 89—91 42 19 2 8 0 5 .474 (27—57) No
20 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (31) Los Angeles Lakers 01989-05-28 May 28, 1989 Phoenix Suns 122—117 41 21 6 3 1 6 .548 (40—73) Yes —
20 Grant, GaryGary Grant (4) Los Angeles Clippers 01989-12-28 December 28, 1989 Golden State Warriors 139—119 36 15 6 2 0 7 .600 (54—90) No More assists than the opposing team, 20–18.
20 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (30) Utah Jazz 01990-02-22 February 22, 1990 Los Angeles Clippers 116—102 38 24 1 2 0 3 .537 (36—67) Yes
20 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (31) Utah Jazz 01990-03-03 March 3, 1990 San Antonio Spurs 112—98 39 22 3 4 0 3 .452 (33—73) Yes
20 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (32) Utah Jazz 01990-03-15 March 15, 1990 —
20 Johnson, KevinKevin Johnson (4) Phoenix Suns 01990-03-21 March 21, 1990 —
20 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (33) Utah Jazz 01990-03-24 March 24, 1990 —
20 Johnson, KevinKevin Johnson (5) Phoenix Suns 01990-04-03 April 3, 1990 —
20 Price, MarkMark Price Cleveland Cavaliers 01990-04-04 April 4, 1990 —
20 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (34) Utah Jazz 01990-04-10 April 10, 1990 —
20 Skiles, ScottScott Skiles (3) Orlando Magic 01991-03-08 March 8, 1991 —
20 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (35) Utah Jazz 01991-03-11 March 11, 1991 —
20 Johnson, KevinKevin Johnson (6) Phoenix Suns 01991-04-02 April 2, 1991 —
20 Hardaway, TimTim Hardaway (2) Golden State Warriors 01991-05-14 May 14, 1991 Los Angeles Lakers 119—124 51 27 1 5 2 1 .459 (34—74) Yes — Overtime.
20 Johnson, Earvin "Magic"Earvin "Magic" Johnson* (32) Los Angeles Lakers 01991-06-12 June 12, 1991 Chicago Bulls 101—108 48 16 11 1 0 6 .532 (33—62) No — Triple-double.
20 Johnson, KevinKevin Johnson (7) Phoenix Suns 01992-03-31 March 31, 1992 —
20 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (36) Utah Jazz 01992-12-28 December 28, 1992 —
20 Skiles, ScottScott Skiles (4) Orlando Magic 01993-12-01 December 1, 1993 —
20 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (37) Utah Jazz 01994-03-06 March 6, 1994 —
20 Strickland, RodRod Strickland Portland Trail Blazers 01994-04-05 April 5, 1994 —
20 Stockton, JohnJohn Stockton* (38) Utah Jazz 01995-01-07 January 7, 1995 —
20 Abdul-Rauf, MahmoudMahmoud Abdul-Rauf Denver Nuggets 01995-11-15 November 15, 1995 —
20 Strickland, RodRod Strickland (2) Portland Trail Blazers 01996-03-30 March 30, 1996 —
20 Knight, BrevinBrevin Knight Cleveland Cavaliers 01997-11-22 November 22, 1997 — Rookie.
20 Johnson, AveryAvery Johnson San Antonio Spurs 01997-12-10 December 10, 1997 —
20 Johnson, AveryAvery Johnson (2) San Antonio Spurs 01997-12-17 December 17, 1997 —
20 Strickland, RodRod Strickland (3) Washington Wizards 01998-02-10 February 10, 1998 —
20 Marbury, StephonStephon Marbury New Jersey Nets 01999-04-25 April 25, 1999 —
20 Van Exel, NickNick Van Exel (2) Denver Nuggets 01999-11-08 November 8, 1999 —
20 Van Exel, NickNick Van Exel (3) Denver Nuggets 02000-12-02 December 2, 2000 —
20 Rose, JalenJalen Rose Indiana Pacers 02001-04-18 April 18, 2001 —
20 Knight, BrevinBrevin Knight (2) Charlotte Bobcats 02005-01-11 January 11, 2005 —
20 Nash, SteveSteve Nash^ (5) Phoenix Suns 02006-12-05 December 5, 2006 —
20 Miller, AndreAndre Miller^ (2) Denver Nuggets 02006-12-08 December 8, 2006 —
20 Williams, DeronDeron Williams^ (2) Utah Jazz 02008-01-02 January 2, 2008 —
20 Nash, SteveSteve Nash^ (6) Phoenix Suns 02008-01-17 January 17, 2008 —
20 Williams, DeronDeron Williams^ (3) Utah Jazz 02008-03-03 March 3, 2008 —
20 Paul, ChrisChris Paul^ (2) New Orleans Hornets 02008-03-26 March 26, 2008 —
20 Davis, BaronBaron Davis^ Los Angeles Clippers 02009-02-11 February 11, 2009 —
20 Paul, ChrisChris Paul^ (3) New Orleans Hornets 02009-02-27 February 27, 2009 —
20 Williams, DeronDeron Williams^ (4) Utah Jazz 02009-03-01 March 1, 2009 —
20 Davis, BaronBaron Davis^ (2) Los Angeles Clippers 02009-03-18 March 18, 2009 —
20 Kidd, JasonJason Kidd^ (2) Dallas Mavericks 02009-04-05 April 5, 2009 — 16 assists in the first half.
20 Nash, SteveSteve Nash^ (7) Phoenix Suns 02009-10-30 October 30, 2009 —
20 Nash, SteveSteve Nash^ (8) Phoenix Suns 02009-11-09 November 9, 2009 —
20 Collison, DarrenDarren Collison^ New Orleans Hornets 02010-03-08 March 8, 2010 — Rookie.
20 Bynum, WillWill Bynum^ Detroit Pistons 02010-03-12 March 12, 2010 —
20 Nash, SteveSteve Nash^(9) Phoenix Suns 02011-03-22 March 22, 2011 — Triple Overtime.
20 Rondo, RajonRajon Rondo^(3) Boston Celtics 02011-04-22 April 22, 2011 New York Knicks 113-96 41 15 11 2 0 4 Record third triple double

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