career high assists in a single game by a player in 1978

Kevin Porter had the most assists in a game in 1977-78, with 29 assists against the Rockets on February 24, 1978.

Interpreted as:

career high assists in a single regular-season game by a player in 1978

	NAME	AST	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Kevin Porter K. Porter	29	2/24/1978	NJN	vs	HOU	48	14	5	2	0	7	17	41.2	0	0		41.2				2
2	John Lucas J. Lucas	20	4/8/1978	HOU	@	IND	41	2	1	4		1	9	11.1	0	0		11.1				3
3	Kevin Porter K. Porter	20	4/5/1978	NJN	@	DEN	34	14	1	4	1	7	15	46.7	0	0		46.7	0	1	0	3
4	Kevin Porter K. Porter	20	1/22/1978	NJN	vs	KCK	39	15	3			6	9	66.7	3	4	75.0	69.7				3
5	Kevin Porter K. Porter	20	12/7/1977	NJN	vs	SAS	48	16	5	3	0	8	20	40.0	0	0		40.0				5
6	Brian Winters B. Winters	18	3/19/1978	MIL	@	WAS	42	22	6	2	0	8	16	50.0	6	6	100.0	59.0				1
7	Kevin Porter K. Porter	18	2/8/1978	NJN	vs	IND	42	20	3			7	12	58.3	6	8	75.0	64.4				6
8	John Lucas J. Lucas	18	1/27/1978	HOU	@	DEN	48	13	5	1	0	6	13	46.2	1	2	50.0	46.8	0	5	2	2
9	Norm Van Lier N. Van Lier	18	1/24/1978	CHI	vs	DEN	34	11	3	1	0	3	6	50.0	5	6	83.3	63.7	2	1	4	3
10	John Lucas J. Lucas	18	11/5/1977	HOU	vs	WAS	41	18	3	2	0	7	17	41.2	4	5	80.0	46.9			3	6
11	John Lucas J. Lucas	18	10/27/1977	HOU	vs	MIL	37	6	2	1	0	3	9	33.3	0	0		33.3			2	5
12	Kevin Porter K. Porter	17	3/15/1978	NJN	vs	PHX	31	8	2	2	0	4	8	50.0	0	0		50.0	0	2	7	4
13	Kevin Porter K. Porter	17	12/11/1977	NJN	@	WAS	44	30	5			12	20	60.0	6	6	100.0	66.3				3
14	Jim McElroy J. McElroy	16	2/28/1978	NOJ	vs	BUF	42	26	4			11	16	68.8	4	5	80.0	71.4				3
15	Kevin Porter K. Porter	16	1/4/1978	NJN	vs	PHX	40	17	1	2	1	7	14	50.0	3	4	75.0	53.9	0	1	2	2
16	Henry Bibby H. Bibby	15	4/8/1978	PHI	vs	WAS	36	6	3			3	8	37.5	0	0		37.5				3
17	John Lucas J. Lucas	15	4/1/1978	HOU	vs	PHI	38	22	3		0	8	15	53.3	6	6	100.0	62.4				2
18	John Lucas J. Lucas	15	2/21/1978	HOU	vs	BOS	35	23	8	5	0	9	11	81.8	5	7	71.4	81.7			4	1
19	Kevin Porter K. Porter	15	2/12/1978	NJN	vs	NYK	34	12	1			5	9	55.6	2	2	100.0	60.7				3
20	Kevin Porter K. Porter	15	2/10/1978	NJN	vs	DET	44	24	3			8	17	47.1	8	11	72.7	54.9				3
21	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	15	1/31/1978	NOJ	vs	BUF	38	26	5			9	26	34.6	8	8	100.0	44.0				3
22	Kevin Porter K. Porter	15	1/27/1978	NJN	@	SEA	45	17	0			7	19	36.8	3	3	100.0	41.8	0	0		5
23	John Lucas J. Lucas	15	1/20/1978	HOU	vs	DET	45	10	3	4	1	5	11	45.5	0	0		45.5			4	2
24	John Lucas J. Lucas	15	1/18/1978	HOU	vs	SEA	38	7	5	4		2	8	25.0	3	4	75.0	35.9	1	4		2
25	Kevin Porter K. Porter	15	1/16/1978	NJN	@	IND	53	18	5			6	15	40.0	6	8	75.0	48.6				5

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