denver nuggets most assists by a player in a single game

Fat Lever has the most assists for the Nuggets in a game, with 23 assists against the Warriors on April 21, 1989.

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denver nuggets most assists by a player in a single regular-season game
NAMEASTDATETMOPPMINPTSREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Fat Lever
F. Lever
23
4/21/1989
DEN DEN
@
GSW GSW
42
15
13
5
0
6
11
54.5
0
0
3
4
75.0
58.8
1
12
1
3
2Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
22
3/7/2025
DEN DEN
vs
PHX PHX
45
31
21
3
0
13
22
59.1
3
7
42.9
2
3
66.7
66.5
4
17
4
3
+8
3George McCloud
G. McCloud
22
3/26/2001
DEN DEN
@
CHI CHI
49
5
4
0
0
2
9
22.2
0
1
0.0
1
1
100.0
26.5
1
3
5
4
+12
4Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
22
1/20/1997
DEN DEN
vs
NJN NJN
40
21
7
0
0
6
10
60.0
2
4
50.0
7
8
87.5
77.7
1
6
2
3
+13
5Andre Miller
A. Miller
20
12/8/2006
DEN DEN
vs
MIA MIA
40
5
5
0
2
2
6
33.3
0
0
1
1
100.0
38.8
1
4
3
3
+18
6Nick Van Exel
N. Van Exel
20
12/2/2000
DEN DEN
vs
SEA SEA
39
5
5
1
2
2
7
28.6
0
3
0.0
1
1
100.0
33.6
1
4
2
2
+11
7Nick Van Exel
N. Van Exel
20
11/8/1999
DEN DEN
vs
ATL ATL
43
23
4
2
0
8
18
44.4
2
8
25.0
5
6
83.3
55.7
0
4
3
1
+17
8Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
M. Abdul-Rauf
20
11/15/1995
DEN DEN
@
PHX PHX
56
30
8
1
0
12
27
44.4
2
8
25.0
4
4
100.0
52.2
1
7
3
4
9Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
19
2/24/2025
DEN DEN
@
IND IND
39
18
9
3
1
9
14
64.3
0
1
0.0
0
0
64.3
0
9
4
1
+17
10Robert Pack
R. Pack
19
12/12/1994
DEN DEN
@
BOS BOS
35
14
3
1
0
5
9
55.6
2
2
100.0
2
2
100.0
70.9
0
3
4
1
11Michael Adams
M. Adams
19
12/15/1990
DEN DEN
vs
PHX PHX
38
23
3
5
0
8
22
36.4
1
6
16.7
6
6
100.0
46.7
0
3
2
3
12Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
18
11/17/2023
DEN DEN
@
NOP NOP
36
26
16
1
1
10
20
50.0
1
8
12.5
5
5
100.0
58.6
2
14
4
2
+5
13Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
18
12/28/2020
DEN DEN
vs
HOU HOU
34
19
12
3
1
8
11
72.7
1
1
100.0
2
3
66.7
77.1
4
8
3
2
+20
14Ty Lawson
T. Lawson
18
4/10/2015
DEN DEN
vs
DAL DAL
52
19
5
0
0
8
21
38.1
1
3
33.3
2
2
100.0
43.4
0
5
2
0
+5
15Steve Blake
S. Blake
18
2/14/2007
DEN DEN
@
MIN MIN
41
4
5
1
0
2
8
25.0
0
3
0.0
0
0
25.0
1
4
6
2
-1
16Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
18
1/13/1997
DEN DEN
vs
CHA CHA
51
13
4
0
1
6
10
60.0
1
1
100.0
0
0
65.0
0
4
3
2
+2
17Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
18
12/13/1996
DEN DEN
@
WAS WAS
44
15
5
1
0
4
9
44.4
3
5
60.0
4
4
100.0
69.7
1
4
5
3
+1
18Michael Adams
M. Adams
18
12/1/1990
DEN DEN
vs
LAC LAC
37
22
2
1
1
7
19
36.8
3
10
30.0
5
6
83.3
50.8
0
2
3
5
19Michael Adams
M. Adams
18
11/27/1990
DEN DEN
vs
ORL ORL
40
19
3
2
0
6
23
26.1
3
12
25.0
4
5
80.0
37.7
0
3
1
1
20Fat Lever
F. Lever
18
4/10/1985
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
39
26
7
4
0
10
20
50.0
1
1
100.0
5
5
100.0
58.6
2
5
3
4
21Fat Lever
F. Lever
18
11/6/1984
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
37
24
6
4
0
11
18
61.1
0
0
2
2
100.0
63.6
1
5
2
3
22Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
17
2/1/2025
DEN DEN
@
CHA CHA
37
28
13
4
1
9
17
52.9
2
7
28.6
8
9
88.9
66.8
1
12
4
2
-2
23Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
17
1/23/2025
DEN DEN
vs
SAC SAC
37
35
22
1
2
12
19
63.2
2
3
66.7
9
10
90.0
74.8
3
19
1
5
+11
24Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
17
2/15/2018
DEN DEN
@
MIL MIL
34
30
15
1
2
11
14
78.6
3
3
100.0
5
5
100.0
92.6
4
11
8
5
+11
25Aaron Brooks
A. Brooks
17
3/19/2014
DEN DEN
vs
DET DET
47
27
6
0
0
10
19
52.6
1
5
20.0
6
7
85.7
61.1
3
3
3
4
+12
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1982-83 season.

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122.7

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DRTG

111.8

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11.0

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TEAMWLPCTGB
2
Spurs Spurs
5
1
.833
1.5
3
Lakers Lakers
6
2
.750
1.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
4
2
.667
2.5
5
Rockets Rockets
4
2
.667
2.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
4
3
.571
3.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/5
MIA MIA
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Fri
11/7
GSW GSW
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM
Sat
11/8
IND IND
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Tue
11/11
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
11:00 PM
Wed
11/12
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Last Game
SAC Kings

2 - 5

124

Final

130

DEN Nuggets

4 - 2

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
7
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
1
.833
1.5
3
Lakers Lakers
6
2
.750
1.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
4
2
.667
2.5
5
Rockets Rockets
4
2
.667
2.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
4
3
.571
3.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
5
1
.833
2
Bulls Bulls
5
1
.833
3
Bucks Bucks
5
2
.714
0.5
4
Pistons Pistons
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5
Heat Heat
4
3
.571
1.5
6
Knicks Knicks
4
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.571
1.5

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
11/4
MIL MIL
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Tue
11/4
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Tue
11/4
ORL ORL
@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Tue
11/4
PHI PHI
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Tue
11/4
PHX PHX
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM