first player to assist 21 in a game point guard

Bob Cousy assisted on 28 baskets against the Minneapolis Lakers on February 27, 1959.

	NAME	DATE	AST	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	2/27/1959	28	BOS	vs	MIN	45	31	5			10	18	55.6	11	12	91.7	66.6				3
2	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	12/21/1960	21	BOS	vs	STL		25				9			7	10	70.0					2
3	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	10/29/1961	22	CIN	vs	SYR		26	11			6	12	50.0	14	17	82.4	66.7				1
4	Guy Rodgers G. Rodgers	3/14/1963	28	SFW	vs	STL	48	14	5			6	11	54.5	2	2	100.0	58.9				4
5	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	2/14/1964	21	CIN	vs	NYK	48	29	11			11	23	47.8	7	10	70.0	52.9				4
6	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	3/5/1966	22	CIN	vs	NYK	53	44	8			16	22	72.7	12	12	100.0	80.6				4
7	Guy Rodgers G. Rodgers	12/21/1966	24	CHI	vs	NYK	46	18	2			6	16	37.5	6	8	75.0	46.1				1
8	Guy Rodgers G. Rodgers	10/31/1968	21	MIL	vs	DET		15				5			5	6	83.3
9	Art Williams A. Williams	12/28/1968	22	SDR	@	PHX	42	8	9			4	9	44.4	0	1	0.0	42.4				5
10	Art Williams A. Williams	2/14/1970	22	SDR	vs	SFW	27	8	6			4	11	36.4	0	0		36.4				3
11	Larry Siegfried L. Siegfried	11/16/1970	21	SDR	@	POR	34	15	6			6	7	85.7	3	3	100.0	90.1				1
12	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	12/15/1972	21	KCO	vs	DET	53	41	3			15	27	55.6	11	12	91.7	63.5				2
13	Ernie DiGregorio E. DiGregorio	1/1/1974	25	BUF	@	POR	48	20	9	2	0	9	22	40.9	2	2	100.0	43.7	3	6		4
14	Kevin Porter K. Porter	3/2/1975	21	WAS	vs	LAL	32	4	3			1	5	20.0	2	2	100.0	34.0				4
15	Kevin Porter K. Porter	3/5/1975	22	WAS	vs	ATL	46	14	2			7	15	46.7	0	0		46.7				4
16	Kevin Porter K. Porter	2/24/1978	29	NJN	vs	HOU	48	14	5	2	0	7	17	41.2	0	0		41.2				2
17	Kevin Porter K. Porter	12/23/1978	22	DET	vs	SAS	45	10	1	2	0	3	7	42.9	4	5	80.0	54.3				5
18	Kevin Porter K. Porter	12/27/1978	23	DET	vs	HOU	41	20	3	1	0	9	14	64.3	2	4	50.0	63.5				3
19	Kevin Porter K. Porter	2/6/1979	21	DET	@	HOU	43	19	0	0	0	9	17	52.9	1	2	50.0	53.1	0	0		4
20	Phil Ford P. Ford	2/21/1979	22	KCK	vs	MIL	44	26	5	5	0	12	16	75.0	2	3	66.7	75.1			6	5
21	Phil Ford P. Ford	2/23/1979	21	KCK	vs	PHX	45	22	3	3	0	8	16	50.0	6	8	75.0	56.4	0	3	4	3
22	Kevin Porter K. Porter	2/27/1979	22	DET	@	CHI	44	32	5	4	0	13	22	59.1	6	8	75.0	62.7	4	1	4	3
23	Kevin Porter K. Porter	3/9/1979	25	DET	vs	BOS	37	30	3	0	0	12	18	66.7	6	8	75.0	69.7	1	2	4	1
24	Kevin Porter K. Porter	3/30/1979	23	DET	@	LAL	43	15	3	1	0	6	22	27.3	3	4	75.0	31.6	1	2	3	5
25	Kevin Porter K. Porter	4/1/1979	25	DET	@	PHX	46	13	3	2	0	6	20	30.0	1	2	50.0	31.1	1	2	4	3

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