highest assists in a single match by a center

Nikola Jokić has the most assists by a center in a game, with 22 assists versus the Suns on March 7.

Interpreted as:
highest assists in a single regular-season match by a center
NAMEASTDATETMOPPMINPTSREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Nikola 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
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
21
2/2/1968
PHI PHI
vs
DET DET
48
22
25
9
13
69.2
4
12
33.3
60.2
0
3Nikola 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
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
19
3/19/1968
PHI PHI
vs
CIN CIN
53
22
27
10
22
45.5
2
10
20.0
41.7
1
5Nikola 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
6Nikola 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
7Nikola 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
8Nikola 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
9Nikola 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
10Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
17
2/17/1967
PHI PHI
CIN CIN
48
15
22
5
6
83.3
5
7
71.4
82.6
3
11Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
16
11/24/2025
DEN DEN
@
MEM MEM
34
17
10
2
0
5
9
55.6
3
4
75.0
4
5
80.0
75.9
1
9
3
1
+1
12Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
16
11/5/2025
DEN DEN
vs
MIA MIA
37
33
15
3
0
12
18
66.7
2
5
40.0
7
8
87.5
76.7
5
10
3
1
+18
13Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
16
11/6/2024
DEN DEN
vs
OKC OKC
39
23
20
2
2
9
20
45.0
1
3
33.3
4
6
66.7
50.8
7
13
5
2
+8
14Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
16
10/29/2024
DEN DEN
@
BKN BKN
41
29
18
0
1
9
16
56.3
0
0
11
13
84.6
66.8
6
12
1
3
+8
15Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
16
3/31/2024
DEN DEN
vs
CLE CLE
35
26
18
1
0
11
18
61.1
1
2
50.0
3
5
60.0
64.4
4
14
3
2
+37
16Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
16
2/25/2024
DEN DEN
@
GSW GSW
37
32
16
4
1
13
24
54.2
2
6
33.3
4
4
100.0
62.1
2
14
2
3
+20
17Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
16
1/7/2024
DEN DEN
vs
DET DET
25
4
7
0
5
2
3
66.7
0
0
0
0
66.7
0
7
2
4
+16
18Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
16
12/1/2023
DEN DEN
@
PHX PHX
35
21
5
1
2
9
18
50.0
0
3
0.0
3
6
50.0
50.9
1
4
3
4
+6
19Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
16
2/7/2023
DEN DEN
vs
MIN MIN
28
20
12
1
1
8
10
80.0
0
1
0.0
4
5
80.0
82.0
1
11
1
1
+40
20Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
16
2/2/2023
DEN DEN
vs
GSW GSW
33
22
14
1
1
9
13
69.2
0
0
4
5
80.0
72.4
2
12
3
0
+26
21Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
16
1/9/2023
DEN DEN
vs
LAL LAL
35
14
11
1
1
5
5
100.0
1
1
100.0
3
3
100.0
110.8
2
9
4
2
+10
22Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
16
4/4/2021
DEN DEN
vs
ORL ORL
38
17
9
1
0
5
11
45.5
0
1
0.0
7
9
77.8
56.8
2
7
4
4
+15
23Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
16
11/3/2018
DEN DEN
vs
UTA UTA
29
7
10
1
0
3
9
33.3
0
3
0.0
1
2
50.0
35.4
3
7
4
2
+8
24Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
16
2/4/1968
PHI PHI
vs
SFW SFW
45
19
27
6
12
50.0
7
19
36.8
46.7
1
25Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
16
3/5/1967
PHI PHI
vs
DET DET
45
10
25
4
9
44.4
2
8
25.0
39.9
1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1982-83 season.

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