how many players have 17 or more assists in a single game in nba history

Ryan Nembhard had 23 assists against the Bulls on April 12.

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NAMEDATEASTTMOPPMINPTSREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Ryan Nembhard
R. Nembhard
4/12/2026
23
DAL DAL
vs
CHI CHI
38
15
9
2
0
6
11
54.5
1
2
50.0
2
2
100.0
63.1
2
7
4
2
+23
2Andrew Nembhard
A. Nembhard
3/25/2026
19
IND IND
vs
LAL LAL
34
14
2
0
0
3
9
33.3
2
6
33.3
6
6
100.0
60.1
0
2
2
4
+4
3Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
3/25/2026
19
DEN DEN
vs
DAL DAL
38
23
21
1
0
8
19
42.1
1
5
20.0
6
6
100.0
53.1
2
19
1
5
+10
4Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
3/24/2026
17
DEN DEN
@
PHX PHX
35
23
17
0
0
9
16
56.3
0
1
0.0
5
7
71.4
60.3
3
14
2
3
-5
5Josh Giddey
J. Giddey
3/19/2026
19
CHI CHI
vs
CLE CLE
37
9
6
1
2
4
11
36.4
1
5
20.0
0
0
40.9
1
5
5
5
-5
6Josh Giddey
J. Giddey
3/10/2026
17
CHI CHI
@
GSW GSW
43
21
13
0
0
7
16
43.8
4
9
44.4
3
4
75.0
59.1
2
11
5
4
+14
7Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
2/7/2026
17
DEN DEN
@
CHI CHI
33
22
14
1
4
7
12
58.3
2
2
100.0
6
6
100.0
75.1
3
11
3
2
+36
8Isaiah Collier
I. Collier
2/3/2026
22
UTA UTA
@
IND IND
48
17
5
3
0
6
16
37.5
0
3
0.0
5
8
62.5
43.5
0
5
2
4
+9
9Jamal Murray
J. Murray
1/7/2026
17
DEN DEN
@
BOS BOS
37
22
8
1
0
8
18
44.4
3
9
33.3
3
4
75.0
55.7
4
4
2
2
-1
10Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
12/26/2025
17
DET DET
@
UTA UTA
37
29
5
2
2
10
19
52.6
3
6
50.0
6
9
66.7
63.2
0
5
4
3
-1
11Vince Williams Jr.
V. Williams Jr.
11/26/2025
17
MEM MEM
@
NOP NOP
35
5
4
2
1
2
6
33.3
0
3
0.0
1
2
50.0
36.3
2
2
6
1
+27
12Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
11/14/2025
18
MIL MIL
vs
CHA CHA
40
25
7
2
1
12
18
66.7
0
1
0.0
1
3
33.3
64.7
2
5
7
3
+18
13Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
11/1/2025
18
DET DET
vs
DAL DAL
37
21
6
3
0
7
16
43.8
2
4
50.0
5
8
62.5
53.8
0
6
1
3
+11
14Trae Young
T. Young
10/27/2025
17
ATL ATL
@
CHI CHI
34
21
3
0
0
7
22
31.8
1
10
10.0
6
7
85.7
41.9
0
3
1
2
-5
15Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
4/3/2025
20
MIL MIL
@
PHI PHI
39
35
17
2
0
12
19
63.2
1
1
100.0
10
11
90.9
73.4
2
15
2
0
+23
16Trae Young
T. Young
3/30/2025
19
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
37
19
3
2
0
4
16
25.0
2
9
22.2
9
11
81.8
45.6
0
3
2
3
+13
17Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
3/26/2025
18
IND IND
vs
LAL LAL
32
16
0
2
1
7
16
43.8
1
9
11.1
1
1
100.0
48.7
0
0
1
2
+7
18Josh Giddey
J. Giddey
3/22/2025
17
CHI CHI
@
LAL LAL
33
15
10
8
0
5
11
45.5
1
2
50.0
4
6
66.7
55.0
3
7
2
3
+22
19James Harden
J. Harden
3/11/2025
17
LAC LAC
@
NOP NOP
40
25
4
2
0
6
15
40.0
4
11
36.4
9
9
100.0
65.9
0
4
6
3
+5
20Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
3/7/2025
22
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
21Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
2/24/2025
19
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
22Trae Young
T. Young
2/12/2025
19
ATL ATL
@
NYK NYK
44
38
1
0
0
11
29
37.9
4
11
36.4
12
14
85.7
54.0
0
1
8
2
0
23James Harden
J. Harden
2/8/2025
17
LAC LAC
vs
UTA UTA
38
23
2
2
0
7
18
38.9
2
8
25.0
7
8
87.5
53.4
0
2
5
1
+30
24Trae Young
T. Young
2/1/2025
17
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
37
34
3
2
0
11
26
42.3
5
15
33.3
7
7
100.0
58.5
0
3
5
2
+2
25Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
2/1/2025
17
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
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Team Leaders

PPG

25.0

Flagg

Cooper Flagg

RPG

7.5

Washington

P.J. Washington

APG

6.3

Flagg

Cooper Flagg
Team Rankings

ORTG

111.0

18th

DRTG

114.4

19th

NETRTG

-3.5

19th

3P%

34.2

15th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
3
1
.750
1.0
7
Spurs Spurs
2
2
.500
2.0
8
Mavericks Mavericks
2
2
.500
2.0
9
Clippers Clippers
1
2
.333
2.5
10
Nuggets Nuggets
1
2
.333
2.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
10/28
OKC OKC
@
DAL DAL
9:30 PM
Fri
10/30
HOU HOU
@
DAL DAL
8:00 PM
Mon
11/2
SAC SAC
@
DAL DAL
8:00 PM
Wed
11/4
DAL DAL
@
SAS SAS
9:30 PM
Fri
11/6
UTA UTA
@
DAL DAL
8:00 PM
Last Game
DAL Mavericks

2 - 2

113

Final

109

MIA Heat

0 - 4

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

Luka Dončić

33.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

29.8

Jerome

Ty Jerome
RPG Leaders

16.5

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

14.3

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

14.0

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns
APG Leaders

11.0

Young

Trae Young

9.5

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

8.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
SPG Leaders

3.7

Flagg

Cooper Flagg

3.5

Daniels

Dyson Daniels

3.3

Dunn

Kris Dunn
BPG Leaders

4.3

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

3.0

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.8

Kessler

Walker Kessler
3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić

4.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

4.3

Camara

Toumani Camara
TS% Leaders

91.1

Camara

Toumani Camara

86.7

Carter

Wendell Carter Jr.

81.7

Reaves

Austin Reaves

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Trail Blazers

128.7

Lakers

126.7

Rockets

121.1

Warriors

119.4

Hawks

118.1

Celtics

118.0
DRtg Rankings
Raptors

98.8

Timberwolves

101.4

Thunder

101.7

76ers

102.5

Knicks

107.2

Clippers

107.2
NetRtg Rankings
Trail Blazers

18.6

Timberwolves

16.4

Thunder

10.6

Grizzlies

9.8

Rockets

9.8

Raptors

9.5
Tank Leaderboard
Heat

0-4

Pelicans

0-3

Nets

0-4

Kings

0-4

Jazz

1-3

Bucks

1-3

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

223.9

Dončić

Luka Dončić

209.1

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

198.3

Johnson

Jalen Johnson
DraftKings Points Leaders

241.8

Dončić

Luka Dončić

211

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

204

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
USG% Leaders

40.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

37.7

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

35.4

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
MPG Leaders

38.7

Murray

Jamal Murray

38.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

37.8

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.58

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.53

Johnson

Jalen Johnson
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.70

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.65

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.61

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

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Best Record ATS
Grizzlies

4-0

Timberwolves

4-0

Clippers

3-0

Rockets

4-0

Hornets

3-1

Thunder

3-1
Worst Record ATS
Heat

0-4

Jazz

0-4

Cavaliers

0-3

Suns

0-3

Nuggets

0-3

Bulls

1-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
3
1
.750
2
76ers 76ers
3
1
.750
3
Hornets Hornets
3
1
.750
4
Celtics Celtics
3
1
.750
5
Raptors Raptors
2
1
.667
0.5
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
2
1
.667
0.5
7
Hawks Hawks
2
2
.500
1.0
8
Wizards Wizards
2
2
.500
1.0
9
Pacers Pacers
2
2
.500
1.0
10
Magic Magic
1
2
.333
1.5
11
Bulls Bulls
1
3
.250
2.0
12
Bucks Bucks
1
3
.250
2.0
13
Knicks Knicks
1
3
.250
2.0
14
Heat Heat
0
4
.000
3.0
15
Nets Nets
0
4
.000
3.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Rockets Rockets
4
0
1.000
2
Thunder Thunder
4
0
1.000
3
Grizzlies Grizzlies
4
0
1.000
4
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
3
0
1.000
0.5
5
Lakers Lakers
3
1
.750
1.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
3
1
.750
1.0
7
Spurs Spurs
2
2
.500
2.0
8
Mavericks Mavericks
2
2
.500
2.0
9
Clippers Clippers
1
2
.333
2.5
10
Nuggets Nuggets
1
2
.333
2.5
11
Suns Suns
1
2
.333
2.5
12
Warriors Warriors
1
3
.250
3.0
13
Jazz Jazz
1
3
.250
3.0
14
Pelicans Pelicans
0
3
.000
3.5
15
Kings Kings
0
4
.000
4.0

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
113-121
Tue
10/20
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
106-100
Tue
10/20
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
116-104
Wed
10/21
ATL ATL
@
ORL ORL
132-125
Wed
10/21
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
10/28
WAS WAS
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Wed
10/28
MIA MIA
@
ATL ATL
7:00 PM
Wed
10/28
PHI PHI
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Wed
10/28
CHA CHA
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Wed
10/28
ORL ORL
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM