most assists by a center in the first half of a game since 1940

Since 1939-40, Domantas Sabonis has the most assists by a center in a first half, with 13 assists versus the Bucks on May 13, 2021.

Interpreted as:

most assists by a center in the first half of a regular-season game since 1940

	NAME	AST	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	13	5/13/2021	IND	vs	MIL	20	6	4	1	0	3	12	25.0	0	1	0.0	0	0		25.0	0	4	1	1	-7
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	12	11/29/2023	DEN	vs	HOU	18	17	7	0	0	8	14	57.1	1	2	50.0	0	0		60.7	5	2	0	1	+28
3	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	12	11/13/2022	DEN	@	CHI	18	6	4	1	0	3	3	100.0	0	0		0	0		100.0	0	4	1	0	+23
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	12	2/15/2018	DEN	@	MIL	16	16	11	1	2	7	9	77.8	1	1	100.0	1	1	100.0	84.7	2	9	5	2	+18
5	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	11	1/9/2023	DEN	vs	LAL	19	8	5	0	0	2	2	100.0	1	1	100.0	3	3	100.0	120.5	1	4	0	1	+11
6	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	11	5/1/2021	IND	@	OKC	20	22	11	1	0	9	11	81.8	2	2	100.0	2	2	100.0	92.6	0	11	4	3	+27
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	10	1/31/2025	DEN	@	PHI	19	13	7	1	0	5	6	83.3	0	0		3	4	75.0	83.8	1	6	2	1	+2
8	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	10	11/6/2024	DEN	vs	OKC	19	12	6	2	1	4	8	50.0	1	2	50.0	3	4	75.0	61.5	1	5	2	1	-6
9	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	10	11/6/2024	SAC	vs	TOR	18	6	5	0	0	2	2	100.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	104.2	2	3	0	0	+10
10	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	10	3/21/2024	DEN	vs	NYK	19	16	9	0	0	6	10	60.0	0	1	0.0	4	5	80.0	65.6	2	7	0	0	+12
11	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	10	2/5/2024	SAC	@	CLE	18	8	11	0	0	4	6	66.7	0	0		0	0		66.7	2	9	1	2	-13
12	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	10	1/14/2024	SAC	@	MIL	20	13	7	1	0	5	5	100.0	1	1	100.0	2	2	100.0	110.5	2	5	1	2	-2
13	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	10	12/1/2023	DEN	@	PHX	17	6	2	0	1	3	4	75.0	0	0		0	0		75.0	0	2	1	1	+5
14	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	10	2/7/2023	DEN	vs	MIN	19	19	10	1	1	8	10	80.0	0	1	0.0	3	3	100.0	83.9	1	9	1	1	+35
15	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	10	11/30/2022	DEN	vs	HOU	15	4	6	1	0	2	2	100.0	0	0		0	0		100.0	1	5	3	3	+14
16	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	10	1/1/2019	DEN	vs	NYK	19	9	6	0	3	4	6	66.7	0	0		1	1	100.0	69.9	1	5	2	3	+4
17	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	10	12/3/2018	DEN	@	TOR	18	14	5	0	0	6	7	85.7	0	0		2	3	66.7	84.1	2	3	0	0	+17
18	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	10	3/7/2016	CHI	vs	MIL		4	12	0	2	2	8	25.0	0	1	0.0	0	0		25.0	0	12	0	0
19	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	9	4/6/2025	DEN	vs	IND	19	29	6	2	0	12	20	60.0	3	8	37.5	2	3	66.7	68.0	2	4	3	0	+5
20	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	9	3/7/2025	DEN	vs	PHX	19	13	8	1	0	5	9	55.6	2	5	40.0	1	2	50.0	65.8	1	7	3	1	+9
21	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	9	2/24/2025	DEN	@	IND	19	6	2	2	0	3	5	60.0	0	0		0	0		60.0	0	2	1	1	+7
22	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	9	1/1/2025	DEN	vs	ATL	18	13	10	0	0	5	11	45.5	0	0		3	3	100.0	52.8	2	8	2	0	+14
23	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	9	12/16/2024	DEN	@	SAC	19	8	8	2	1	4	9	44.4	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	42.4	2	6	3	0	+13
24	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	9	2/22/2024	DEN	vs	WAS	17	10	14	1	0	5	5	100.0	0	0		0	0		100.0	0	14	2	0	+23
25	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	9	2/11/2024	SAC	@	OKC	20	10	7	1	0	4	8	50.0	0	0		2	3	66.7	53.6	4	3	2	2	-1