Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, Kevin Porter had the most assists in a game, with 29 assists against the Rockets on February 24, 1978.
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most assists by a player in a regular-season game 1970s| 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 |  | K. Porter | 29 | 2/24/1978 | vs | 48 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 0 | 0 | 41.2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 |  | K. Porter | 25 | 4/1/1979 | @ | 46 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 30.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 31.1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| 3 | | K. Porter | 25 | 3/9/1979 | vs | 37 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 69.7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 4 |  | E. DiGregorio | 25 | 1/1/1974 | @ | 48 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 40.9 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 43.7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |||||||
| 5 | | K. Porter | 23 | 3/30/1979 | @ | 43 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 27.3 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 31.6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
| 6 | | K. Porter | 23 | 12/27/1978 | vs | 41 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 63.5 | 3 | |||||||||
| 7 | | K. Porter | 22 | 2/27/1979 | @ | 44 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 62.7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| 8 |  | P. Ford | 22 | 2/21/1979 | vs | 44 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 75.1 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||
| 9 | | K. Porter | 22 | 12/23/1978 | vs | 45 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 54.3 | 5 | |||||||||
| 10 |  | K. Porter | 22 | 3/5/1975 | vs | 46 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 0 | 0 | 46.7 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 11 |  | A. Williams | 22 | 2/14/1970 | vs | 27 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 0 | 0 | 36.4 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | | P. Ford | 21 | 2/23/1979 | vs | 45 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 56.4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| 13 | | K. Porter | 21 | 2/6/1979 | @ | 43 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 53.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 14 | | K. Porter | 21 | 3/2/1975 | vs | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 34.0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 15 |  | N. Archibald | 21 | 12/15/1972 | vs | 53 | 41 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 63.5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | L. Siegfried | 21 | 11/16/1970 | @ | 34 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 90.1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 17 |  | C. Haskins | 21 | 12/6/1969 | vs | 48 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 35.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 46.3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | K. Porter | 20 | 3/17/1979 | vs | 45 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 50.8 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 19 | | K. Porter | 20 | 11/15/1978 | vs | 39 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 56.4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 20 |  | J. Lucas | 20 | 4/8/1978 | @ | 41 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | K. Porter | 20 | 4/5/1978 | @ | 34 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 0 | 0 | 46.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| 22 | | K. Porter | 20 | 1/22/1978 | vs | 39 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 69.7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 23 | | K. Porter | 20 | 12/7/1977 | vs | 48 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 24 | | K. Porter | 20 | 11/20/1976 | vs | 39 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 57.4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 25 |  | L. Wilkens | 20 | 11/27/1973 | vs | 42 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 0 | 0 | 52.9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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Heat| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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