most assists in a game by a center after 1980

Since 1980-81, Nikola Jokić has the most assists by a center in a game, with 22 assists against the Suns on March 7, 2025.

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most assists in a regular-season game by a center after 1980

	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	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	22	3/7/2025	DEN	vs	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
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	19	2/24/2025	DEN	@	IND	39	18	9	3	1	9	14	64.3	0	1	0.0	0	0		64.3	0	9	4	1	+17
3	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	18	11/17/2023	DEN	@	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
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	18	12/28/2020	DEN	vs	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
5	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	17	2/7/2026	DEN	@	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
6	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	17	2/1/2025	DEN	@	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
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	17	1/23/2025	DEN	vs	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
8	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	17	2/15/2018	DEN	@	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
9	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	11/24/2025	DEN	@	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
10	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	11/5/2025	DEN	vs	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
11	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	11/6/2024	DEN	vs	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
12	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	10/29/2024	DEN	@	BKN	41	29	18	0	1	9	16	56.3	0	0		11	13	84.6	66.8	6	12	1	3	+8
13	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	3/31/2024	DEN	vs	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
14	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	2/25/2024	DEN	@	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
15	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	1/7/2024	DEN	vs	DET	25	4	7	0	5	2	3	66.7	0	0		0	0		66.7	0	7	2	4	+16
16	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	12/1/2023	DEN	@	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
17	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	2/7/2023	DEN	vs	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
18	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	2/2/2023	DEN	vs	GSW	33	22	14	1	1	9	13	69.2	0	0		4	5	80.0	72.4	2	12	3	0	+26
19	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	1/9/2023	DEN	vs	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
20	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	4/4/2021	DEN	vs	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
21	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	11/3/2018	DEN	vs	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
22	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	15	12/25/2025	DEN	vs	MIN	43	56	16	0	2	15	21	71.4	4	6	66.7	22	23	95.7	90.0	5	11	5	2	+15
23	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	15	10/25/2025	DEN	vs	PHX	32	14	14	3	0	5	8	62.5	0	3	0.0	4	4	100.0	71.7	1	13	5	3	+27
24	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	15	2/28/2025	DEN	@	DET	34	23	17	1	2	6	12	50.0	0	3	0.0	11	12	91.7	66.6	0	17	7	2	+33
25	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	15	1/10/2025	DEN	vs	BKN	38	35	12	4	0	14	21	66.7	1	1	100.0	6	8	75.0	71.4	5	7	1	1	+33

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12.6

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Team Rankings

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121.4

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DRTG

117.0

21st

NETRTG

4.4

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3P%

39.2

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Rockets	37	22	.627	8.5
4	Timberwolves	38	23	.623	8.5
5	Nuggets	37	24	.607	9.5
6	Lakers	36	24	.600	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 3/2	DEN	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Thu 3/5	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Fri 3/6	NYK	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Mon 3/9	DEN	@	OKC	7:30 PM
Wed 3/11	HOU	@	DEN	10:00 PM

Last Game

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38 - 23

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Final

108

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37 - 24

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

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31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

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RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

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APG Leaders

10.5

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9.8

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8.6

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SPG Leaders

2.0

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2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

2.0

Holmgren

1.9

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3PM Leaders

3.7

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3.5

Knueppel

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.6

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67.3

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121.4

120.9

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118.6

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DRtg Rankings

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111.4

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112.6

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

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16-43

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,918.8

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2,806.1

Jokić

2,714.7

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DraftKings Points Leaders

2,990.5

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2,945.3

Maxey

2,875.5

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USG% Leaders

37.3

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36.5

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33.7

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MPG Leaders

38.5

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37.1

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.81

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1.59

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1.53

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1.92

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

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39-22

36-23-1

35-25

35-26

33-26-1

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Worst Record ATS

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26-35

26-34-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

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1	Pistons	45	14	.763
2	Celtics	40	20	.667	5.5
3	Knicks	39	22	.639	7.0
4	Cavaliers	38	24	.613	8.5
5	Raptors	35	25	.583	10.5
6	76ers	33	27	.550	12.5
7	Magic	31	28	.525	14.0
8	Heat	32	29	.525	14.0
9	Hawks	31	31	.500	15.5
10	Hornets	30	31	.492	16.0
11	Bucks	26	33	.441	19.0
12	Bulls	25	36	.410	21.0
13	Wizards	16	43	.271	29.0
14	Nets	15	45	.250	30.5
15	Pacers	15	46	.246	31.0

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1	Thunder - x	47	15	.758
2	Spurs	43	17	.717	3.0
3	Rockets	37	22	.627	8.5
4	Timberwolves	38	23	.623	8.5
5	Nuggets	37	24	.607	9.5
6	Lakers	36	24	.600	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	12.0
8	Warriors	31	29	.517	15.0
9	Clippers	28	31	.475	17.5
10	Trail Blazers	29	33	.468	18.0
11	Grizzlies	23	36	.390	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	39	.350	25.0
13	Pelicans	19	43	.306	28.0
14	Jazz	18	42	.300	28.0
15	Kings	14	48	.226	33.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 1/28	MIL	@	WAS	99-109
Wed 1/28	SAC	@	PHI	111-113
Wed 1/28	HOU	@	ATL	104-86
Wed 1/28	MIA	@	CHI	116-113
Wed 1/28	CHA	@	DAL	123-121

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Mon 3/2	HOU	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Mon 3/2	BOS	@	MIL	7:30 PM
Mon 3/2	DEN	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Mon 3/2	LAC	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Tue 3/3	WAS	@	ORL	7:00 PM

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