most assists in a game by a center since 1976-77 to 2016-17

Between the 1976-77 and 2016-17 seasons, Pau Gasol, Joakim Noah and Sam Lacey were tied for the most assists by a center in a game, with 14 assists.

Interpreted as:
most assists in a regular-season game by a center since 1976-77 to 2016-17
NAMEASTDATETMOPPMINPTSREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
14
2/27/2016
vs
37
22
16
1
3
9
16
56.3
0
0
4
5
80.0
60.4
3
13
3
3
+3
2Joakim Noah
J. Noah
14
3/20/2015
vs
32
8
10
1
1
4
7
57.1
0
0
0
0
57.1
3
7
1
4
+4
3Joakim Noah
J. Noah
14
3/2/2014
vs
37
13
12
2
2
4
10
40.0
0
0
5
8
62.5
48.1
5
7
1
0
+23
4Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
14
12/6/1978
vs
35
5
8
2
2
5
40.0
1
2
50.0
42.5
4
5Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
14
1/29/1977
@
38
9
10
4
0
2
9
22.2
5
6
83.3
38.7
4
6Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
13
3/7/2016
vs
35
12
17
1
5
4
14
28.6
0
1
0.0
4
5
80.0
37.0
0
17
1
2
+15
7DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
13
4/3/2015
vs
42
24
20
1
3
9
22
40.9
0
1
0.0
6
10
60.0
45.5
0
20
5
5
+7
8Joakim Noah
J. Noah
13
3/30/2014
@
37
13
8
1
1
3
6
50.0
0
0
7
10
70.0
62.5
2
6
4
3
+8
9Joakim Noah
J. Noah
13
2/19/2014
@
37
8
4
0
1
3
7
42.9
0
0
2
4
50.0
45.7
1
3
3
2
+5
10Drew Gooden
D. Gooden
13
3/14/2012
vs
30
15
10
1
2
7
12
58.3
1
3
33.3
0
0
62.5
2
8
5
2
+3
11Vlade Divac
V. Divac
13
4/5/1996
vs
38
10
10
1
0
5
13
38.5
0
0
0
4
0.0
33.9
1
9
0
2
12Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
13
4/4/1987
vs
38
19
9
1
0
8
13
61.5
0
0
3
6
50.0
60.7
4
5
1
3
13Alvan Adams
A. Adams
13
4/14/1985
vs
42
21
14
3
0
7
14
50.0
0
0
7
8
87.5
59.9
0
14
3
5
14Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
13
12/18/1979
vs
30
4
7
2
1
2
7
28.6
0
0
0
0
28.6
2
3
15Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
13
1/30/1977
@
32
7
15
1
0
3
7
42.9
1
2
50.0
44.4
4
16Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
13
11/27/1976
@
42
10
8
1
1
4
8
50.0
2
3
66.7
53.6
3
5
4
17Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
12
2/13/2017
vs
36
17
21
2
0
7
13
53.8
0
0
3
4
75.0
57.6
6
15
6
3
+33
18DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
12
2/3/2017
vs
34
22
11
1
2
6
16
37.5
3
7
42.9
7
9
77.8
55.1
1
10
5
5
+6
19Mason Plumlee
M. Plumlee
12
1/8/2017
vs
40
8
10
1
3
4
12
33.3
0
1
0.0
0
2
0.0
31.1
6
4
3
3
+1
20Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
12
1/24/2007
@
47
17
13
1
2
5
16
31.3
0
0
7
11
63.6
40.8
2
11
2
0
+7
21Vlade Divac
V. Divac
12
2/22/2004
@
38
13
7
5
0
5
10
50.0
0
0
3
4
75.0
55.3
3
4
2
1
+22
22Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
12
12/1/1994
@
43
37
13
3
2
13
19
68.4
0
0
11
14
78.6
73.5
3
10
5
4
23Vlade Divac
V. Divac
12
3/10/1994
vs
43
22
17
1
2
9
12
75.0
0
0
4
4
100.0
79.9
6
11
5
5
24Vlade Divac
V. Divac
12
2/15/1994
vs
41
14
16
3
4
5
12
41.7
0
2
0.0
4
6
66.7
47.8
7
9
3
5
25Chris Webber
C. Webber
12
12/23/1993
vs
32
22
12
1
1
9
13
69.2
0
0
4
8
50.0
66.6
5
7
2
2
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1982-83 season.

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