most assists in a game by a nugget

Fat Lever has the most assists for the Nuggets in a game, with 23 assists versus the Warriors on April 21, 1989.

Interpreted as:
most assists in a regular-season game by a nugget
NAMEASTDATETMOPPMINPTSREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Fat Lever
F. Lever
23
4/21/1989
@
42
15
13
5
0
6
11
54.5
0
0
3
4
75.0
58.8
1
12
1
3
2Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
22
3/7/2025
vs
45
31
21
3
0
13
22
59.1
3
7
42.9
2
3
66.7
66.5
4
17
4
3
+8
3George McCloud
G. McCloud
22
3/26/2001
@
49
5
4
0
0
2
9
22.2
0
1
0.0
1
1
100.0
26.5
1
3
5
4
+12
4Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
22
1/20/1997
vs
40
21
7
0
0
6
10
60.0
2
4
50.0
7
8
87.5
77.7
1
6
2
3
+13
5Andre Miller
A. Miller
20
12/8/2006
vs
40
5
5
0
2
2
6
33.3
0
0
1
1
100.0
38.8
1
4
3
3
+18
6Nick Van Exel
N. Van Exel
20
12/2/2000
vs
39
5
5
1
2
2
7
28.6
0
3
0.0
1
1
100.0
33.6
1
4
2
2
+11
7Nick Van Exel
N. Van Exel
20
11/8/1999
vs
43
23
4
2
0
8
18
44.4
2
8
25.0
5
6
83.3
55.7
0
4
3
1
+17
8Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
M. Abdul-Rauf
20
11/15/1995
@
56
30
8
1
0
12
27
44.4
2
8
25.0
4
4
100.0
52.2
1
7
3
4
9Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
19
3/25/2026
vs
38
23
21
1
0
8
19
42.1
1
5
20.0
6
6
100.0
53.1
2
19
1
5
+10
10Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
19
2/24/2025
@
39
18
9
3
1
9
14
64.3
0
1
0.0
0
0
64.3
0
9
4
1
+17
11Robert Pack
R. Pack
19
12/12/1994
@
35
14
3
1
0
5
9
55.6
2
2
100.0
2
2
100.0
70.9
0
3
4
1
12Michael Adams
M. Adams
19
12/15/1990
vs
38
23
3
5
0
8
22
36.4
1
6
16.7
6
6
100.0
46.7
0
3
2
3
13Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
18
11/17/2023
@
36
26
16
1
1
10
20
50.0
1
8
12.5
5
5
100.0
58.6
2
14
4
2
+5
14Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
18
12/28/2020
vs
34
19
12
3
1
8
11
72.7
1
1
100.0
2
3
66.7
77.1
4
8
3
2
+20
15Ty Lawson
T. Lawson
18
4/10/2015
vs
52
19
5
0
0
8
21
38.1
1
3
33.3
2
2
100.0
43.4
0
5
2
0
+5
16Steve Blake
S. Blake
18
2/14/2007
@
41
4
5
1
0
2
8
25.0
0
3
0.0
0
0
25.0
1
4
6
2
-1
17Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
18
1/13/1997
vs
51
13
4
0
1
6
10
60.0
1
1
100.0
0
0
65.0
0
4
3
2
+2
18Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
18
12/13/1996
@
44
15
5
1
0
4
9
44.4
3
5
60.0
4
4
100.0
69.7
1
4
5
3
+1
19Michael Adams
M. Adams
18
12/1/1990
vs
37
22
2
1
1
7
19
36.8
3
10
30.0
5
6
83.3
50.8
0
2
3
5
20Michael Adams
M. Adams
18
11/27/1990
vs
40
19
3
2
0
6
23
26.1
3
12
25.0
4
5
80.0
37.7
0
3
1
1
21Fat Lever
F. Lever
18
4/10/1985
@
39
26
7
4
0
10
20
50.0
1
1
100.0
5
5
100.0
58.6
2
5
3
4
22Fat Lever
F. Lever
18
11/6/1984
@
37
24
6
4
0
11
18
61.1
0
0
2
2
100.0
63.6
1
5
2
3
23Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
17
3/24/2026
@
35
23
17
0
0
9
16
56.3
0
1
0.0
5
7
71.4
60.3
3
14
2
3
-5
24Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
17
2/7/2026
@
33
22
14
1
4
7
12
58.3
2
2
100.0
6
6
100.0
75.1
3
11
3
2
+36
25Jamal Murray
J. Murray
17
1/7/2026
@
37
22
8
1
0
8
18
44.4
3
9
33.3
3
4
75.0
55.7
4
4
2
2
-1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1982-83 season.

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PPG

27.8

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RPG

12.9

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APG

10.9

Jokić

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Team Rankings

ORTG

122.4

1st

DRTG

117.5

21st

NETRTG

4.9

8th

3P%

39.5

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
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16
.800
2
61
19
.763
3.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
52
28
.650
12.0
4
50
29
.633
13.5
5
50
29
.633
13.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
4/10
@
9:00 PM
Sun
4/12
@
8:30 PM
Last Game
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119

Final

136

DEN Nuggets

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
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58
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.725
2
54
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.684
3.5
3
51
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.646
6.5
4
51
29
.638
7.0
5
45
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6
44
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.557
13.5
7
44
36
.550
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8
43
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.544
14.5
9
43
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.538
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41
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.519
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31
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Bulls Bulls - e
30
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.380
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13
Nets Nets - e
20
59
.253
37.5
14
18
61
.228
39.5
15
17
62
.215
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WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
16
.800
2
Spurs Spurs - x
61
19
.763
3.0
3
52
28
.650
12.0
4
50
29
.633
13.5
5
50
29
.633
13.5
6
47
33
.588
17.0
7
44
36
.550
20.0
8
41
39
.513
23.0
9
40
40
.500
24.0
10
37
42
.468
26.5
11
26
54
.325
38.0
12
25
55
.313
39.0
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.313
39.0
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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
3/12
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Thu
3/12
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127-117
Thu
3/12
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108-119
Fri
3/13
@
97-104
Fri
3/13
@
99-122

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
4/9
@
7:00 PM
Thu
4/9
@
7:00 PM
Thu
4/9
@
7:30 PM
Thu
4/9
@
7:30 PM
Thu
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@
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