most assists in a game by a player this season

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Cade Cunningham are tied for the most assists in a game this season, with 18 assists.

Interpreted as:

most assists in a regular-season game by a player this season

	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	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	18	11/14/2025	MIL	vs	CHA	40	25	7	2	1	12	18	66.7	0	1	0.0	1	3	33.3	64.7	2	5	7	3	+18
2	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	18	11/1/2025	DET	vs	DAL	37	21	6	3	0	7	16	43.8	2	4	50.0	5	8	62.5	53.8	0	6	1	3	+11
3	Trae Young T. Young	17	10/27/2025	ATL	@	CHI	34	21	3	0	0	7	22	31.8	1	10	10.0	6	7	85.7	41.9	0	3	1	2	-5
4	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
5	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
6	Austin Reaves A. Reaves	16	10/29/2025	LAL	@	MIN	40	28	1	2	0	9	24	37.5	3	11	27.3	7	7	100.0	51.7	0	1	3	1	-1
7	Vince Williams Jr. V. Williams Jr.	15	11/20/2025	MEM	vs	SAC	24	4	5	2	0	2	7	28.6	0	3	0.0	0	0		28.6	0	5	3	1	+22
8	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
9	Ryan Rollins R. Rollins	14	11/20/2025	MIL	vs	PHI	40	32	6	1	0	13	26	50.0	2	8	25.0	4	4	100.0	57.6	1	5	3	3	-15
10	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	14	11/14/2025	SAC	@	MIN	31	13	10	0	0	5	11	45.5	2	5	40.0	1	4	25.0	50.9	5	5	6	3	-10
11	Jalen Johnson J. Johnson	14	11/13/2025	ATL	@	UTA	41	31	18	7	0	10	19	52.6	4	5	80.0	7	11	63.6	65.0	2	16	6	0	+16
12	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	14	11/8/2025	DEN	vs	IND	32	32	14	1	0	10	14	71.4	1	1	100.0	11	12	91.7	83.0	5	9	8	4	+9
13	Josh Giddey J. Giddey	14	11/7/2025	CHI	@	MIL	35	16	7	1	0	6	14	42.9	2	5	40.0	2	4	50.0	50.8	0	7	4	1	-6
14	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	14	11/3/2025	DEN	vs	SAC	36	34	7	4	2	14	22	63.6	4	10	40.0	2	3	66.7	72.9	2	5	1	3	+18
15	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	14	10/31/2025	PHI	vs	BOS	44	26	8	2	2	8	16	50.0	4	9	44.4	6	7	85.7	68.1	1	7	5	2	+10
16	James Harden J. Harden	14	10/31/2025	LAC	vs	NOP	39	24	5	2	0	8	19	42.1	4	13	30.8	4	5	80.0	56.6	1	4	4	2	+3
17	Deni Avdija D. Avdija	13	11/21/2025	POR	@	GSW	40	26	6	0	0	6	14	42.9	2	7	28.6	12	13	92.3	65.9	2	4	6	1	+2
18	Pat Spencer P. Spencer	13	11/19/2025	GSW	@	MIA	32	11	8	2	0	5	13	38.5	1	4	25.0	0	0		42.3	5	3	2	4	+10
19	Josh Giddey J. Giddey	13	11/19/2025	CHI	@	POR	31	9	5	1	1	3	9	33.3	2	3	66.7	1	1	100.0	47.7	0	5	5	3	-13
20	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	13	11/17/2025	DEN	vs	CHI	39	36	18	1	2	13	27	48.1	1	7	14.3	9	12	75.0	55.8	4	14	2	2	+10
21	Josh Giddey J. Giddey	13	11/16/2025	CHI	@	UTA	42	26	13	2	2	9	21	42.9	2	7	28.6	6	7	85.7	54.0	2	11	6	2	-3
22	Dyson Daniels D. Daniels	13	11/8/2025	ATL	vs	LAL	36	10	8	1	0	5	8	62.5	0	0		0	0		62.5	2	6	2	2	+16
23	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	13	11/8/2025	POR	@	MIA	35	18	9	4	0	6	19	31.6	3	10	30.0	3	4	75.0	43.4	3	6	3	3	-6
24	Stephon Castle S. Castle	13	11/8/2025	SAS	vs	NOP	35	16	4	1	0	6	14	42.9	0	6	0.0	4	4	100.0	50.8	3	1	2	6	-4
25	James Harden J. Harden	13	11/8/2025	LAC	vs	PHX	41	13	0	0	0	4	15	26.7	2	10	20.0	3	4	75.0	38.8	0	0	3	2	-18