most assists in a game by a shooting guard since 1980

Since 1979-80, Fat Lever has the most assists by a shooting guard in a game, with 23 assists versus the Warriors on April 21, 1989.

Interpreted as:

most assists in a regular-season game by a shooting guard since 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	Fat Lever F. Lever	23	4/21/1989	DEN	@	GSW	42	15	13	5	0	6	11	54.5	0	0		3	4	75.0	58.8	1	12	1	3
2	George McCloud G. McCloud	22	3/26/2001	DEN	@	CHI	49	5	4	0	0	2	9	22.2	0	1	0.0	1	1	100.0	26.5	1	3	5	4	+12
3	James Harden J. Harden	21	12/23/2022	PHI	vs	LAC	41	20	11	1	0	6	17	35.3	3	6	50.0	5	6	83.3	50.9	0	11	3	2	+11
4	James Harden J. Harden	20	3/6/2023	PHI	@	IND	40	14	9	0	0	3	11	27.3	1	6	16.7	7	9	77.8	46.8	1	8	1	0	+13
5	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	19	3/21/1981	NYK	vs	CLE	47	27	15	2	0	11	21	52.4	1	2	50.0	4	7	57.1	56.1			3	4
6	Tom Garrick T. Garrick	18	3/30/1990	LAC	vs	ATL	41	22	5	3	0	8	10	80.0	0	1	0.0	6	6	100.0	87.0	0	5	4	4
7	Jeff Hornacek J. Hornacek	18	3/2/1989	PHX	vs	SAC	41	11	7	0	0	4	14	28.6	1	1	100.0	2	2	100.0	37.0	0	7	0	2
8	Jeff Hornacek J. Hornacek	18	1/28/1987	PHX	vs	GSW	30	6	1	3	0	1	5	20.0	0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	44.4	0	1	1	1
9	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	18	1/23/1980	NYK	@	PHX	40	22	10	3	0	10	18	55.6	2	5	40.0	0	0		61.1	1	9	5	4
10	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	18	11/17/1979	NYK	vs	BOS	46	22	3	3	1	10	14	71.4	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	73.9	2	1	5	2
11	James Harden J. Harden	17	2/8/2025	LAC	vs	UTA	38	23	2	2	0	7	18	38.9	2	8	25.0	7	8	87.5	53.4	0	2	5	1	+30
12	Josh Giddey J. Giddey	17	3/7/2023	OKC	vs	GSW	38	17	11	0	0	6	11	54.5	1	4	25.0	4	4	100.0	66.6	2	9	3	2	+15
13	James Harden J. Harden	17	10/31/2022	PHI	@	WAS	38	23	7	2	0	8	17	47.1	2	6	33.3	5	6	83.3	58.6	0	7	4	2	+8
14	Bradley Beal B. Beal	17	1/1/2022	WAS	vs	CHI	43	27	2	4	0	8	20	40.0	0	4	0.0	11	13	84.6	52.5	0	2	2	2	+3
15	James Harden J. Harden	17	3/23/2021	BKN	@	POR	40	25	7	2	0	7	24	29.2	0	7	0.0	11	13	84.6	42.1	0	7	4	2	-5
16	James Harden J. Harden	17	12/26/2020	HOU	@	POR	43	44	4	1	0	12	21	57.1	6	13	46.2	14	16	87.5	78.5	1	3	5	1	-6
17	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	17	3/6/2018	NOP	@	LAC	36	19	4	1	2	7	22	31.8	2	3	66.7	3	3	100.0	40.7	1	3	2	4	+17
18	James Harden J. Harden	17	12/11/2017	HOU	vs	NOP	35	26	1	6	0	8	16	50.0	4	10	40.0	6	9	66.7	65.1	0	1	3	3	-2
19	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	17	1/15/2015	LAL	vs	CLE	32	19	6	0	0	7	14	50.0	3	6	50.0	2	3	66.7	62.0	1	5	3	0	+3
20	Monta Ellis M. Ellis	17	4/12/2013	MIL	@	ATL	44	27	8	5	0	9	23	39.1	5	9	55.6	4	5	80.0	53.6	0	8	4	4	-1
21	Antonio Daniels A. Daniels	17	4/4/2007	WAS	vs	CHA	45	18	4	0	0	4	10	40.0	0	1	0.0	10	14	71.4	55.7	0	4	1	0	0
22	Joe Johnson J. Johnson	17	3/13/2006	ATL	@	MIL	46	9	9	2	0	3	13	23.1	0	3	0.0	3	4	75.0	30.5	0	9	4	2	-1
23	Kirk Hinrich K. Hinrich	17	1/11/2006	CHI	@	MIN	46	17	8	1	0	5	14	35.7	2	8	25.0	5	5	100.0	52.5	1	7	2	4	-3
24	Vern Fleming V. Fleming	17	4/19/1996	NJN	vs	BOS	44	7	8	0	0	3	12	25.0	0	2	0.0	1	2	50.0	27.2	3	5	2	2
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	17	3/24/1989	CHI	@	POR	40	33	7	6	0	10	20	50.0	0	3	0.0	13	16	81.3	61.0	3	4	7	4