Fat Lever has the most assists for the Nuggets in a game, with 23 assists versus the Warriors on April 21, 1989.
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most assists by a player in a regular-season game in nuggets history| NAME | AST | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | REB | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | 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 | ||||
| 2 |  | 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 | ||
| 3 |  | 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 | ||
| 4 |  | 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 | ||
| 5 |  | 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 | |||
| 6 | | 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 | ||
| 7 | | 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 | ||
| 8 | | 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 | |||
| 9 | | 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 | ||
| 10 | | 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 | |||
| 11 | | 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 | |||
| 12 | | 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 | |||
| 13 | | 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 | ||
| 14 | | 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 | ||
| 15 | | 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 | ||
| 16 | | 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 | |||
| 17 | | 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 | |||
| 18 | | 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 | ||
| 19 | | 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 | |||
| 20 | | 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 | |||
| 21 | | 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 | |||
| 22 | | 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 | ||||
| 23 | | 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 | ||
| 24 | | 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 | ||
| 25 |  | 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 | ||
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