John Lucas had the most assists in a game in 1980-81, with 22 assists against the Nuggets on February 27, 1981.
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most assists by a player in a single regular-season game in 1981| 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 |  | J. Lucas | 22 | 2/27/1981 | @ | 36 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 64.5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 2 |  | M. Ray Richardson | 19 | 3/21/1981 | vs | 47 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 56.1 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| 3 |  | K. Porter | 19 | 2/25/1981 | vs | 45 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 55.8 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 4 | | J. Lucas | 19 | 2/15/1981 | @ | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 51.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 |  | J. Moore | 19 | 1/11/1981 | vs | 42 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 43.8 | 3 | ||||||
| 6 | | K. Porter | 18 | 3/29/1981 | vs | 39 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 66.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 7 |  | W. Matthews | 18 | 3/1/1981 | vs | 40 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 46.3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| 8 | | K. Porter | 18 | 2/6/1981 | @ | 48 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 75.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 9 |  | N. Nixon | 18 | 1/26/1981 | vs | 36 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 52.6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 10 | | R. Williams | 18 | 11/14/1980 | @ | 42 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 48.4 | 4 | 5 | |||||||
| 11 |  | M. Johnson | 17 | 3/29/1981 | vs | 47 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 55.9 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 5 | |||
| 12 | | K. Porter | 17 | 3/25/1981 | vs | 40 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 23.1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 25.2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 13 | | K. Porter | 17 | 2/10/1981 | @ | 42 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 58.1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 14 | | K. Porter | 17 | 2/8/1981 | @ | 47 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 39.7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 15 | | K. Porter | 17 | 1/25/1981 | @ | 44 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 50.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 16 |  | K. Higgs | 16 | 3/29/1981 | @ | 29 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 53.8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 17 | | K. Porter | 16 | 3/28/1981 | vs | 45 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 52.4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 54.8 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 18 |  | B. Davis | 16 | 3/17/1981 | vs | 46 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 81.3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 19 | | B. Davis | 16 | 2/26/1981 | @ | 42 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 60.7 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 20 | | K. Porter | 16 | 2/3/1981 | @ | 41 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 21 |  | P. Ford | 16 | 12/23/1980 | @ | 35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 50.6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| 22 | | P. Ford | 16 | 12/16/1980 | @ | 38 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 46.4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 49.7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 23 | | P. Ford | 16 | 12/5/1980 | vs | 38 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 46.3 | 4 | 4 | |||||||
| 24 |  | F. Walker | 16 | 11/28/1980 | vs | 39 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 68.0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 25 | | R. Williams | 16 | 11/12/1980 | @ | 41 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 51.0 | 5 | |||||||
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UTAResults may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1982-83 season.
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