most assists in a single game in less than 30 minutes

John Lucas has the most assists in a game with fewer than 30 minutes played, with 24 assists against the Nuggets on April 15, 1984.

Interpreted as:
most assists by a player in a single regular-season game in less than 30 minutes
NAMEASTMINDATETMOPPPTSREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1John Lucas
J. Lucas
24
28
4/15/1984
vs
0
0
2
0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
2
4
2Art Williams
A. Williams
22
27
2/14/1970
vs
8
6
4
11
36.4
0
0
36.4
3
3Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
21
29
3/18/1985
vs
20
4
1
0
7
12
58.3
1
1
100.0
5
5
100.0
70.4
2
2
3
2
4Chris Paul
C. Paul
20
30
12/10/2016
vs
20
5
3
0
8
16
50.0
3
6
50.0
1
2
50.0
59.2
0
5
0
3
+21
5Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
20
28
3/10/1987
vs
11
5
3
0
4
8
50.0
0
0
3
3
100.0
59.0
1
4
4
2
6Johnny Moore
J. Moore
20
27
1/2/1982
vs
11
4
3
0
3
8
37.5
0
1
0.0
5
6
83.3
51.7
1
3
1
6
7John Lucas
J. Lucas
19
28
4/2/1988
vs
3
2
1
0
1
3
33.3
1
1
100.0
0
0
50.0
0
2
3
2
8Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
19
27
3/8/1988
vs
8
2
2
0
3
5
60.0
0
0
2
5
40.0
55.6
1
1
1
3
9Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
19
28
3/21/1984
@
24
12
2
1
8
14
57.1
0
1
0.0
8
11
72.7
63.7
2
10
5
4
10Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
18
25
1/5/2024
vs
10
8
2
1
4
6
66.7
2
4
50.0
0
0
83.3
1
7
2
1
+24
11Chris Paul
C. Paul
18
29
1/8/2017
vs
19
6
2
0
7
11
63.6
1
3
33.3
4
5
80.0
72.0
1
5
1
4
+23
12John Wall
J. Wall
18
29
4/3/2015
vs
6
2
2
0
3
13
23.1
0
1
0.0
0
0
23.1
0
2
4
2
+24
13Nick Van Exel
N. Van Exel
18
25
1/7/1998
vs
6
1
0
0
3
5
60.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
60.0
0
1
4
2
+9
14Mark Price
M. Price
18
27
3/23/1993
vs
16
3
2
1
6
11
54.5
1
2
50.0
3
3
100.0
64.9
0
3
1
1
15Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
18
29
1/1/1987
@
4
6
0
0
1
4
25.0
0
0
2
2
100.0
41.0
0
6
3
1
16John Lucas
J. Lucas
18
27
1/18/1984
vs
16
2
1
0
7
9
77.8
0
1
0.0
2
4
50.0
74.3
0
2
3
1
17Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
18
23
11/13/1968
vs
12
1
3
10
30.0
6
8
75.0
44.4
1
18Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
17
27
2/22/2015
vs
21
8
0
0
8
12
66.7
2
3
66.7
3
5
60.0
73.9
1
7
2
1
+33
19Chris Paul
C. Paul
17
24
1/22/2015
vs
6
5
3
0
2
5
40.0
1
3
33.3
1
1
100.0
55.1
1
4
2
0
+30
20Chris Paul
C. Paul
17
27
11/24/2013
vs
16
1
2
1
6
10
60.0
1
4
25.0
3
4
75.0
68.0
0
1
1
1
+22
21Steve Nash
S. Nash
17
27
1/8/2012
vs
10
1
1
0
5
7
71.4
0
1
0.0
0
0
71.4
0
1
3
0
+26
22Steve Blake
S. Blake
17
26
2/22/2009
vs
6
1
1
0
2
7
28.6
2
3
66.7
0
0
42.9
0
1
2
2
+21
23Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
17
25
3/3/1999
@
6
2
0
0
3
6
50.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
50.0
0
2
1
0
0
24Brevin Knight
B. Knight
17
29
3/4/1998
vs
8
2
3
1
3
6
50.0
0
0
2
2
100.0
58.1
0
2
5
1
+26
25Jim Les
J. Les
17
29
3/2/1991
@
5
3
1
0
1
3
33.3
0
0
3
4
75.0
52.5
2
1
0
2
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists and minutes played going back to the 1982-83 season.

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