most assists in an oppening night game

John Stockton has the most assists in a season opener, with 19 assists against the Nuggets on November 3, 1989.

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NAMEASTDATETMOPPMINPTSREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1John Stockton
J. Stockton
19
11/3/1989
vs
42
23
3
3
0
8
13
61.5
2
2
100.0
5
5
100.0
75.7
0
3
6
1
2Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
18
10/27/2010
vs
32
12
2
3
1
5
8
62.5
2
5
40.0
0
0
75.0
1
1
1
2
+30
3Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
18
11/2/1990
@
39
32
5
2
0
14
24
58.3
1
1
100.0
3
5
60.0
61.1
0
5
4
4
4James Harden
J. Harden
17
12/26/2020
@
43
44
4
1
0
12
21
57.1
6
13
46.2
14
16
87.5
78.5
1
3
5
1
-6
5James Harden
J. Harden
17
10/26/2016
@
37
34
7
1
0
9
19
47.4
1
7
14.3
15
16
93.8
65.3
3
4
7
5
+10
6Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
17
10/26/2010
vs
41
4
5
2
0
2
9
22.2
0
0
0
0
22.2
1
4
3
1
+4
7Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
17
10/14/1971
@
34
17
9
7
16
43.8
3
3
100.0
49.1
1
8Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
16
10/19/2017
vs
33
21
10
0
1
7
12
58.3
0
1
0.0
7
10
70.0
64.0
2
8
7
4
+29
9Chris Paul
C. Paul
16
10/27/2010
vs
37
17
4
0
0
6
11
54.5
1
2
50.0
4
6
66.7
62.3
1
3
1
3
+11
10Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
16
10/31/1997
vs
44
6
14
6
0
2
8
25.0
0
0
2
2
100.0
33.8
4
10
3
2
+10
11Mookie Blaylock
M. Blaylock
16
11/5/1993
vs
38
14
8
1
0
5
10
50.0
2
4
50.0
2
2
100.0
64.3
0
8
5
1
12John Bagley
J. Bagley
16
11/3/1989
vs
31
13
0
0
0
6
8
75.0
0
1
0.0
1
2
50.0
73.2
0
0
4
3
13Dick McGuire
D. McGuire
16
10/30/1954
vs
10
2
6
9
66.7
2
14Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
15
12/23/2020
@
36
21
11
0
0
9
22
40.9
0
2
0.0
3
5
60.0
43.4
2
9
6
3
+10
15Pooh Richardson
P. Richardson
15
11/5/1993
@
41
16
3
0
0
8
15
53.3
0
1
0.0
0
0
53.3
0
3
3
1
16Larry Bird
L. Bird
15
11/2/1990
vs
40
18
9
2
0
9
15
60.0
0
0
0
0
60.0
0
9
4
3
17Pooh Richardson
P. Richardson
15
11/2/1990
vs
41
11
3
2
0
3
11
27.3
0
1
0.0
5
8
62.5
37.9
1
2
2
1
18Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
15
10/26/1985
@
55
16
7
2
0
5
14
35.7
0
1
0.0
6
8
75.0
45.7
3
4
7
4
19Kevin Porter
K. Porter
15
10/19/1974
vs
44
16
4
8
16
50.0
0
0
50.0
5
20Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
15
10/16/1963
@
46
22
14
7
19
36.8
8
8
100.0
48.8
3
21Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
15
11/1/1953
vs
48
14
4
22
18.2
6
10
60.0
26.5
2
22Trae Young
T. Young
14
10/21/2021
vs
33
19
2
0
0
6
16
37.5
2
5
40.0
5
5
100.0
52.2
0
2
5
0
+21
23Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
14
12/23/2020
vs
42
29
15
0
2
11
18
61.1
1
2
50.0
6
9
66.7
66.0
3
12
6
3
+5
24James Harden
J. Harden
14
10/24/2019
vs
36
19
7
1
1
2
13
15.4
1
8
12.5
14
14
100.0
49.6
2
5
7
5
-3
25LeBron James
L. James
14
10/25/2016
vs
32
19
11
0
1
9
14
64.3
0
3
0.0
1
2
50.0
63.8
3
8
4
3
+26

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.300
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.111
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.833
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.800
1.0
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.800
1.0
4
8
3
.727
1.5
5
7
3
.700
2.0
6
7
3
.700
2.0
7
7
3
.700
2.0
8
6
3
.667
2.5
9
5
3
.625
3.0
10
6
4
.600
3.0
11
4
6
.400
5.0
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