most assists in less than 40 minutes in a game

John Stockton has the most assists in a game with fewer than 40 minutes played, with 28 assists versus the Spurs on January 15, 1991.

Interpreted as:

most assists by a player in less than 40 minutes in a regular-season game

	NAME	AST	MIN	DATE	TM		OPP	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	John Stockton J. Stockton	28	39	1/15/1991	UTA	vs	SAS	20	3	8	0	8	12	66.7	0	2	0.0	4	5	80.0	70.4	1	2	5	4
2	John Stockton J. Stockton	27	36	12/19/1989	UTA	@	NYK	18	3	2	0	8	12	66.7	1	2	50.0	1	2	50.0	69.9	1	2	2	5
3	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	25	30	12/27/2017	NOP	vs	BKN	2	7	1	0	1	5	20.0	0	1	0.0	0	0		20.0	1	6	3	4	+28
4	Kevin Porter K. Porter	25	37	3/9/1979	DET	vs	BOS	30	3	0	0	12	18	66.7				6	8	75.0	69.7	1	2	4	1
5	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	24	39	5/3/2021	WAS	vs	IND	14	21	1	1	5	8	62.5	0	0		4	4	100.0	71.7	4	17	6	3	+21
6	John Lucas J. Lucas	24	28	4/15/1984	SAS	vs	DEN	0	0	2	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	0	0	2	4
7	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	23	36	12/30/2023	IND	vs	NYK	22	5	2	1	8	17	47.1	2	10	20.0	4	4	100.0	58.6	1	4	2	0	+19
8	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	23	37	3/6/1993	ATL	vs	UTA	11	0	4	0	5	8	62.5	1	3	33.3	0	1	0.0	65.2	0	0	2	3
9	John Stockton J. Stockton	23	36	4/17/1992	UTA	vs	MIN	9	2	5	0	2	9	22.2	0	1	0.0	5	6	83.3	38.7	1	1	4	2
10	John Stockton J. Stockton	23	36	11/29/1991	UTA	vs	GSW	21	2	2	1	10	13	76.9	1	2	50.0	0	0		80.8	1	1	4	2
11	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	23	36	2/21/1984	LAL	vs	SEA	9	5	2	0	4	10	40.0	0	2	0.0	1	3	33.3	39.8	0	5	3	3
12	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	23	38	2/5/1982	BOS	vs	DEN	15	4	0	0	7	15	46.7	0	0		1	3	33.3	46.0	0	4	1	3
13	Trae Young T. Young	22	37	11/27/2024	ATL	@	CLE	20	4	0	0	6	18	33.3	3	13	23.1	5	5	100.0	49.5	0	4	5	3	+5
14	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	22	34	12/17/2016	OKC	vs	PHX	26	11	2	1	9	17	52.9	1	2	50.0	7	7	100.0	64.7	0	11	5	3	+16
15	Robert Pack R. Pack	22	39	11/23/1996	NJN	vs	DAL	17	2	5	0	5	8	62.5	2	2	100.0	5	6	83.3	79.9	2	0	4	1	+24
16	John Stockton J. Stockton	22	32	12/18/1992	UTA	@	PHI	17	2	2	0	6	10	60.0	2	3	66.7	3	4	75.0	72.3	2	0	1	3
17	Ennis Whatley E. Whatley	22	37	3/3/1984	CHI	vs	ATL	10	2	2	0	4	6	66.7	0	0		2	2	100.0	72.7	0	2	4	4
18	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	22	37	11/17/1983	LAL	vs	CLE	23	9	3	1	8	13	61.5	0	1	0.0	7	10	70.0	66.1	1	8	2	1
19	John Lucas J. Lucas	22	36	2/27/1981	GSW	@	DEN	13	5	1	2	4	7	57.1	0	0		5	7	71.4	64.5	1	4	4	3
20	Art Williams A. Williams	22	27	2/14/1970	SDR	vs	SFW	8	6			4	11	36.4				0	0		36.4				3
21	Elfrid Payton E. Payton	21	31	11/25/2024	NOP	@	IND	14	7	2	0	7	11	63.6	0	0		0	0		63.6	1	6	5	5	+10
22	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	21	39	3/29/2021	WAS	vs	IND	35	14	2	1	14	26	53.8	4	6	66.7	3	5	60.0	62.1	1	13	4	3	+7
23	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	21	37	4/2/2019	OKC	vs	LAL	20	20	3	0	8	23	34.8	2	9	22.2	2	3	66.7	41.1	5	15	2	2	+24
24	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	21	39	2/1/2018	OKC	@	DEN	20	9	2	1	7	18	38.9	2	5	40.0	4	4	100.0	50.6	0	9	3	5	-8
25	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	21	33	1/21/2015	DET	vs	ORL	24	0	0	0	10	21	47.6	1	6	16.7	3	5	60.0	51.7	0	0	2	1	+24

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