Steve Nash has the most assists by a player 35 or older in a game, with 21 assists against the Pistons on February 8, 2009.
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most assists by a player NBA in a regular-season game by a 35 year old or more| NAME | AST | Age | 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 |  | S. Nash | 21 | 35-001 | 2/8/2009 | @ | 34 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 52.8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +9 | ||
| 2 | | S. Nash | 20 | 37-043 | 3/22/2011 | @ | 49 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 63.3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | -4 | |||
| 3 | | S. Nash | 20 | 35-275 | 11/9/2009 | @ | 36 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 83.9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | +19 | ||
| 4 | | S. Nash | 20 | 35-265 | 10/30/2009 | vs | 37 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 51.6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | +21 | ||
| 5 |  | J. Kidd | 20 | 36-013 | 4/5/2009 | vs | 30 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 97.3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +29 | ||
| 6 |  | L. Wilkens | 20 | 36-030 | 11/27/1973 | vs | 42 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 0 | 0 | 52.9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| 7 |  | B. Davies | 20 | 35-007 | 1/22/1955 | vs | 25 | 4 | 15 | 26.7 | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 51.6 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | C. Paul | 19 | 37-284 | 2/14/2023 | vs | 37 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 53.5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | +14 | ||
| 9 | | C. Paul | 19 | 36-280 | 2/10/2022 | vs | 37 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 60.4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | +20 | ||
| 10 | | C. Paul | 19 | 36-269 | 1/30/2022 | vs | 40 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 59.2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | +14 | ||
| 11 | | C. Paul | 19 | 35-289 | 2/19/2021 | @ | 31 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 68.2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +20 | |||
| 12 |  | L. James | 19 | 35-016 | 1/15/2020 | vs | 36 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 44.8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | -9 | ||
| 13 | | S. Nash | 19 | 36-311 | 12/15/2010 | vs | 31 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 73.1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +20 | |||
| 14 |  | G. Goodrich | 19 | 35-195 | 11/4/1978 | @ | 48 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 68.7 | 1 | |||||||||
| 15 | | C. Paul | 18 | 36-180 | 11/2/2021 | vs | 36 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 78.8 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | +16 | |||
| 16 | | S. Nash | 18 | 37-006 | 2/13/2011 | vs | 37 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 54.8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +3 | ||
| 17 | | S. Nash | 18 | 36-319 | 12/23/2010 | vs | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 41.0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | J. Kidd | 18 | 37-218 | 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 | |||
| 19 | | S. Nash | 18 | 35-307 | 12/11/2009 | vs | 40 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 62.2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | +6 | ||
| 20 |  | J. Stockton | 18 | 37-347 | 3/7/2000 | vs | 31 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 36.4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +17 | |||
| 21 | | J. Stockton | 18 | 37-283 | 1/3/2000 | vs | 31 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 76.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +17 | ||
| 22 | | J. Stockton | 18 | 35-315 | 2/4/1998 | vs | 37 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 61.8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +19 | ||
| 23 | | L. Wilkens | 18 | 35-151 | 3/28/1973 | vs | 45 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 61.5 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 24 |  | J. Harden | 17 | 35-197 | 3/11/2025 | @ | 40 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 65.9 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | +5 | ||
| 25 | | J. Harden | 17 | 35-166 | 2/8/2025 | vs | 38 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 38.9 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 53.4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +30 | ||
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