Kevin Porter has the most assists in a game with fewer than 20 points, with 29 assists against the Rockets on February 24, 1978.
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NBA most assists by a player in a regular-season game ever with less than 20 points| NAME | AST | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | K. Porter | 29 | 14 | 2/24/1978 | vs | 48 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 0 | 0 | 41.2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 |  | G. Rodgers | 28 | 14 | 3/14/1963 | vs | 48 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 58.9 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | J. Stockton | 27 | 18 | 12/19/1989 | @ | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 69.9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 4 | | J. Stockton | 26 | 17 | 4/14/1988 | vs | 45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 75.9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 5 |  | R. Rondo | 25 | 2 | 12/27/2017 | vs | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | +28 | |||
| 6 |  | K. Johnson | 25 | 16 | 4/6/1994 | vs | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 54.6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 7 |  | N. McMillan | 25 | 8 | 2/23/1987 | vs | 41 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 68.0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 8 |  | K. Porter | 25 | 13 | 4/1/1979 | @ | 46 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 30.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 31.1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| 9 |  | R. Westbrook | 24 | 14 | 5/3/2021 | vs | 39 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 71.7 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 3 | +21 | |||
| 10 |  | R. Rondo | 24 | 10 | 10/29/2010 | vs | 45 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 34.2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | +9 | ||
| 11 |  | J. Lucas | 24 | 0 | 4/15/1984 | vs | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||||
| 12 |  | K. Porter | 24 | 12 | 3/23/1980 | vs | 44 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 35.8 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 13 |  | G. Rodgers | 24 | 18 | 12/21/1966 | vs | 46 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 37.5 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 46.1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 14 |  | R. Nembhard | 23 | 15 | 4/12/2026 | vs | 38 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 63.1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | +23 | ||
| 15 | | R. Rondo | 23 | 12 | 1/5/2011 | vs | 44 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | +9 | ||||
| 16 |  | J. Tinsley | 23 | 19 | 11/22/2001 | vs | 45 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 51.3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | +5 | ||
| 17 |  | N. Van Exel | 23 | 8 | 1/5/1997 | @ | 44 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 25.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 31.1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | +18 | ||
| 18 |  | M. Blaylock | 23 | 11 | 3/6/1993 | vs | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 65.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 19 | | J. Stockton | 23 | 9 | 4/17/1992 | vs | 36 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 38.7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 20 | | J. Stockton | 23 | 15 | 4/12/1990 | vs | 44 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 52.8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 21 |  | F. Lever | 23 | 15 | 4/21/1989 | @ | 42 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 58.8 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 22 |  | M. Johnson | 23 | 8 | 4/20/1988 | @ | 42 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 38.0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | ||||
| 23 | | M. Johnson | 23 | 9 | 2/21/1984 | vs | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 39.8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 24 |  | N. Archibald | 23 | 15 | 2/5/1982 | vs | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 46.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 25 | | K. Porter | 23 | 15 | 3/30/1979 | @ | 43 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 27.3 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 31.6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
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| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
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| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
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