nba most assists in a game with 25 points

Bob Cousy has the most assists in a game with 25+ points, with 28 assists versus the Minneapolis Lakers on February 27, 1959.

Interpreted as:
NBA most assists by a player in a regular-season game with 25 or more points
NAMEASTPTSDATETMOPPMINREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
28
31
2/27/1959
BOS BOS
vs
MIN MIN
45
5
10
18
55.6
11
12
91.7
66.6
3
2Kevin Porter
K. Porter
25
30
3/9/1979
DET DET
vs
BOS BOS
37
3
0
0
12
18
66.7
6
8
75.0
69.7
1
2
4
1
3John Stockton
J. Stockton
24
26
1/3/1989
UTA UTA
@
HOU HOU
45
1
6
0
12
16
75.0
0
1
0.0
2
2
100.0
77.0
1
0
1
3
4Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
24
25
2/7/1985
DET DET
@
WAS WAS
50
10
2
1
9
27
33.3
1
3
33.3
6
9
66.7
40.4
4
6
2
1
5John Stockton
J. Stockton
23
27
12/8/1990
UTA UTA
@
LAC LAC
41
3
4
0
9
16
56.3
2
3
66.7
7
8
87.5
69.2
1
2
1
4
6Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
22
31
3/7/2025
DEN DEN
vs
PHX PHX
45
21
3
0
13
22
59.1
3
7
42.9
2
3
66.7
66.5
4
17
4
3
+8
7Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
22
26
12/17/2016
OKC OKC
vs
PHX PHX
34
11
2
1
9
17
52.9
1
2
50.0
7
7
100.0
64.7
0
11
5
3
+16
8Steve Nash
S. Nash
22
28
1/2/2006
PHX PHX
@
NYK NYK
55
5
1
0
10
25
40.0
3
13
23.1
5
6
83.3
50.7
2
3
4
5
-1
9Sherman Douglas
S. Douglas
22
27
4/3/1994
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
46
8
3
0
13
18
72.2
0
0
1
2
50.0
71.5
5
3
4
4
10Kevin Porter
K. Porter
22
32
2/27/1979
DET DET
@
CHI CHI
44
5
4
0
13
22
59.1
6
8
75.0
62.7
4
1
4
3
11Phil Ford
P. Ford
22
26
2/21/1979
KCK KCK
vs
MIL MIL
44
5
5
0
12
16
75.0
2
3
66.7
75.1
6
5
12Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
22
44
3/5/1966
CIN CIN
vs
NYK NYK
53
8
16
22
72.7
12
12
100.0
80.6
4
13Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
22
26
10/29/1961
CIN CIN
vs
SYR SYR
11
6
12
50.0
14
17
82.4
66.7
1
14Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
21
28
5/10/2021
WAS WAS
@
ATL ATL
40
13
0
0
10
22
45.5
3
7
42.9
5
5
100.0
57.9
0
13
3
4
-1
15Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
21
35
3/29/2021
WAS WAS
vs
IND IND
39
14
2
1
14
26
53.8
4
6
66.7
3
5
60.0
62.1
1
13
4
3
+7
16Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
21
29
12/16/1990
LAL LAL
vs
IND IND
39
7
1
0
7
14
50.0
0
0
15
16
93.8
68.9
2
5
7
2
17John Stockton
J. Stockton
21
26
3/1/1990
UTA UTA
vs
POR POR
40
4
2
0
10
16
62.5
1
1
100.0
5
7
71.4
68.1
3
1
3
2
18Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
21
29
4/23/1989
LAL LAL
vs
SEA SEA
40
9
1
0
8
14
57.1
4
4
100.0
9
9
100.0
80.7
2
7
2
2
19Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
21
30
2/26/1989
PHX PHX
@
LAL LAL
45
2
4
1
11
16
68.8
0
0
8
11
72.7
72.0
0
2
4
3
20Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
21
25
12/6/1988
LAL LAL
@
LAC LAC
41
8
2
0
7
16
43.8
0
3
0.0
11
11
100.0
60.0
2
6
4
2
21Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
21
41
12/15/1972
KCO KCO
vs
DET DET
53
3
15
27
55.6
11
12
91.7
63.5
2
22Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
21
29
2/14/1964
CIN CIN
vs
NYK NYK
48
11
11
23
47.8
7
10
70.0
52.9
4
23Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
21
25
12/21/1960
BOS BOS
vs
STL STL
9
7
10
70.0
2
24Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
20
35
4/3/2025
MIL MIL
@
PHI PHI
39
17
2
0
12
19
63.2
1
1
100.0
10
11
90.9
73.4
2
15
2
0
+23
25Trae Young
T. Young
20
31
12/6/2024
ATL ATL
vs
LAL LAL
42
4
2
0
9
25
36.0
5
13
38.5
8
8
100.0
54.3
0
4
3
1
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Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1982-83 season.

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