nba most assists in a regular season or playoff game in 2021

Russell Westbrook had the most assists in a 2021 regular-season or postseason game, with 24 assists versus the Pacers on May 3, 2021.

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NBA most assists by a player in a regular season or playoff game in 2021

	NAME	AST	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	24	5/3/2021	WAS	vs	IND	39	14	21	1	1	5	8	62.5	0	0		4	4	100.0	71.7	4	17	6	3	+21
2	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	21	5/10/2021	WAS	@	ATL	40	28	13	0	0	10	22	45.5	3	7	42.9	5	5	100.0	57.9	0	13	3	4	-1
3	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	21	3/29/2021	WAS	vs	IND	39	35	14	2	1	14	26	53.8	4	6	66.7	3	5	60.0	62.1	1	13	4	3	+7
4	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	20	5/1/2021	DAL	vs	WAS	39	31	12	0	0	12	23	52.2	1	6	16.7	6	11	54.5	55.7	2	10	1	4	+6
5	Draymond Green D. Green	19	4/23/2021	GSW	vs	DEN	33	2	12	0	0	1	3	33.3	0	2	0.0	0	0		33.3	1	11	6	1	+11
6	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	19	4/16/2021	DAL	vs	NYK	38	22	8	0	1	7	16	43.8	2	9	22.2	6	10	60.0	53.9	0	8	3	3	+5
7	Kyle Lowry K. Lowry	19	3/4/2021	TOR	@	BOS	40	14	3	1	0	5	18	27.8	3	11	27.3	1	2	50.0	37.1	1	2	4	2	-7
8	Draymond Green D. Green	19	2/26/2021	GSW	vs	CHA	36	11	12	1	1	5	8	62.5	1	3	33.3	0	0		68.8	1	11	5	4	+23
9	Chris Paul C. Paul	19	2/19/2021	PHX	@	NOP	31	15	4	2	1	6	11	54.5	3	5	60.0	0	0		68.2	0	4	2	1	+20
10	Trae Young T. Young	18	6/14/2021	ATL	vs	PHI	40	25	4	1	0	8	26	30.8	3	11	27.3	6	8	75.0	42.3	1	3	2	3	+7
11	James Harden J. Harden	18	5/30/2021	BKN	@	BOS	40	23	5	2	2	8	12	66.7	2	5	40.0	5	6	83.3	78.6	1	4	6	3	+8
12	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	18	12/28/2020	DEN	vs	HOU	34	19	12	3	1	8	11	72.7	1	1	100.0	2	3	66.7	77.1	4	8	3	2	+20
13	T.J. McConnell	17	5/16/2021	IND	@	TOR	40	12	5	2	1	6	10	60.0	0	2	0.0	0	0		60.0	1	4	2	2	+13
14	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	17	5/14/2021	WAS	vs	CLE	40	21	12	3	0	7	18	38.9	1	5	20.0	6	8	75.0	48.8	0	12	1	2	+20
15	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	17	5/6/2021	WAS	@	TOR	44	13	17	1	0	5	19	26.3	1	6	16.7	2	4	50.0	31.3	1	16	7	6	+8
16	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	17	5/5/2021	WAS	@	MIL	40	29	12	3	1	12	20	60.0	0	2	0.0	5	8	62.5	61.6	0	12	2	3	+2
17	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	17	4/19/2021	WAS	vs	OKC	39	13	11	3	0	5	18	27.8	1	4	25.0	2	6	33.3	31.5	2	9	8	3	+12
18	James Harden J. Harden	17	3/23/2021	BKN	@	POR	40	25	7	2	0	7	24	29.2	0	7	0.0	11	13	84.6	42.1	0	7	4	2	-5
19	Julius Randle J. Randle	17	3/18/2021	NYK	vs	ORL	40	18	10	1	0	8	20	40.0	1	5	20.0	1	2	50.0	43.1	0	10	2	3	+9
20	Lonzo Ball L. Ball	17	3/16/2021	NOP	@	POR	35	11	3	2	0	4	8	50.0	3	7	42.9	0	0		68.8	1	2	2	2	-4
21	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	17	3/15/2021	WAS	vs	MIL	39	23	5	1	1	8	19	42.1	3	6	50.0	4	6	66.7	53.1	2	3	5	2	-20
22	James Harden J. Harden	17	12/26/2020	HOU	@	POR	43	44	4	1	0	12	21	57.1	6	13	46.2	14	16	87.5	78.5	1	3	5	1	-6
23	Chris Paul C. Paul	16	5/4/2021	PHX	@	CLE	36	23	6	4	2	8	16	50.0	2	3	66.7	5	5	100.0	63.2	0	6	0	4	+20
24	Draymond Green D. Green	16	4/14/2021	GSW	@	OKC	30	12	10	3	2	5	10	50.0	0	2	0.0	2	3	66.7	53.0	1	9	4	1	+33
25	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	4/4/2021	DEN	vs	ORL	38	17	9	1	0	5	11	45.5	0	1	0.0	7	9	77.8	56.8	2	7	4	4	+15