nba players to record exactly 17 assists in a playoff game

Nikola Jokić had 17 assists in Game 3 of the 2023 Western Conference Semifinals versus the Suns on May 5, 2023.

	NAME	DATE	AST	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	5/5/2023	17	DEN	@	PHX	42	30	17	0	1	11	19	57.9	1	2	50.0	7	8	87.5	66.6	6	11	6	3	+5
2	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	4/14/2018	17	NOP	@	POR	39	6	8	1	0	3	9	33.3	0	1	0.0	0	0		33.3	0	8	2	4	-4
3	John Wall J. Wall	4/21/2015	17	WAS	@	TOR	40	26	1	1	1	8	16	50.0	2	4	50.0	8	11	72.7	62.4	0	1	5	1	+14
4	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	5/12/2012	17	BOS	vs	PHI	40	13	12	4	0	6	15	40.0	0	3	0.0	1	2	50.0	40.9	5	7	7	5	0
5	Deron Williams D. Williams	4/19/2009	17	UTA	@	LAL	45	16	3	2	0	4	14	28.6	0	4	0.0	8	8	100.0	45.7	1	2	3	3	-8
6	Chris Paul C. Paul	4/22/2008	17	NOH	vs	DAL	39	32	5	3	0	10	16	62.5	0	2	0.0	12	14	85.7	72.2	0	5	3	5	+24
7	Steve Nash S. Nash	5/13/2005	17	PHX	@	DAL	42	27	3	2	0	12	21	57.1	1	5	20.0	2	3	66.7	60.5	0	3	7	1	+13
8	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	4/27/1998	17	IND	@	CLE	34	3	1	4	0	1	6	16.7	0	3	0.0	1	2	50.0	21.8	0	1	1	3	+4
9	John Stockton J. Stockton	4/24/1997	17	UTA	vs	LAC	37	13	7	1	0	5	9	55.6	2	3	66.7	1	2	50.0	65.8	3	4	4	3	+16
10	John Stockton J. Stockton	5/14/1992	17	UTA	vs	SEA	42	18	6	5	1	6	15	40.0	2	7	28.6	4	5	80.0	52.3	1	5	3	2
11	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	4/24/1992	17	PHX	vs	SAS	42	24	2	0	0	10	20	50.0	0	0		4	7	57.1	52.0	0	2	4	1
12	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	5/5/1991	17	LAL	vs	GSW	31	21	10	3	0	7	15	46.7	0	1	0.0	7	9	77.8	55.4	2	8	0	2
13	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	5/27/1990	17	PHX	vs	POR	35	28	2	1	0	13	19	68.4	0	0		2	6	33.3	64.7	0	2	5	2
14	Rod Strickland R. Strickland	5/10/1990	17	SAS	vs	POR	40	13	9	2	0	6	10	60.0	0	1	0.0	1	2	50.0	59.7	2	7	1	2
15	John Stockton J. Stockton	5/6/1990	17	UTA	vs	PHX	36	9	6	0	0	3	11	27.3	0	3	0.0	3	4	75.0	35.3	0	6	1	3
16	John Stockton J. Stockton	4/27/1990	17	UTA	vs	PHX	42	16	2	3	0	7	16	43.8	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	47.4	1	1	4	4
17	Fat Lever F. Lever	4/28/1989	17	DEN	@	PHX	47	20	12	4	0	8	21	38.1	2	3	66.7	2	2	100.0	45.7	2	10	5	3
18	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6/16/1988	17	LAL	@	DET	45	15	6	2	1	4	15	26.7	0	0		7	11	63.6	37.8	2	4	4	3
19	John Stockton J. Stockton	5/19/1988	17	UTA	vs	LAL	44	14	5	3	0	4	9	44.4	0	0		6	9	66.7	54.0	2	3	5	3
20	Robert Reid R. Reid	6/5/1986	17	HOU	vs	BOS	41	13	6	1	0	6	15	40.0	0	1	0.0	1	1	100.0	42.1	1	5	0	4
21	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	5/8/1986	17	LAL	@	DAL	43	21	6	3	0	5	14	35.7	0	0		11	13	84.6	53.2	1	5	3	3
22	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	4/23/1986	17	LAL	@	SAS	32	14	10	2	0	4	6	66.7	0	0		6	8	75.0	73.5	4	6	2	4
23	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	6/7/1985	17	BOS	@	LAL	48	22	3	1	0	10	21	47.6	0	3	0.0	2	2	100.0	50.3	1	2	6	3
24	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6/7/1985	17	LAL	vs	BOS	42	26	6	2	0	11	20	55.0	0	0		4	4	100.0	59.7	0	6	2	1
25	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	6/6/1984	17	LAL	vs	BOS	49	20	11	2	0	8	12	66.7	0	0		4	7	57.1	66.3	1	10	7	5

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PPG

29.4

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RPG

12.1

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APG

10.7

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Team Rankings

ORTG

125.2

1st

DRTG

116.6

18th

NETRTG

8.6

3rd

3P%

39.7

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	3	.893
2	Spurs	20	7	.741	4.5
3	Nuggets	20	7	.741	4.5
4	Lakers	19	7	.731	5.0
5	Rockets	17	8	.680	6.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 12/22	UTA	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Tue 12/23	DEN	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Thu 12/25	MIN	@	DEN	10:30 PM
Sat 12/27	DEN	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Mon 12/29	DEN	@	MIA	7:30 PM

Last Game

Rockets

17 - 8

115

Final

101

Nuggets

20 - 7

Sat 20 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

35.2

Dončić

32.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.1

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

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APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.2

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9.1

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.8

Green

71.6

Spencer

71.0

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.2

122.5

122.3

121.6

120.6

119.8

DRtg Rankings

104.7

110.5

112.0

112.6

112.9

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

15.9

9.4

8.6

7.9

6.6

6.2

Tank Leaderboard

4-21

6-22

6-21

7-22

7-19

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,694.9

Jokić

1,422.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,321.6

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,805.3

Jokić

1,426.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,385.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

37.4

Dončić

36.9

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

Jokić

1.65

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.92

Jokić

1.75

Dončić

1.59

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

19-10

17-9-1

17-10

15-10

16-11

Worst Record ATS

8-21

8-19

8-17

9-18

11-17

12-17

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	21	6	.778
2	Knicks	19	8	.704	2.0
3	Celtics	17	11	.607	4.5
4	76ers	16	11	.593	5.0
5	Raptors	17	12	.586	5.0
6	Magic	15	12	.556	6.0
7	Heat	15	13	.536	6.5
8	Cavaliers	15	14	.517	7.0
9	Hawks	15	14	.517	7.0
10	Bulls	12	15	.444	9.0
11	Bucks	11	17	.393	10.5
12	Hornets	9	18	.333	12.0
13	Nets	7	19	.269	13.5
14	Pacers	6	22	.214	15.5
15	Wizards	4	21	.160	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	25	3	.893
2	Spurs	20	7	.741	4.5
3	Nuggets	20	7	.741	4.5
4	Lakers	19	7	.731	5.0
5	Rockets	17	8	.680	6.5
6	Timberwolves	18	10	.643	7.0
7	Suns	15	12	.556	9.5
8	Grizzlies	13	14	.481	11.5
9	Warriors	13	15	.464	12.0
10	Trail Blazers	11	16	.407	13.5
11	Jazz	10	16	.385	14.0
12	Mavericks	11	18	.379	14.5
13	Pelicans	7	22	.241	18.5
14	Kings	6	21	.222	18.5
15	Clippers	6	21	.222	18.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 11/17	PHX	@	POR	127-110
Tue 11/18	CHA	@	IND	118-127
Tue 11/18	TOR	@	PHI	121-112
Tue 11/18	HOU	@	CLE	114-104
Tue 11/18	GSW	@	MIA	96-110

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 12/20	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Sun 12/21	CHI	@	ATL	3:30 PM
Sun 12/21	MIA	@	NYK	6:00 PM
Sun 12/21	TOR	@	BKN	6:00 PM
Sun 12/21	MIL	@	MIN	7:00 PM

Nikola Jokić had 17 assists in Game 3 of the 2023 Western Conference Semifinals versus the Suns on May 5, 2023.

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1,426.8

1,385.8

37.8

36.1

33.5

39.8

37.4

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1.92

1.75

1.59

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