nba players with 16 assists in a playoff game

Nikola Jokić assisted on 16 baskets in Game 5 of the 2026 First Round versus the Timberwolves on April 27.

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NBA players with 16 or more assists in a playoff game

	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	4/27/2026	16	DEN	vs	MIN	38	27	12	0	2	9	15	60.0	1	4	25.0	8	10	80.0	69.6	0	12	3	4	+18
2	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	4/26/2024	16	IND	vs	MIL	46	18	10	0	1	8	22	36.4	1	12	8.3	1	1	100.0	40.1	5	5	4	1	+16
3	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
4	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	4/16/2023	16	MIL	vs	MIA	35	16	7	1	0	6	18	33.3	2	9	22.2	2	2	100.0	42.4	3	4	1	3	-15
5	Trae Young T. Young	6/14/2021	18	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
6	James Harden J. Harden	5/30/2021	18	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
7	LeBron James L. James	8/18/2020	16	LAL	vs	POR	41	23	17	1	0	9	20	45.0	1	5	20.0	4	7	57.1	49.8	2	15	4	1	-3
8	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	5/4/2018	21	NOP	vs	GSW	37	4	10	1	0	2	11	18.2	0	2	0.0	0	0		18.2	2	8	4	2	+23
9	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	4/21/2018	16	NOP	vs	POR	35	7	7	0	0	3	7	42.9	0	1	0.0	1	1	100.0	47.0	0	7	2	2	+12
10	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
11	John Wall J. Wall	4/30/2017	16	WAS	@	BOS	39	20	4	1	2	9	20	45.0	1	5	20.0	1	2	50.0	47.9	0	4	8	1	-5
12	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
13	Chris Paul C. Paul	5/9/2014	16	LAC	vs	OKC	42	21	2	3	0	8	16	50.0	2	6	33.3	3	5	60.0	57.7	0	2	0	3	+4
14	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	5/3/2014	16	OKC	vs	MEM	39	27	10	2	1	10	16	62.5	2	2	100.0	5	6	83.3	72.4	4	6	7	3	+22
15	Tony Parker T. Parker	5/21/2013	18	SAS	vs	MEM	42	15	5	3	0	6	20	30.0	1	4	25.0	2	4	50.0	34.5	0	5	2	1	+12
16	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
17	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	5/6/2012	16	BOS	vs	ATL	35	20	3	3	0	8	11	72.7	2	3	66.7	2	5	40.0	75.8	0	3	1	0	+27
18	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	4/22/2011	20	BOS	@	NYK	41	15	11	2	0	5	13	38.5	0	0		5	6	83.3	48.0	6	5	4	4	+23
19	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	5/3/2010	19	BOS	@	CLE	45	13	4	2	0	5	10	50.0	1	2	50.0	2	4	50.0	55.3	1	3	6	4	+18
20	Steve Nash S. Nash	4/20/2010	16	PHX	vs	POR	30	13	1	0	0	5	11	45.5	1	3	33.3	2	3	66.7	52.8	0	1	1	2	+24
21	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	5/6/2009	18	BOS	vs	ORL	39	15	11	2	0	7	19	36.8	0	3	0.0	1	2	50.0	37.7	1	10	3	2	+25
22	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	4/30/2009	19	BOS	@	CHI	58	8	9	0	0	4	17	23.5	0	2	0.0	0	2	0.0	22.4	2	7	0	4	+3
23	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	4/20/2009	16	BOS	vs	CHI	40	19	12	5	0	7	18	38.9	0	1	0.0	5	8	62.5	44.1	7	5	2	1	+17
24	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
25	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	6/8/2008	16	BOS	vs	LAL	42	4	6	2	1	1	4	25.0	0	0		2	6	33.3	30.1	1	5	2	3	-5

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.7

Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

APG

10.7

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.6

1st

DRTG

117.4

21st

NETRTG

5.2

7th

3P%

39.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	NOP	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Mon 10/26	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DEN	@	PHX	10:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

2 - 4

Final

110

Timberwolves

4 - 2

Thu 30 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	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
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Nikola Jokić assisted on 16 baskets in Game 5 of the 2026 First Round versus the Timberwolves on April 27.

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