which nba player has the most assists in a game after year 2000

Nick Van Exel had the most assists in a game in 1999-00, with 20 assists versus the Hawks on November 8, 1999.

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Which NBA player has the most assists in a regular-season game after year 2000?

	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	Nick Van Exel N. Van Exel	20	11/8/1999	DEN	vs	ATL	43	23	4	2	0	8	18	44.4	2	8	25.0	5	6	83.3	55.7	0	4	3	1	+17
2	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	19	12/29/1999	MIL	@	CHA	37	7	1	2	0	3	7	42.9	0	1	0.0	1	2	50.0	44.4	0	1	8	6	0
3	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	19	12/10/1999	GSW	@	ATL	41	9	4	7	0	4	12	33.3	1	3	33.3	0	0		37.5	0	4	1	2	+17
4	John Stockton J. Stockton	18	3/7/2000	UTA	vs	CLE	31	8	2	3	0	4	11	36.4	0	1	0.0	0	0		36.4	0	2	3	2	+17
5	Jason Williams J. Williams	18	1/4/2000	SAC	@	CLE	42	18	3	2	1	5	17	29.4	4	13	30.8	4	6	66.7	45.8	0	3	5	4	+13
6	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	18	1/4/2000	MIL	vs	ATL	38	10	1	2	0	3	14	21.4	0	2	0.0	4	4	100.0	31.7	0	1	0	3	+6
7	John Stockton J. Stockton	18	1/3/2000	UTA	vs	DEN	31	12	2	2	0	4	7	57.1	2	2	100.0	2	2	100.0	76.1	0	2	2	3	+17
8	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	18	12/5/1999	MIL	vs	DAL	40	16	6	6	0	6	12	50.0	0	0		4	4	100.0	58.1	1	5	7	3	+8
9	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	17	3/6/2000	PHX	vs	MIA	43	10	9	2	0	3	5	60.0	0	0		4	5	80.0	69.4	1	8	5	1	+11
10	Gary Payton G. Payton	17	11/10/1999	SEA	@	WAS	36	20	7	1	0	9	20	45.0	2	8	25.0	0	2	0.0	47.9	3	4	2	1	+11
11	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	16	3/30/2000	MIL	@	LAC	36	15	4	0	0	6	17	35.3	0	0		3	4	75.0	40.0	1	3	1	2	+21
12	Terrell Brandon T. Brandon	16	3/21/2000	MIN	vs	CLE	45	24	3	2	0	9	20	45.0	1	3	33.3	5	5	100.0	54.1	1	2	2	1	+6
13	Gary Payton G. Payton	16	3/16/2000	SEA	vs	VAN	42	30	4	3	1	12	26	46.2	1	4	25.0	5	5	100.0	53.2	0	4	1	3	+17
14	Rod Strickland R. Strickland	16	3/16/2000	WAS	vs	LAL	40	9	5	3	2	3	14	21.4	0	0		3	4	75.0	28.6	0	5	3	1	+14
15	Gary Payton G. Payton	16	3/10/2000	SEA	vs	GSW	41	27	3	4	0	10	27	37.0	1	7	14.3	6	7	85.7	44.9	2	1	3	1	+17
16	Nick Van Exel N. Van Exel	16	3/3/2000	DEN	vs	GSW	34	4	5	2	0	2	4	50.0	0	0		0	0		50.0	0	5	6	0	+24
17	Gary Payton G. Payton	16	2/25/2000	SEA	vs	ATL	48	21	7	2	0	8	20	40.0	2	5	40.0	3	4	75.0	48.3	3	4	4	4	-8
18	Mike Bibby M. Bibby	16	11/6/1999	VAN	vs	DEN	36	17	6	1	0	7	12	58.3	0	1	0.0	3	5	60.0	59.9	1	5	1	5	+11
19	Gary Payton G. Payton	15	3/31/2000	SEA	vs	SAC	37	35	4	6	0	15	22	68.2	2	8	25.0	3	3	100.0	75.0	0	4	2	0	+25
20	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	15	3/17/2000	PHX	@	VAN	40	12	8	2	0	5	12	41.7	0	3	0.0	2	2	100.0	46.6	0	8	4	1	+20
21	Nick Van Exel N. Van Exel	15	3/13/2000	DEN	vs	LAL	35	17	2	2	0	7	16	43.8	2	5	40.0	1	1	100.0	51.7	0	2	2	1	-6
22	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	15	3/2/2000	PHX	vs	IND	34	8	9	1	0	4	10	40.0	0	1	0.0	0	0		40.0	2	7	3	1	+20
23	Stephon Marbury S. Marbury	15	2/26/2000	NJN	vs	CHA	41	21	5	5	0	7	15	46.7	1	2	50.0	6	8	75.0	56.7	0	5	2	1	+2
24	Mike Bibby M. Bibby	15	2/26/2000	VAN	vs	SAC	44	19	4	2	0	8	18	44.4	1	4	25.0	2	2	100.0	50.3	0	4	4	1	+11
25	Nick Van Exel N. Van Exel	15	2/21/2000	DEN	vs	SAC	47	27	1	1	0	10	19	52.6	4	6	66.7	3	5	60.0	63.7	0	1	3	2	+13

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