who was the last player with 21 assists in a game

Nikola Jokić had 22 assists against the Suns on March 7.

Interpreted as:
Who was the last player with 21 or more assists in a game?
NAMEDATEASTTMOPPMINPTSREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
3/7/2025
22
DEN DEN
vs
PHX PHX
45
31
21
3
0
13
22
59.1
3
7
42.9
2
3
66.7
66.5
4
17
4
3
+8
2Trae Young
T. Young
11/27/2024
22
ATL ATL
@
CLE CLE
37
20
4
0
0
6
18
33.3
3
13
23.1
5
5
100.0
49.5
0
4
5
3
+5
3Elfrid Payton
E. Payton
11/25/2024
21
NOP NOP
@
IND IND
31
14
7
2
0
7
11
63.6
0
0
0
0
63.6
1
6
5
5
+10
4Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
12/30/2023
23
IND IND
vs
NYK NYK
36
22
5
2
1
8
17
47.1
2
10
20.0
4
4
100.0
58.6
1
4
2
0
+19
5James Harden
J. Harden
12/23/2022
21
PHI PHI
vs
LAC LAC
41
20
11
1
0
6
17
35.3
3
6
50.0
5
6
83.3
50.9
0
11
3
2
+11
6Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
5/10/2021
21
WAS WAS
@
ATL 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
7Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
5/3/2021
24
WAS WAS
vs
IND IND
39
14
21
1
1
5
8
62.5
0
0
4
4
100.0
71.7
4
17
6
3
+21
8Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
3/29/2021
21
WAS WAS
vs
IND 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
9Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
4/2/2019
21
OKC OKC
vs
LAL LAL
37
20
20
3
0
8
23
34.8
2
9
22.2
2
3
66.7
41.1
5
15
2
2
+24
10Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1/10/2019
24
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
50
24
13
2
0
11
22
50.0
0
4
0.0
2
5
40.0
49.6
2
11
3
4
-5
11Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
5/4/2018
21
NOP NOP
vs
GSW GSW
37
4
10
1
0
2
11
18.2
0
2
0.0
0
0
18.2
2
8
4
2
+23
12Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
2/1/2018
21
OKC OKC
@
DEN DEN
39
20
9
2
1
7
18
38.9
2
5
40.0
4
4
100.0
50.6
0
9
3
5
-8
13Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
12/27/2017
25
NOP NOP
vs
BKN BKN
30
2
7
1
0
1
5
20.0
0
1
0.0
0
0
20.0
1
6
3
4
+28
14Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
12/17/2016
22
OKC OKC
vs
PHX PHX
34
26
11
2
1
9
17
52.9
1
2
50.0
7
7
100.0
64.7
0
11
5
3
+16
15Brandon Jennings
B. Jennings
1/21/2015
21
DET DET
vs
ORL ORL
33
24
0
0
0
10
21
47.6
1
6
16.7
3
5
60.0
51.7
0
0
2
1
+24
16Deron Williams
D. Williams
4/5/2011
21
NJN NJN
vs
MIN MIN
43
18
4
2
1
6
15
40.0
2
6
33.3
4
7
57.1
49.8
2
2
2
2
+3
17Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
1/5/2011
23
BOS BOS
vs
SAS SAS
44
12
10
6
1
6
10
60.0
0
0
0
0
60.0
3
7
5
3
+9
18Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
10/29/2010
24
BOS BOS
vs
NYK NYK
45
10
10
1
0
4
12
33.3
0
1
0.0
2
6
33.3
34.2
3
7
7
1
+9
19Steve Nash
S. Nash
2/8/2009
21
PHX PHX
@
DET DET
34
15
3
1
0
5
12
41.7
1
2
50.0
4
5
80.0
52.8
2
1
2
2
+9
20Chris Duhon
C. Duhon
11/29/2008
22
NYK NYK
vs
GSW GSW
45
12
4
1
0
4
9
44.4
1
2
50.0
3
4
75.0
55.8
1
3
3
2
+12
21Ramon Sessions
R. Sessions
4/14/2008
24
MIL MIL
vs
CHI CHI
44
20
8
1
1
7
12
58.3
0
0
6
7
85.7
66.3
2
6
2
2
-13
22Chris Paul
C. Paul
11/6/2007
21
NOH NOH
@
LAL LAL
35
19
3
3
0
7
18
38.9
0
3
0.0
5
5
100.0
47.0
1
2
2
1
+17
23Steve Nash
S. Nash
4/29/2007
23
PHX PHX
@
LAL LAL
39
17
1
2
1
6
15
40.0
1
2
50.0
4
4
100.0
50.7
1
0
3
3
+17
24Deron Williams
D. Williams
1/24/2007
21
UTA UTA
vs
MEM MEM
42
7
5
0
1
3
13
23.1
0
3
0.0
1
2
50.0
25.2
1
4
1
5
+13
25Steve Nash
S. Nash
1/11/2007
21
PHX PHX
vs
CLE CLE
30
4
4
1
0
2
7
28.6
0
1
0.0
0
0
28.6
0
4
1
2
+21
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1982-83 season.

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10:00 PM
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