most assists in a game with 27+ points

Bob Cousy has the most assists in a game with 27+ points, with 28 assists versus the Minneapolis Lakers on February 27, 1959.

Interpreted as:
most assists by a player in a regular-season game with 27+ points
NAME AST PTS DATE TM OPP MIN REB STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
28
31
2/27/1959
BOS BOS
vs
MIN MIN
45
5
10
18
55.6
11
12
91.7
66.6
3
2 Kevin Porter
K. Porter
25
30
3/9/1979
DET DET
vs
BOS BOS
37
3
0
0
12
18
66.7
6
8
75.0
69.7
1
2
4
1
3 John Stockton
J. Stockton
23
27
12/8/1990
UTA UTA
@
LAC LAC
41
3
4
0
9
16
56.3
2
3
66.7
7
8
87.5
69.2
1
2
1
4
4 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
22
31
3/7/2025
DEN DEN
vs
PHX PHX
45
21
3
0
13
22
59.1
3
7
42.9
2
3
66.7
66.5
4
17
4
3
+8
5 Steve Nash
S. Nash
22
28
1/2/2006
PHX PHX
@
NYK NYK
55
5
1
0
10
25
40.0
3
13
23.1
5
6
83.3
50.7
2
3
4
5
-1
6 Sherman Douglas
S. Douglas
22
27
4/3/1994
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
46
8
3
0
13
18
72.2
0
0
1
2
50.0
71.5
5
3
4
4
7 Kevin Porter
K. Porter
22
32
2/27/1979
DET DET
@
CHI CHI
44
5
4
0
13
22
59.1
6
8
75.0
62.7
4
1
4
3
8 Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
22
44
3/5/1966
CIN CIN
vs
NYK NYK
53
8
16
22
72.7
12
12
100.0
80.6
4
9 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
21
28
5/10/2021
WAS WAS
@
ATL ATL
40
13
0
0
10
22
45.5
3
7
42.9
5
5
100.0
57.9
0
13
3
4
-1
10 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
21
35
3/29/2021
WAS WAS
vs
IND IND
39
14
2
1
14
26
53.8
4
6
66.7
3
5
60.0
62.1
1
13
4
3
+7
11 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
21
29
12/16/1990
LAL LAL
vs
IND IND
39
7
1
0
7
14
50.0
0
0
15
16
93.8
68.9
2
5
7
2
12 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
21
29
4/23/1989
LAL LAL
vs
SEA SEA
40
9
1
0
8
14
57.1
4
4
100.0
9
9
100.0
80.7
2
7
2
2
13 Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
21
30
2/26/1989
PHX PHX
@
LAL LAL
45
2
4
1
11
16
68.8
0
0
8
11
72.7
72.0
0
2
4
3
14 Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
21
41
12/15/1972
KCO KCO
vs
DET DET
53
3
15
27
55.6
11
12
91.7
63.5
2
15 Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
21
29
2/14/1964
CIN CIN
vs
NYK NYK
48
11
11
23
47.8
7
10
70.0
52.9
4
16 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
20
35
4/3/2025
MIL MIL
@
PHI PHI
39
17
2
0
12
19
63.2
1
1
100.0
10
11
90.9
73.4
2
15
2
0
+23
17 Trae Young
T. Young
20
31
12/6/2024
ATL ATL
vs
LAL LAL
42
4
2
0
9
25
36.0
5
13
38.5
8
8
100.0
54.3
0
4
3
1
-6
18 Trae Young
T. Young
20
27
4/7/2023
ATL ATL
vs
PHI PHI
43
3
4
0
7
14
50.0
1
6
16.7
12
14
85.7
67.0
0
3
9
0
+10
19 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
20
31
5/1/2021
DAL DAL
vs
WAS WAS
39
12
0
0
12
23
52.2
1
6
16.7
6
11
54.5
55.7
2
10
1
4
+6
20 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
M. Abdul-Rauf
20
30
11/15/1995
DEN DEN
@
PHX PHX
56
8
1
0
12
27
44.4
2
8
25.0
4
4
100.0
52.2
1
7
3
4
21 Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
20
27
3/31/1992
PHX PHX
vs
POR POR
43
4
1
1
9
15
60.0
0
1
0.0
9
10
90.0
69.6
0
4
2
0
22 Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
20
37
4/2/1991
PHX PHX
vs
UTA UTA
42
3
2
0
13
21
61.9
0
1
0.0
11
13
84.6
69.2
1
2
4
2
23 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
20
32
11/28/1988
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
42
11
2
0
12
23
52.2
1
1
100.0
7
10
70.0
58.4
1
10
7
1
24 Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
20
29
4/10/1985
LAC LAC
vs
DEN DEN
43
6
0
0
11
20
55.0
1
3
33.3
6
7
85.7
62.8
1
5
2
3
25 Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
20
30
1/13/1985
DET DET
vs
LAL LAL
35
2
4
1
14
20
70.0
1
2
50.0
1
2
50.0
71.8
0
2
3
1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1982-83 season.

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68
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52
30
.634
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3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
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