Scott Skiles has the most assists in a game with more than 20 points, with 30 assists against the Nuggets on December 30, 1990.
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most assists by a player in NBA regular-season game with >20 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 | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | S. Skiles | 30 | 22 | 12/30/1990 | vs | 44 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 68.4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 2 |  | B. Cousy | 28 | 31 | 2/27/1959 | vs | 45 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 66.6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | G. Huston | 27 | 24 | 1/27/1982 | vs | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 61.1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 4 |  | I. Thomas | 25 | 23 | 2/13/1985 | vs | 41 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 56.9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 5 |  | K. Porter | 25 | 30 | 3/9/1979 | vs | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 69.7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 6 |  | R. Westbrook | 24 | 24 | 1/10/2019 | @ | 50 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 50.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 49.6 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | -5 | ||
| 7 |  | M. Johnson | 24 | 24 | 1/9/1990 | @ | 45 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 75.8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 8 | | M. Johnson | 24 | 24 | 11/17/1989 | vs | 40 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 67.3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 9 |  | J. Stockton | 24 | 26 | 1/3/1989 | @ | 45 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 77.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 10 | | I. Thomas | 24 | 25 | 2/7/1985 | @ | 50 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 33.3 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 40.4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 11 |  | T. Haliburton | 23 | 22 | 12/30/2023 | vs | 36 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 2 | 10 | 20.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 58.6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +19 | ||
| 12 | | J. Stockton | 23 | 21 | 11/29/1991 | vs | 36 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 80.8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 13 | | J. Stockton | 23 | 27 | 12/8/1990 | @ | 41 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 69.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 14 |  | J. West | 23 | 24 | 2/1/1967 | vs | 6 | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 54.6 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 15 |  | N. Jokić | 22 | 31 | 3/7/2025 | vs | 45 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 66.5 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 3 | +8 | ||
| 16 | | R. Westbrook | 22 | 26 | 12/17/2016 | vs | 34 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 64.7 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 3 | +16 | ||
| 17 |  | S. Nash | 22 | 28 | 1/2/2006 | @ | 55 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 40.0 | 3 | 13 | 23.1 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 50.7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | ||
| 18 |  | M. Jackson | 22 | 21 | 1/20/1997 | vs | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 77.7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | +13 | ||
| 19 |  | S. Douglas | 22 | 27 | 4/3/1994 | @ | 46 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 71.5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 20 | | M. Johnson | 22 | 24 | 11/6/1990 | vs | 49 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 62.9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 21 | | M. Johnson | 22 | 23 | 11/17/1983 | vs | 37 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 66.1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 22 |  | A. Leavell | 22 | 24 | 1/25/1983 | vs | 41 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 66.4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 23 | | K. Porter | 22 | 32 | 2/27/1979 | @ | 44 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 62.7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| 24 |  | P. Ford | 22 | 26 | 2/21/1979 | vs | 44 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 75.1 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||
| 25 |  | O. Robertson | 22 | 44 | 3/5/1966 | vs | 53 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 80.6 | 4 | |||||||||||
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