most assists in a game by a center ever

Nikola Jokić has the most assists by a center in a game, with 22 assists versus the Suns last Friday.

Interpreted as:
most assists in a regular-season game by a center ever
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 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
22
3/7/2025
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
2 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
21
2/2/1968
PHI PHI
vs
DET DET
48
22
25
9
13
69.2
4
12
33.3
60.2
0
3 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
19
2/24/2025
DEN DEN
@
IND IND
39
18
9
3
1
9
14
64.3
0
1
0.0
0
0
64.3
0
9
4
1
+17
4 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
19
3/19/1968
PHI PHI
vs
CIN CIN
53
22
27
10
22
45.5
2
10
20.0
41.7
1
5 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
18
11/17/2023
DEN DEN
@
NOP NOP
36
26
16
1
1
10
20
50.0
1
8
12.5
5
5
100.0
58.6
2
14
4
2
+5
6 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
18
12/28/2020
DEN DEN
vs
HOU HOU
34
19
12
3
1
8
11
72.7
1
1
100.0
2
3
66.7
77.1
4
8
3
2
+20
7 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
17
2/1/2025
DEN DEN
@
CHA CHA
37
28
13
4
1
9
17
52.9
2
7
28.6
8
9
88.9
66.8
1
12
4
2
-2
8 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
17
1/23/2025
DEN DEN
vs
SAC SAC
37
35
22
1
2
12
19
63.2
2
3
66.7
9
10
90.0
74.8
3
19
1
5
+11
9 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
17
2/15/2018
DEN DEN
@
MIL MIL
34
30
15
1
2
11
14
78.6
3
3
100.0
5
5
100.0
92.6
4
11
8
5
+11
10 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
17
2/17/1967
PHI PHI
CIN CIN
48
15
22
5
6
83.3
5
7
71.4
82.6
3
11 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
16
11/6/2024
DEN DEN
vs
OKC OKC
39
23
20
2
2
9
20
45.0
1
3
33.3
4
6
66.7
50.8
7
13
5
2
+8
12 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
16
10/29/2024
DEN DEN
@
BKN BKN
41
29
18
0
1
9
16
56.3
0
0
11
13
84.6
66.8
6
12
1
3
+8
13 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
16
3/31/2024
DEN DEN
vs
CLE CLE
35
26
18
1
0
11
18
61.1
1
2
50.0
3
5
60.0
64.4
4
14
3
2
+37
14 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
16
2/25/2024
DEN DEN
@
GSW GSW
37
32
16
4
1
13
24
54.2
2
6
33.3
4
4
100.0
62.1
2
14
2
3
+20
15 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
16
1/7/2024
DEN DEN
vs
DET DET
25
4
7
0
5
2
3
66.7
0
0
0
0
66.7
0
7
2
4
+16
16 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
16
12/1/2023
DEN DEN
@
PHX PHX
35
21
5
1
2
9
18
50.0
0
3
0.0
3
6
50.0
50.9
1
4
3
4
+6
17 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
16
2/7/2023
DEN DEN
vs
MIN MIN
28
20
12
1
1
8
10
80.0
0
1
0.0
4
5
80.0
82.0
1
11
1
1
+40
18 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
16
2/2/2023
DEN DEN
vs
GSW GSW
33
22
14
1
1
9
13
69.2
0
0
4
5
80.0
72.4
2
12
3
0
+26
19 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
16
1/9/2023
DEN DEN
vs
LAL LAL
35
14
11
1
1
5
5
100.0
1
1
100.0
3
3
100.0
110.8
2
9
4
2
+10
20 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
16
4/4/2021
DEN DEN
vs
ORL ORL
38
17
9
1
0
5
11
45.5
0
1
0.0
7
9
77.8
56.8
2
7
4
4
+15
21 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
16
11/3/2018
DEN DEN
vs
UTA UTA
29
7
10
1
0
3
9
33.3
0
3
0.0
1
2
50.0
35.4
3
7
4
2
+8
22 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
16
2/4/1968
PHI PHI
vs
SFW SFW
45
19
27
6
12
50.0
7
19
36.8
46.7
1
23 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
16
3/5/1967
PHI PHI
vs
DET DET
45
10
25
4
9
44.4
2
8
25.0
39.9
1
24 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
15
2/28/2025
DEN DEN
@
DET DET
34
23
17
1
2
6
12
50.0
0
3
0.0
11
12
91.7
66.6
0
17
7
2
+33
25 Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
15
1/10/2025
DEN DEN
vs
BKN BKN
38
35
12
4
0
14
21
66.7
1
1
100.0
6
8
75.0
71.4
5
7
1
1
+33
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1982-83 season.

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
54
12
.818
2
Grizzlies Grizzlies
42
25
.627
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3
Nuggets Nuggets
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24
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4
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24
.625
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5
Rockets Rockets
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25
.627
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Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
4/13
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
3:30 PM
Sun
4/13
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
3:30 PM
Fri
4/11
MEM MEM
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Fri
4/11
MEM MEM
@
DEN DEN
9:00 PM
Wed
4/9
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

43 - 24

131

Final

126

LAL Lakers

40 - 25

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Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
56
10
.848
2
Celtics Celtics
48
19
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3
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23
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25
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Rockets Rockets
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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
3/13
SAC SAC
@
PHX PHX
106-122
Thu
3/13
TOR TOR
@
UTA UTA
126-118
Thu
3/13
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
126-131
Thu
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CLE CLE
@
MEM MEM
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Thu
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CHA CHA
@
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
3/18
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@
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10:30 PM
Tue
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@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Tue
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BKN BKN
@
BOS BOS
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Tue
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@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Mon
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SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
10:30 PM