nba most assists by a player in a game this season

Elfrid Payton has the most assists in a game this season, with 21 assists against the Pacers yesterday.

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NBA most assists by a player in a regular-season game this season

	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	Elfrid Payton E. Payton	21	11/25/2024	NOP	@	IND	31	14	7	2	0	7	11	63.6	0	0		0	0		63.6	1	6	5	5	+10
2	Trae Young T. Young	19	11/18/2024	ATL	@	SAC	36	7	3	2	0	1	7	14.3	0	2	0.0	5	5	100.0	38.0	0	3	5	1	+15
3	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	17	11/25/2024	NYK	@	DEN	38	23	3	0	0	8	14	57.1	4	5	80.0	3	3	100.0	75.1	0	3	2	2	+19
4	Trae Young T. Young	16	11/25/2024	ATL	vs	DAL	35	18	2	3	0	5	12	41.7	2	4	50.0	6	7	85.7	59.7	1	1	3	2	-1
5	James Harden J. Harden	16	11/18/2024	LAC	vs	GSW	41	12	6	2	2	4	15	26.7	2	6	33.3	2	2	100.0	37.8	0	6	3	2	-4
6	LeBron James L. James	16	11/10/2024	LAL	vs	TOR	35	19	10	1	0	6	14	42.9	0	3	0.0	7	7	100.0	55.6	2	8	3	0	+13
7	Trae Young T. Young	16	11/9/2024	ATL	vs	CHI	38	14	3	0	0	6	16	37.5	2	6	33.3	0	0		43.8	1	2	6	2	-6
8	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	11/6/2024	DEN	vs	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
9	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	16	10/29/2024	DEN	@	BKN	41	29	18	0	1	9	16	56.3	0	0		11	13	84.6	66.8	6	12	1	3	+8
10	James Harden J. Harden	16	10/26/2024	LAC	@	DEN	38	23	6	1	1	5	11	45.5	1	5	20.0	12	13	92.3	68.8	0	6	7	5	+3
11	RJ Barrett	15	11/16/2024	TOR	@	BOS	42	25	10	1	1	10	27	37.0	1	3	33.3	4	9	44.4	40.4	0	10	1	4	+3
12	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	15	11/10/2024	DEN	vs	DAL	38	37	18	3	0	13	21	61.9	3	3	100.0	8	8	100.0	75.4	8	10	4	2	+13
13	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	15	11/4/2024	DAL	vs	IND	42	34	7	2	0	9	24	37.5	4	10	40.0	12	15	80.0	55.6	0	7	2	3	-3
14	Trae Young T. Young	15	10/30/2024	ATL	@	WAS	40	35	4	2	0	12	28	42.9	4	13	30.8	7	7	100.0	56.3	2	2	3	2	-16
15	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	14	11/19/2024	DEN	@	MEM	32	12	10	2	1	5	12	41.7	1	4	25.0	1	2	50.0	46.6	1	9	5	3	-1
16	LeBron James L. James	14	11/13/2024	LAL	vs	MEM	37	35	12	1	0	13	22	59.1	4	7	57.1	5	8	62.5	68.6	1	11	6	2	+3
17	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	14	11/10/2024	IND	vs	NYK	35	35	2	2	0	11	18	61.1	4	10	40.0	9	11	81.8	76.6	0	2	2	1	+12
18	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	14	11/8/2024	DEN	vs	MIA	40	30	11	2	0	11	13	84.6	1	1	100.0	7	7	100.0	93.3	2	9	5	2	+26
19	Ja Morant J. Morant	14	10/31/2024	MEM	vs	MIL	29	26	10	1	0	9	16	56.3	2	5	40.0	6	7	85.7	68.1	1	9	3	0	+29
20	Dennis Schröder D. Schröder	14	10/29/2024	BKN	vs	DEN	42	28	0	0	0	10	18	55.6	5	11	45.5	3	4	75.0	70.9	0	0	3	5	-11
21	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	13	11/25/2024	IND	vs	NOP	36	34	3	3	0	12	23	52.2	9	18	50.0	1	1	100.0	72.5	0	3	2	1	+16
22	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	13	11/22/2024	MIL	vs	IND	37	24	5	1	0	8	19	42.1	3	8	37.5	5	5	100.0	56.6	1	4	4	2	+19
23	Trae Young T. Young	13	11/22/2024	ATL	@	CHI	38	25	1	4	1	8	18	44.4	1	8	12.5	8	8	100.0	58.1	0	1	4	2	-9
24	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	13	11/17/2024	IND	vs	MIA	38	16	3	0	2	4	13	30.8	3	8	37.5	5	5	100.0	52.6	1	2	0	2	+19
25	Trae Young T. Young	13	11/8/2024	ATL	@	DET	41	35	2	2	0	11	25	44.0	6	12	50.0	7	8	87.5	61.4	0	2	3	2	+14