Unbelievable Playmaking: The NBA Game Where Assists Broke Every Record
Assists used to be the sacred domain of the point guard—the floor generals weaving magic from the perimeter. But nowadays? LeBron James is morphing into a point forward, and Nikola Jokic dishes like a maestro from his center spot. Assists aren’t confined to traditional roles anymore, and there’s a solid reason why: as Portland’s Jusuf Nurkic puts it, “an assist makes two people happy.” But who exactly has spread the joy the most in a single NBA game? Wilt Chamberlain’s 21 assists in ’68 stand tall, yet small forward George McCloud snagged an eye-popping 22 as a frontcourt player in 2001. Still, the all-time top spots belong to the classic playmakers. Curious who tops the list with jaw-dropping assist tallies and how rookies and teams stack up? Dive into the evolution and standout moments of NBA assists history—where the basketball ballet meets record-breaking feeds. LEARN MORE.
Whether itâs LeBron James playing a point forward role or Nikola Jokic dishing them out from the center position, assists arenât just for point guards anymore.
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