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NBA Deep Cut #24, Saturday, October 17: “Name a player with 20+ assists in a game since 1955-56.” The prompt had 73 valid answers, and nobody played it that day. Correct answers score more the fewer people name them, so the deepest cuts are the ones worth the most.
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- John Stockton: Best game since 1955-56: 28 assists (1990-91)
- Magic Johnson: Best game since 1955-56: 24 assists (1989-90)
- Russell Westbrook: Best game since 1955-56: 24 assists (2020-21)
- Steve Nash: Best game since 1955-56: 23 assists (2006-07 playoffs)
- Rajon Rondo: Best game since 1955-56: 25 assists (2017-18)
- Isiah Thomas: Best game since 1955-56: 25 assists (1984-85)
- Chris Paul: Best game since 1955-56: 21 assists (2007-08)
- Oscar Robertson: Best game since 1955-56: 22 assists (1965-66)
- Kevin Porter: Best game since 1955-56: 29 assists (1977-78)
- Kevin Johnson: Best game since 1955-56: 25 assists (1993-94)
- Deron Williams: Best game since 1955-56: 21 assists (2010-11)
- Jason Kidd: Best game since 1955-56: 25 assists (1995-96)
- Guy Rodgers: Best game since 1955-56: 28 assists (1962-63)
- James Harden: Best game since 1955-56: 21 assists (2022-23)
- Rod Strickland: Best game since 1955-56: 20 assists (1997-98)
- Andre Miller: Best game since 1955-56: 22 assists (2001-02)
- John Lucas: Best game since 1955-56: 24 assists (1983-84)
- Jerry West: Best game since 1955-56: 23 assists (1966-67)
- Nate Archibald: Best game since 1955-56: 23 assists (1981-82)
- Nick Van Exel: Best game since 1955-56: 23 assists (1996-97)
- Avery Johnson: Best game since 1955-56: 20 assists (1997-98)
- Bob Cousy: Best game since 1955-56: 28 assists (1958-59)
- Mark Jackson: Best game since 1955-56: 22 assists (1996-97)
- Norm Nixon: Best game since 1955-56: 21 assists (1984-85)
- Wilt Chamberlain: Best game since 1955-56: 21 assists (1967-68)
- Nate McMillan: Best game since 1955-56: 25 assists (1986-87)
- Doc Rivers: Best game since 1955-56: 22 assists (1987-88 playoffs)
- Maurice Cheeks: Best game since 1955-56: 21 assists (1982-83)
- Tim Hardaway: Best game since 1955-56: 22 assists (1994-95)
- Baron Davis: Best game since 1955-56: 20 assists (2008-09)
- Lenny Wilkens: Best game since 1955-56: 20 assists (1973-74)
- Gary Grant: Best game since 1955-56: 21 assists (1989-90)
- Giannis Antetokounmpo: Best game since 1955-56: 20 assists (2024-25)
- Reggie Jackson: Best game since 1955-56: 20 assists (2014-15)
- Gus Williams: Best game since 1955-56: 20 assists (1983-84)
- Trae Young: Best game since 1955-56: 22 assists (2024-25)
- Scott Skiles: Best game since 1955-56: 30 assists (1990-91)
- Nikola Jokic: Best game since 1955-56: 22 assists (2024-25)
- Johnny Moore: Best game since 1955-56: 20 assists (1983-84)
- Sherman Douglas: Best game since 1955-56: 22 assists (1993-94)
- Rickey Green: Best game since 1955-56: 20 assists (1983-84)
- Jalen Rose: Best game since 1955-56: 20 assists (2000-01)
- Brevin Knight: Best game since 1955-56: 20 assists (2004-05)
- Mookie Blaylock: Best game since 1955-56: 23 assists (1992-93)
- Richie Guerin: Best game since 1955-56: 21 assists (1958-59)
- Arthur Williams: Best game since 1955-56: 22 assists (1969-70)
- Stephon Marbury: Best game since 1955-56: 20 assists (1998-99)
- Allen Leavell: Best game since 1955-56: 22 assists (1982-83)
- Lafayette Lever: Best game since 1955-56: 23 assists (1988-89)
- Mark Price: Best game since 1955-56: 20 assists (1989-90)
- Ennis Whatley: Best game since 1955-56: 22 assists (1983-84)
- Darren Collison: Best game since 1955-56: 20 assists (2009-10)
- Larry Siegfried: Best game since 1955-56: 21 assists (1970-71)
- George McCloud: Best game since 1955-56: 22 assists (2000-01)
- John Wall: Best game since 1955-56: 20 assists (2016-17)
- Clem Haskins: Best game since 1955-56: 21 assists (1969-70)
- Fred VanVleet: Best game since 1955-56: 20 assists (2022-23)
- Ramon Sessions: Best game since 1955-56: 24 assists (2007-08)
- Phil Ford: Best game since 1955-56: 22 assists (1978-79)
- Luka Doncic: Best game since 1955-56: 20 assists (2020-21)
- Chris Duhon: Best game since 1955-56: 22 assists (2008-09)
- Jamaal Tinsley: Best game since 1955-56: 23 assists (2001-02)
- Geoff Huston: Best game since 1955-56: 27 assists (1981-82)
- Tyrese Haliburton: Best game since 1955-56: 23 assists (2023-24)
- Robert Pack: Best game since 1955-56: 22 assists (1996-97)
- Brandon Jennings: Best game since 1955-56: 21 assists (2014-15)
- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf: Best game since 1955-56: 20 assists (1995-96)
- Elfrid Payton: Best game since 1955-56: 21 assists (2024-25)
- Will Bynum: Best game since 1955-56: 20 assists (2009-10)
- Ernie DiGregorio: Best game since 1955-56: 25 assists (1973-74)
- Isaiah Collier: Best game since 1955-56: 22 assists (2025-26)
- Bobby Washington: Best game since 1955-56: 20 assists (1971-72)
- Ryan Nembhard: Best game since 1955-56: 23 assists (2025-26)
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