On December 30, 1990, in a game against the Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic point guard Scott Skiles set an NBA record with 30 assists, surpassing Kevin Porter’s record of 29 set in 1978.
The Magic would go on to beat the Nuggets 155-116 with Skiles adding 22 points to go along with his record-breaking assists.
Man Skiles could drop some dimes but I’ve watched this whole game start to finish several times and there’s quite a few plays where he is credited with an assist and probably shouldn’t have been.
at one point even the announcers say something like “surely they aren’t going to give him an assist for that”.
Also I think Tyrese Haliburton will probably break this record during his career.