Nash Reaches Milestone
On this day in 2013, the Los Angeles Lakers’ Steve Nash dished out 10 assists in a loss to the Houston Rockets, becoming the fifth player in NBA history to reach 10,000 carer assists. He’s now one of seven players in that group:
15,806 — John Stockton
12,091 — Jason Kidd
11,194 — Chris Paul
10,335 — Steve Nash
10,334 — Mark Jackson
10,254 — LeBron James
10,141 — Magic Johnson
This was one of 509 career games in which Nash recorded at least 10 assists, the fifth-most such games in NBA history:
863 — John Stockton
586 — Magic Johnson
569 — Jason Kidd
562 — Chris Paul
509 — Steve Nash
Nash recorded seven seasons in which he averaged at least 10 APG. The only players in NBA history to produce more such seasons are John Stockton (10) and Magic Johnson (9).
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