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The game of basketball has seen some legendary point guards who not only scored but used their skills to make everyone around them better. A true point guard is someone who has a great court-vision and finds the right teammate at the right time.
Throughout the history of NBA, there have been games when the point guards exploded for monster performances and stuffed the stat sheet. It is a very prestigious achievement and speaks volume about the greatness of the player.
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Throughout the course of this article, let us take a look at three 20-point 20-assists performances by some legendary point guards.
#3 Jason Kidd vs Utah Jazz, 8th February 1996
Stat Line: 20 points, 25 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 steals
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Jason Kidd is one of the greatest all-around players of all-time. He was known for his triple-doubles and is currently third on the list of all-time triple-doubles in the NBA. Kidd won his solitary NBA title in 2011 when he was part of the Dallas Mavericks team that defeated Miami Heat in the Finals.
The Mavericks hosted the Jazz for a game in 1996. Kidd had a very memorable game that night and scored 20 points and handed out 25 assists to help the home team hang on to win. Although he struggled to shoot that night, he used his passing ability to help the team.
This was a game that got decided in double overtime and Kidd ended up having more assists than the entire Jazz team, 25-23. The fact that Kidd had so many points and assists and the Mavericks won this only by 3 points and that too in over-time shows us how crucial his performance was that night.
#2 Isiah Thomas vs Dallas Mavericks, 13th February 1985
Stat Line: 23 points, 25 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals
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Isiah Thomas is one of the greatest point guards of all-time. The 12-time All-Star spent his entire 14-year career with the Detroit Pistons and led them successfully to two NBA championships. He also won the 1990 NBA Finals MVP.
The Dallas Mavericks were in Detroit to take on the Pistons in one of the regular-season games in 1985. After losing to the Chicago Bulls, the Pistons were looking for a win and Isiah Thomas came up alive with a staggering performance to save the day for the home team.
He scored 23 points and had 25 assists on the night to help the Pistons beat the Mavericks by five points. He had 16 of those assists in the first half and dominated the opposition.
#1 John Stockton vs San Antonio Spurs, 15th January 1991
Stat Line: 20 points, 28 assists, 3 rebounds and 8 steals
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John Stockton is widely known as one of the greatest passers of all-time. He had a terrific court vision and a really good passing skill, made his teammates' job easier. Stockton was a 10-time All-Star and 9-times assists leader.
During the 1990-91 season, the Utah Jazz hosted the San Antonio Spurs on 15 January. Stockton came up big with a magical performance and the Spurs got blown out. Stockton scored 20 points and dished out 28 dimes.
He had 15 assists in the second half and had more assists than the entire Spurs team on that night, 28-27. He also had mind-boggling 8 steals and gave it all on the defensive end as well to help the Jazz beat the Spurs.
