most assists in 40 point game

Nikola Jokić has the most assists in a game with 40+ points this season, with 15 assists against the Timberwolves on December 25.

Interpreted as:
most assists by a player in 40 or more point regular-season game this season
NAMEASTPTSDATETMOPPMINREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
15
56
12/25/2025
vs
43
16
0
2
15
21
71.4
4
6
66.7
22
23
95.7
90.0
5
11
5
2
+15
2Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
14
45
12/18/2025
@
40
11
5
0
14
28
50.0
4
12
33.3
13
16
81.3
64.2
2
9
1
2
-5
3Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
13
42
2/19/2026
@
38
8
1
2
17
34
50.0
5
11
45.5
3
3
100.0
59.5
2
6
5
0
+12
4Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
13
43
11/25/2025
vs
38
9
1
1
14
28
50.0
7
12
58.3
8
11
72.7
65.5
2
7
3
4
+9
5Stephon Castle
S. Castle
12
40
2/7/2026
vs
32
12
3
1
15
19
78.9
3
5
60.0
7
10
70.0
85.5
2
10
6
2
+30
6Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
12
46
1/26/2026
@
38
7
0
0
15
25
60.0
8
14
57.1
8
12
66.7
76.0
0
7
3
2
+6
7Darius Garland
D. Garland
11
41
3/21/2026
@
39
3
1
1
15
24
62.5
8
12
66.7
3
3
100.0
81.0
1
2
4
0
+9
8DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
11
41
3/15/2026
vs
38
4
3
0
11
21
52.4
1
3
33.3
18
21
85.7
67.8
1
3
5
0
+16
9Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
11
40
1/21/2026
@
33
7
1
0
16
19
84.2
2
2
100.0
6
7
85.7
90.6
2
5
2
0
+19
10James Harden
J. Harden
11
41
11/14/2025
@
51
14
1
2
13
25
52.0
6
12
50.0
9
11
81.8
68.7
2
12
3
3
+8
11Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
11
46
11/10/2025
vs
45
12
5
2
14
45
31.1
2
11
18.2
16
18
88.9
43.5
5
7
2
4
+10
12Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
10
40
3/18/2026
@
38
9
1
0
12
25
48.0
7
17
41.2
9
14
64.3
64.2
0
9
5
3
+2
13Immanuel Quickley
I. Quickley
10
40
1/20/2026
@
34
2
2
0
11
13
84.6
7
8
87.5
11
11
100.0
112.1
0
2
3
4
+1
14Austin Reaves
A. Reaves
10
44
12/4/2025
@
41
5
0
0
13
21
61.9
5
11
45.5
13
15
86.7
79.7
0
5
5
3
+6
15Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
9
51
3/12/2026
vs
37
10
3
1
17
31
54.8
9
14
64.3
8
9
88.9
72.9
0
10
1
3
+15
16Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
9
42
2/4/2026
vs
47
8
2
0
14
27
51.9
5
12
41.7
9
11
81.8
66.0
0
8
5
2
+13
17Jalen Johnson
J. Johnson
9
43
12/18/2025
@
39
11
1
1
16
27
59.3
4
9
44.4
7
7
100.0
71.5
1
10
4
3
-2
18Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
9
44
11/30/2025
vs
52
7
0
1
14
31
45.2
2
13
15.4
14
17
82.4
57.2
0
7
6
2
-8
19Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
9
54
11/20/2025
@
47
5
3
3
18
30
60.0
6
15
40.0
12
14
85.7
74.7
0
5
5
3
+18
20Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
9
41
11/7/2025
vs
37
15
2
2
16
32
50.0
1
3
33.3
8
11
72.7
55.6
4
11
4
1
+16
21Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
9
40
10/26/2025
@
33
14
2
2
14
20
70.0
1
1
100.0
11
16
68.8
74.0
5
9
2
1
-5
22Austin Reaves
A. Reaves
9
51
10/26/2025
@
39
11
2
0
12
22
54.5
6
10
60.0
21
22
95.5
80.5
1
10
2
1
+22
23Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
9
43
10/21/2025
vs
41
12
2
1
17
27
63.0
2
10
20.0
7
10
70.0
68.5
0
12
3
1
-8
24Jamal Murray
J. Murray
8
45
3/2/2026
@
38
2
2
0
13
19
68.4
8
13
61.5
11
12
91.7
92.7
0
2
7
3
0
25Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
8
41
2/26/2026
@
39
8
2
0
12
21
57.1
6
11
54.5
11
12
91.7
78.0
0
8
3
1
+9

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.8

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.8

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

122.0

1st

DRTG

117.5

22nd

NETRTG

4.5

7th

3P%

39.4

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
56
18
.757
2.0
3
48
26
.649
10.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
47
28
.627
11.5
5
45
29
.608
13.0
6
44
29
.603
13.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/29
@
10:00 PM
Wed
4/1
@
9:00 PM
Sat
4/4
@
3:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
9:00 PM
Wed
4/8
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
UTA Jazz

21 - 53

129

Final

135

DEN Nuggets

47 - 28

Fri 27 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
54
20
.730
2
49
24
.671
4.5
3
48
26
.649
6.0
4
46
28
.622
8.0
5
41
32
.562
12.5
6
42
33
.560
12.5
7
41
33
.554
13.0
8
39
34
.534
14.5
9
39
35
.527
15.0
10
39
35
.527
15.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
29
44
.397
24.5
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
45
.392
25.0
13
17
56
.233
36.5
14
Nets Nets - e
17
57
.230
37.0
15
16
58
.216
38.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
58
16
.784
2
Spurs Spurs - x
56
18
.757
2.0
3
48
26
.649
10.0
4
47
28
.627
11.5
5
45
29
.608
13.0
6
44
29
.603
13.5
7
41
33
.554
17.0
8
38
36
.514
20.0
9
37
38
.493
21.5
10
36
38
.486
22.0
11
25
49
.338
33.0
12
25
50
.333
33.5
13
24
50
.324
34.0
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
54
.280
37.5
15
Kings Kings - e
19
56
.253
39.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
3/2
@
109-126
Mon
3/2
@
90-117
Mon
3/2
@
109-113
Mon
3/2
@
98-124
Mon
3/2
@
111-95

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/29
@
5:00 PM
Sun
3/29
@
6:00 PM
Sun
3/29
@
6:00 PM
Sun
3/29
@
6:00 PM
Sun
3/29
@
6:00 PM