most assists in a game with more than 50 points all-time

James Harden has the most assists in a game with more than 50 points, with 17 assists versus the Knicks on December 31, 2016.

Interpreted as:
most assists by a player in a regular-season game with more than 50 points all-time
NAMEASTPTSDATETMOPPMINREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
17
53
12/31/2016
HOU HOU
vs
NYK NYK
42
16
0
0
14
26
53.8
9
16
56.3
16
18
88.9
78.1
3
13
8
2
+13
2Trae Young
T. Young
14
56
1/3/2022
ATL ATL
@
POR POR
37
4
0
0
17
26
65.4
7
12
58.3
15
15
100.0
85.9
1
3
4
1
+10
3Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
14
52
1/9/1973
KCO KCO
vs
NYK NYK
53
3
18
28
64.3
16
17
94.1
73.3
1
4Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
14
51
11/18/1972
KCO KCO
vs
HOU HOU
48
1
17
34
50.0
17
18
94.4
60.8
4
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
14
53
3/18/1968
PHI PHI
vs
LAL LAL
48
32
24
29
82.8
5
10
50.0
79.3
0
6James Harden
J. Harden
13
54
11/26/2018
HOU HOU
@
WAS WAS
47
8
3
0
17
32
53.1
7
15
46.7
13
15
86.7
69.9
1
7
11
4
+7
7James Harden
J. Harden
13
56
11/5/2017
HOU HOU
vs
UTA UTA
35
2
2
0
19
25
76.0
7
8
87.5
11
12
91.7
92.5
0
2
7
3
+25
8James Harden
J. Harden
13
51
1/27/2017
HOU HOU
@
PHI PHI
39
13
2
1
16
28
57.1
6
11
54.5
13
14
92.9
74.6
1
12
5
4
+13
9Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
12
51
2/1/2020
POR POR
vs
UTA UTA
36
2
1
0
17
29
58.6
9
15
60.0
8
8
100.0
78.4
0
2
2
2
+17
10Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
12
56
12/18/1964
CIN CIN
vs
LAL LAL
9
17
33
51.5
22
23
95.7
64.9
2
11Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
11
71
1/2/2023
CLE CLE
vs
CHI CHI
50
8
0
1
22
34
64.7
7
15
46.7
20
25
80.0
78.9
3
5
4
3
+19
12James Harden
J. Harden
11
60
1/30/2018
HOU HOU
vs
ORL ORL
46
10
4
1
19
30
63.3
5
14
35.7
17
18
94.4
79.1
2
8
5
2
+7
13Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
11
57
3/29/2017
OKC OKC
@
ORL ORL
42
13
3
0
21
40
52.5
6
15
40.0
9
11
81.8
63.6
3
10
7
3
+8
14LeBron James
L. James
11
52
2/4/2009
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
44
9
0
2
17
33
51.5
2
7
28.6
16
19
84.2
62.9
0
9
3
1
+7
15Rick Barry
R. Barry
11
51
2/23/1974
GSW GSW
vs
PHI PHI
46
6
4
22
40
55.0
7
8
87.5
58.6
2
4
3
16Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
11
52
1/27/1973
KCO KCO
@
ATL ATL
48
8
21
31
67.7
10
13
76.9
70.8
2
17Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
11
51
2/13/1963
SFW SFW
vs
DET DET
53
29
20
38
52.6
11
20
55.0
54.5
4
18Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
10
61
4/1/2025
DEN DEN
vs
MIN MIN
53
10
2
0
18
29
62.1
6
11
54.5
19
24
79.2
77.1
2
8
4
5
+2
19Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
10
60
12/27/2022
DAL DAL
vs
NYK NYK
47
21
2
1
21
31
67.7
2
6
33.3
16
22
72.7
73.7
5
16
4
5
+7
20James Harden
J. Harden
10
58
2/28/2019
HOU HOU
vs
MIA MIA
44
7
4
1
16
32
50.0
8
18
44.4
18
18
100.0
72.6
2
5
4
1
+10
21Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
10
51
10/28/2016
OKC OKC
vs
PHX PHX
45
13
2
0
17
44
38.6
2
10
20.0
15
20
75.0
48.3
3
10
5
3
+7
22Tony Parker
T. Parker
10
55
11/5/2008
SAS SAS
@
MIN MIN
51
7
0
0
22
36
61.1
2
3
66.7
9
10
90.0
68.1
0
7
4
0
+7
23Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
10
57
12/23/1992
CHI CHI
vs
WAS WAS
42
2
3
1
22
37
59.5
6
8
75.0
7
8
87.5
70.3
0
2
1
3
24Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
10
52
12/13/1961
LAL LAL
vs
STL STL
52
25
18
41
43.9
16
17
94.1
53.6
3
25Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
9
54
11/20/2025
PHI PHI
@
MIL MIL
47
5
3
3
18
30
60.0
6
15
40.0
12
14
85.7
74.7
0
5
5
3
+18
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1982-83 season.

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39.6

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Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.5
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
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6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
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Mon
12/15
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
9:30 PM
Thu
12/18
HOU HOU
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Sat
12/20
HOU HOU
@
DEN DEN
5:00 PM
Sun
12/21
HOU HOU
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Tue
12/23
HOU HOU
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Last Game
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113

Final

115

HOU Rockets

16 - 6

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WesternWLPCTGB
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Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.5
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
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7
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6.5
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Raptors Raptors
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Tue
11/11
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
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Wed
11/12
TOR TOR
@
CLE CLE
126-113
Wed
11/12
IND IND
@
PHX PHX
98-133
Wed
11/12
ATL ATL
@
UTA UTA
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ORL ORL
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Sun
12/14
CHA CHA
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CLE CLE
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Sun
12/14
PHI PHI
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