Oscar Robertson has the most assists in a game with more than 40 points, with 22 assists versus the Knicks on March 5, 1966.
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most assists by a player in regular-season game with more than 40 points scored| NAME | AST | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | O. Robertson | 22 | 44 | 3/5/1966 | vs | 53 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 80.6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | N. Archibald | 21 | 41 | 12/15/1972 | vs | 53 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 63.5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | | O. Robertson | 20 | 43 | 2/19/1961 | vs | 9 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 |  | T. Hardaway | 18 | 41 | 4/25/1993 | vs | 45 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 66.5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 5 | | O. Robertson | 18 | 42 | 2/13/1962 | vs | 46 | 15 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 62.9 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 6 |  | J. Harden | 17 | 44 | 12/26/2020 | @ | 43 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 78.5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | -6 | ||
| 7 | | J. Harden | 17 | 53 | 12/31/2016 | vs | 42 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 78.1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 2 | +13 | ||
| 8 |  | C. Paul | 17 | 41 | 4/1/2015 | @ | 39 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 80.7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +6 | ||
| 9 |  | K. Johnson | 17 | 42 | 4/3/1994 | vs | 45 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 65.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 10 |  | I. Thomas | 17 | 47 | 12/13/1983 | @ | 52 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 34 | 52.9 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 55.5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 11 |  | P. Maravich | 17 | 42 | 1/17/1975 | vs | 43 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 47.1 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 53.5 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 12 | | O. Robertson | 17 | 41 | 11/10/1965 | vs | 48 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 75.5 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 13 |  | D. Lillard | 16 | 43 | 2/17/2021 | @ | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 68.2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | +14 | ||
| 14 |  | T. Young | 16 | 49 | 3/1/2019 | vs | 56 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 64.7 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | -9 | ||
| 15 |  | R. Westbrook | 16 | 41 | 11/13/2016 | vs | 38 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 70.9 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | +9 | ||
| 16 | | N. Archibald | 16 | 41 | 1/16/1972 | 46 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 64.9 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | | N. Archibald | 16 | 41 | 1/7/1972 | @ | 0 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 77.7 | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | J. West | 16 | 41 | 11/29/1970 | vs | 43 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 65.3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 19 | | O. Robertson | 16 | 41 | 12/28/1967 | 48 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 68.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | | O. Robertson | 16 | 44 | 11/27/1965 | @ | 48 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 16 | 16 | 100.0 | 84.5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 21 |  | 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 | ||
| 22 |  | L. Dončić | 15 | 45 | 1/29/2024 | vs | 43 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 52.2 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 18 | 21 | 85.7 | 69.8 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | +3 | ||
| 23 | | L. Dončić | 15 | 50 | 12/25/2023 | @ | 44 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 82.6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | +16 | ||
| 24 | | N. Jokić | 15 | 41 | 12/25/2022 | vs | 44 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 70.8 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | +12 | ||
| 25 | | T. Young | 15 | 42 | 1/20/2020 | vs | 39 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 18 | 21 | 85.7 | 71.8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | +1 | ||
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