James Harden has scored the most points in a game with exactly 17 assists, with 53 points against the Knicks on December 31, 2016.
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| NAME | PTS | AST | 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 |  | J. Harden | 53 | 17 | 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 | ||
| 2 |  | I. Thomas | 47 | 17 | 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 | |||
| 3 | | J. Harden | 44 | 17 | 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 | ||
| 4 |  | K. Johnson | 42 | 17 | 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 | |||
| 5 |  | P. Maravich | 42 | 17 | 1/17/1975 | vs | 43 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 47.1 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 53.5 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 6 |  | C. Paul | 41 | 17 | 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 | ||
| 7 |  | O. Robertson | 41 | 17 | 11/10/1965 | vs | 48 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 75.5 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | I. Thomas | 40 | 17 | 1/2/1988 | vs | 43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 74.2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 9 | | O. Robertson | 40 | 17 | 12/25/1961 | vs | 48 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 62.4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 10 |  | M. Johnson | 39 | 17 | 1/18/1988 | vs | 38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 79.9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 11 | | J. Harden | 38 | 17 | 3/24/2017 | vs | 38 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 65.9 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | +12 | ||
| 12 | | I. Thomas | 38 | 17 | 2/3/1984 | vs | 38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 73.9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 13 |  | M. Abdul-Rahman | 37 | 17 | 12/26/1967 | 40 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 61.3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 14 |  | R. Westbrook | 36 | 17 | 11/25/2016 | @ | 41 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 36.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 55.4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | +10 | ||
| 15 | | O. Robertson | 36 | 17 | 12/27/1965 | vs | 44 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 62.2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 16 |  | N. Jokić | 35 | 17 | 1/23/2025 | vs | 37 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 74.8 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 5 | +11 | ||
| 17 |  | T. Young | 35 | 17 | 12/13/2023 | @ | 39 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 48.1 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 59.0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 18 |  | L. James | 35 | 17 | 3/21/2018 | vs | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 69.6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | +12 | ||
| 19 |  | N. Nixon | 35 | 17 | 12/11/1983 | vs | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 77.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 20 |  | J. Lucas | 35 | 17 | 11/21/1978 | @ | 45 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 21 | | O. Robertson | 35 | 17 | 2/19/1963 | @ | 48 | 17 | 12 | 23 | 52.2 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 62.9 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 22 | | T. Young | 34 | 17 | 2/1/2025 | @ | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 42.3 | 5 | 15 | 33.3 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 58.5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | +2 | ||
| 23 | | J. Harden | 34 | 17 | 10/26/2016 | @ | 37 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 65.3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | +10 | ||
| 24 |  | J. West | 34 | 17 | 12/26/1971 | vs | 38 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 83.0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 25 |  | L. Dončić | 33 | 17 | 12/12/2023 | vs | 43 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 42.9 | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 53.9 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | +10 | ||
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2 |  Rockets | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0.5 |
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| 2 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.0 | |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.0 | |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.5 | |
| 6 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.5 | |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.5 | |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.5 | |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.5 | |
| 11 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 5.0 | |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.0 | |
| 13 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.0 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6.0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 6.5 |
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| 5 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.0 | |
| 6 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1.0 | |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.5 | |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.5 | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 10 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.5 | |
| 11 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.5 | |
| 12 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.5 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6.0 | |
| 14 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 6.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 6.5 |
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