James Harden has dropped the most points in a game with 17+ assists, with 53 points against the Knicks on December 31, 2016.
Interpreted as:
most points by a player scored while also having at least 17 assists in a single regular-season game| 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 |  | O. Robertson | 44 | 22 | 3/5/1966 | vs | 53 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 80.6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 5 | | O. Robertson | 43 | 20 | 2/19/1961 | vs | 9 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 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 | |||
| 7 |  | P. Maravich | 42 | 17 | 1/17/1975 | vs | 43 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 47.1 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 53.5 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 8 | | O. Robertson | 42 | 18 | 2/13/1962 | vs | 46 | 15 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 62.9 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 9 |  | 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 | ||
| 10 |  | T. Hardaway | 41 | 18 | 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 | |||
| 11 |  | N. Archibald | 41 | 21 | 12/15/1972 | vs | 53 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 63.5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 12 | | O. Robertson | 41 | 17 | 11/10/1965 | vs | 48 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 75.5 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 13 | | 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 | |||
| 14 | | O. Robertson | 40 | 17 | 12/25/1961 | vs | 48 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 62.4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 15 |  | T. Young | 39 | 18 | 1/30/2020 | vs | 38 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 40.9 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 18 | 20 | 90.0 | 63.3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | +17 | ||
| 16 |  | 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 | ||||
| 17 |  | L. Wilkens | 39 | 18 | 1/20/1968 | vs | 42 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 63.5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | O. Robertson | 39 | 18 | 2/22/1961 | 48 | 15 | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 59.0 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | | T. Young | 38 | 19 | 2/12/2025 | @ | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 29 | 37.9 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 54.0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | 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 | ||
| 21 | | 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 | ||||
| 22 | | O. Robertson | 38 | 19 | 1/11/1962 | vs | 46 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 60.4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 23 | | K. Johnson | 37 | 20 | 4/2/1991 | vs | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 69.2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 24 | | N. Archibald | 37 | 20 | 2/9/1973 | @ | 48 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 65.1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 25 |  | M. Abdul-Rahman | 37 | 17 | 12/26/1967 | 40 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 61.3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
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4 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 | |
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| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
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| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 | Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
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| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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