nba most assists in a game with at least 54 points

Nikola Jokić has the most assists in a game with 54+ points, with 15 assists against the Timberwolves on December 25.

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NBA most assists by a player in a regular-season game with at least 54 points

	NAME	AST	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	15	56	12/25/2025	DEN	vs	MIN	43	16	0	2	15	21	71.4	4	6	66.7	22	23	95.7	90.0	5	11	5	2	+15
2	Trae Young T. Young	14	56	1/3/2022	ATL	@	POR	37	4	0	0	17	26	65.4	7	12	58.3	15	15	100.0	85.9	1	3	4	1	+10
3	James Harden J. Harden	13	54	11/26/2018	HOU	@	WAS	47	8	3	0	17	32	53.1	7	15	46.7	13	15	86.7	69.9	1	7	11	4	+7
4	James Harden J. Harden	13	56	11/5/2017	HOU	vs	UTA	35	2	2	0	19	25	76.0	7	8	87.5	11	12	91.7	92.5	0	2	7	3	+25
5	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	12	56	12/18/1964	CIN	vs	LAL		9			17	33	51.5				22	23	95.7	64.9				2
6	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	11	71	1/2/2023	CLE	vs	CHI	50	8	0	1	22	34	64.7	7	15	46.7	20	25	80.0	78.9	3	5	4	3	+19
7	James Harden J. Harden	11	60	1/30/2018	HOU	vs	ORL	46	10	4	1	19	30	63.3	5	14	35.7	17	18	94.4	79.1	2	8	5	2	+7
8	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	11	57	3/29/2017	OKC	@	ORL	42	13	3	0	21	40	52.5	6	15	40.0	9	11	81.8	63.6	3	10	7	3	+8
9	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	10	61	4/1/2025	DEN	vs	MIN	53	10	2	0	18	29	62.1	6	11	54.5	19	24	79.2	77.1	2	8	4	5	+2
10	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	10	60	12/27/2022	DAL	vs	NYK	47	21	2	1	21	31	67.7	2	6	33.3	16	22	72.7	73.7	5	16	4	5	+7
11	James Harden J. Harden	10	58	2/28/2019	HOU	vs	MIA	44	7	4	1	16	32	50.0	8	18	44.4	18	18	100.0	72.6	2	5	4	1	+10
12	Tony Parker T. Parker	10	55	11/5/2008	SAS	@	MIN	51	7	0	0	22	36	61.1	2	3	66.7	9	10	90.0	68.1	0	7	4	0	+7
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	10	57	12/23/1992	CHI	vs	WAS	42	2	3	1	22	37	59.5	6	8	75.0	7	8	87.5	70.3	0	2	1	3
14	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	9	54	11/20/2025	PHI	@	MIL	47	5	3	3	18	30	60.0	6	15	40.0	12	14	85.7	74.7	0	5	5	3	+18
15	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	9	55	12/28/2024	NYK	@	WAS	44	3	0	0	18	31	58.1	3	11	27.3	16	17	94.1	71.5	0	3	3	1	+1
16	James Harden J. Harden	9	59	10/30/2019	HOU	@	WAS	38	3	1	0	18	32	56.3	6	14	42.9	17	18	94.4	73.9	1	2	4	3	+6
17	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	9	58	3/7/2017	OKC	vs	POR	36	3	3	1	21	39	53.8	3	9	33.3	13	16	81.3	63.0	1	2	4	4	+7
18	LeBron James L. James	9	55	2/20/2009	CLE	@	MIL	40	5	0	0	16	29	55.2	8	11	72.7	15	22	68.2	71.1	1	4	6	3	+13
19	Michael Adams M. Adams	9	54	3/23/1991	DEN	vs	MIL	43	5	3	0	17	31	54.8	7	16	43.8	13	17	76.5	70.2	0	5	4	5
20	Rick Barry R. Barry	9	55	3/25/1978	GSW	vs	NYK	44	9	3	0	19	31	61.3				17	18	94.4	70.7	1	8	2	3
21	Rick Barry R. Barry	9	64	3/26/1974	GSW	vs	POR	43	10	5	0	30	45	66.7				4	5	80.0	67.8	0	10		4
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	9	59	1/28/1964	SFW	@	PHI	47	13			24	36	66.7				11	20	55.0	65.8				2
23	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	8	56	12/7/2024	DEN	@	WAS	39	16	1	0	22	39	56.4	3	6	50.0	9	13	69.2	62.6	7	9	5	5	-1
24	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	8	60	1/25/2023	POR	vs	UTA	40	7	3	0	21	29	72.4	9	15	60.0	9	10	90.0	89.8	0	7	4	1	+11
25	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	8	59	11/13/2022	PHI	vs	UTA	37	11	1	7	19	28	67.9	1	5	20.0	20	24	83.3	76.5	1	10	5	3	+25

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	55	18	.753	2.5
3	Lakers	48	26	.649	10.0
4	Nuggets	47	28	.627	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	28	.616	12.5
6	Rockets	44	29	.603	13.5

Schedule

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Sun 3/29	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 4/1	DEN	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Sat 4/4	SAS	@	DEN	3:00 PM
Mon 4/6	POR	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Wed 4/8	MEM	@	DEN	9:00 PM

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PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

31.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.8

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.8

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.2

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

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3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

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3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.1

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67.7

Ayton

67.5

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.0

120.2

119.7

119.2

119.0

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.8

111.2

112.6

113.1

113.3

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

7.8

7.6

6.7

4.8

Tank Leaderboard

16-58

17-57

17-56

19-55

21-53

24-50

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FanDuel Points Leaders

3,681.6

Jokić

3,597.7

Dončić

3,198.9

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DraftKings Points Leaders

3,923

Jokić

3,807.5

Dončić

3,385.8

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USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

35.9

Brown

33.8

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.5

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.53

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44-28-1

43-31

42-31

43-32

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Worst Record ATS

30-44

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31-43

31-41

32-42

32-41

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	53	20	.726
2	Celtics	49	24	.671	4.0
3	Knicks	48	26	.649	5.5
4	Cavaliers	46	28	.622	7.5
5	Raptors	41	32	.562	12.0
6	Hawks	41	33	.554	12.5
7	76ers	40	33	.548	13.0
8	Hornets	39	34	.534	14.0
9	Magic	39	34	.534	14.0
10	Heat	39	35	.527	14.5
11	Bucks	29	43	.403	23.5
12	Bulls - e	29	44	.397	24.0
13	Wizards - e	17	56	.233	36.0
14	Nets - e	17	57	.230	36.5
15	Pacers - e	16	58	.216	37.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	58	16	.784
2	Spurs - x	55	18	.753	2.5
3	Lakers	48	26	.649	10.0
4	Nuggets	47	28	.627	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	28	.616	12.5
6	Rockets	44	29	.603	13.5
7	Suns	40	33	.548	17.5
8	Clippers	38	36	.514	20.0
9	Trail Blazers	37	38	.493	21.5
10	Warriors	36	38	.486	22.0
11	Pelicans - e	25	50	.333	33.5
12	Grizzlies - e	24	49	.329	33.5
13	Mavericks - e	24	50	.324	34.0
14	Jazz - e	21	53	.284	37.0
15	Kings - e	19	55	.257	39.0