nba most assists in a game with at least 61 points

Donovan Mitchell has the most assists in a game with 61+ points, with 11 assists against the Bulls on January 2, 2023.

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NBA most assists by a player in a regular-season game with at least 61 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	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
2	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
3	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
4	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	8	61	8/11/2020	POR	@	DAL	41	5	1	0	17	32	53.1	9	17	52.9	18	18	100.0	76.4	2	3	3	2	+8
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	8	64	11/8/1959	MIN	vs	BOS		17			25	47	53.2				14	19	73.7	57.8				4
6	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	7	73	1/26/2024	DAL	@	ATL	45	10	1	0	25	33	75.8	8	13	61.5	15	16	93.8	91.2	0	10	4	1	+13
7	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	7	61	1/20/2020	POR	vs	GSW	45	10	1	0	17	37	45.9	11	20	55.0	16	16	100.0	69.3	0	10	2	1	+13
8	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	7	63	12/8/1961	LAL	@	PHI		31			23	55	41.8				17	24	70.8	48.0				4
9	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	6	61	3/29/2024	NYK	@	SAS	43	4	1	0	25	47	53.2	5	13	38.5	6	6	100.0	61.4	1	3	1	2	+20
10	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	6	71	2/26/2023	POR	vs	HOU	39	6	0	0	22	38	57.9	13	22	59.1	14	14	100.0	80.4	1	5	2	0	+21
11	Devin Booker D. Booker	6	70	3/24/2017	PHX	@	BOS	45	8	3	1	21	40	52.5	4	11	36.4	24	26	92.3	68.0	2	6	5	3	-6
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6	69	3/28/1990	CHI	@	CLE	50	18	4	1	23	37	62.2	2	6	33.3	21	23	91.3	73.2	7	11	2	5
13	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	6	68	2/25/1977	NOJ	vs	NYK	43	6	3	2	26	43	60.5				16	19	84.2	66.2	1	5		6
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	6	61	2/28/1962	PHI	@	CHI	48	28			24	46	52.2				13	17	76.5	57.0				4
15	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	5	70	1/22/2024	PHI	vs	SAS	37	18	1	1	24	41	58.5	1	2	50.0	21	23	91.3	68.5	9	9	1	2	+11
16	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	5	62	3/10/2004	ORL	vs	WAS	46	10	1	0	20	37	54.1	5	14	35.7	17	26	65.4	64.0	3	7	6	1	+10
17	David Robinson D. Robinson	5	71	4/24/1994	SAS	@	LAC	44	14	0	2	26	41	63.4	1	2	50.0	18	25	72.0	68.3	4	10	8	2
18	Devin Booker D. Booker	4	62	1/26/2024	PHX	@	IND	38	5	1	2	22	37	59.5	6	12	50.0	12	13	92.3	72.6	0	5	4	2	+1
19	Stephen Curry S. Curry	4	62	1/3/2021	GSW	vs	POR	36	5	0	0	18	31	58.1	8	16	50.0	18	19	94.7	78.8	1	4	5	0	+20
20	James Harden J. Harden	4	61	1/23/2019	HOU	@	NYK	40	15	5	0	17	38	44.7	5	20	25.0	22	25	88.0	62.2	6	9	5	3	+19
21	LeBron James L. James	4	61	3/3/2014	MIA	vs	CHA	41	7	0	0	22	33	66.7	8	10	80.0	9	12	75.0	79.7	3	4	2	2	+16
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	4	66	2/9/1969	LAL	vs	PHX	48	27			29	35	82.9				8	18	44.4	76.9				1
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	4	65	2/13/1962	PHI	@	CIN	48	22			24	40	60.0				17	30	56.7	61.1				3
24	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	4	62	1/17/1962	PHI		STL	53	23			24	48	50.0				14	20	70.0	54.6				3
25	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	3	83	3/10/2026	MIA	vs	WAS	42	9	2	2	20	43	46.5	7	22	31.8	36	43	83.7	67.0	1	8	5	3	+20

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Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	9:00 PM
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4	Nuggets	44	28	.611	13.0
5	Timberwolves	44	28	.611	13.0
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8	Clippers	36	36	.500	21.0
9	Trail Blazers	36	37	.493	21.5
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11	Pelicans	25	48	.342	32.5
12	Grizzlies	24	47	.338	32.5
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