nba players with 40 points 17 assists in a game

James Harden had 44 points when recording 17+ assists versus the Trail Blazers on December 26, 2020.

Interpreted as:
NBA players with 40 or more points 17 or more assists in a regular-season game
NAMEDATEPTSASTTMOPPMINREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
12/26/2020
44
17
@
43
4
1
0
12
21
57.1
6
13
46.2
14
16
87.5
78.5
1
3
5
1
-6
2James Harden
J. Harden
12/31/2016
53
17
vs
42
16
0
0
14
26
53.8
9
16
56.3
16
18
88.9
78.1
3
13
8
2
+13
3Chris Paul
C. Paul
4/1/2015
41
17
@
39
5
4
0
13
21
61.9
5
9
55.6
10
10
100.0
80.7
1
4
1
2
+6
4Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
4/3/1994
42
17
vs
45
1
3
0
14
25
56.0
0
1
0.0
14
16
87.5
65.5
1
0
2
4
5Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
4/25/1993
41
18
vs
45
7
2
1
13
26
50.0
5
13
38.5
10
11
90.9
66.5
1
6
3
3
6Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1/2/1988
40
17
vs
43
2
2
0
16
23
69.6
2
4
50.0
6
9
66.7
74.2
1
1
3
3
7Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
12/13/1983
47
17
@
52
5
4
1
18
34
52.9
1
2
50.0
10
19
52.6
55.5
2
3
2
5
8Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
1/17/1975
42
17
vs
43
10
4
16
34
47.1
10
12
83.3
53.5
4
9Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
12/15/1972
41
21
vs
53
3
15
27
55.6
11
12
91.7
63.5
2
10Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
3/5/1966
44
22
vs
53
8
16
22
72.7
12
12
100.0
80.6
4
11Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
11/10/1965
41
17
vs
48
8
14
21
66.7
13
14
92.9
75.5
4
12Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
2/13/1962
42
18
vs
46
15
17
29
58.6
8
10
80.0
62.9
4
13Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
12/25/1961
40
17
vs
48
12
13
25
52.0
14
16
87.5
62.4
3
14Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
2/19/1961
43
20
vs
9
15
13
15
86.7
5
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1982-83 season.

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29
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30
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62
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3
54
28
.659
10.0
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53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
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45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
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42
40
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22.0
10
37
45
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26
56
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