players to have 40 points 15 assists in a game

Nikola Jokić dropped 56 points when recording 15+ assists against the Timberwolves on December 25.

Interpreted as:

players to have 40 or more points 15 or more assists in a regular-season game

	NAME	DATE	PTS	AST	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	12/25/2025	56	15	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	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	1/29/2024	45	15	DAL	vs	ORL	43	9	2	0	12	23	52.2	3	8	37.5	18	21	85.7	69.8	0	9	4	4	+3
3	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	12/25/2023	50	15	DAL	@	PHX	44	6	4	3	15	25	60.0	8	16	50.0	12	12	100.0	82.6	1	5	4	2	+16
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	12/25/2022	41	15	DEN	vs	PHX	44	15	0	1	16	25	64.0	2	4	50.0	7	9	77.8	70.8	4	11	3	4	+12
5	James Harden J. Harden	3/17/2021	40	15	BKN	@	IND	42	10	2	0	13	27	48.1	2	9	22.2	12	14	85.7	60.3	2	8	2	4	+25
6	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	2/17/2021	43	16	POR	@	NOP	38	4	1	1	14	28	50.0	7	16	43.8	8	8	100.0	68.2	1	3	4	1	+14
7	James Harden J. Harden	12/26/2020	44	17	HOU	@	POR	43	4	1	0	12	21	57.1	6	13	46.2	14	16	87.5	78.5	1	3	5	1	-6
8	Trae Young T. Young	1/20/2020	42	15	ATL	vs	TOR	39	6	1	0	11	20	55.0	2	7	28.6	18	21	85.7	71.8	1	5	7	3	+1
9	Trae Young T. Young	3/1/2019	49	16	ATL	vs	CHI	56	8	1	1	17	33	51.5	6	13	46.2	9	11	81.8	64.7	1	7	9	2	-9
10	Bradley Beal B. Beal	1/13/2019	43	15	WAS	vs	TOR	55	10	3	2	17	36	47.2	6	12	50.0	3	7	42.9	55.0	2	8	4	3	+4
11	James Harden J. Harden	1/3/2019	44	15	HOU	@	GSW	44	10	1	2	13	32	40.6	10	23	43.5	8	9	88.9	61.2	2	8	7	4	+5
12	Bradley Beal B. Beal	12/22/2018	40	15	WAS	vs	PHX	54	11	0	1	17	33	51.5	4	12	33.3	2	2	100.0	59.0	6	5	8	5	+6
13	James Harden J. Harden	12/31/2016	53	17	HOU	vs	NYK	42	16	0	0	14	26	53.8	9	16	56.3	16	18	88.9	78.1	3	13	8	2	+13
14	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	11/13/2016	41	16	OKC	vs	ORL	38	12	0	0	14	21	66.7	0	3	0.0	13	18	72.2	70.9	2	10	2	2	+9
15	James Harden J. Harden	11/1/2016	41	15	HOU	@	CLE	38	7	1	0	13	20	65.0	5	9	55.6	10	14	71.4	78.4	1	6	1	3	+10
16	Chris Paul C. Paul	4/1/2015	41	17	LAC	@	POR	39	5	4	0	13	21	61.9	5	9	55.6	10	10	100.0	80.7	1	4	1	2	+6
17	Chris Paul C. Paul	10/31/2013	42	15	LAC	vs	GSW	37	2	6	0	12	20	60.0	2	6	33.3	16	17	94.1	76.4	1	1	6	4	+17
18	LeBron James L. James	2/26/2013	40	16	MIA	vs	SAC	48	8	2	1	14	23	60.9	1	2	50.0	11	12	91.7	70.7	3	5	2	1	+11
19	LeBron James L. James	2/18/2010	43	15	CLE	vs	DEN	47	13	2	4	15	33	45.5	1	9	11.1	12	17	70.6	53.1	1	12	3	1	-5
20	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	3/17/2007	44	15	DEN	vs	PHX	43	5	0	1	16	22	72.7	2	3	66.7	10	12	83.3	80.6	0	5	1	2	+31
21	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	4/3/1994	42	17	PHX	vs	DEN	45	1	3	0	14	25	56.0	0	1	0.0	14	16	87.5	65.5	1	0	2	4
22	Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	4/25/1993	41	18	GSW	vs	SEA	45	7	2	1	13	26	50.0	5	13	38.5	10	11	90.9	66.5	1	6	3	3
23	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	1/2/1988	40	17	DET	vs	DEN	43	2	2	0	16	23	69.6	2	4	50.0	6	9	66.7	74.2	1	1	3	3
24	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	3/14/1986	41	15	POR	@	DAL	46	8	3	1	17	23	73.9	1	3	33.3	6	9	66.7	76.0	4	4	2	2
25	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	12/13/1983	47	17	DET	@	DEN	52	5	4	1	18	34	52.9	1	2	50.0	10	19	52.6	55.5	2	3	2	5

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PPG

28.6

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RPG

12.5

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APG

10.4

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Team Rankings

ORTG

121.6

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DRTG

117.4

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NETRTG

4.1

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3P%

39.2

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Rockets	40	25	.615	10.5
4	Lakers	40	25	.615	10.5
5	Nuggets	40	26	.606	11.0
6	Timberwolves	40	26	.606	11.0
7	Suns	39	27	.591	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 3/14	DEN	@	LAL	8:30 PM
Tue 3/17	PHI	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 3/18	DEN	@	MEM	8:30 PM
Fri 3/20	TOR	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Sun 3/22	POR	@	DEN	5:00 PM

Last Game

Rockets

40 - 25

Final

129

Nuggets

40 - 26

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.4

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.4

Jokić

10.0

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Huff

1.9

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

3.8

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.9

Jokić

67.7

Gobert

67.2

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.5

119.5

118.6

118.4

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.6

111.3

112.1

112.8

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

10.9

7.7

7.6

7.2

6.4

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

15-51

16-51

16-49

17-49

20-46

22-45

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,101.2

Jokić

3,051.7

Maxey

3,002.4

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,304

Jokić

3,188.8

Dončić

3,080

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.4

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.0

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.70

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

40-25-1

41-26

38-27

38-29

Worst Record ATS

27-40

27-39

27-38

28-38

28-37

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	47	18	.723
2	Celtics	43	22	.662	4.0
3	Knicks	42	25	.627	6.0
4	Cavaliers	40	26	.606	7.5
5	Magic	37	28	.569	10.0
6	Heat	38	29	.567	10.0
7	Raptors	36	29	.554	11.0
8	Hawks	35	31	.530	12.5
9	76ers	35	31	.530	12.5
10	Hornets	34	33	.507	14.0
11	Bucks	27	38	.415	20.0
12	Bulls	27	38	.415	20.0
13	Nets	17	49	.258	30.5
14	Wizards	16	49	.246	31.0
15	Pacers - e	15	51	.227	32.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	51	15	.773
2	Spurs	48	17	.738	2.5
3	Rockets	40	25	.615	10.5
4	Lakers	40	25	.615	10.5
5	Nuggets	40	26	.606	11.0
6	Timberwolves	40	26	.606	11.0
7	Suns	39	27	.591	12.0
8	Clippers	33	32	.508	17.5
9	Warriors	32	33	.492	18.5
10	Trail Blazers	31	35	.470	20.0
11	Grizzlies	23	42	.354	27.5
12	Mavericks	22	44	.333	29.0
13	Pelicans	22	45	.328	29.5
14	Jazz	20	46	.303	31.0
15	Kings - e	16	51	.239	35.5