what is the record for most assists in a 51 point game

James Harden has the most assists in a game with 51+ points, with 17 assists versus the Knicks on December 31, 2016.

Interpreted as:

What is the record for most assists by a player in a 51 or more point regular-season game?

	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	James Harden J. Harden	17	53	12/31/2016	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
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	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	14	52	1/9/1973	KCO	vs	NYK	53	3			18	28	64.3				16	17	94.1	73.3				1
4	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	14	51	11/18/1972	KCO	vs	HOU	48	1			17	34	50.0				17	18	94.4	60.8				4
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	14	53	3/18/1968	PHI	vs	LAL	48	32			24	29	82.8				5	10	50.0	79.3				0
6	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
7	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
8	James Harden J. Harden	13	51	1/27/2017	HOU	@	PHI	39	13	2	1	16	28	57.1	6	11	54.5	13	14	92.9	74.6	1	12	5	4	+13
9	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	12	51	2/1/2020	POR	vs	UTA	36	2	1	0	17	29	58.6	9	15	60.0	8	8	100.0	78.4	0	2	2	2	+17
10	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	12	56	12/18/1964	CIN	vs	LAL		9			17	33	51.5				22	23	95.7	64.9				2
11	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
12	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
13	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
14	LeBron James L. James	11	52	2/4/2009	CLE	@	NYK	44	9	0	2	17	33	51.5	2	7	28.6	16	19	84.2	62.9	0	9	3	1	+7
15	Rick Barry R. Barry	11	51	2/23/1974	GSW	vs	PHI	46	6	4		22	40	55.0				7	8	87.5	58.6	2	4		3
16	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	11	52	1/27/1973	KCO	@	ATL	48	8			21	31	67.7				10	13	76.9	70.8				2
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	11	51	2/13/1963	SFW	vs	DET	53	29			20	38	52.6				11	20	55.0	54.5				4
18	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
19	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
20	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
21	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	10	51	10/28/2016	OKC	vs	PHX	45	13	2	0	17	44	38.6	2	10	20.0	15	20	75.0	48.3	3	10	5	3	+7
22	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
23	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
24	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	10	52	12/13/1961	LAL	vs	STL	52	25			18	41	43.9				16	17	94.1	53.6				3
25	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