who has scored the most points in a game while having 15 or more assists

Nikola Jokić has posted the most points in a game with 15+ assists, with 56 points versus the Timberwolves on December 25.

Interpreted as:

Who has scored the most points in a regular-season game while having 15 or more assists?

	NAME	PTS	AST	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	56	15	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	James Harden J. Harden	53	17	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
3	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	50	15	12/25/2023	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	Trae Young T. Young	49	16	3/1/2019	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
5	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	47	17	12/13/1983	DET	@	DEN	52	5	4	1	18	34	52.9	1	2	50.0	10	19	52.6	55.5	2	3	2	5
6	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	47	15	3/9/1969	PHX	vs	SDR	46	8			16	32	50.0				15	18	83.3	58.9				3
7	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	45	15	1/29/2024	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
8	James Harden J. Harden	44	17	12/26/2020	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
9	James Harden J. Harden	44	15	1/3/2019	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
10	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	44	15	3/17/2007	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
11	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	44	22	3/5/1966	CIN	vs	NYK	53	8			16	22	72.7				12	12	100.0	80.6				4
12	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	44	16	11/27/1965	CIN	@	NYK	48	5			14	19	73.7				16	16	100.0	84.5				2
13	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	43	16	2/17/2021	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
14	Bradley Beal B. Beal	43	15	1/13/2019	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
15	LeBron James L. James	43	15	2/18/2010	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
16	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	43	20	2/19/1961	CIN	vs	LAL		9			15						13	15	86.7					5
17	Trae Young T. Young	42	15	1/20/2020	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
18	Chris Paul C. Paul	42	15	10/31/2013	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
19	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	42	17	4/3/1994	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
20	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	42	17	1/17/1975	NOJ	vs	SEA	43	10	4		16	34	47.1				10	12	83.3	53.5				4
21	Charlie Scott C. Scott	42	15	11/23/1972	PHX	vs	DET	45	10			17	26	65.4				8	11	72.7	68.1				4
22	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	42	18	2/13/1962	CIN	vs	PHI	46	15			17	29	58.6				8	10	80.0	62.9				4
23	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	41	15	12/25/2022	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
24	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	41	16	11/13/2016	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
25	James Harden J. Harden	41	15	11/1/2016	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

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PPG

28.0

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RPG

12.6

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APG

10.6

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Team Rankings

ORTG

121.6

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DRTG

117.1

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NETRTG

4.4

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3P%

39.2

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Lakers	46	25	.648	10.0
4	Rockets	43	27	.614	12.5
5	Nuggets	44	28	.611	12.5
6	Timberwolves	43	28	.606	13.0
7	Suns	39	32	.549	17.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 3/24	DEN	@	PHX	11:00 PM
Wed 3/25	DAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Fri 3/27	UTA	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Sun 3/29	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 4/1	DEN	@	UTA	9:00 PM

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112

Final

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Nuggets

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.4

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.7

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.6

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.4

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Huff

1.9

Mobley

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.6

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

67.6

Jokić

67.6

Duren

67.5

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.5

119.3

118.9

118.5

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.6

111.5

112.7

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

7.8

7.4

6.6

4.4

Tank Leaderboard

15-56

16-54

17-54

19-53

21-50

23-48

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FanDuel Points Leaders

3,471

Jokić

3,421.5

Dončić

3,100.1

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DraftKings Points Leaders

3,691.8

Jokić

3,625.8

Dončić

3,279.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

35.9

Brown

33.6

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.62

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.72

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

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Best Record ATS

44-27

42-28-1

42-29

42-30

40-30

40-31

Worst Record ATS

29-43

30-41

30-40

31-40

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	51	19	.729
2	Celtics	47	23	.671	4.0
3	Knicks	46	25	.648	5.5
4	Cavaliers	44	27	.620	7.5
5	Raptors	39	30	.565	11.5
6	Hawks	39	32	.549	12.5
7	76ers	39	32	.549	12.5
8	Magic	38	32	.543	13.0
9	Heat	38	33	.535	13.5
10	Hornets	37	34	.521	14.5
11	Bucks	29	41	.414	22.0
12	Bulls	28	42	.400	23.0
13	Nets - e	17	54	.239	34.5
14	Wizards - e	16	54	.229	35.0
15	Pacers - e	15	56	.211	36.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - y	56	15	.789
2	Spurs - x	53	18	.746	3.0
3	Lakers	46	25	.648	10.0
4	Rockets	43	27	.614	12.5
5	Nuggets	44	28	.611	12.5
6	Timberwolves	43	28	.606	13.0
7	Suns	39	32	.549	17.0
8	Clippers	35	36	.493	21.0
9	Trail Blazers	35	37	.486	21.5
10	Warriors	33	38	.465	23.0
11	Pelicans	25	47	.347	31.5
12	Grizzlies	24	46	.343	31.5
13	Mavericks	23	48	.324	33.0
14	Jazz - e	21	50	.296	35.0
15	Kings - e	19	53	.264	37.5