Nikola Jokić has the most assists by a center in a game with 40+ points, with 15 assists on December 25 and on December 25, 2022.
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Highest assisting regular-season game by a center with 40+ 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 | +/- | |||
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| 1 |  | N. Jokić | 15 | 56 | 12/25/2025 | vs | 43 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 22 | 23 | 95.7 | 90.0 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | +15 | ||
| 2 | | N. Jokić | 15 | 41 | 12/25/2022 | vs | 44 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 70.8 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | +12 | ||
| 3 |  | W. Chamberlain | 14 | 53 | 3/18/1968 | vs | 48 | 32 | 24 | 29 | 82.8 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 79.3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | | N. Jokić | 13 | 40 | 4/4/2026 | vs | 44 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 63.3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | +12 | ||
| 5 | | N. Jokić | 13 | 41 | 4/6/2025 | vs | 39 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 33 | 54.5 | 3 | 11 | 27.3 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 59.7 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | +1 | ||
| 6 | | W. Chamberlain | 13 | 41 | 2/14/1966 | 48 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 80.5 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | | N. Jokić | 12 | 50 | 2/6/2021 | @ | 41 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 33 | 60.6 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 69.3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | +2 | ||
| 8 |  | A. Adams | 12 | 47 | 2/22/1977 | @ | 40 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 72.8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | |||||||
| 9 |  | W. Chamberlain | 12 | 40 | 12/22/1963 | vs | 47 | 23 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 64.6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 10 | | N. Jokić | 11 | 46 | 3/6/2022 | vs | 43 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 84.3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | +22 | ||
| 11 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 11 | 50 | 1/19/1975 | vs | 45 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 67.5 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |||||||
| 12 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 11 | 44 | 2/26/1972 | 53 | 20 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 70.3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | | W. Chamberlain | 11 | 51 | 2/13/1963 | vs | 53 | 29 | 20 | 38 | 52.6 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 54.5 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 14 | | N. Jokić | 10 | 61 | 4/1/2025 | vs | 53 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 19 | 24 | 79.2 | 77.1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | +2 | ||
| 15 | | N. Jokić | 10 | 46 | 1/4/2025 | @ | 43 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 35 | 54.3 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 61.1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | +7 | ||
| 16 |  | J. Embiid | 10 | 41 | 1/16/2024 | vs | 39 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 71.7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | N. Jokić | 10 | 40 | 2/26/2023 | vs | 42 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 72.5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | +11 | ||
| 18 | | N. Jokić | 10 | 40 | 12/18/2022 | vs | 40 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 59.7 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 4 | +20 | ||
| 19 | | J. Embiid | 10 | 40 | 2/12/2022 | vs | 33 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 50.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 69.9 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | +24 | ||
| 20 | | N. Jokić | 10 | 49 | 1/19/2022 | vs | 41 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 14 | 16 | 87.5 | 76.5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | +15 | ||
| 21 |  | D. Cousins | 10 | 44 | 1/22/2018 | vs | 52 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 44.8 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 62.6 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 3 | +13 | ||
| 22 | | W. Chamberlain | 10 | 42 | 2/24/1967 | 45 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 100.0 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 86.9 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | | W. Chamberlain | 10 | 47 | 3/7/1964 | @ | 48 | 13 | 21 | 46 | 45.7 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 45.1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 24 | | W. Chamberlain | 10 | 45 | 3/3/1963 | vs | 48 | 33 | 17 | 37 | 45.9 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 51.6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 25 | | N. Jokić | 9 | 40 | 3/15/2025 | vs | 39 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 1 | 8 | 12.5 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 60.5 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | +6 | ||
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
Heat| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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