James Harden and Isiah Thomas are tied for the most assists in a game with 45+ points, with 17 assists.

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Highest assisting regular-season game with 45+ points by a player

	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	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	17	47	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
3	Trae Young T. Young	16	49	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
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	15	56	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
5	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	15	45	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
6	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	15	50	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
7	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	15	47	3/9/1969	PHX	vs	SDR	46	8			16	32	50.0				15	18	83.3	58.9				3
8	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	14	45	12/18/2025	LAL	@	UTA	40	11	5	0	14	28	50.0	4	12	33.3	13	16	81.3	64.2	2	9	1	2	-5
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	14	45	2/27/2024	DAL	@	CLE	41	9	3	0	17	29	58.6	6	11	54.5	5	5	100.0	72.1	0	9	1	1	+13
10	Trae Young T. Young	14	45	11/30/2023	ATL	@	SAS	40	4	2	0	15	29	51.7	2	9	22.2	13	16	81.3	62.4	0	4	2	1	-1
11	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
12	Trae Young T. Young	14	45	1/26/2020	ATL	vs	WAS	39	6	1	0	13	24	54.2	6	11	54.5	13	16	81.3	72.5	1	5	5	2	+22
13	Kenny Anderson K. Anderson	14	45	4/15/1994	NJN	vs	DET	48	8	4	0	12	26	46.2	1	4	25.0	20	23	87.0	62.3	4	4	3	3
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	14	46	2/15/1967	CIN	vs	NYK	47	5			15	28	53.6				16	17	94.1	64.8				3
18	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	13	45	12/15/2024	DAL	@	GSW	38	11	3	2	16	23	69.6	6	11	54.5	7	9	77.8	83.5	2	9	3	1	+18
19	Trae Young T. Young	13	48	2/9/2020	ATL	vs	NYK	48	1	2	0	13	30	43.3	6	13	46.2	16	16	100.0	64.8	0	1	7	1	+10
20	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	13	50	1/26/2020	POR	vs	IND	38	6	1	0	14	23	60.9	8	12	66.7	14	16	87.5	83.2	0	6	1	0	+19
21	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
22	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
23	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
24	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	13	45	12/18/2009	WAS	@	GSW	43	3	0	1	15	25	60.0	4	10	40.0	11	16	68.8	70.2	1	2	5	2	+17
25	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	13	46	2/23/2003	ORL	@	NJN	45	10	0	2	16	27	59.3	3	8	37.5	11	13	84.6	70.3	0	10	4	0	+7

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2	Spurs	24	9	.727	4.5
3	Nuggets	23	10	.697	5.5
4	Rockets	21	10	.677	6.5
5	Lakers	20	11	.645	7.5
6	Timberwolves	21	13	.618	8.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 1/3	HOU	@	DAL	8:30 PM
Mon 1/5	PHX	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Wed 1/7	HOU	@	POR	10:00 PM
Fri 1/9	HOU	@	POR	10:00 PM
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12.2

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1	Pistons	25	9	.735
2	Knicks	23	10	.697	1.5
3	Celtics	21	12	.636	3.5
4	Raptors	20	15	.571	5.5
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6	Magic	19	15	.559	6.0
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8	Cavaliers	19	16	.543	6.5
9	Bulls	16	17	.485	8.5
10	Hawks	16	19	.457	9.5
11	Bucks	14	20	.412	11.0
12	Hornets	11	22	.333	13.5
13	Nets	10	21	.323	13.5
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1	Thunder	29	5	.853
2	Spurs	24	9	.727	4.5
3	Nuggets	23	10	.697	5.5
4	Rockets	21	10	.677	6.5
5	Lakers	20	11	.645	7.5
6	Timberwolves	21	13	.618	8.0
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8	Warriors	18	16	.529	11.0
9	Grizzlies	15	18	.455	13.5
10	Trail Blazers	14	20	.412	15.0
11	Clippers	12	21	.364	16.5
12	Jazz	12	21	.364	16.5
13	Mavericks	12	23	.343	17.5
14	Kings	8	26	.235	21.0
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Sun 11/30	LAC	@	MIA	123-140
Sun 11/30	CHI	@	ORL	120-125
Sun 11/30	CHA	@	BKN	103-116
Sun 11/30	HOU	@	UTA	125-133
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Fri 1/2	SAS	@	IND	7:00 PM
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Fri 1/2	ATL	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Fri 1/2	DEN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
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