highest assisting game with 45+ points

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

Interpreted as:
Highest assisting regular-season game with 45+ points by a player
NAMEASTPTSDATETMOPPMINREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
17
53
12/31/2016
vs
42
16
0
0
14
26
53.8
9
16
56.3
16
18
88.9
78.1
3
13
8
2
+13
2Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
17
47
12/13/1983
@
52
5
4
1
18
34
52.9
1
2
50.0
10
19
52.6
55.5
2
3
2
5
3Trae Young
T. Young
16
49
3/1/2019
vs
56
8
1
1
17
33
51.5
6
13
46.2
9
11
81.8
64.7
1
7
9
2
-9
4Nikola Jokić
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
5Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
15
45
1/29/2024
vs
43
9
2
0
12
23
52.2
3
8
37.5
18
21
85.7
69.8
0
9
4
4
+3
6Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
15
50
12/25/2023
@
44
6
4
3
15
25
60.0
8
16
50.0
12
12
100.0
82.6
1
5
4
2
+16
7Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
15
47
3/9/1969
vs
46
8
16
32
50.0
15
18
83.3
58.9
3
8Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
14
45
12/18/2025
@
40
11
5
0
14
28
50.0
4
12
33.3
13
16
81.3
64.2
2
9
1
2
-5
9Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
14
45
2/27/2024
@
41
9
3
0
17
29
58.6
6
11
54.5
5
5
100.0
72.1
0
9
1
1
+13
10Trae Young
T. Young
14
45
11/30/2023
@
40
4
2
0
15
29
51.7
2
9
22.2
13
16
81.3
62.4
0
4
2
1
-1
11Trae Young
T. Young
14
56
1/3/2022
@
37
4
0
0
17
26
65.4
7
12
58.3
15
15
100.0
85.9
1
3
4
1
+10
12Trae Young
T. Young
14
45
1/26/2020
vs
39
6
1
0
13
24
54.2
6
11
54.5
13
16
81.3
72.5
1
5
5
2
+22
13Kenny Anderson
K. Anderson
14
45
4/15/1994
vs
48
8
4
0
12
26
46.2
1
4
25.0
20
23
87.0
62.3
4
4
3
3
14Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
14
52
1/9/1973
vs
53
3
18
28
64.3
16
17
94.1
73.3
1
15Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
14
51
11/18/1972
vs
48
1
17
34
50.0
17
18
94.4
60.8
4
16Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
14
53
3/18/1968
vs
48
32
24
29
82.8
5
10
50.0
79.3
0
17Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
14
46
2/15/1967
vs
47
5
15
28
53.6
16
17
94.1
64.8
3
18Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
13
45
12/15/2024
@
38
11
3
2
16
23
69.6
6
11
54.5
7
9
77.8
83.5
2
9
3
1
+18
19Trae Young
T. Young
13
48
2/9/2020
vs
48
1
2
0
13
30
43.3
6
13
46.2
16
16
100.0
64.8
0
1
7
1
+10
20Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
13
50
1/26/2020
vs
38
6
1
0
14
23
60.9
8
12
66.7
14
16
87.5
83.2
0
6
1
0
+19
21James Harden
J. Harden
13
54
11/26/2018
@
47
8
3
0
17
32
53.1
7
15
46.7
13
15
86.7
69.9
1
7
11
4
+7
22James Harden
J. Harden
13
56
11/5/2017
vs
35
2
2
0
19
25
76.0
7
8
87.5
11
12
91.7
92.5
0
2
7
3
+25
23James Harden
J. Harden
13
51
1/27/2017
@
39
13
2
1
16
28
57.1
6
11
54.5
13
14
92.9
74.6
1
12
5
4
+13
24Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
13
45
12/18/2009
@
43
3
0
1
15
25
60.0
4
10
40.0
11
16
68.8
70.2
1
2
5
2
+17
25Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
13
46
2/23/2003
@
45
10
0
2
16
27
59.3
3
8
37.5
11
13
84.6
70.3
0
10
4
0
+7
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1982-83 season.

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.750
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.709
2.5
3
35
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.636
6.5
4
34
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.630
7.0
5
33
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.611
8.0
6
34
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.607
8.0
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32
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10.0
8
29
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15.0
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.481
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