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| 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 |  | 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 | ||
| 2 |  | 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 | |||
| 3 |  | 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 | ||
| 4 |  | 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 | ||
| 5 |  | 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 | ||
| 6 | | 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 | ||
| 7 |  | G. Goodrich | 15 | 47 | 3/9/1969 | vs | 46 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 50.0 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 58.9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 8 |  | 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 | ||
| 9 | | 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 | ||
| 10 | | 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 | ||
| 11 | | 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 | ||
| 12 | | 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 | ||
| 13 |  | 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 | |||
| 14 |  | N. Archibald | 14 | 52 | 1/9/1973 | vs | 53 | 3 | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 73.3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 15 | | N. Archibald | 14 | 51 | 11/18/1972 | vs | 48 | 1 | 17 | 34 | 50.0 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 60.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 16 |  | W. Chamberlain | 14 | 53 | 3/18/1968 | vs | 48 | 32 | 24 | 29 | 82.8 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 79.3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 17 |  | O. Robertson | 14 | 46 | 2/15/1967 | vs | 47 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 53.6 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 64.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | 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 | ||
| 19 | | 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 | ||
| 20 |  | 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 | ||
| 21 | | 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 | ||
| 22 | | 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 | ||
| 23 | | 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 | ||
| 24 |  | 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 | ||
| 25 |  | 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 | ||
DET
DEN
ORL
SDR
NJN
KCO
HOU
PHI
CIN
GSW
UTA
WAS
GSWResults may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1982-83 season.
More NBA News
Knicks need a quick response from their 1st loss since April as the Spurs try to even the NBA Finals
Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs are undaunted on the road at the Knicks in the NBA Finals
Knicks coach on free throw disparity in Game 3: 'Never thought I’d see that in an NBA Finals game'
Victor Wembanyama leads San Antonio Spurs to 115-111 victory over New York Knicks in Game 3 of NBA Finals
Spurs' Victor Wembanyama shakes off Game 2 miss by taking over Game 3 of the NBA Finals
At the NBA Finals, potential top pick AJ Dybantsa sees chance to have quick success like the Spurs
More Rockets Stats
Team Leaders 
PPG
23.0
Durant
RPG
10.2
Sengun
APG
5.7
Thompson
Team Rankings
ORTG
118.6
8th
DRTG
113.2
6th
NETRTG
5.4
6th
3P%
36.4
10th
2025-26 Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 | |
4 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 | |
5 |  Rockets | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
6 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | |
7 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
NBA 2025-26 Leaders
NBA 2025-26 Rankings
NBA Fantasy 2025-26
NBA 2025-26 Betting
NBA 2025-26 Standings
| 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 |
Hornets
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 |
Clippers