4 players are tied for the most points in a game with 12+ assists, with 56 points. The first three are Nikola Jokić on December 25, Trae Young on January 3, 2022 and James Harden on November 5, 2017.
| NAME | PTS | AST | 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 | 56 | 15 | 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 |  | T. Young | 56 | 14 | 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 | ||
| 3 |  | J. Harden | 56 | 13 | 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 | ||
| 4 |  | O. Robertson | 56 | 12 | 12/18/1964 | vs | 9 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 22 | 23 | 95.7 | 64.9 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | | J. Harden | 54 | 13 | 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 | ||
| 6 | | J. Harden | 53 | 17 | 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 | ||
| 7 |  | W. Chamberlain | 53 | 14 | 3/18/1968 | vs | 48 | 32 | 24 | 29 | 82.8 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 79.3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 8 |  | N. Archibald | 52 | 14 | 1/9/1973 | vs | 53 | 3 | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | 16 | 17 | 94.1 | 73.3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 9 |  | D. Lillard | 51 | 12 | 2/1/2020 | vs | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 78.4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +17 | ||
| 10 | | J. Harden | 51 | 13 | 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 | ||
| 11 | | N. Archibald | 51 | 14 | 11/18/1972 | vs | 48 | 1 | 17 | 34 | 50.0 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 60.8 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 12 |  | L. Dončić | 50 | 15 | 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 | ||
| 13 | | N. Jokić | 50 | 12 | 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 | ||
| 14 | | D. Lillard | 50 | 13 | 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 | ||
| 15 |  | S. Marbury | 50 | 12 | 2/13/2001 | vs | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 69.4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -5 | ||
| 16 |  | R. Guerin | 50 | 13 | 2/25/1962 | @ | 11 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 68.8 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | | T. Young | 49 | 16 | 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 | ||
| 18 |  | L. Bird | 49 | 12 | 3/15/1992 | vs | 54 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 35 | 54.3 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 62.2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 19 | | T. Young | 48 | 13 | 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. Wade | 48 | 12 | 3/9/2009 | vs | 50 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 83.0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | +20 | ||
| 21 | | O. Robertson | 48 | 13 | 3/14/1964 | @ | 48 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 67.4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 22 |  | A. Iverson | 47 | 12 | 3/3/2006 | vs | 48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 70.6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +6 | ||
| 23 |  | A. Walker | 47 | 13 | 1/17/2001 | @ | 45 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 70.4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | -5 | ||
| 24 |  | M. Jordan | 47 | 13 | 4/13/1989 | @ | 46 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 30 | 56.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 65.0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 25 |  | I. Thomas | 47 | 17 | 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 | |||
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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 |
Hornets| 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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