nba most assists in a game with 50+ points

James Harden has the most assists in a game with 50+ points, with 17 assists against the Knicks on December 31, 2016.

Interpreted as:
NBA most assists by a player in a regular-season game with 50+ points
NAMEASTPTSDATETMOPPMINREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
17
53
12/31/2016
HOU HOU
vs
NYK NYK
42
16
0
0
14
26
53.8
9
16
56.3
16
18
88.9
78.1
3
13
8
2
+13
2Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
15
50
12/25/2023
DAL DAL
@
PHX PHX
44
6
4
3
15
25
60.0
8
16
50.0
12
12
100.0
82.6
1
5
4
2
+16
3Trae Young
T. Young
14
56
1/3/2022
ATL ATL
@
POR POR
37
4
0
0
17
26
65.4
7
12
58.3
15
15
100.0
85.9
1
3
4
1
+10
4Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
14
52
1/9/1973
KCO KCO
vs
NYK NYK
53
3
18
28
64.3
16
17
94.1
73.3
1
5Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
14
51
11/18/1972
KCO KCO
vs
HOU HOU
48
1
17
34
50.0
17
18
94.4
60.8
4
6Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
14
53
3/18/1968
PHI PHI
vs
LAL LAL
48
32
24
29
82.8
5
10
50.0
79.3
0
7Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
13
50
1/26/2020
POR POR
vs
IND IND
38
6
1
0
14
23
60.9
8
12
66.7
14
16
87.5
83.2
0
6
1
0
+19
8James Harden
J. Harden
13
54
11/26/2018
HOU HOU
@
WAS WAS
47
8
3
0
17
32
53.1
7
15
46.7
13
15
86.7
69.9
1
7
11
4
+7
9James Harden
J. Harden
13
56
11/5/2017
HOU HOU
vs
UTA UTA
35
2
2
0
19
25
76.0
7
8
87.5
11
12
91.7
92.5
0
2
7
3
+25
10James Harden
J. Harden
13
51
1/27/2017
HOU HOU
@
PHI PHI
39
13
2
1
16
28
57.1
6
11
54.5
13
14
92.9
74.6
1
12
5
4
+13
11Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
13
50
2/25/1962
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
11
17
28
60.7
16
19
84.2
68.8
3
12Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
12
50
2/6/2021
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
41
8
1
3
20
33
60.6
3
6
50.0
7
7
100.0
69.3
1
7
1
2
+2
13Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
12
51
2/1/2020
POR POR
vs
UTA UTA
36
2
1
0
17
29
58.6
9
15
60.0
8
8
100.0
78.4
0
2
2
2
+17
14Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
12
50
2/13/2001
NJN NJN
vs
LAL LAL
47
3
0
0
17
29
58.6
4
8
50.0
12
16
75.0
69.4
2
1
5
4
-5
15Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
12
56
12/18/1964
CIN CIN
vs
LAL LAL
9
17
33
51.5
22
23
95.7
64.9
2
16Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
11
71
1/2/2023
CLE CLE
vs
CHI CHI
50
8
0
1
22
34
64.7
7
15
46.7
20
25
80.0
78.9
3
5
4
3
+19
17Kevin Porter Jr.
K. Porter Jr.
11
50
4/29/2021
HOU HOU
vs
MIL MIL
41
5
0
1
16
26
61.5
9
15
60.0
9
11
81.8
81.1
0
5
5
5
+19
18James Harden
J. Harden
11
50
12/13/2018
HOU HOU
vs
LAL LAL
35
10
2
0
14
26
53.8
4
12
33.3
18
19
94.7
72.8
2
8
6
4
+14
19James Harden
J. Harden
11
60
1/30/2018
HOU HOU
vs
ORL ORL
46
10
4
1
19
30
63.3
5
14
35.7
17
18
94.4
79.1
2
8
5
2
+7
20Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
11
57
3/29/2017
OKC OKC
@
ORL ORL
42
13
3
0
21
40
52.5
6
15
40.0
9
11
81.8
63.6
3
10
7
3
+8
21LeBron James
L. James
11
52
2/4/2009
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
44
9
0
2
17
33
51.5
2
7
28.6
16
19
84.2
62.9
0
9
3
1
+7
22Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
11
50
1/19/1975
MIL MIL
vs
POR POR
45
15
1
3
18
30
60.0
14
16
87.5
67.5
3
12
3
23Rick Barry
R. Barry
11
51
2/23/1974
GSW GSW
vs
PHI PHI
46
6
4
22
40
55.0
7
8
87.5
58.6
2
4
3
24Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
11
52
1/27/1973
KCO KCO
@
ATL ATL
48
8
21
31
67.7
10
13
76.9
70.8
2
25Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
11
50
2/13/1963
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
48
15
16
27
59.3
18
22
81.8
68.2
5
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1982-83 season.

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