After scoring a career-high 56 in a loss to Washington, Nikola Jokić follows it up with a 48-point, 14-rebound masterpiece to burn the Hawks.
Only record-holder John Stockton stands ahead of Paul, who records the 12,092nd assist of his illustrious career to claim sole possession of No. 2.
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