Career best, four games

VanVleet has the best four-game stretch of his career

Fred VanVleet averaged 31.5 points and 8.3 assists over four games from Dec. 18 to Jan. 4, shooting 42 for 84, and the Raptors went 4-⁠0.

By Performance Score the four add up to +59.5, the best four-game stretch of his 362 games.

The best of them was 27 points, 12 assists and 3 steals against Golden State on Dec. 18, +20.7. He went 7 for 12 at the rim, 8 for 11 from mid-range and 24 for 50 from 3. His 108 points from the field came on 83 shots, 22.1 more than the league scores from the same zones. Pascal Siakam set up 8 of his 42 baskets.

His old best four, +49.9, came Dec. 14 to Jan. 2: 31.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 8.8 assists a game, 3-⁠1.

The four games

GameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
Dec. 18, 2021vs GSWW 119-1003327712319-176-103-30+29+20.7
Dec. 31, 2021vs LACW 116-1083931492110-274-137-81+11+7.6
Jan. 2, 2022vs NYKW 120-1053135551011-177-136-60+16+17.0
Jan. 4, 2022vs SASW 129-1043233272012-237-142-20+15+14.2
Four games4-013512618338242-8424-5018-191+71+59.5

PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.

His shots, all four games

His shots: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange. Click any shot for the play.
126 PTS · 42-84 FG · 24-50 3P · 18-19 FT
42-84 FG 50.0%24-50 3P 48.0%

108 points from the field on 83 shots: 22.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.

By zone, against the league
ZoneFG%League
At the rim7-1258.3%65%
In the paint3-1127.3%43%
Mid-range8-1172.7%41%
Corner 35-955.6%38%
Above-the-break 319-4146.3%35%

His old best four

GameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
Dec. 14, 2021at BKNL 129-1314731492010-236-145-54+8+4.7
Dec. 18, 2021vs GSWW 119-1003327712319-176-103-30+29+20.7
Dec. 31, 2021vs LACW 116-1083931492110-274-137-81+11+7.6
Jan. 2, 2022vs NYKW 120-1053135551011-177-136-60+16+17.0
Four games3-115012420358240-8423-5021-225+64+49.9
His shots: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange. Click any shot for the play.
124 PTS · 40-84 FG · 23-50 3P · 21-22 FT
40-84 FG 47.6%23-50 3P 46.0%

103 points from the field on 84 shots: 15.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.

By zone, against the league
ZoneFG%League
At the rim9-1369.2%65%
In the paint4-1330.8%43%
Mid-range4-850.0%41%
Corner 34-850.0%38%
Above-the-break 319-4245.2%35%