Career best, four games

Batum has his best four-game stretch since 2015-16

Nicolas Batum averaged 21.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 8.3 assists over four games from Dec. 20 to 28, shooting 30 for 55, and the Hornets went 3-⁠1.

By Performance Score the four add up to +31.7, the best four-game stretch of his 106 games since 2015-⁠16.

The best of them was 20 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists against Chicago on Dec. 23, +8.4. He went 9 for 11 at the rim, 4 for 7 in the paint and 9 for 19 from mid-range. His 68 points from the field came on 55 shots, 14.2 more than the league scores from the same zones. Kemba Walker set up 9 of his 30 baskets.

His old best four, +25.6, came March 11 to 16, 2016: 19.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 8.8 assists a game, 3-⁠1.

The four games

Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
Dec. 20, 2016vs LAL	W 117-113	37	23	5	10	1	0	8-12	2-3	5-5	4	+18	+8.1
Dec. 23, 2016vs CHI	W 103-91	40	20	11	10	1	1	7-15	1-5	5-6	2	+17	+8.4
Dec. 26, 2016at BKN	L 118-120	37	24	5	5	3	0	7-16	2-6	8-8	1	+3	+6.8
Dec. 28, 2016at ORL	W 120-101	30	20	9	8	1	0	8-12	3-4	1-1	3	+26	+8.4
Four games	3-1	143	87	30	33	6	1	30-55	8-18	19-20	10	+64	+31.7

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.

Nicolas Batum

87 PTS · 30-55 FG · 8-18 3P · 19-20 FT

30-55 FG 54.5%8-18 3P 44.4%

68 points from the field on 55 shots: 14.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.

By zone, against the league
Zone	FG	%	League
At the rim	9-11	81.8%	61%
In the paint	4-7	57.1%	42%
Mid-range	9-19	47.4%	40%
Corner 3	2-2	100.0%	39%
Above-the-break 3	6-16	37.5%	35%

His old best four

Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
March 11, 2016vs DET	W 118-103	37	17	5	11	2	0	6-15	1-5	4-5	2	+18	+4.3
March 12, 2016vs HOU	W 125-109	34	14	8	8	1	1	5-10	2-4	2-2	1	+1	+6.0
March 14, 2016vs DAL	L 96-107	40	20	3	7	2	2	7-14	3-7	3-4	4	−11	+4.2
March 16, 2016vs ORL	W 107-99	38	26	7	9	0	0	10-17	3-6	3-4	1	+14	+11.1
Four games	3-1	149	77	23	35	5	3	28-56	9-22	12-15	8	+22	+25.6

His shots: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange. Click any shot for the play.

Nicolas Batum

77 PTS · 28-56 FG · 9-22 3P · 12-15 FT

28-56 FG 50.0%9-22 3P 40.9%

65 points from the field on 56 shots: 11.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.

By zone, against the league
Zone	FG	%	League
At the rim	5-7	71.4%	60%
In the paint	3-7	42.9%	40%
Mid-range	11-20	55.0%	40%
Corner 3	0-2	0.0%	38%
Above-the-break 3	9-20	45.0%	35%