Career best, four games

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

Nikola Mirotic averaged 27.0 points and 11.3 rebounds over four games from April 4 to 9, shooting 40 for 72, and the Pelicans went 4-⁠0.

By Performance Score the four add up to +37.9, the best four-game stretch of his 196 games since 2015-⁠16.

The best of them was 28 points and 3 steals at Golden State on April 7, +12.2. He went 16 for 21 at the rim, 5 for 11 from mid-range and 18 for 36 from 3. His 98 points from the field came on 72 shots, 20.1 more than the league scores from the same zones. Rajon Rondo set up 11 of his 40 baskets.

His old best four, +34.5, came March 22 to 30, 2017: 24.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists a game, 3-⁠1.

The four games

Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
April 4, 2018vs MEM	W 123-95	27	25	7	0	0	1	10-12	3-5	2-2	1	+23	+8.8
April 6, 2018at PHX	W 122-103	35	31	16	2	0	1	11-25	5-11	4-4	1	+27	+8.0
April 7, 2018at GSW	W 126-120	40	28	6	4	3	0	10-18	6-11	2-2	0	+7	+12.2
April 9, 2018at LAC	W 113-100	34	24	16	0	2	1	9-17	4-9	2-2	0	+20	+8.9
Four games	4-0	136	108	45	6	5	3	40-72	18-36	10-10	2	+77	+37.9

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.

Nikola Mirotic

108 PTS · 40-72 FG · 18-36 3P · 10-10 FT

40-72 FG 55.6%18-36 3P 50.0%

98 points from the field on 72 shots: 20.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.

By zone, against the league
Zone	FG	%	League
At the rim	16-21	76.2%	63%
In the paint	1-4	25.0%	40%
Mid-range	5-11	45.5%	40%
Corner 3	4-8	50.0%	39%
Above-the-break 3	14-28	50.0%	36%

His old best four

Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
March 22, 2017vs DET	W 117-95	39	28	5	2	3	1	12-15	4-6	0-0	1	+22	+13.5
March 24, 2017vs PHI	L 107-117	27	15	4	2	0	0	5-11	4-6	1-2	2	−10	+1.0
March 26, 2017at MIL	W 109-94	35	28	8	1	0	0	11-14	6-9	0-0	1	+18	+10.8
March 30, 2017vs CLE	W 99-93	38	28	10	1	0	1	9-14	6-11	4-4	2	+13	+9.1
Four games	3-1	138	99	27	6	3	2	37-54	20-32	5-6	6	+43	+34.5

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

Nikola Mirotic

99 PTS · 37-54 FG · 20-32 3P · 5-6 FT

37-54 FG 68.5%20-32 3P 62.5%

94 points from the field on 54 shots: 35.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.

By zone, against the league
Zone	FG	%	League
At the rim	12-14	85.7%	61%
In the paint	1-2	50.0%	42%
Mid-range	4-6	66.7%	40%
Corner 3	5-8	62.5%	39%
Above-the-break 3	15-24	62.5%	35%