Career best

Gordon’s 50 is his best game since 2015-16

Aaron Gordon had 50 points and 8 rebounds on 17 for 21 shooting in 39 minutes, but the Nuggets lost to the Warriors 137-⁠131.

His Performance Score of +22.1 is the best of his 740 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 50 points are also the most points he has scored in a game since 2015-⁠16, 9 more than his 41 against Brooklyn on Oct. 24, 2017.

He went 4 for 4 at the rim and 10 for 11 from 3. His 44 points from the field came on 21 shots, 21.5 more than the league scores from the same zones. Nikola Jokić set up 5 of his 17 baskets.

His old best, +20.5, was 41 points and 14 rebounds on 14 for 18 shooting in 37 minutes, a 125-⁠121 win over Brooklyn on Oct. 24, 2017.

The game

Nuggets 131, Warriors 137Away, Oct. 23, 2025Box score and story ›

Aaron Gordon
6-6 FT38:39 min
Points1st 112nd 143rd 74th 13OT 5
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
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Shot making
44 points from the field on 21 shots21.5 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 3-pointer4th quarter, 26s leftchance to win 60% to 85%
Guarded by
Butler: 23 poss, 3 ptsKuminga: 23 poss, 13 ptsGreen: 8 poss, 10 pts
He guarded
Butler: 25 poss, 2 ptsKuminga: 16 poss, 0 ptsHorford: 7 poss, 2 pts
On the move
2.67 miles4.14 mph on average62 touches
Hustle
1 deflection6 shots contested1 screen assist
Rating
Performance Score +22.1+0.75 wins added105.8% true shooting29.1% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Oct. 23, 2025at GSWL 131-1373950820117-2110-116-62−1+22.1
2Oct. 24, 2017vs BKNW 125-12137411420014-185-58-101+7+20.5
3Nov. 29, 2017vs OKCW 121-10844401544113-236-128-111+17+18.3
4Nov. 25, 2022at LACW 114-1042829732212-162-43-41+13+15.8
5Dec. 4, 2019vs PHXW 128-1143432551013-155-51-21+12+15.6

By Performance Score, since 2015-16, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Magic 125, Nets 121Home, Oct. 24, 2017Box score and story ›

Aaron Gordon
8-10 FT36:38 min
Points1st 142nd 103rd 124th 5
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
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In his one regular-season game before this, he had 14 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

Shot making
33 points from the field on 18 shots13.1 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 3-pointer4th quarter, 36s leftchance to win 40% to 73%
Guarded by
Hollis-Jefferson: 27 poss, 9 ptsAcy: 11 poss, 4 ptsBooker: 10 poss, 8 pts
He guarded
Hollis-Jefferson: 27 poss, 2 ptsAcy: 16 poss, 0 ptsBooker: 11 poss, 2 pts
On the move
2.77 miles4.56 mph on average64 touches
Hustle
1 deflection6 shots contested4 loose balls7 box-outs1 screen assist
Rating
Performance Score +20.591.5% true shooting26.1% usage