Career best

Nesmith has the best game of his career

Aaron Nesmith had 26 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists on 11 for 17 shooting in 41 minutes, but the Pacers lost to the Celtics 129-⁠124.

His Performance Score of +12.3 is the best of his 235 games, better than 98.6% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He went 4 for 7 from 3. His 26 points from the field came on 17 shots, 7.8 more than the league scores from the same zones. Tyrese Haliburton set up 4 of his 11 baskets.

His old best, +10.9, was 22 points and 3 steals on 7 for 9 shooting in 31 minutes, a 149-⁠136 loss to Milwaukee on March 29, 2023.

The game

Pacers 124, Celtics 129Away, Jan. 30, 2024Box score and story ›

Aaron Nesmith

41:16 min

Points1st 72nd 83rd 74th 4

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Tied his season high in points (26). Season high in rebounds (12; his best before, 9). Before this game he averaged 12.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 42 regular-season games.

Shot making: 26 points from the field on 17 shots7.8 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a driving layup4th quarter, 1:04 leftchance to win 5.3% to 15%
Guarded by: Brown: 27 poss, 9 ptsHauser: 14 poss, 6 ptsTatum: 13 poss, 10 pts
He guarded: Tatum: 28 poss, 11 ptsBrown: 20 poss, 4 ptsHauser: 10 poss, 3 pts
On the move: 3.14 miles4.26 mph on average74 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections6 shots contested1 loose ball1 box-out1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +12.376.5% true shooting15.5% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Jan. 30, 2024at BOS	L 124-129	41	26	12	7	0	1	11-17	4-7	0-0	0	−3	+12.3
2	March 29, 2023vs MIL	L 136-149	31	22	2	3	3	1	7-9	5-5	3-4	1	−13	+10.9
3	Oct. 28, 2023at CLE	W 125-113	30	26	9	0	0	0	10-16	5-9	1-2	0	+18	+9.5
4	Dec. 18, 2022vs NYK	L 106-109	31	23	10	0	1	0	9-12	4-6	1-1	1	−1	+8.6
5	Nov. 6, 2023vs SAS	W 152-111	16	15	2	2	2	0	5-8	3-4	2-2	0	+17	+8.4

By Performance Score, his whole career, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Pacers 136, Bucks 149Home, March 29, 2023Box score and story ›

Aaron Nesmith

3-4 FT30:50 min

Points1st 02nd 83rd 114th 3

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Before this game he averaged 9.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 67 regular-season games.

Shot making: 19 points from the field on 9 shots8.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer3rd quarter, 10:17 leftchance to win 35% to 47%
Guarded by: Antetokounmpo: 33 poss, 9 ptsGreen: 10 poss, 3 ptsAllen: 7 poss, 3 pts
He guarded: Antetokounmpo: 40 poss, 14 ptsLopez: 7 poss, 4 ptsHoliday: 6 poss, 4 pts
On the move: 2.36 miles4.26 mph on average50 touches
Hustle: 4 deflections6 shots contested1 loose ball2 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +10.9102.2% true shooting15.5% usage