Career best

Burks’ 32 is his best game since 2015-16

Alec Burks scored 32 points on 10 for 11 shooting in 31 minutes, and the Pistons beat the Magic 121-⁠101.

His Performance Score of +18.9 is the best of his 439 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.8% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 13 of his 32 in the third quarter. He went 6 for 7 from 3. His 26 points from the field came on 11 shots, 15.0 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +15.2, was 20 points and 5 steals on 6 for 8 shooting in 25 minutes, a 106-⁠99 win over Houston on Nov. 20, 2021.

The game

Pistons 121, Magic 101Home, Dec. 28, 2022Box score and story ›

Alec Burks
6-6 FT30:30 min
Points1st 102nd 43rd 134th 5
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Burks’s player page

Season high in points (32; his best before, 27). Season high in 3-pointers (6; his best before, 5). Before this game he averaged 13.0 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 23 regular-season games.

Shot making
26 points from the field on 11 shots15.0 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 28-foot 3-pointer1st quarter, 2:22 leftchance to win 45% to 54%
Guarded by
Harris: 17 poss, 5 ptsAnthony: 10 poss, 7 ptsBanchero: 10 poss, 8 pts
He guarded
Harris: 12 poss, 2 ptsWagner: 12 poss, 7 ptsAnthony: 11 poss, 0 pts
On the move
2.14 miles3.91 mph on average64 touches
Hustle
1 deflection5 shots contested1 loose ball1 screen assist
Rating
Performance Score +18.9117.3% true shooting19.4% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Dec. 28, 2022vs ORLW 121-1013132242110-116-76-60+12+18.9
2Nov. 20, 2021vs HOUW 106-99252053506-86-72-20+1+15.2
3Dec. 29, 2021at DETW 94-852734423012-175-85-53+28+13.3
4Dec. 23, 2019vs MINW 113-104342528318-133-66-61+17+12.4
5Nov. 30, 2017at LACW 126-1072928752111-174-62-22+30+12.1

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

His old best

Knicks 106, Rockets 99Home, Nov. 20, 2021Box score and story ›

Alec Burks
2-2 FT25:23 min
Points1st 02nd 33rd 04th 17
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Burks’s player page

Season high in points (20; his best before, 15). Season high in 3-pointers (6; his best before, 4). Season high in steals (5; his best before, 3). Before this game he averaged 8.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 15 regular-season games.

Shot making
18 points from the field on 8 shots9.2 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 3-pointer4th quarter, 5:35 leftchance to win 37% to 56%
Guarded by
Martin: 10 poss, 5 ptsTate: 9 poss, 6 ptsMathews: 9 poss, 3 pts
He guarded
Gordon: 15 poss, 1 ptTate: 8 poss, 3 ptsMartin: 6 poss, 0 pts
On the move
1.78 miles3.82 mph on average40 touches
Hustle
5 deflections4 shots contested1 loose ball1 box-out
Rating
Performance Score +15.2112.6% true shooting15.3% usage