Career best

Caruso’s 23 is the best game of his career

Alex Caruso had 23 points, 6 assists and 4 steals on 7 for 11 shooting in 29 minutes, and the Lakers beat the Pelicans 130-⁠102.

His Performance Score of +12.5 is the best of his 57 games, better than 98.6% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 23 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 7 more than his 16 at Toronto on March 14.

He scored 12 of his 23 in the third quarter. He went 4 for 4 from 3. His 18 points from the field came on 11 shots, 5.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +8.4, was 12 points, 5 steals and 3 blocks on 3 for 6 shooting in 28 minutes, a 124-⁠123 loss at New York on March 17.

The game

Lakers 130, Pelicans 102Away, March 31, 2019Box score and story ›

Alex Caruso

5-6 FT28:50 min

Points1st 02nd 113rd 124th 0

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

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Season high in points (23; his best before, 16). Season high in 3-pointers (4; his best before, 2). Before this game he averaged 6.3 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 19 regular-season games.

Shot making: 18 points from the field on 11 shots5.9 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a driving layup3rd quarter, 6:47 leftchance to win 57% to 66%
Guarded by: Johnson: 25 poss, 11 ptsClark: 12 poss, 3 ptsHill: 8 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Clark: 19 poss, 0 ptsJohnson: 16 poss, 2 ptsPayton: 11 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.23 miles4.32 mph on average54 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections8 shots contested3 loose balls3 box-outs4 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +12.584.3% true shooting20.5% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	March 31, 2019at NOP	W 130-102	29	23	3	6	4	0	7-11	4-4	5-6	2	+24	+12.5
2	March 17, 2019at NYK	L 123-124	28	12	3	2	5	3	3-6	1-1	5-6	0	+7	+8.4
3	Jan. 21, 2018vs NYK	W 127-107	31	9	4	8	2	0	4-6	1-1	0-0	0	+24	+6.5
4	Jan. 28, 2018at TOR	L 111-123	18	11	4	5	1	1	5-6	1-2	0-0	2	+4	+6.0
5	March 14, 2019at TOR	L 98-111	27	16	5	5	0	0	5-7	1-1	5-5	1	−3	+5.5

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

His old best

Lakers 123, Knicks 124Away, March 17, 2019Box score and story ›

Alex Caruso

5-6 FT27:48 min

Points1st 02nd 33rd 44th 5

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

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Season high in steals (5; his best before, 2). Season high in blocks (3; his best before, 2). Before this game he averaged 5.3 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 12 regular-season games.

Shot making: 7 points from the field on 6 shotsabout what the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a driving layup4th quarter, 7:10 leftchance to win 73% to 80%
Guarded by: Allen: 18 poss, 4 ptsMudiay: 14 poss, 6 ptsDotson: 8 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Allen: 12 poss, 5 ptsDotson: 12 poss, 4 ptsMudiay: 10 poss, 3 pts
On the move: 2.19 miles4.36 mph on average54 touches
Hustle: 10 deflections9 shots contested2 charges drawn2 loose balls1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +8.469.4% true shooting11.4% usage