Career best

Wiggins’ 40 is his best game since 2015-16

Andrew Wiggins had 40 points, 8 rebounds and 4 steals on 14 for 24 shooting in 34 minutes, and the Warriors beat the Grizzlies 116-⁠103.

His Performance Score of +17.6 is the best of his 419 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.8% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 15 of his 40 in the second quarter. He went 5 for 6 at the rim and 6 for 11 from 3. His 34 points from the field came on 24 shots, 8.3 more than the league scores from the same zones. Draymond Green set up 3 of his 14 baskets. He scored 11 of his 40 after the game was decided.

His old best, +15.0, was 35 points and 10 rebounds on 14 for 20 shooting in 38 minutes, a 110-⁠86 win over Philadelphia on Nov. 17, 2016.

The game

Warriors 116, Grizzlies 103Away, March 19, 2021Box score and story ›

Andrew Wiggins
6-9 FT34:21 min
Points1st 122nd 153rd 44th 9
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Season high in points (40; his best before, 28). Season high in 3-pointers (6; his best before, 5). Season high in steals (4; his best before, 3). Before this game he averaged 17.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 41 regular-season games.

Shot making
34 points from the field on 24 shots8.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a pull-up 3-pointer2nd quarter, 6:28 leftchance to win 53% to 60%
Guarded by
Brooks: 18 poss, 6 ptsWinslow: 17 poss, 0 ptsAnderson: 10 poss, 3 pts
He guarded
Brooks: 18 poss, 0 ptsAnderson: 15 poss, 2 ptsWinslow: 14 poss, 2 pts
On the move
2.55 miles4.21 mph on average78 touches
Hustle
4 deflections8 shots contested4 loose balls
Rating
Performance Score +17.671.5% true shooting35.3% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1March 19, 2021at MEMW 116-1033440844014-246-116-92+24+17.6
2Nov. 17, 2016vs PHIW 110-8638351041014-203-64-43+21+15.0
3Nov. 13, 2016vs LALW 125-994147430114-212-517-222+34+13.9
4Feb. 12, 2020at PHXL 106-112342745249-143-46-62+9+12.7
5April 5, 2016at GSWW 124-1174232546011-192-38-95+4+12.2

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

His old best

Timberwolves 110, 76ers 86Home, Nov. 17, 2016Box score and story ›

Andrew Wiggins
4-4 FT38:18 min
Points1st 82nd 113rd 94th 7
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Season high in rebounds (10; his best before, 8). Before this game he averaged 26.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 10 regular-season games.

Shot making
31 points from the field on 20 shots11.6 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 12-foot fadeaway2nd quarter, 11:07 leftchance to win 77% to 85%
On the move
2.56 miles4.03 mph on average58 touches
Hustle
3 deflections12 shots contested1 loose ball
Rating
Performance Score +15.080.4% true shooting28.7% usage