Career best

Thompson has the best game of his career

Ausar Thompson had 17 points, 5 assists and 3 steals on 7 for 7 shooting in 30 minutes, and the Pistons beat the Jazz 134-⁠106.

His Performance Score of +12.6 is the best of his 103 games, better than 98.7% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He went 5 for 5 at the rim. His 14 points from the field came on 7 shots, 5.6 more than the league scores from the same zones. Cade Cunningham set up 3 of his 7 baskets. He scored 15 of his 17 after the game was decided.

His old best, +10.6, was 10 points, 10 rebounds and 6 steals on 5 for 5 shooting in 26 minutes, a 119-⁠105 win over Minnesota on Jan. 4.

The game

Pistons 134, Jazz 106Away, March 3, 2025Box score and story ›

Ausar Thompson
3-3 FT30:14 min
Points1st 22nd 03rd 64th 9
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Thompson’s player page

Before this game he averaged 9.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 39 regular-season games.

Shot making
14 points from the field on 7 shots5.6 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made an alley oop dunk3rd quarter, 7:47 leftchance to win 95% to >99%
Guarded by
George: 15 poss, 5 ptsMartin: 10 poss, 2 ptsJuzang: 9 poss, 2 pts
He guarded
Sexton: 18 poss, 4 ptsGeorge: 17 poss, 9 ptsCollier: 7 poss, 0 pts
On the move
2.28 miles4.59 mph on average38 touches
Hustle
5 deflections5 shots contested1 loose ball1 box-out3 screen assists
Rating
Performance Score +12.6102.2% true shooting10.8% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1March 3, 2025at UTAW 134-106301765317-70-03-30+20+12.6
2Jan. 4, 2025vs MINW 119-1052610102605-50-00-01+16+10.6
3Feb. 12, 2025at CHIW 128-110281957108-100-03-71+23+9.0
4Feb. 11, 2025at CHIW 132-92221634427-80-02-22+21+8.6
5Feb. 28, 2025vs DENL 119-134261345506-110-01-21−30+7.8

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

His old best

Pistons 119, Timberwolves 105Home, Jan. 4, 2025Box score and story ›

Ausar Thompson
25:40 min
Points1st 62nd 43rd 04th 0
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Thompson’s player page

Season high in rebounds (10; his best before, 9). Season high in steals (6; his best before, 5). Before this game he averaged 7.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 14 regular-season games.

Shot making
10 points from the field on 5 shots3.4 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a driving dunk2nd quarter, 8:55 leftchance to win 85% to 92%
Guarded by
Edwards: 16 poss, 2 ptsRandle: 10 poss, 4 ptsReid: 6 poss, 0 pts
He guarded
Edwards: 22 poss, 7 ptsRandle: 8 poss, 0 ptsDiVincenzo: 4 poss, 0 pts
On the move
1.82 miles4.35 mph on average35 touches
Hustle
7 deflections5 shots contested1 screen assist
Rating
Performance Score +10.6100.0% true shooting8.6% usage