Career best

Rivers’ 41 is his best game since 2015-16

Austin Rivers scored 41 points on 14 for 20 shooting in 33 minutes, and the Rockets beat the Kings 129-⁠112.

His Performance Score of +16.2 is the best of his 362 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.6% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 41 points are also the most points he has scored in a game since 2015-⁠16, 3 more than his 38 at Memphis on Dec. 23, 2017.

He scored 18 of his 41 in the fourth quarter. He went 7 for 7 at the rim and 6 for 11 from 3. His 34 points from the field came on 20 shots, 11.9 more than the league scores from the same zones. He scored 20 of his 41 after the game was decided.

His old best, +13.7, was 38 points on 14 for 20 shooting in 33 minutes, a 115-⁠112 loss at Memphis on Dec. 23, 2017.

The game

Rockets 129, Kings 112Away, Aug. 9, 2020Box score and story ›

Austin Rivers

7-8 FT33:26 min

Points1st 82nd 113rd 44th 18

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 (41; his best before, 23). Season high in 3-pointers (6; his best before, 5). Before this game he averaged 8.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 64 regular-season games.

Shot making: 34 points from the field on 20 shots11.9 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a step-back 3-pointer2nd quarter, 3:10 leftchance to win 52% to 63%
Guarded by: Hield: 20 poss, 9 ptsFox: 15 poss, 3 ptsBogdanović: 9 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Hield: 18 poss, 0 ptsBogdanović: 14 poss, 0 ptsJeffries: 10 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 2.58 miles4.31 mph on average70 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections3 loose balls2 box-outs
Rating: Performance Score +16.287.2% true shooting31.0% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Aug. 9, 2020at SAC	W 129-112	33	41	6	4	2	14-20	6-11	7-8	3	+11	+16.2
2	Dec. 23, 2017at MEM	L 112-115	33	38	3	2	1	14-20	5-8	5-6	1	+1	+13.7
3	March 31, 2016at OKC	L 117-119	39	32	4	5	2	12-19	7-9	1-2	2	0	+12.0
4	Feb. 26, 2020vs MEM	W 140-112	25	23	4	3	1	9-12	4-7	1-1	0	+12	+11.6
5	Dec. 30, 2015at CHA	W 122-117	20	22	3	2	1	7-11	4-6	4-4	0	0	+11.1

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

His old best

Clippers 112, Grizzlies 115Away, Dec. 23, 2017Box score and story ›

Austin Rivers

5-6 FT33:07 min

Points1st 102nd 63rd 124th 10

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 (38; his best before, 36). Before this game he averaged 15.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 29 regular-season games.

Shot making: 33 points from the field on 20 shots11.5 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer3rd quarter, 7:44 leftchance to win 23% to 34%
Guarded by: Harrison: 18 poss, 6 ptsEnnis: 15 poss, 7 ptsBrooks: 8 poss, 7 pts
He guarded: Evans: 16 poss, 7 ptsBrooks: 15 poss, 3 ptsHarrison: 10 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.27 miles4.12 mph on average72 touches
Hustle: 4 shots contested2 loose balls1 box-out
Rating: Performance Score +13.783.9% true shooting33.8% usage