Career best

Mathurin’s 34 is the best game of his career

Bennedict Mathurin had 34 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists on 11 for 15 shooting in 39 minutes, but the Pacers lost to the Raptors 130-⁠122.

His Performance Score of +13.9 is the best of his 133 games, better than 99.1% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 12 of his 34 in the third quarter. He went 4 for 4 at the rim and 5 for 8 from 3. His 27 points from the field came on 15 shots, 10.5 more than the league scores from the same zones. Pascal Siakam set up 3 of his 11 baskets.

His old best, +11.2, was 30 points and 8 assists on 10 for 17 shooting in 37 minutes, a 131-⁠123 win at Detroit on Dec. 11.

The game

Pacers 122, Raptors 130Home, Feb. 26, 2024Box score and story ›

Bennedict Mathurin
7-9 FT38:37 min
Points1st 52nd 53rd 124th 12
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Tied his season high in points (34). Tied his season high in 3-pointers (5). Before this game he averaged 14.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 54 regular-season games.

Shot making
27 points from the field on 15 shots10.5 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 3-pointer4th quarter, 11:43 leftchance to win 37% to 55%
Guarded by
Barrett: 29 poss, 5 ptsTrent: 12 poss, 1 ptAgbaji: 10 poss, 3 pts
He guarded
Barrett: 40 poss, 11 ptsAgbaji: 10 poss, 5 ptsDick: 6 poss, 5 pts
On the move
3.10 miles4.41 mph on average79 touches
Hustle
1 deflection8 shots contested
Rating
Performance Score +13.989.7% true shooting21.2% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Feb. 26, 2024vs TORL 122-1303934952111-155-87-92−3+13.9
2Dec. 11, 2023at DETW 131-1233730782010-173-57-82+8+11.2
3Dec. 18, 2023vs LACL 127-1513534621012-203-77-71−11+9.6
4Oct. 29, 2022at BKNW 125-116333252008-166-910-102+9+7.9
5Jan. 5, 2024vs ATLW 150-116181834006-92-44-40+11+7.6

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

His old best

Pacers 131, Pistons 123Away, Dec. 11, 2023Box score and story ›

Bennedict Mathurin
7-8 FT37:19 min
Points1st 32nd 133rd 84th 6
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Season high in points (30; his best before, 26). Season high in assists (8; his best before, 5). Before this game he averaged 12.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 20 regular-season games.

Shot making
23 points from the field on 17 shots4.8 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a reverse layup2nd quarter, 8:40 leftchance to win 53% to 63%
Guarded by
Ivey: 27 poss, 8 ptsCunningham: 14 poss, 5 ptsLivers: 9 poss, 3 pts
He guarded
Ivey: 35 poss, 6 ptsLivers: 11 poss, 0 ptsThompson: 9 poss, 6 pts
On the move
2.88 miles4.35 mph on average62 touches
Hustle
3 deflections3 shots contested1 loose ball2 box-outs
Rating
Performance Score +11.273.1% true shooting24.7% usage