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.