Career best

Williams’ 31 is the best game of his career

Brandon Williams had 31 points and 6 assists on 10 for 15 shooting in 34 minutes, but the Mavericks lost to the Grizzlies 122-⁠111.

His Performance Score of +12.2 is the best of his 63 games, better than 98.5% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 31 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 4 more than his 27 at Minnesota on March 7, 2022.

He went 4 for 8 from 3. His 24 points from the field came on 15 shots, 8.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +7.1, was 24 points, 5 assists and 3 steals on 10 for 19 shooting in 37 minutes, a 128-⁠123 loss at Brooklyn on March 18, 2022.

The game

Mavericks 111, Grizzlies 122Home, March 7, 2025Box score and story ›

Brandon Williams
7-8 FT33:57 min
Points1st 82nd 93rd 94th 5
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Season high in points (31; his best before, 14). Season high in 3-pointers (4; his best before, 2). Before this game he averaged 4.2 points, 1.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 21 regular-season games.

Shot making
24 points from the field on 15 shots8.9 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a driving layup4th quarter, 6:56 leftchance to win 58% to 68%
Guarded by
Morant: 21 poss, 4 ptsPippen: 12 poss, 6 ptsKennard: 11 poss, 0 pts
He guarded
Kennard: 17 poss, 2 ptsMorant: 13 poss, 10 ptsPippen: 10 poss, 0 pts
On the move
2.65 miles4.81 mph on average63 touches
Hustle
3 deflections8 shots contested2 loose balls1 screen assist
Rating
Performance Score +12.283.7% true shooting24.7% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1March 7, 2025vs MEML 111-1223431561010-154-87-82+5+12.2
2March 18, 2022at BKNL 123-1283724653110-193-71-32+13+7.1
3March 28, 2022vs OKCL 131-1344125412408-205-84-630+6.8
4Feb. 12, 2025vs GSWW 111-107151210214-62-32-20+9+5.9
5March 2, 2022at PHXL 90-120151431005-81-13-31−1+3.9

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

His old best

Trail Blazers 123, Nets 128Away, March 18, 2022Box score and story ›

Brandon Williams
1-3 FT37:18 min
Points1st 42nd 53rd 104th 5
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Before this game he averaged 13.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 11 regular-season games.

Shot making
23 points from the field on 18 shots3.8 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a pull-up 3-pointer4th quarter, 3:51 leftchance to win 8.4% to 23%
Guarded by
Curry: 36 poss, 4 ptsDragic: 10 poss, 4 ptsMills: 8 poss, 0 pts
He guarded
Dragic: 25 poss, 3 ptsCurry: 10 poss, 9 ptsThomas: 9 poss, 5 pts
On the move
2.84 miles4.24 mph on average72 touches
Hustle
2 deflections7 shots contested4 loose balls1 screen assist
Rating
Performance Score +7.159.1% true shooting23.2% usage