Career best

Thomas’ 44 is the best game of his career

Cam Thomas had 44 points and 5 assists on 16 for 23 shooting in 29 minutes, and the Nets beat the Wizards 125-⁠123.

His Performance Score of +15.5 is the best of his 103 games, better than 99.5% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 44 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 11 more than his 33 at Indiana on Dec. 10.

He scored 19 of his 44 in the fourth quarter. He went 6 for 7 at the rim and 4 for 5 from 3. His 36 points from the field came on 23 shots, 11.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +7.7, was 30 points on 11 for 19 shooting in 31 minutes, a 125-⁠102 loss at Utah on Feb. 4, 2022.

The game

Nets 125, Wizards 123Home, Feb. 4, 2023Box score and story ›

Cam Thomas
8-9 FT29:08 min
Points1st 82nd 63rd 114th 19
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Thomas’s player page

Season high in points (44; his best before, 33). Tied his season high in 3-pointers (4). Before this game he averaged 7.4 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 34 regular-season games.

Shot making
36 points from the field on 23 shots11.8 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a driving layup4th quarter, 12s leftchance to win 32% to 79%
Guarded by
Wright: 29 poss, 11 ptsAvdija: 11 poss, 11 ptsKispert: 6 poss, 8 pts
He guarded
Wright: 14 poss, 0 ptsAvdija: 11 poss, 0 ptsKispert: 11 poss, 2 pts
On the move
2.29 miles4.29 mph on average67 touches
Hustle
1 shot contested
Rating
Performance Score +15.581.6% true shooting43.5% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Feb. 4, 2023vs WASW 125-1232944550016-234-58-94+6+15.5
2Feb. 4, 2022at UTAL 102-1253130241011-193-75-62−5+7.7
3Feb. 10, 2022at WASL 112-1133627402011-184-81-11+7+5.2
4Dec. 10, 2022at INDW 136-1332933300013-203-34-62−8+5.2
5Nov. 5, 2022at CHAW 98-94292144115-111-210-111+13+4.8

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

His old best

Nets 102, Jazz 125Away, Feb. 4, 2022Box score and story ›

Cam Thomas
5-6 FT31:13 min
Points1st 72nd 73rd 64th 10
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Thomas’s player page

Season high in points (30; his best before, 25). Before this game he averaged 7.5 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 40 regular-season games.

Shot making
25 points from the field on 19 shots7.2 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 16-foot pull-up jumper2nd quarter, 7:27 leftchance to win 5.5% to 14%
Guarded by
Forrest: 15 poss, 4 ptsO'Neale: 14 poss, 0 ptsButler: 10 poss, 2 pts
He guarded
Butler: 15 poss, 2 ptsForrest: 8 poss, 2 ptsO'Neale: 7 poss, 0 pts
On the move
2.27 miles4.10 mph on average61 touches
Hustle
1 deflection5 shots contested
Rating
Performance Score +7.769.3% true shooting31.1% usage