Whitmore has the best game of his career
Cam Whitmore had 27 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks on 10 for 19 shooting in 40 minutes, but the Rockets lost to the Thunder 137-128.
His Performance Score of +12.1 is the best of his 86 games, better than 98.5% of all player games since 2015-16.
He went 4 for 8 in the paint and 4 for 6 from 3. His 24 points from the field came on 19 shots, 4.2 more than the league scores from the same zones. He scored 10 of his 27 after the game was decided.
His old best, +8.1, was 25 points on 10 for 17 shooting in 21 minutes, a 135-106 win over Toronto on Feb. 2, 2024.