Career best

Boucher’s 38 is the best game of his career

Chris Boucher had 38 points and 19 rebounds on 14 for 24 shooting in 36 minutes, but the Raptors lost to the Bulls 122-⁠113.

His Performance Score of +18.2 is the best of his 152 games, better than 99.8% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 38 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 8 more than his 30 at Boston on March 4.

He scored 13 of his 38 in the fourth quarter. He went 6 for 10 at the rim and 3 for 7 from 3. His 31 points from the field came on 24 shots, 4.6 more than the league scores from the same zones. Malachi Flynn set up 6 of his 14 baskets. He scored 14 of his 38 after the game was decided.

His old best, +15.6, was 25 points and 11 rebounds on 9 for 15 shooting in 29 minutes, a 114-⁠106 win at Milwaukee on Aug. 10, 2020.

The game

Raptors 113, Bulls 122Home, April 8, 2021Box score and story ›

Chris Boucher

7-8 FT36:07 min

Points1st 92nd 53rd 114th 13

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Season high in points (38; his best before, 30). Season high in rebounds (19; his best before, 16). Before this game he averaged 13.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 51 regular-season games.

Shot making: 31 points from the field on 24 shots4.6 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a cutting layup1st quarter, 10:22 leftchance to win 58% to 62%
Guarded by: Vučević: 34 poss, 16 ptsWilliams: 9 poss, 8 ptsYoung: 8 poss, 6 pts
He guarded: Vučević: 28 poss, 8 ptsTheis: 10 poss, 2 ptsYoung: 9 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 2.64 miles4.13 mph on average77 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections21 shots contested1 loose ball2 box-outs3 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +18.269.0% true shooting31.8% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	April 8, 2021vs CHI	L 113-122	36	38	19	1	1	1	14-24	3-7	7-8	1	+16	+18.2
2	Aug. 10, 2020at MIL	W 114-106	29	25	11	2	2	2	9-15	3-7	4-5	0	+12	+15.6
3	Dec. 26, 2020at SAS	L 114-119	28	22	10	1	0	7	9-13	3-4	1-2	0	−9	+13.1
4	March 11, 2021vs ATL	L 120-121	30	29	9	1	2	2	10-15	2-4	7-8	1	+5	+13.1
5	Jan. 8, 2021at SAC	W 144-123	29	23	10	2	1	3	9-12	2-4	3-5	0	+14	+13.0

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

His old best

Raptors 114, Bucks 106Away, Aug. 10, 2020Box score and story ›

Chris Boucher

4-5 FT29:09 min

Points1st 62nd 33rd 64th 10

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Season high in points (25; his best before, 24). Before this game he averaged 6.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.4 assists in 59 regular-season games.

Shot making: 21 points from the field on 15 shots3.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer1st quarter, 4:56 leftchance to win 42% to 52%
Guarded by: Ilyasova: 19 poss, 2 ptsKorver: 7 poss, 7 ptsConnaughton: 7 poss, 7 pts
He guarded: Lopez: 14 poss, 3 ptsLopez: 11 poss, 1 ptWilson: 8 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.18 miles4.16 mph on average56 touches
Hustle: 17 shots contested2 loose balls1 box-out4 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +15.672.7% true shooting23.3% usage