Career best

Paul’s 40 is his best game since 2015-16

Chris Paul had 40 points, 8 rebounds and 13 assists on 13 for 20 shooting in 36 minutes, and the Clippers beat the Kings 117-⁠107.

His Performance Score of +23.9 is the best of his 53 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 40 points are also the most points he has scored in a game since 2015-⁠16, 5 more than his 35 against Golden State on Nov. 19.

He scored 13 of his 40 in the third quarter. He went 5 for 7 from mid-range and 4 for 9 from 3. His 30 points from the field came on 20 shots, 11.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +16.8, was 35 points, 8 assists and 3 steals on 13 for 22 shooting in 32 minutes, a 124-⁠117 loss to Golden State on Nov. 19.

The game

Clippers 117, Kings 107Away, Feb. 26, 2016Box score and story ›

Chris Paul

10-10 FT36:20 min

Points1st 122nd 113rd 134th 4

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 (40; his best before, 35). Before this game he averaged 19.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 9.5 assists in 52 regular-season games.

Shot making: 30 points from the field on 20 shots11.4 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer2nd quarter, 3:32 leftchance to win 44% to 53%
On the move: 2.39 miles3.96 mph on average87 touches
Rating: Performance Score +23.982.0% true shooting31.3% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Feb. 26, 2016at SAC	W 117-107	36	40	8	13	2	0	13-20	4-9	10-10	2	+14	+23.9
2	Nov. 19, 2015vs GSW	L 117-124	32	35	4	8	3	0	13-22	5-9	4-4	3	−6	+16.8
3	Feb. 10, 2016at BOS	L 134-139	48	35	5	13	3	1	13-21	3-8	6-9	2	+1	+16.1
4	Dec. 21, 2015vs OKC	L 99-100	36	32	5	10	2	0	11-19	4-6	6-6	2	−4	+16.0
5	Jan. 18, 2016vs HOU	W 140-132	43	28	6	12	6	1	8-15	5-7	7-9	5	+14	+13.7

By Performance Score, since 2015-16, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Clippers 117, Warriors 124Home, Nov. 19, 2015Box score and story ›

Chris Paul

4-4 FT31:30 min

Points1st 182nd 53rd 44th 8

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

Paul’s player page

Before this game he averaged 15.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 8.0 assists in 7 regular-season games.

Shot making: 31 points from the field on 22 shots9.8 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer4th quarter, 6:51 leftchance to win 82% to 92%
On the move: 2.13 miles4.05 mph on average88 touches
Rating: Performance Score +16.873.7% true shooting35.1% usage