Career best

Braun’s 31 is the best game of his career

Christian Braun had 31 points and 3 steals on 11 for 16 shooting in 37 minutes, and the Nuggets beat the Suns 127-⁠120.

His Performance Score of +11.2 is the best of his 337 games, better than 98.0% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 31 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 1 more than his 30 against Indiana on April 6, 2025.

He scored 11 of his 31 in the first quarter. He went 4 for 6 at the rim and 7 for 9 from 3. His 29 points from the field came on 16 shots, 10.8 more than the league scores from the same zones. Nikola Jokić set up 5 of his 11 baskets.

His old best, +10.9, was 28 points on 11 for 15 shooting in 33 minutes, a 129-⁠121 loss at Chicago on Jan. 27, 2025.

The game

Nuggets 127, Suns 120Away, Oct. 30, 2026Box score and story ›

Christian Braun

2-2 FT37:29 min

Points1st 112nd 113rd 44th 5

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

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Before this game he averaged 11.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 4 regular-season games.

Shot making: 29 points from the field on 16 shots10.8 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a corner 3-pointer2nd quarter, 1:50 leftchance to win 48% to 53%
Guarded by: Booker: 26 poss, 10 ptsGillespie: 11 poss, 13 ptsBridges: 10 poss, 3 pts
He guarded: Booker: 35 poss, 2 ptsGillespie: 8 poss, 3 ptsBridges: 8 poss, 4 pts
On the move: 2.78 miles4.46 mph on average56 touches
Hustle: 4 deflections7 shots contested3 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +11.2+0.18 wins added91.8% true shooting20.2% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Oct. 30, 2026at PHX	W 127-120	37	31	3	1	3	0	11-16	7-9	2-2	1	+9	+11.2
2	Jan. 27, 2025at CHI	L 121-129	33	28	5	4	2	1	11-15	2-4	4-4	2	+4	+10.9
3	Feb. 5, 2025vs NOP	W 144-119	29	23	9	3	3	1	8-12	1-3	6-6	1	+24	+10.8
4	April 6, 2025vs IND	L 120-125	39	30	8	4	0	0	12-16	3-3	3-3	0	+4	+10.5
5	March 14, 2025vs LAL	W 131-126	35	22	5	6	1	0	9-10	2-3	2-2	1	+8	+10.4

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

His old best

Nuggets 121, Bulls 129Away, Jan. 27, 2025Box score and story ›

Christian Braun

4-4 FT32:46 min

Points1st 92nd 63rd 44th 9

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 (28; his best before, 24). Before this game he averaged 14.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 44 regular-season games.

Shot making: 24 points from the field on 15 shots6.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a corner 3-pointer4th quarter, 4:38 leftchance to win 5% to 15%
Guarded by: LaVine: 25 poss, 13 ptsGiddey: 16 poss, 3 ptsBuzelis: 9 poss, 6 pts
He guarded: Giddey: 16 poss, 5 ptsLaVine: 14 poss, 11 ptsBall: 10 poss, 3 pts
On the move: 2.53 miles4.74 mph on average43 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections5 shots contested3 loose balls2 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +10.983.5% true shooting23.5% usage