Career best

McCollum’s 50 is his best game since 2015-16

CJ McCollum scored 50 points on 18 for 25 shooting in 29 minutes, and the Trail Blazers beat the Bulls 124-⁠108.

His Performance Score of +20.7 is the best of his 225 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 50 points are also the most points he has scored in a game since 2015-⁠16, 7 more than his 43 at Minnesota on Jan. 1, 2017.

He scored 28 of his 50 in the first quarter. He went 6 for 8 from mid-range and 6 for 9 from 3. His 42 points from the field came on 25 shots, 17.4 more than the league scores from the same zones. Damian Lillard set up 3 of his 18 baskets. He scored 35 of his 50 after the game was decided.

His old best, +15.4, was 35 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals on 14 for 28 shooting in 42 minutes, a 98-⁠94 win at Sacramento on Dec. 27, 2015.

The game

Trail Blazers 124, Bulls 108Home, Jan. 31, 2018Box score and story ›

CJ McCollum

8-8 FT29:16 min

Points1st 282nd 43rd 184th 0

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 (50; his best before, 36). Tied his season high in 3-pointers (6). Before this game he averaged 21.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 49 regular-season games.

Shot making: 42 points from the field on 25 shots17.4 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 12-foot pull-up jumper1st quarter, 4:14 leftchance to win 85% to 95%
Guarded by: Holiday: 30 poss, 14 ptsNwaba: 11 poss, 8 ptsLaVine: 8 poss, 5 pts
He guarded: Holiday: 21 poss, 3 ptsLaVine: 19 poss, 9 ptsValentine: 8 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.21 miles4.54 mph on average51 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection11 shots contested
Rating: Performance Score +20.787.7% true shooting45.1% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Jan. 31, 2018vs CHI	W 124-108	29	50	5	2	1	0	18-25	6-9	8-8	3	+29	+20.7
2	Dec. 27, 2015at SAC	W 98-94	42	35	11	9	4	1	14-28	3-9	4-5	2	−4	+15.4
3	Jan. 1, 2017at MIN	W 95-89	39	43	5	3	3	1	16-25	3-6	8-9	3	+7	+14.1
4	March 25, 2017vs MIN	W 112-100	29	32	4	4	1	0	11-13	4-5	6-6	4	+21	+13.0
5	Oct. 28, 2015vs NOP	W 112-94	37	37	6	1	1	0	14-22	6-9	3-3	0	+22	+12.9

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

His old best

Trail Blazers 98, Kings 94Away, Dec. 27, 2015Box score and story ›

CJ McCollum

4-5 FT41:38 min

Points1st 132nd 43rd 114th 7

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 rebounds (11; his best before, 6). Before this game he averaged 20.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 31 regular-season games.

Shot making: 31 points from the field on 28 shots5.4 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a layup4th quarter, 2:40 leftchance to win 66% to 80%
On the move: 3.16 miles4.55 mph on average118 touches
Rating: Performance Score +15.457.9% true shooting30.8% usage