Career best

Porter Jr. has the best game of his career

Craig Porter Jr. had 19 points, 9 assists, 3 steals and 4 blocks on 7 for 12 shooting in 32 minutes, and the Cavaliers beat the Heat 130-⁠116.

His Performance Score of +11.8 is the best of his 120 games, better than 98.3% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He went 3 for 3 from 3. His 17 points from the field came on 12 shots, 5.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +10.2, was 21 points on 7 for 10 shooting in 25 minutes, a 121-⁠109 win over Denver on Nov. 19, 2023.

The game

Cavaliers 130, Heat 116Away, Nov. 12, 2025Box score and story ›

Craig Porter Jr.
2-3 FT32:10 min
Points1st 72nd 83rd 24th 2
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Porter’s player page

Season high in assists (9; his best before, 4). Tied his season high in steals (3). Season high in blocks (4; his best before, 2). Before this game he averaged 4.1 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 11 regular-season games.

Shot making
17 points from the field on 12 shots5.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a pull-up 3-pointer2nd quarter, 8:07 leftchance to win 29% to 34%
Guarded by
Mitchell: 20 poss, 4 ptsSmith: 12 poss, 0 ptsPowell: 9 poss, 5 pts
He guarded
Powell: 17 poss, 2 ptsJaquez: 15 poss, 0 ptsMitchell: 14 poss, 0 pts
On the move
2.62 miles4.88 mph on average69 touches
Hustle
7 deflections8 shots contested1 box-out
Rating
Performance Score +11.8+0.22 wins added71.3% true shooting17.4% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Nov. 12, 2025at MIAW 130-116321949347-123-32-32+21+11.8
2Nov. 19, 2023vs DENW 121-109252144217-100-07-71−2+10.2
3Oct. 24, 2025at BKNW 131-124141422106-62-20-00+8+8.3
4Feb. 21, 2025vs NYKW 142-105121363005-63-30-02+6+7.9
5Jan. 16, 2025at OKCL 114-1347813013-31-11-11+12+5.7

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

His old best

Cavaliers 121, Nuggets 109Home, Nov. 19, 2023Box score and story ›

Craig Porter Jr.
7-7 FT24:55 min
Points1st 32nd 83rd 24th 8
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Porter’s player page

Before this game he averaged 4.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 7 regular-season games.

Shot making
14 points from the field on 10 shots3.1 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 17-foot turnaround jumper2nd quarter, 9:26 leftchance to win 68% to 73%
Guarded by
Pickett: 15 poss, 6 ptsBraun: 9 poss, 0 ptsJackson: 7 poss, 6 pts
He guarded
Jackson: 8 poss, 2 ptsStrawther: 8 poss, 0 ptsBraun: 8 poss, 0 pts
On the move
1.81 miles4.05 mph on average55 touches
Hustle
1 deflection5 shots contested1 box-out
Rating
Performance Score +10.280.3% true shooting26.9% usage