Career best

Dotson’s 30 is the best game of his career

Damyean Dotson had 30 points and 11 rebounds on 12 for 21 shooting in 36 minutes, and the Knicks beat the Heat 122-⁠98.

His Performance Score of +10.4 is the best of his 41 games, better than 97.4% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 30 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 16 more than his 14 against Sacramento on Nov. 11.

He scored 14 of his 30 in the second quarter. He went 5 for 7 at the rim and 4 for 10 from 3. His 28 points from the field came on 20 shots, 6.0 more than the league scores from the same zones. Luke Kornet set up 3 of his 12 baskets.

His old best, +3.1, was 5 points on 1 for 4 shooting in 8 minutes, a 110-⁠92 win over Chicago on March 19.

The game

Knicks 122, Heat 98Home, April 6, 2018Box score and story ›

Damyean Dotson

2-3 FT35:47 min

Points1st 02nd 143rd 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 (30; his best before, 14). Season high in rebounds (11; his best before, 7). Season high in 3-pointers (4; his best before, 2). Before this game he averaged 3.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 40 regular-season games.

Shot making: 28 points from the field on 20 shots6.0 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a layup2nd quarter, 1:33 leftchance to win 82% to 89%
Guarded by: Ellington: 32 poss, 8 ptsJohnson: 15 poss, 3 ptsWinslow: 7 poss, 8 pts
He guarded: Ellington: 35 poss, 5 ptsJohnson: 18 poss, 3 ptsWinslow: 5 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.79 miles4.68 mph on average63 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection7 shots contested2 loose balls2 box-outs
Rating: Performance Score +10.467.2% true shooting25.9% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	+/−	PS
1	April 6, 2018vs MIA	W 122-98	36	30	11	1	1	1	12-21	4-10	2-3	+21	+10.4
2	March 19, 2018vs CHI	W 110-92	8	5	5	3	0	0	1-4	1-1	2-2	+1	+3.1
3	Jan. 25, 2018at DEN	L 118-130	1	4	0	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	1-2	+1	+2.3
4	Feb. 6, 2018vs MIL	L 89-103	14	8	3	1	1	0	3-6	1-3	1-1	+8	+1.9
5	Nov. 1, 2017vs HOU	L 97-119	17	9	3	1	0	0	4-5	0-1	1-1	0	+1.7

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

His old best

Knicks 110, Bulls 92Home, March 19, 2018Box score and story ›

Damyean Dotson

2-2 FT8:07 min

Points1st 02nd 03rd 04th 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 2.9 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 36 regular-season games.

Shot making: 3 points from the field on 4 shots1.4 fewer than the league scores from the same zones
Guarded by: Zipser: 4 poss, 0 ptsVonleh: 3 poss, 3 pts
He guarded: Zipser: 8 poss, 0 ptsVonleh: 5 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 0.63 miles4.69 mph on average18 touches
Hustle: 1 box-out
Rating: Performance Score +3.151.2% true shooting27.8% usage