Career best

Gafford’s 31 is the best game of his career

Daniel Gafford had 31 points, 15 rebounds and 7 blocks on 12 for 15 shooting in 34 minutes, but the Mavericks lost to the Hornets 110-⁠105.

His Performance Score of +24.2 is the best of his 391 games, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 31 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 4 more than his 27 at New Orleans on Jan. 15.

He scored 13 of his 31 in the second quarter. He went 11 for 14 at the rim. His 24 points from the field came on 15 shots, 4.5 more than the league scores from the same zones. Naji Marshall set up 3 of his 12 baskets.

His old best, +14.5, was 22 points and 3 blocks on 9 for 10 shooting in 18 minutes, a 110-⁠93 win over San Antonio on Nov. 16.

It also ends the best four-game stretch of his career, +34.8 from Jan. 14 to 20, past +34.2 from March 5 to 11, 2024.

The game

Mavericks 105, Hornets 110Away, Jan. 20, 2025Box score and story ›

Daniel Gafford

7-7 FT33:37 min

Points1st 82nd 133rd 64th 4

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

Gafford’s player page

Season high in points (31; his best before, 27). Season high in rebounds (15; his best before, 12). Season high in blocks (7; his best before, 5). Before this game he averaged 11.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 40 regular-season games.

Shot making: 24 points from the field on 15 shots4.5 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a putback4th quarter, 1:31 leftchance to win 11% to 27%
Guarded by: Williams: 28 poss, 10 ptsBridges: 8 poss, 4 ptsDiabaté: 8 poss, 4 pts
He guarded: Williams: 33 poss, 2 ptsDiabaté: 10 poss, 4 ptsBridges: 5 poss, 11 pts
On the move: 2.36 miles4.31 mph on average51 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections16 shots contested2 loose balls1 box-out3 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +24.285.7% true shooting22.0% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Jan. 20, 2025at CHA	L 105-110	34	31	15	3	1	7	12-15	0-0	7-7	0	−3	+24.2
2	Nov. 16, 2024vs SAS	W 110-93	18	22	7	1	1	3	9-10	0-0	4-4	0	+13	+14.5
3	Dec. 17, 2023at PHX	L 108-112	35	26	17	3	0	2	10-13	0-0	6-7	1	+4	+14.1
4	April 9, 2024at CHA	W 130-104	25	26	7	1	1	2	12-12	0-0	2-4	0	+11	+13.8
5	March 25, 2024at UTA	W 115-105	27	13	11	5	2	5	6-7	0-0	1-2	0	+15	+13.5

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

His old best

Mavericks 110, Spurs 93Home, Nov. 16, 2024Box score and story ›

Daniel Gafford

4-4 FT18:13 min

Points1st 62nd 43rd 124th 0

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

Gafford’s player page

Season high in points (22; his best before, 18). Tied his season high in blocks (3). Before this game he averaged 12.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 12 regular-season games.

Shot making: 18 points from the field on 10 shots4.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a tip-in3rd quarter, 4:48 leftchance to win 85% to 92%
Guarded by: Collins: 12 poss, 8 ptsBassey: 11 poss, 4 ptsJohnson: 8 poss, 6 pts
He guarded: Collins: 12 poss, 4 ptsBassey: 11 poss, 0 ptsJohnson: 5 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 1.34 miles4.52 mph on average34 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections8 shots contested1 box-out
Rating: Performance Score +14.593.5% true shooting26.7% usage