Career best

Cunningham has his best game since 2015-16

Dante Cunningham had 22 points and 12 rebounds on 8 for 12 shooting in 27 minutes, but the Nets lost to the Hornets 111-⁠96.

His Performance Score of +12.6 is the best of his 201 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 98.7% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 22 points are also the most points he has scored in a game since 2015-⁠16, 3 more than his 19 against the Clippers on March 20, 2016.

He went 4 for 7 from 3. His 20 points from the field came on 12 shots, 7.1 more than the league scores from the same zones. Spencer Dinwiddie set up 4 of his 8 baskets.

His old best, +6.5, was 15 points on 6 for 8 shooting in 20 minutes, a 121-⁠118 win over Dallas on March 29, 2017.

The game

Nets 96, Hornets 111Away, Feb. 22, 2018Box score and story ›

Dante Cunningham

2-4 FT26:44 min

Points1st 72nd 33rd 64th 6

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

Cunningham’s player page

Season high in points (22; his best before, 11). Tied his season high in rebounds (12). Season high in 3-pointers (4; his best before, 3). Before this game he averaged 4.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 54 regular-season games.

Shot making: 20 points from the field on 12 shots7.1 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a corner 3-pointer4th quarter, 10:45 leftchance to win 23% to 34%
Guarded by: Kaminsky: 21 poss, 8 ptsHoward: 14 poss, 11 ptsWilliams: 7 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Kaminsky: 25 poss, 0 ptsWilliams: 11 poss, 0 ptsWalker: 5 poss, 4 pts
On the move: 2.03 miles4.55 mph on average54 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection6 shots contested5 box-outs2 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +12.679.9% true shooting22.2% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	+/−	PS
1	Feb. 22, 2018at CHA	L 96-111	27	22	12	4	0	1	8-12	4-7	2-4	+3	+12.6
2	March 29, 2017vs DAL	W 121-118	20	15	2	0	2	0	6-8	3-5	0-2	−9	+6.5
3	Dec. 2, 2017at POR	W 123-116	14	8	12	0	0	1	3-4	2-2	0-0	+7	+6.4
4	April 12, 2017at POR	W 103-100	19	10	5	0	1	1	4-5	2-3	0-0	−2	+5.7
5	March 31, 2017vs SAC	W 117-89	21	12	8	1	2	1	6-10	0-2	0-0	+21	+5.6

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

His old best

Pelicans 121, Mavericks 118Home, March 29, 2017Box score and story ›

Dante Cunningham

0 AST0-2 FT20:15 min

Points1st 02nd 83rd 54th 2

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 6.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 58 regular-season games.

Shot making: 15 points from the field on 8 shots6.0 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a corner 3-pointer3rd quarter, 18s leftchance to win 62% to 73%
On the move: 1.53 miles4.37 mph on average21 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections4 shots contested
Rating: Performance Score +6.584.5% true shooting20.0% usage