Career best

Exum’s 27 is his best game since 2015-16

Dante Exum scored 27 points on 11 for 13 shooting in 24 minutes, and the Mavericks beat the Heat 118-⁠113.

His Performance Score of +14.6 is the best of his 263 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.3% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 12 of his 27 in the second quarter. He went 6 for 8 at the rim. His 24 points from the field came on 13 shots, 8.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +11.8, was 26 points on 8 for 10 shooting in 36 minutes, a 127-⁠125 win over the Lakers on Dec. 12, 2023.

The game

Mavericks 118, Heat 113Home, Feb. 13, 2025Box score and story ›

Dante Exum

3-3 FT24:08 min

Points1st 22nd 123rd 34th 10

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 9.2 points, 1.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 6 regular-season games.

Shot making: 24 points from the field on 13 shots8.5 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a driving layup4th quarter, 3:07 leftchance to win 79% to 92%
Guarded by: Herro: 14 poss, 2 ptsBurks: 5 poss, 0 ptsLarsson: 5 poss, 6 pts
He guarded: Mitchell: 9 poss, 0 ptsHerro: 9 poss, 8 ptsRobinson: 6 poss, 3 pts
On the move: 1.72 miles4.34 mph on average45 touches
Hustle: 3 shots contested1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +14.694.3% true shooting26.8% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Feb. 13, 2025vs MIA	W 118-113	24	27	3	4	2	1	11-13	2-2	3-3	1	+8	+14.6
2	Dec. 12, 2023vs LAL	W 127-125	36	26	4	3	1	1	8-10	7-9	3-4	1	+7	+11.8
3	Jan. 5, 2020vs MIN	L 103-118	24	28	3	2	1	0	11-13	4-4	2-2	3	+7	+10.4
4	March 30, 2018vs MEM	W 107-97	27	21	3	3	1	0	8-10	3-4	2-2	1	+14	+8.2
5	April 1, 2018at MIN	W 121-97	17	14	3	5	1	0	4-6	0-0	6-6	1	+17	+6.9

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

His old best

Mavericks 127, Lakers 125Home, Dec. 12, 2023Box score and story ›

Dante Exum

3-4 FT35:53 min

Points1st 62nd 33rd 04th 17

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 (26; his best before, 23). Season high in 3-pointers (7; his best before, 2). Before this game he averaged 6.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 19 regular-season games.

Shot making: 23 points from the field on 10 shots11.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a corner 3-pointer4th quarter, 4:37 leftchance to win 68% to 85%
Guarded by: Russell: 18 poss, 5 ptsHachimura: 16 poss, 6 ptsReaves: 9 poss, 5 pts
He guarded: Reaves: 18 poss, 0 ptsRussell: 16 poss, 7 ptsHachimura: 13 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.67 miles4.17 mph on average66 touches
Hustle: 7 shots contested1 loose ball1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +11.8110.5% true shooting16.5% usage