Career best

Bazley’s 21 is the best game of his career

Darius Bazley had 21 points and 9 rebounds on 8 for 14 shooting in 27 minutes, and the Thunder beat the Heat 116-⁠115.

His Performance Score of +10.2 is the best of his 60 games, better than 97.2% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 16 of his 21 in the fourth quarter. He went 5 for 8 from 3. His 21 points from the field came on 14 shots, 6.2 more than the league scores from the same zones. Terrance Ferguson set up 4 of his 8 baskets. He scored 8 of his 21 after the game was decided.

His old best, +7.3, was 23 points on 8 for 13 shooting in 26 minutes, a 121-⁠103 win over Washington on Aug. 9.

The game

Thunder 116, Heat 115Home, Aug. 12, 2020Box score and story ›

Darius Bazley
0-1 FT26:45 min
Points1st 02nd 53rd 04th 16
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Bazley’s player page

Tied his season high in 3-pointers (5). Before this game he averaged 5.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 59 regular-season games.

Shot making
21 points from the field on 14 shots6.2 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 3-pointer4th quarter, 1:40 leftchance to win 15% to 37%
Guarded by
Silva: 9 poss, 2 ptsOlynyk: 8 poss, 0 ptsHill: 8 poss, 5 pts
He guarded
Olynyk: 19 poss, 2 ptsSilva: 13 poss, 2 ptsHill: 5 poss, 3 pts
On the move
2.00 miles4.15 mph on average50 touches
Hustle
9 shots contested1 box-out
Rating
Performance Score +10.272.7% true shooting22.1% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Aug. 12, 2020vs MIAW 116-115272194118-145-80-11+20+10.2
2Aug. 9, 2020vs WASW 121-103262371108-135-82-21+1+7.3
3Aug. 10, 2020at PHXL 101-1283522103118-162-44-51−19+6.2
4Jan. 25, 2020at MINW 113-104301561115-61-24-40+12+5.4
5Nov. 2, 2019vs NOPW 115-104191750015-103-64-41+6+5.2

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

His old best

Thunder 121, Wizards 103Home, Aug. 9, 2020Box score and story ›

Darius Bazley
2-2 FT26:26 min
Points1st 32nd 113rd 34th 6
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Bazley’s player page

Season high in points (23; his best before, 17). Season high in 3-pointers (5; his best before, 4). Before this game he averaged 4.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 57 regular-season games.

Shot making
21 points from the field on 13 shots6.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 3-pointer2nd quarter, 9:46 leftchance to win 82% to 92%
Guarded by
Wagner: 10 poss, 5 ptsHachimura: 9 poss, 2 ptsGrant: 6 poss, 4 pts
He guarded
Wagner: 17 poss, 4 ptsBonga: 5 poss, 6 ptsGrant: 5 poss, 4 pts
On the move
2.02 miles4.30 mph on average56 touches
Hustle
3 deflections12 shots contested3 box-outs3 screen assists
Rating
Performance Score +7.382.9% true shooting23.8% usage