Career best

Fox’s 43 is the best game of his career

De'Aaron Fox had 43 points, 13 assists and 4 steals on 17 for 27 shooting in 39 minutes, but the Kings lost to the Pelicans 128-⁠123.

His Performance Score of +20.0 is the best of his 219 games, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 43 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 4 more than his 39 at San Antonio on July 31, 2020.

He scored 16 of his 43 in the third quarter. He went 8 for 9 at the rim, 5 for 6 in the paint and 3 for 9 from 3. His 37 points from the field came on 27 shots, 8.0 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +19.5, was 31 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists on 9 for 13 shooting in 34 minutes, a 146-⁠115 win at Atlanta on Nov. 1, 2018.

The game

Kings 123, Pelicans 128Home, Jan. 17, 2021Box score and story ›

De'Aaron Fox
6-8 FT39:02 min
Points1st 22nd 153rd 164th 10
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Fox’s player page

Season high in points (43; his best before, 29). Season high in assists (13; his best before, 9). Tied his season high in steals (4). Before this game he averaged 18.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists in 13 regular-season games.

Shot making
37 points from the field on 27 shots8.0 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a driving dunk4th quarter, 3:18 leftchance to win 29% to 46%
Guarded by
Bledsoe: 41 poss, 18 ptsLewis: 9 poss, 6 ptsAlexander-Walker: 7 poss, 4 pts
He guarded
Bledsoe: 26 poss, 2 ptsAlexander-Walker: 19 poss, 2 ptsIngram: 8 poss, 0 pts
On the move
2.89 miles4.17 mph on average106 touches
Hustle
3 deflections5 shots contested1 charge drawn3 loose balls1 box-out
Rating
Performance Score +20.070.4% true shooting34.8% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Jan. 17, 2021vs NOPL 123-12839434134017-273-96-82+18+20.0
2Nov. 1, 2018at ATLW 146-11534311015109-133-410-113+34+19.5
3Dec. 7, 2018at CLEW 129-11029302123012-164-52-31+31+17.8
4Jan. 2, 2020vs MEMW 128-123302749529-181-48-81+9+15.6
5Jan. 30, 2020at LACW 124-1033534384214-243-43-53+13+13.6

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

His old best

Kings 146, Hawks 115Away, Nov. 1, 2018Box score and story ›

De'Aaron Fox
10-11 FT33:55 min
Points1st 22nd 53rd 214th 3
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Fox’s player page

Before this game he averaged 17.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 6.9 assists in 8 regular-season games.

Shot making
21 points from the field on 13 shots8.2 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a driving layup3rd quarter, 7:21 leftchance to win 80% to 86%
Guarded by
Young: 30 poss, 5 ptsLin: 13 poss, 5 ptsBazemore: 13 poss, 10 pts
He guarded
Young: 39 poss, 4 ptsLin: 16 poss, 4 ptsBazemore: 4 poss, 0 pts
On the move
2.76 miles4.57 mph on average94 touches
Hustle
1 deflection4 shots contested4 loose balls
Rating
Performance Score +19.586.9% true shooting23.5% usage