Career best

Melton’s 33 is the best game of his career

De'Anthony Melton had 33 points and 7 steals on 11 for 16 shooting in 43 minutes, and the 76ers beat the Lakers 133-⁠122.

His Performance Score of +16.6 is the best of his 276 games, better than 99.7% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 33 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 8 more than his 25 at Denver on April 19, 2021.

He scored 16 of his 33 in the third quarter. He went 8 for 12 from 3. His 30 points from the field came on 16 shots, 11.4 more than the league scores from the same zones. James Harden set up 5 of his 11 baskets. He scored 8 of his 33 after the game was decided.

His old best, +11.4, was 24 points and 3 steals on 8 for 11 shooting in 22 minutes, a 127-⁠102 win over Milwaukee on March 26, 2022.

The game

76ers 133, Lakers 122Home, Dec. 9, 2022Box score and story ›

De'Anthony Melton
3-4 FT43:04 min
Points1st 02nd 63rd 164th 9OT 2
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Melton’s player page

Season high in points (33; his best before, 22). Season high in 3-pointers (8; his best before, 6). Season high in steals (7; his best before, 5). Before this game he averaged 10.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 22 regular-season games.

Shot making
30 points from the field on 16 shots11.4 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a driving layup3rd quarter, 8:28 leftchance to win 62% to 73%
Guarded by
Reaves: 22 poss, 5 ptsSchröder: 15 poss, 3 ptsWalker: 15 poss, 6 pts
He guarded
Schröder: 20 poss, 2 ptsReaves: 19 poss, 5 ptsWestbrook: 13 poss, 0 pts
On the move
3.29 miles4.20 mph on average96 touches
Hustle
10 deflections2 loose balls1 box-out2 screen assists
Rating
Performance Score +16.692.9% true shooting20.0% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Dec. 9, 2022vs LALW 133-1224333427011-168-123-42+3+16.6
2March 26, 2022vs MILW 127-102222432308-116-92-42+13+11.4
3Feb. 20, 2020at SACL 125-129232463115-104-510-101+11+11.1
4Dec. 2, 2021vs OKCW 152-79221965008-103-50-01+46+10.5
5March 2, 2021at WASW 125-111262045206-116-102-20+14+10.4

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

His old best

Grizzlies 127, Bucks 102Home, March 26, 2022Box score and story ›

De'Anthony Melton
2-4 FT21:51 min
Points1st 62nd 63rd 124th 0
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Melton’s player page

Season high in points (24; his best before, 23). Tied his season high in 3-pointers (6). Before this game he averaged 10.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 65 regular-season games.

Shot making
22 points from the field on 11 shots10.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a pull-up 3-pointer1st quarter, 3:58 leftchance to win 53% to 60%
Guarded by
Connaughton: 15 poss, 10 ptsAllen: 10 poss, 3 ptsCarter: 7 poss, 0 pts
He guarded
Allen: 12 poss, 3 ptsConnaughton: 11 poss, 5 ptsMatthews: 7 poss, 0 pts
On the move
1.68 miles4.20 mph on average38 touches
Hustle
3 deflections1 loose ball1 box-out
Rating
Performance Score +11.494.0% true shooting26.9% usage