Career best

Smith Jr. has the best game of his career

Dennis Smith Jr. had 13 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists on 6 for 11 shooting in 25 minutes, and the Nets beat the Thunder 124-⁠115.

His Performance Score of +10.6 is the best of his 291 games, better than 97.5% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He went 4 for 6 at the rim.

His old best, +9.1, was 19 points and 13 assists on 8 for 17 shooting in 30 minutes, a 130-⁠118 win over San Antonio on Feb. 24, 2019.

The game

Nets 124, Thunder 115Home, Jan. 5, 2024Box score and story ›

Dennis Smith Jr.

24:39 min

Points1st 42nd 43rd 34th 2

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 rebounds (12; his best before, 11). Before this game he averaged 7.0 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 20 regular-season games.

Shot making: 13 points from the field on 11 shotsabout what the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a driving layup1st quarter, 3:36 leftchance to win 62% to 71%
Guarded by: Gilgeous-Alexander: 14 poss, 3 ptsJoe: 6 poss, 4 ptsWilliams: 5 poss, 2 pts
He guarded: Williams: 10 poss, 1 ptGilgeous-Alexander: 10 poss, 8 ptsJoe: 8 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 1.93 miles4.34 mph on average64 touches
Hustle: 4 deflections2 shots contested1 loose ball
Rating: Performance Score +10.659.1% true shooting16.2% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Jan. 5, 2024vs OKC	W 124-115	25	13	12	7	2	6-11	1-4	0-0	0	+14	+10.6
2	Feb. 24, 2019vs SAS	W 130-118	30	19	6	13	2	8-17	1-1	2-3	0	+10	+9.1
3	Jan. 2, 2019at CHA	W 122-84	22	18	0	7	3	6-10	3-5	3-4	2	+5	+8.8
4	April 3, 2018vs POR	W 115-109	29	18	8	8	2	8-16	2-5	0-0	1	−3	+8.4
5	Dec. 29, 2017at NOP	W 128-120	31	21	10	10	1	8-12	5-7	0-0	7	−4	+8.4

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

His old best

Knicks 130, Spurs 118Home, Feb. 24, 2019Box score and story ›

Dennis Smith Jr.

2-3 FT29:44 min

Points1st 42nd 13rd 84th 6

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 13.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 40 regular-season games.

Shot making: 17 points from the field on 17 shots1.0 fewer than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a driving layup3rd quarter, 10:28 leftchance to win 82% to 92%
Guarded by: Mills: 23 poss, 6 ptsForbes: 15 poss, 2 ptsBelinelli: 6 poss, 6 pts
He guarded: Mills: 30 poss, 0 ptsForbes: 9 poss, 0 ptsDeRozan: 7 poss, 10 pts
On the move: 2.28 miles4.30 mph on average77 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections8 shots contested1 loose ball
Rating: Performance Score +9.151.9% true shooting24.7% usage