Career best

Bane’s 49 is the best game of his career

Desmond Bane had 49 points and 8 assists on 19 for 31 shooting in 36 minutes, and the Grizzlies beat the Pistons 116-⁠102.

His Performance Score of +16.8 is the best of his 247 games, better than 99.7% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 49 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 11 more than his 38 against Brooklyn on Oct. 24, 2022.

He scored 19 of his 49 in the third quarter. He went 6 for 8 at the rim, 7 for 8 from mid-range and 4 for 8 from 3. His 42 points from the field came on 31 shots, 9.9 more than the league scores from the same zones. Bismack Biyombo set up 3 of his 19 baskets. He scored 13 of his 49 after the game was decided.

His old best, +16.3, was 38 points and 7 assists on 14 for 21 shooting in 32 minutes, a 134-⁠124 win over Brooklyn on Oct. 24, 2022.

The game

Grizzlies 116, Pistons 102Away, Dec. 6, 2023Box score and story ›

Desmond Bane

7-7 FT35:42 min

Points1st 112nd 63rd 194th 13

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 (49; his best before, 37). Before this game he averaged 23.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists in 19 regular-season games.

Shot making: 42 points from the field on 31 shots9.9 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a step-back 3-pointer3rd quarter, 3:14 leftchance to win 38% to 52%
Guarded by: Hayes: 17 poss, 7 ptsBogdanovic: 15 poss, 6 ptsIvey: 13 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Bogdanovic: 27 poss, 6 ptsHayes: 12 poss, 5 ptsDuren: 8 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 2.82 miles4.46 mph on average86 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection8 shots contested2 loose balls1 box-out
Rating: Performance Score +16.871.9% true shooting43.0% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Dec. 6, 2023at DET	W 116-102	36	49	6	8	1	2	19-31	4-8	7-7	3	−1	+16.8
2	Oct. 24, 2022vs BKN	W 134-124	32	38	1	7	1	1	14-21	8-11	2-3	1	+17	+16.3
3	March 24, 2022vs IND	W 133-103	24	30	5	5	0	1	12-15	5-7	1-1	1	+40	+15.9
4	Jan. 16, 2023vs PHX	W 136-106	27	28	3	6	2	0	10-12	3-4	5-5	2	+25	+14.2
5	March 1, 2023at HOU	W 113-99	29	30	9	6	0	1	12-17	6-9	0-0	1	+31	+13.5

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

His old best

Grizzlies 134, Nets 124Home, Oct. 24, 2022Box score and story ›

Desmond Bane

2-3 FT32:04 min

Points1st 32nd 33rd 194th 13

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 14.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.7 assists in 3 regular-season games.

Shot making: 36 points from the field on 21 shots13.2 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a pull-up 3-pointer4th quarter, 5:32 leftchance to win 82% to 95%
Guarded by: O'Neale: 28 poss, 12 ptsHarris: 9 poss, 3 ptsSimmons: 7 poss, 5 pts
He guarded: O'Neale: 21 poss, 5 ptsHarris: 14 poss, 0 ptsIrving: 8 poss, 4 pts
On the move: 2.48 miles4.23 mph on average72 touches
Hustle: 5 shots contested1 loose ball
Rating: Performance Score +16.385.1% true shooting28.4% usage