Career best

McDermott’s 31 is his best game since 2015-16

Doug McDermott scored 31 points on 11 for 14 shooting in 27 minutes, and the Pacers beat the Thunder 152-⁠95.

His Performance Score of +13.0 is the best of his 443 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 98.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 16 of his 31 in the first quarter. He went 5 for 6 at the rim and 6 for 8 from 3. His 28 points from the field came on 14 shots, 11.5 more than the league scores from the same zones. Domantas Sabonis set up 8 of his 11 baskets. He scored 15 of his 31 after the game was decided.

His old best, +12.4, was 30 points on 13 for 17 shooting in 31 minutes, a 116-⁠106 win over Toronto on Feb. 19, 2016.

The game

Pacers 152, Thunder 95Away, May 1, 2021Box score and story ›

Doug McDermott

3-4 FT26:59 min

Points1st 162nd 43rd 114th 0

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 (31; his best before, 28). Season high in 3-pointers (6; his best before, 5). Before this game he averaged 13.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 56 regular-season games.

Shot making: 28 points from the field on 14 shots11.5 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a pull-up 3-pointer1st quarter, 2:05 leftchance to win 71% to 79%
Guarded by: Brown: 29 poss, 16 ptsMaledon: 9 poss, 5 ptsMykhailiuk: 5 poss, 3 pts
He guarded: Brown: 34 poss, 0 ptsWilliams: 6 poss, 2 ptsDeck: 5 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.39 miles5.02 mph on average30 touches
Hustle: 9 shots contested
Rating: Performance Score +13.098.4% true shooting25.0% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	May 1, 2021at OKC	W 152-95	27	31	1	1	1	0	11-14	6-8	3-4	0	+42	+13.0
2	Feb. 19, 2016vs TOR	W 116-106	31	30	4	1	0	0	13-17	4-5	0-0	0	+15	+12.4
3	Jan. 19, 2020at DEN	W 115-107	21	24	2	2	0	0	9-10	6-7	0-0	0	+20	+11.9
4	March 14, 2016at TOR	W 109-107	37	29	1	1	0	1	9-11	4-5	7-8	0	+5	+11.6
5	Jan. 15, 2017at MEM	W 108-104	33	31	6	0	1	1	9-16	3-6	10-11	1	+9	+9.8

By Performance Score, since 2015-16, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Bulls 116, Raptors 106Home, Feb. 19, 2016Box score and story ›

Doug McDermott

30:32 min

Points1st 22nd 83rd 64th 14

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 (30; his best before, 18). Before this game he averaged 8.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 52 regular-season games.

Shot making: 30 points from the field on 17 shots12.8 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a corner 3-pointer4th quarter, 2:44 leftchance to win 73% to 93%
On the move: 2.39 miles4.70 mph on average42 touches
Rating: Performance Score +12.488.2% true shooting23.3% usage