Career best

Ntilikina has the best game of his career

Frank Ntilikina had 13 points and 4 steals on 4 for 6 shooting in 24 minutes, but the Knicks lost to the Nuggets 111-⁠105.

His Performance Score of +10.1 is the best of his 146 games, better than 97.1% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

His 10 points from the field came on 6 shots, 3.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +6.5, was 9 points, 9 assists and 6 steals on 3 for 9 shooting in 35 minutes, a 111-⁠104 loss to San Antonio on Nov. 23.

The game

Knicks 105, Nuggets 111Away, Dec. 15, 2019Box score and story ›

Frank Ntilikina

3-3 FT23:47 min

Points1st 72nd 53rd 04th 1

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 5.8 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 24 regular-season games.

Shot making: 10 points from the field on 6 shots3.5 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a corner 3-pointer2nd quarter, 6:40 leftchance to win 5% to 11%
Guarded by: Murray: 21 poss, 4 ptsMorris: 5 poss, 0 ptsHarris: 5 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Murray: 27 poss, 0 ptsMorris: 7 poss, 0 ptsBarton: 4 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 1.72 miles4.19 mph on average50 touches
Hustle: 6 deflections2 shots contested1 loose ball1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +10.188.8% true shooting13.5% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Dec. 15, 2019at DEN	L 105-111	24	13	5	4	4	0	4-6	2-4	3-3	0	+10	+10.1
2	Nov. 23, 2019vs SAS	L 104-111	35	9	3	9	6	0	3-9	1-4	2-2	0	−10	+6.5
3	Jan. 15, 2018at BKN	W 119-104	29	10	7	10	1	2	3-6	2-3	2-2	2	+4	+5.9
4	Nov. 8, 2019at DAL	W 106-102	38	14	6	4	4	3	5-12	4-5	0-0	1	+5	+5.9
5	Jan. 1, 2019at DEN	L 108-115	18	10	0	5	1	0	4-6	2-3	0-0	0	−9	+4.9

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

His old best

Knicks 104, Spurs 111Home, Nov. 23, 2019Box score and story ›

Frank Ntilikina

2-2 FT35:00 min

Points1st 22nd 03rd 04th 7

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 assists (9; his best before, 6). Season high in steals (6; his best before, 4). Before this game he averaged 6.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 14 regular-season games.

Shot making: 7 points from the field on 9 shots2.6 fewer than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a layup1st quarter, 5:25 leftchance to win 34% to 37%
Guarded by: White: 19 poss, 3 ptsMills: 14 poss, 2 ptsForbes: 12 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: White: 25 poss, 2 ptsMills: 10 poss, 8 ptsDeRozan: 9 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 2.63 miles4.28 mph on average88 touches
Hustle: 5 deflections9 shots contested1 charge drawn2 loose balls
Rating: Performance Score +6.545.5% true shooting12.2% usage