Career best

Payton II has the best game of his career

Gary Payton II had 14 points and 4 steals on 7 for 11 shooting in 21 minutes, but the Warriors lost to the Celtics 120-⁠99.

His Performance Score of +11.4 is the best of his 368 games, better than 98.1% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He went 4 for 4 at the rim. He scored 8 of his 14 after the game was decided.

His old best, +10.1, was 17 points on 7 for 10 shooting in 18 minutes, a 126-⁠85 win over New Orleans on Nov. 5, 2021.

The game

Warriors 99, Celtics 120Away, March 18, 2026Box score and story ›

20:47 min

Points1st 42nd 23rd 04th 8

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Season high in steals (4; his best before, 3). Before this game he averaged 6.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 61 regular-season games.

Shot making: 14 points from the field on 11 shots1.9 more than the league scores from the same zones
Guarded by: White: 12 poss, 2 ptsScheierman: 7 poss, 0 ptsQueta: 6 poss, 6 pts
He guarded: Brown: 9 poss, 7 ptsWhite: 7 poss, 0 ptsTatum: 7 poss, 3 pts
On the move: 1.69 miles4.90 mph on average30 touches
Hustle: 4 deflections2 shots contested
Rating: Performance Score +11.4+0.04 wins added63.6% true shooting20.4% usage

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	+/−	PS
1	March 18, 2026at BOS	L 99-120	21	14	6	4	4	0	7-11	0-3	0-0	−17	+11.4
2	Nov. 5, 2021vs NOP	W 126-85	18	17	7	3	1	0	7-10	1-3	2-2	+23	+10.1
3	Oct. 29, 2023at HOU	W 106-95	19	15	4	1	3	1	6-8	3-4	0-0	+13	+9.5
4	March 15, 2026at NYK	L 107-110	28	19	6	4	2	1	8-13	3-6	0-0	−12	+8.7
5	Feb. 10, 2024vs PHX	W 113-112	14	11	4	2	1	1	5-5	1-1	0-0	−2	+8.3

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

Warriors 126, Pelicans 85Home, Nov. 5, 2021Box score and story ›

2-2 FT17:33 min

Points1st 32nd 03rd 74th 7

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Before this game he averaged 4.3 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.4 assists in 7 regular-season games.

Shot making: 15 points from the field on 10 shots3.4 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a driving layup3rd quarter, 5:14 leftchance to win 82% to 92%
Guarded by: Lewis: 8 poss, 6 ptsValančiūnas: 8 poss, 0 ptsMarshall: 6 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Lewis: 13 poss, 0 ptsSatoransky: 4 poss, 0 ptsMurphy: 3 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 1.44 miles4.56 mph on average30 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +10.178.1% true shooting21.7% usage