Career best

Trent Jr.’s 44 is the best game of his career

Gary Trent Jr. scored 44 points on 17 for 19 shooting in 33 minutes, and the Raptors beat the Cavaliers 135-⁠115.

His Performance Score of +22.9 is the best of his 132 games, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. It is the fifth-best game in the NBA this season, behind Fred VanVleet’s 54 points on Feb. 2, Joel Embiid’s 50 on Feb. 19, Stephen Curry’s 42 on April 14 and Nikola Jokić’s 29 on April 16. His 44 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 13 more than his 31 at Oklahoma City on March 31.

He scored 20 of his 44 in the second quarter. He went 5 for 5 from mid-range and 7 for 9 from 3. His 41 points from the field came on 19 shots, 21.6 more than the league scores from the same zones. Malachi Flynn set up 5 of his 17 baskets. He scored 32 of his 44 after the game was decided.

His old best, +13.8, was 30 points and 3 steals on 12 for 18 shooting in 36 minutes, a 119-⁠106 loss at Oklahoma City on Jan. 18, 2020.

The game

Raptors 135, Cavaliers 115Away, April 10, 2021Box score and story ›

Gary Trent Jr.

3-3 FT32:59 min

Points1st 52nd 203rd 84th 11

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

Trent’s player page

Season high in points (44; his best before, 31). Tied his season high in 3-pointers (7). Before this game he averaged 14.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 49 regular-season games.

Shot making: 41 points from the field on 19 shots21.6 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a pull-up 3-pointer2nd quarter, 5:40 leftchance to win 95% to >99%
Guarded by: Sexton: 24 poss, 5 ptsOkoro: 17 poss, 20 ptsPrince: 8 poss, 5 pts
He guarded: Okoro: 17 poss, 0 ptsSexton: 16 poss, 6 ptsGarland: 12 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 2.27 miles3.93 mph on average43 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection1 shot contested1 loose ball
Rating: Performance Score +22.9108.3% true shooting27.3% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	April 10, 2021at CLE	W 135-115	33	44	7	4	1	0	17-19	7-9	3-3	1	+31	+22.9
2	Jan. 18, 2020at OKC	L 106-119	36	30	5	1	3	1	12-18	5-9	1-2	0	+7	+13.8
3	Aug. 6, 2020at DEN	W 125-115	36	27	3	4	2	0	10-15	7-10	0-0	1	+19	+12.6
4	Dec. 28, 2020at LAL	W 115-107	24	28	3	1	0	0	10-14	7-11	1-2	0	+15	+11.3
5	Feb. 9, 2020vs MIA	W 115-109	33	22	4	0	4	0	8-11	5-7	1-1	0	−7	+9.9

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

His old best

Trail Blazers 106, Thunder 119Away, Jan. 18, 2020Box score and story ›

Gary Trent Jr.

1-2 FT36:03 min

Points1st 32nd 73rd 94th 11

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

Trent’s player page

Season high in points (30; his best before, 13). Season high in 3-pointers (5; his best before, 3). Tied his season high in steals (3). Before this game he averaged 4.2 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 30 regular-season games.

Shot making: 29 points from the field on 18 shots9.6 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a corner 3-pointer3rd quarter, 7:32 leftchance to win 16% to 23%
Guarded by: Gilgeous-Alexander: 24 poss, 5 ptsDiallo: 13 poss, 7 ptsSchröder: 10 poss, 2 pts
He guarded: Schröder: 16 poss, 5 ptsGilgeous-Alexander: 15 poss, 4 ptsDiallo: 13 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.54 miles3.89 mph on average34 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection12 shots contested1 loose ball1 box-out
Rating: Performance Score +13.879.4% true shooting22.4% usage