Career best

Antetokounmpo’s 52 is his best game since 2015-16

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 52 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists on 15 for 26 shooting in 36 minutes, but the Bucks lost to the 76ers 130-⁠125.

His Performance Score of +27.2 is the best of his 313 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. It is the third-best game in the NBA this season, behind Nikola Jokić’s 35 points on Oct. 20 and James Harden’s 58 on Feb. 28. His 52 points are also the most points he has scored in a game since 2015-⁠16, 8 more than his 44 against Portland on Oct. 21, 2017.

He scored 18 of his 52 in the fourth quarter. He went 10 for 16 at the rim and 3 for 8 from 3. Khris Middleton set up 4 of his 15 baskets. He scored 8 of his 52 after the game was decided.

His old best, +25.3, was 41 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists on 14 for 20 shooting in 33 minutes, a 116-⁠91 win over Brooklyn on Jan. 26, 2018.

The game

Bucks 125, 76ers 130Home, March 17, 2019Box score and story ›

Giannis Antetokounmpo

19-21 FT36:12 min

Points1st 92nd 83rd 174th 18

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 (52; his best before, 44). Before this game he averaged 27.1 points, 12.6 rebounds and 6.0 assists in 64 regular-season games.

Shot making: 33 points from the field on 26 shots2.9 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a floater3rd quarter, 4:01 leftchance to win 21% to 29%
Guarded by: Embiid: 40 poss, 18 ptsSimmons: 16 poss, 7 ptsButler: 7 poss, 9 pts
He guarded: Simmons: 39 poss, 6 ptsScott: 12 poss, 0 ptsEmbiid: 11 poss, 4 pts
On the move: 2.81 miles4.34 mph on average100 touches
Hustle: 4 deflections8 shots contested2 loose balls2 box-outs1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +27.273.8% true shooting39.6% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	March 17, 2019vs PHI	L 125-130	36	52	16	7	2	1	15-26	3-8	19-21	1	+12	+27.2
2	Jan. 26, 2018vs BKN	W 116-91	33	41	13	7	2	2	14-20	3-3	10-11	1	+19	+25.3
3	Feb. 13, 2019at IND	W 106-97	38	33	19	11	2	1	12-22	0-2	9-10	2	+19	+20.7
4	Nov. 21, 2018vs POR	W 143-100	30	33	16	9	3	0	13-20	1-3	6-9	3	+27	+20.4
5	Oct. 21, 2017vs POR	W 113-110	39	44	8	4	2	2	17-23	1-4	9-13	2	0	+19.9

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

His old best

Bucks 116, Nets 91Home, Jan. 26, 2018Box score and story ›

Giannis Antetokounmpo

10-11 FT32:54 min

Points1st 112nd 133rd 24th 15

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 28.2 points, 10.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists in 42 regular-season games.

Shot making: 31 points from the field on 20 shots10.4 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a putback2nd quarter, 11:18 leftchance to win 82% to 92%
Guarded by: Carroll: 24 poss, 7 ptsHollis-Jefferson: 18 poss, 11 ptsLeVert: 6 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Carroll: 20 poss, 4 ptsHollis-Jefferson: 18 poss, 5 ptsDinwiddie: 7 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.36 miles4.31 mph on average73 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections10 shots contested4 loose balls3 box-outs1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +25.382.5% true shooting37.1% usage