Career best

Bitadze’s 23 is the best game of his career

Goga Bitadze had 23 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals on 9 for 9 shooting in 26 minutes, and the Pacers beat the Rockets 121-⁠118.

His Performance Score of +14.3 is the best of his 144 games, better than 99.3% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 23 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 3 more than his 20 at Washington on March 6.

He went 5 for 5 at the rim and 3 for 3 from 3. His 21 points from the field came on 9 shots, 10.5 more than the league scores from the same zones. Lance Stephenson set up 3 of his 9 baskets.

His old best, +10.4, was 14 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks on 4 for 8 shooting in 19 minutes, a 144-⁠117 win over Charlotte on May 18, 2021.

It also ends the best four-game stretch of his career, +35.3 from March 6 to 18, past +19.5 from March 2 to 12.

The game

Pacers 121, Rockets 118Away, March 18, 2022Box score and story ›

Goga Bitadze

2-4 FT26:14 min

Points1st 62nd 83rd 04th 9

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

Bitadze’s player page

Season high in points (23; his best before, 20). Season high in steals (3; his best before, 2). Before this game he averaged 5.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 42 regular-season games.

Shot making: 21 points from the field on 9 shots10.5 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a putback4th quarter, 19s leftchance to win 47% to 86%
Guarded by: Wood: 17 poss, 2 ptsSengun: 12 poss, 13 ptsTate: 10 poss, 2 pts
He guarded: Wood: 23 poss, 13 ptsSengun: 14 poss, 9 ptsTate: 5 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 1.87 miles4.06 mph on average42 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections13 shots contested1 loose ball1 box-out5 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +14.3106.9% true shooting18.3% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	March 18, 2022at HOU	W 121-118	26	23	9	3	3	1	9-9	3-3	2-4	1	−6	+14.3
2	May 18, 2021vs CHA	W 144-117	19	14	10	1	1	3	4-8	0-0	6-8	0	−1	+10.4
3	Jan. 17, 2022at LAC	L 133-139	25	17	8	2	0	2	7-9	1-1	2-2	1	+17	+10.1
4	March 8, 2022vs CLE	L 124-127	18	15	9	3	1	1	6-10	2-4	1-2	1	+3	+9.5
5	March 6, 2022at WAS	L 123-133	24	20	6	0	0	0	7-7	3-3	3-3	1	+13	+7.0

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

His old best

Pacers 144, Hornets 117Home, May 18, 2021, play-inBox score and story ›

Goga Bitadze

6-8 FT18:42 min

Points1st 02nd 33rd 04th 11

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 rebounds (10; his best before, 9). Before this game he averaged 5.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 45 regular-season games.

Shot making: 8 points from the field on 8 shots2.3 fewer than the league scores from the same zones
Guarded by: Bridges: 12 poss, 4 ptsWashington: 9 poss, 2 ptsRichards: 7 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Zeller: 9 poss, 0 ptsCarey: 7 poss, 0 ptsBridges: 6 poss, 8 pts
On the move: 1.45 miles4.30 mph on average39 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection10 shots contested1 box-out2 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +10.460.8% true shooting21.4% usage