Career best

Dieng has his best game since 2015-16

Gorgui Dieng had 22 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks on 8 for 10 shooting in 29 minutes, and the Timberwolves beat the Cavaliers 118-⁠103.

His Performance Score of +16.5 is the best of his 355 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.7% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 10 of his 22 in the fourth quarter. He went 4 for 5 from 3. His 20 points from the field came on 10 shots, 8.8 more than the league scores from the same zones. Shabazz Napier set up 5 of his 8 baskets.

His old best, +13.4, was 24 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists on 10 for 13 shooting in 41 minutes, a 112-⁠105 win over Chicago on Feb. 6, 2016.

The game

Timberwolves 118, Cavaliers 103Away, Jan. 5, 2020Box score and story ›

Gorgui Dieng

2-2 FT29:16 min

Points1st 32nd 53rd 44th 10

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

Dieng’s player page

Season high in points (22; his best before, 21). Tied his season high in 3-pointers (4). Season high in blocks (4; his best before, 3). Before this game he averaged 6.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 30 regular-season games.

Shot making: 20 points from the field on 10 shots8.8 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer4th quarter, 5:19 leftchance to win 73% to 87%
Guarded by: Henson: 24 poss, 9 ptsZizic: 18 poss, 8 ptsOsman: 6 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Henson: 27 poss, 4 ptsZizic: 16 poss, 2 ptsSexton: 4 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 2.01 miles3.87 mph on average65 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections14 shots contested3 box-outs5 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +16.5101.1% true shooting18.6% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Jan. 5, 2020at CLE	W 118-103	29	22	13	6	0	4	8-10	4-5	2-2	2	+20	+16.5
2	Feb. 6, 2016vs CHI	W 112-105	41	24	13	7	0	1	10-13	0-1	4-4	1	+10	+13.4
3	April 13, 2016vs NOP	W 144-109	33	20	11	4	0	2	7-8	2-2	4-4	1	+38	+12.0
4	Jan. 27, 2016vs OKC	L 123-126	27	21	9	1	1	1	10-13	0-0	1-3	1	+6	+11.1
5	April 1, 2019vs POR	L 122-132	16	18	4	2	1	1	7-8	1-1	3-4	1	−4	+10.9

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

His old best

Timberwolves 112, Bulls 105Home, Feb. 6, 2016Box score and story ›

Gorgui Dieng

4-4 FT41:29 min

Points1st 82nd 23rd 104th 4

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

Dieng’s player page

Season high in points (24; his best before, 21). Before this game he averaged 8.9 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 51 regular-season games.

Shot making: 20 points from the field on 13 shots8.1 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a turnaround jumper4th quarter, 3:12 leftchance to win 20% to 29%
On the move: 2.73 miles3.95 mph on average70 touches
Rating: Performance Score +13.481.3% true shooting17.2% usage