Career best

Williams’ 27 is the best game of his career

Grant Williams had 27 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals on 9 for 16 shooting in 38 minutes, but the Mavericks lost to the Kings 120-⁠115.

His Performance Score of +11.4 is the best of his 392 games, better than 98.1% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He went 7 for 10 from 3. His 25 points from the field came on 16 shots, 7.7 more than the league scores from the same zones. Luka Dončić set up 5 of his 9 baskets. He scored 11 of his 27 after the game was decided.

His old best, +10.9, was 25 points on 7 for 10 shooting in 30 minutes, a 114-⁠105 win over Chicago on Nov. 1.

The game

Mavericks 115, Kings 120Home, Jan. 27, 2024Box score and story ›

Grant Williams

2-2 FT38:23 min

Points1st 62nd 33rd 94th 9

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 (27; his best before, 25). Tied his season high in 3-pointers (7). Tied his season high in steals (3). Before this game he averaged 8.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 41 regular-season games.

Shot making: 25 points from the field on 16 shots7.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer2nd quarter, 9:39 leftchance to win 37% to 46%
Guarded by: Fox: 15 poss, 0 ptsHuerter: 14 poss, 5 ptsBarnes: 10 poss, 3 pts
He guarded: Murray: 15 poss, 3 ptsFox: 14 poss, 0 ptsSabonis: 10 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 2.77 miles4.03 mph on average66 touches
Hustle: 4 shots contested1 box-out
Rating: Performance Score +11.480.0% true shooting18.1% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Jan. 27, 2024vs SAC	L 115-120	38	27	8	3	3	1	9-16	7-10	2-2	0	0	+11.4
2	Nov. 1, 2023vs CHI	W 114-105	30	25	5	1	1	0	7-10	7-9	4-6	0	+13	+10.9
3	April 21, 2023at ATL, playoffs	L 122-130	18	14	2	2	1	0	4-4	4-4	2-2	0	−3	+8.7
4	April 20, 2022vs BKN, playoffs	W 114-107	32	17	6	0	0	2	4-4	3-3	6-6	0	+9	+8.5
5	Feb. 5, 2020vs ORL	W 116-100	22	13	6	1	1	2	5-6	3-4	0-0	1	+10	+7.8

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

His old best

Mavericks 114, Bulls 105Home, Nov. 1, 2023Box score and story ›

Grant Williams

4-6 FT30:09 min

Points1st 102nd 33rd 34th 9

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

Williams’s player page

Before this game he averaged 12.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 3 regular-season games.

Shot making: 21 points from the field on 10 shots10.1 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a step-back 3-pointer4th quarter, 5:38 leftchance to win 37% to 58%
Guarded by: DeRozan: 26 poss, 6 ptsWilliams: 7 poss, 4 ptsWhite: 6 poss, 6 pts
He guarded: DeRozan: 25 poss, 4 ptsLaVine: 10 poss, 8 ptsWhite: 10 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 1.88 miles3.76 mph on average35 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection5 shots contested
Rating: Performance Score +10.998.9% true shooting18.3% usage