Career best

Smith’s 26 is his best game since 2015-16

Ish Smith scored 26 points on 9 for 9 shooting in 30 minutes, but the Wizards lost to the Raptors 122-⁠118.

His Performance Score of +14.2 is the best of his 327 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.2% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He went 4 for 4 from 3. His 22 points from the field came on 9 shots, 12.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +12.3, was 22 points and 9 assists on 8 for 9 shooting in 25 minutes, a 119-⁠96 win at Miami on Feb. 23, 2019.

The game

Wizards 118, Raptors 122Away, Dec. 20, 2019Box score and story ›

Ish Smith
4-4 FT29:39 min
Points1st 82nd 63rd 34th 9
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Season high in points (26; his best before, 21). Season high in 3-pointers (4; his best before, 3). Before this game he averaged 9.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 26 regular-season games.

Shot making
22 points from the field on 9 shots12.8 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a pull-up 3-pointer4th quarter, 5:21 leftchance to win 29% to 47%
Guarded by
Davis: 15 poss, 4 ptsVanVleet: 14 poss, 0 ptsLowry: 7 poss, 4 pts
He guarded
Lowry: 20 poss, 4 ptsVanVleet: 14 poss, 0 ptsDavis: 8 poss, 0 pts
On the move
2.40 miles4.42 mph on average60 touches
Hustle
1 deflection4 shots contested
Rating
Performance Score +14.2120.8% true shooting15.3% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Dec. 20, 2019at TORL 118-122302612119-94-44-40+1+14.2
2Feb. 23, 2019at MIAW 119-96252229108-91-15-63+20+12.3
3Nov. 27, 2019at PHXW 140-132262147308-112-33-32+1+11.5
4March 27, 2016at GSWL 105-1173620310309-142-40-02+1+10.5
5Feb. 3, 2018vs MIAW 111-1074025471011-141-12-21+8+10.3

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

His old best

Pistons 119, Heat 96Away, Feb. 23, 2019Box score and story ›

Ish Smith
5-6 FT25:23 min
Points1st 42nd 43rd 94th 5
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Season high in points (22; his best before, 21). Season high in assists (9; his best before, 7). Before this game he averaged 8.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 31 regular-season games.

Shot making
17 points from the field on 9 shots7.2 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 13-foot pull-up jumper1st quarter, 1.9s leftchance to win 23% to 32%
Guarded by
Dragic: 20 poss, 8 ptsWaiters: 10 poss, 3 ptsRichardson: 5 poss, 2 pts
He guarded
Dragic: 19 poss, 0 ptsRichardson: 10 poss, 2 ptsRobinson: 6 poss, 0 pts
On the move
2.08 miles4.53 mph on average70 touches
Hustle
1 deflection2 shots contested1 loose ball1 screen assist
Rating
Performance Score +12.394.5% true shooting27.3% usage