Career best

Smith has the best game of his career

Jalen Smith had 18 points and 11 rebounds on 6 for 6 shooting in 19 minutes, but the Bulls lost to the Cavaliers 128-⁠122.

His Performance Score of +13.6 is the best of his 294 games, better than 99.1% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He went 4 for 4 from 3. His 16 points from the field came on 6 shots, 9.0 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +10.5, was 15 points on 5 for 6 shooting in 17 minutes, a 138-⁠105 win over Washington on Jan. 10, 2025.

The game

Bulls 122, Cavaliers 128Away, Nov. 8, 2025Box score and story ›

2-2 FT18:34 min

Points1st 32nd 83rd 74th 0

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

Before this game he averaged 8.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 8 regular-season games.

Shot making: 16 points from the field on 6 shots9.0 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer3rd quarter, 31s leftchance to win 42% to 50%
Guarded by: Allen: 12 poss, 6 ptsMobley: 8 poss, 2 ptsBall: 6 poss, 4 pts
He guarded: Allen: 16 poss, 5 ptsMobley: 9 poss, 1 ptBall: 3 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 1.40 miles4.52 mph on average42 touches
Hustle: 4 shots contested5 box-outs1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +13.6+0.23 wins added130.8% true shooting16.7% usage

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Nov. 8, 2025at CLE	L 122-128	19	18	11	4	0	1	6-6	4-4	2-2	1	+17	+13.6
2	Jan. 10, 2025vs WAS	W 138-105	17	15	6	4	0	1	5-6	3-4	2-3	0	+3	+10.5
3	Feb. 1, 2024at NYK	L 105-109	24	20	9	0	2	2	9-11	2-3	0-1	1	+2	+10.5
4	March 18, 2022at HOU	W 121-118	13	17	10	0	0	0	8-9	1-2	0-0	0	+11	+9.9
5	Feb. 8, 2024vs GSW	L 109-131	13	14	5	0	1	0	6-6	2-2	0-0	0	+3	+9.8

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

Bulls 138, Wizards 105Home, Jan. 10, 2025Box score and story ›

2-3 FT17:29 min

Points1st 72nd 53rd 34th 0

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

Before this game he averaged 8.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 33 regular-season games.

Shot making: 13 points from the field on 6 shots6.0 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a corner 3-pointer2nd quarter, 9:57 leftchance to win 62% to 68%
Guarded by: Valančiūnas: 11 poss, 15 ptsSarr: 6 poss, 0 ptsGeorge: 5 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Valančiūnas: 12 poss, 4 ptsButler: 5 poss, 3 ptsSarr: 4 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 1.19 miles4.18 mph on average42 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection5 shots contested1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +10.5102.5% true shooting16.7% usage