Career best

Alvarado’s 38 is the best game of his career

Jose Alvarado scored 38 points on 12 for 19 shooting in 27 minutes, and the Pelicans beat the Nuggets 121-⁠106.

His Performance Score of +15.6 is the best of his 85 games, better than 99.5% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 38 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 15 more than his 23 against San Antonio on March 26, 2022.

He scored 19 of his 38 in the fourth quarter. He went 8 for 11 from 3. His 32 points from the field came on 19 shots, 12.2 more than the league scores from the same zones. Devonte' Graham set up 4 of his 12 baskets.

His old best, +13.4, was 19 points and 4 steals on 8 for 11 shooting in 20 minutes, a 107-⁠97 loss to Boston on Jan. 29, 2022.

The game

Pelicans 121, Nuggets 106Home, Dec. 4, 2022Box score and story ›

Jose Alvarado

6-7 FT26:53 min

Points1st 82nd 113rd 04th 19

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 (38; his best before, 15). Season high in 3-pointers (8; his best before, 4). Before this game he averaged 8.7 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 22 regular-season games.

Shot making: 32 points from the field on 19 shots12.2 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer4th quarter, 11:44 leftchance to win 73% to 90%
Guarded by: Brown: 19 poss, 11 ptsSmith: 14 poss, 9 ptsHyland: 4 poss, 6 pts
He guarded: Smith: 14 poss, 2 ptsBrown: 13 poss, 2 ptsMurray: 8 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.23 miles4.63 mph on average69 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections2 shots contested
Rating: Performance Score +15.686.1% true shooting34.4% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	FG	3PT	FT	+/−	PS
1	Dec. 4, 2022vs DEN	W 121-106	27	38	3	2	1	12-19	8-11	6-7	+21	+15.6
2	Jan. 29, 2022vs BOS	L 97-107	20	19	4	2	4	8-11	3-4	0-0	+8	+13.4
3	March 13, 2022vs HOU	W 130-105	30	16	2	10	6	7-14	2-6	0-0	+24	+10.1
4	Nov. 12, 2022vs HOU	W 119-106	20	12	2	5	3	5-6	2-3	0-0	+15	+7.6
5	March 24, 2022vs CHI	W 126-109	30	15	1	7	3	5-10	2-3	3-4	+8	+7.5

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

His old best

Pelicans 97, Celtics 107Home, Jan. 29, 2022Box score and story ›

Jose Alvarado

19:35 min

Points1st 32nd 73rd 74th 2

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

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Tied his season high in steals (4). Before this game he averaged 3.4 points, 1.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 21 regular-season games.

Shot making: 19 points from the field on 11 shots6.9 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a driving layup3rd quarter, 4.6s leftchance to win 17% to 24%
Guarded by: Schröder: 12 poss, 5 ptsWilliams: 5 poss, 5 ptsRichardson: 4 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Schröder: 13 poss, 0 ptsRichardson: 8 poss, 2 ptsTatum: 3 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 1.54 miles4.38 mph on average38 touches
Hustle: 5 deflections6 shots contested
Rating: Performance Score +13.486.4% true shooting25.6% usage