Career best

Hernangomez’s 25 is the best game of his career

Juancho Hernangomez had 25 points and 8 rebounds on 10 for 14 shooting in 34 minutes, but the Timberwolves lost to the Nuggets 123-⁠116.

His Performance Score of +12.1 is the best of his 217 games, better than 98.5% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 11 of his 25 in the second quarter. He went 5 for 6 at the rim and 5 for 8 from 3. His 25 points from the field came on 14 shots, 8.3 more than the league scores from the same zones. D'Angelo Russell set up 5 of his 10 baskets.

His old best, +11.3, was 27 points and 13 rebounds on 8 for 13 shooting in 36 minutes, a 111-⁠103 loss at San Antonio on Dec. 26, 2018.

The game

Timberwolves 116, Nuggets 123Away, Jan. 5, 2021Box score and story ›

Juancho Hernangomez
0-1 FT34:21 min
Points1st 102nd 113rd 44th 0
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Hernangomez’s player page

Before this game he averaged 3.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.3 assists in 6 regular-season games.

Shot making
25 points from the field on 14 shots8.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a corner 3-pointer2nd quarter, 3:32 leftchance to win 27% to 38%
Guarded by
Millsap: 16 poss, 8 ptsHarris: 15 poss, 5 ptsGreen: 11 poss, 0 pts
He guarded
Millsap: 22 poss, 2 ptsGreen: 12 poss, 0 ptsBarton: 12 poss, 5 pts
On the move
2.65 miles4.26 mph on average66 touches
Hustle
4 deflections9 shots contested3 box-outs3 screen assists
Rating
Performance Score +12.186.6% true shooting16.1% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Jan. 5, 2021at DENL 116-1233425822110-145-80-10+3+12.1
2Dec. 26, 2018at SASL 103-1113627131008-136-75-60−10+11.3
3Feb. 28, 2020at ORLL 125-1363118135216-114-82-22+9+10.6
4Nov. 15, 2018vs ATLW 138-93312591109-122-55-71+46+9.5
5Feb. 13, 2017vs GSWW 132-1104327102109-176-103-41+32+8.5

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

His old best

Nuggets 103, Spurs 111Away, Dec. 26, 2018Box score and story ›

Juancho Hernangomez
5-6 FT35:47 min
Points1st 132nd 23rd 94th 3
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Hernangomez’s player page

Season high in points (27; his best before, 25). Season high in rebounds (13; his best before, 11). Season high in 3-pointers (6; his best before, 5). Before this game he averaged 9.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 30 regular-season games.

Shot making
22 points from the field on 13 shots8.0 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 3-pointer1st quarter, 4:30 leftchance to win 44% to 54%
Guarded by
DeRozan: 24 poss, 6 ptsBertans: 21 poss, 4 ptsBelinelli: 8 poss, 0 pts
He guarded
Bertans: 21 poss, 3 ptsWhite: 15 poss, 0 ptsDeRozan: 9 poss, 3 pts
On the move
2.85 miles4.46 mph on average58 touches
Hustle
9 shots contested1 loose ball4 box-outs
Rating
Performance Score +11.386.3% true shooting18.4% usage