Career best

Matković’s 25 is the best game of his career

Karlo Matković scored 25 points on 9 for 13 shooting in 29 minutes, and the Pelicans beat the Grizzlies 135-⁠134.

His Performance Score of +11.1 is the best of his 110 games, better than 97.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 25 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 6 more than his 19 against San Antonio on Feb. 23, 2025.

He went 4 for 4 at the rim and 5 for 8 from 3. His 23 points from the field came on 13 shots, 8.3 more than the league scores from the same zones. Trey Murphy III set up 4 of his 9 baskets.

His old best, +7.6, was 15 points on 6 for 7 shooting in 21 minutes, a 124-⁠108 loss at the Lakers on April 4, 2025.

The game

Pelicans 135, Grizzlies 134Away, Nov. 2, 2026Box score and story ›

Karlo Matković
2-4 FT28:48 min
Points1st 92nd 03rd 84th 8OT 0
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Before this game he averaged 7.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 5 regular-season games.

Shot making
23 points from the field on 13 shots8.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 3-pointer4th quarter, 6:50 leftchance to win 75% to 83%
Guarded by
Edey: 16 poss, 11 ptsStewart: 14 poss, 0 ptsBoozer: 13 poss, 5 pts
He guarded
Stewart: 18 poss, 4 ptsEdey: 14 poss, 4 ptsBoozer: 7 poss, 1 pt
On the move
2.08 miles4.35 mph on average43 touches
Hustle
4 deflections7 shots contested3 box-outs4 screen assists
Rating
Performance Score +11.1+0.16 wins added84.7% true shooting22.9% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Nov. 2, 2026at MEMW 135-134292561219-135-82-41+7+11.1
2April 4, 2025at LALL 108-124211562106-71-22-20−1+7.6
3March 24, 2025vs PHIW 112-99231983017-113-42-20+22+7.2
4March 16, 2026vs DALW 129-1112013101105-72-21-10+20+7.1
5March 11, 2025vs LACW 127-120201541026-71-12-20+10+7.0

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

His old best

Pelicans 108, Lakers 124Away, April 4, 2025Box score and story ›

Karlo Matković
2-2 FT20:30 min
Points1st 42nd 23rd 54th 4
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Before this game he averaged 7.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 38 regular-season games.

Shot making
13 points from the field on 7 shots4.6 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a corner 3-pointer3rd quarter, 1:58 leftchance to win 8.4% to 23%
Guarded by
Vanderbilt: 7 poss, 6 ptsJames: 6 poss, 2 ptsHayes: 3 poss, 0 pts
He guarded
Vanderbilt: 14 poss, 0 ptsHayes: 5 poss, 0 ptsGoodwin: 4 poss, 0 pts
On the move
1.51 miles4.56 mph on average27 touches
Hustle
6 shots contested1 box-out5 screen assists
Rating
Performance Score +7.695.2% true shooting18.6% usage