Career best

Bates-Diop’s 30 is the best game of his career

Keita Bates-Diop scored 30 points on 11 for 11 shooting in 27 minutes, and the Spurs beat the Lakers 138-⁠110.

His Performance Score of +13.9 is the best of his 133 games, better than 99.2% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 30 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 8 more than his 22 against Phoenix on Nov. 23, 2019.

He scored 11 of his 30 in the third quarter. He went 8 for 8 at the rim and 3 for 3 from 3. His 25 points from the field came on 11 shots, 11.3 more than the league scores from the same zones. Dejounte Murray set up 3 of his 11 baskets.

His old best, +7.8, was 15 points on 4 for 10 shooting in 17 minutes, a 104-⁠99 loss to Indiana on Jan. 15, 2020.

The game

Spurs 138, Lakers 110Away, Dec. 23, 2021Box score and story ›

Keita Bates-Diop

0 AST5-7 FT26:44 min

Points1st 12nd 93rd 114th 9

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 (30; his best before, 10). Before this game he averaged 3.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 23 regular-season games.

Shot making: 25 points from the field on 11 shots11.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a tip-in3rd quarter, 5:26 leftchance to win 80% to 86%
Guarded by: James: 12 poss, 5 ptsAnthony: 12 poss, 0 ptsWestbrook: 10 poss, 4 pts
He guarded: James: 18 poss, 6 ptsAnthony: 10 poss, 0 ptsWestbrook: 7 poss, 3 pts
On the move: 2.14 miles4.39 mph on average36 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections5 shots contested
Rating: Performance Score +13.9106.5% true shooting23.8% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Dec. 23, 2021at LAL	W 138-110	27	30	7	0	1	0	11-11	3-3	5-7	1	+20	+13.9
2	Jan. 15, 2020vs IND	L 99-104	17	15	6	3	0	1	4-10	2-3	5-5	0	+1	+7.8
3	Feb. 24, 2021at OKC	L 99-102	20	9	4	2	4	0	3-5	1-2	2-2	0	−1	+7.4
4	Dec. 8, 2019at LAL	L 125-142	17	11	2	3	0	2	4-5	2-3	1-2	0	+9	+6.4
5	Dec. 30, 2019vs BKN	W 122-115	27	15	7	1	2	2	4-8	1-3	6-7	1	0	+6.2

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

His old best

Timberwolves 99, Pacers 104Home, Jan. 15, 2020Box score and story ›

Keita Bates-Diop

5-5 FT17:24 min

Points1st 22nd 23rd 84th 3

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

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Before this game he averaged 7.1 points, 3.0 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 27 regular-season games.

Shot making: 10 points from the field on 10 shots0.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer3rd quarter, 3:35 leftchance to win 34% to 44%
Guarded by: McDermott: 20 poss, 5 ptsHoliday: 7 poss, 3 ptsHoliday: 3 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: McDermott: 15 poss, 2 ptsHoliday: 8 poss, 0 ptsMcConnell: 3 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 1.30 miles4.20 mph on average27 touches
Hustle: 3 shots contested
Rating: Performance Score +7.861.5% true shooting27.9% usage