Career best

Caldwell-Pope’s 38 is his best game since 2015-16

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 38 points and 4 steals on 12 for 18 shooting in 39 minutes, and the Pistons beat the Pelicans 118-⁠98.

His Performance Score of +16.4 is the best of his 124 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.6% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 38 points are also the most points he has scored in a game since 2015-⁠16, 7 more than his 31 against Boston on Dec. 16, 2015.

He scored 17 of his 38 in the first quarter. He went 8 for 11 from 3. His 32 points from the field came on 18 shots, 13.4 more than the league scores from the same zones. Ish Smith set up 3 of his 12 baskets. He scored 11 of his 38 after the game was decided.

His old best, +10.7, was 18 points, 8 assists and 4 steals on 5 for 12 shooting in 37 minutes, a 118-⁠96 win over Indiana on Dec. 12, 2015.

The game

Pistons 118, Pelicans 98Home, Feb. 1, 2017Box score and story ›

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

6-8 FT38:33 min

Points1st 172nd 03rd 104th 11

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

Caldwell-Pope’s player page

Season high in points (38; his best before, 27). Season high in 3-pointers (8; his best before, 6). Tied his season high in steals (4). Before this game he averaged 14.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 43 regular-season games.

Shot making: 32 points from the field on 18 shots13.4 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a corner 3-pointer3rd quarter, 28s leftchance to win 47% to 62%
On the move: 2.79 miles4.36 mph on average61 touches
Hustle: 5 deflections8 shots contested1 loose ball
Rating: Performance Score +16.488.3% true shooting26.4% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Feb. 1, 2017vs NOP	W 118-98	39	38	4	1	4	0	12-18	8-11	6-8	2	+11	+16.4
2	Dec. 12, 2015vs IND	W 118-96	37	18	7	8	4	1	5-12	2-5	6-6	1	+20	+10.7
3	Dec. 6, 2015vs LAL	W 111-91	31	22	4	2	4	0	9-14	1-2	3-3	1	+18	+9.4
4	Dec. 16, 2015vs BOS	W 119-116	44	31	2	3	1	1	10-16	3-4	8-8	1	−4	+9.2
5	Oct. 30, 2016vs MIL	W 98-83	34	21	6	2	2	0	7-13	2-5	5-5	0	+7	+8.7

By Performance Score, since 2015-16, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Pistons 118, Pacers 96Home, Dec. 12, 2015Box score and story ›

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

6-6 FT37:24 min

Points1st 82nd 33rd 24th 5

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

Caldwell-Pope’s player page

Season high in assists (8; his best before, 5). Tied his season high in steals (4). Before this game he averaged 13.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 24 regular-season games.

Shot making: 12 points from the field on 12 shotsabout what the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer2nd quarter, 1:44 leftchance to win 68% to 77%
On the move: 2.60 miles4.19 mph on average46 touches
Rating: Performance Score +10.761.5% true shooting18.2% usage