Career best

Markkanen’s 31 is the best game of his career

Lauri Markkanen had 31 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks on 11 for 15 shooting in 32 minutes, and the Jazz beat the Grizzlies 121-⁠105.

His Performance Score of +17.2 is the best of his 292 games, better than 99.7% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 15 of his 31 in the third quarter. He went 4 for 5 at the rim and 4 for 6 from 3. His 26 points from the field came on 15 shots, 9.5 more than the league scores from the same zones. Jordan Clarkson set up 3 of his 11 baskets. He scored 8 of his 31 after the game was decided.

His old best, +14.5, was 35 points and 15 rebounds on 12 for 20 shooting in 37 minutes, a 126-⁠116 win over Boston on Feb. 23, 2019.

The game

Jazz 121, Grizzlies 105Home, Oct. 31, 2022Box score and story ›

Lauri Markkanen

5-6 FT31:34 min

Points1st 42nd 93rd 154th 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 21.4 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 7 regular-season games.

Shot making: 26 points from the field on 15 shots9.5 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer2nd quarter, 1:26 leftchance to win 82% to 92%
Guarded by: Konchar: 22 poss, 7 ptsAldama: 11 poss, 8 ptsRoddy: 10 poss, 7 pts
He guarded: Aldama: 17 poss, 1 ptClarke: 13 poss, 2 ptsAdams: 12 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.40 miles4.25 mph on average59 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections16 shots contested2 loose balls3 box-outs1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +17.287.9% true shooting26.3% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Oct. 31, 2022vs MEM	W 121-105	32	31	11	2	1	4	11-15	4-6	5-6	2	+15	+17.2
2	Feb. 23, 2019vs BOS	W 126-116	37	35	15	2	1	0	12-20	3-7	8-9	1	+5	+14.5
3	March 20, 2019vs WAS	W 126-120	38	32	13	5	0	1	12-21	5-8	3-3	1	+12	+12.6
4	Dec. 29, 2017vs IND	W 119-107	28	32	7	1	0	0	11-17	5-9	5-5	1	−1	+12.2
5	March 18, 2022vs DEN	W 119-116	42	31	10	3	4	0	11-18	6-12	3-4	1	+21	+11.7

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

His old best

Bulls 126, Celtics 116Home, Feb. 23, 2019Box score and story ›

Lauri Markkanen

8-9 FT37:00 min

Points1st 72nd 83rd 74th 13

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 (35; his best before, 32). Before this game he averaged 18.7 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 36 regular-season games.

Shot making: 27 points from the field on 20 shots5.5 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer4th quarter, 10:01 leftchance to win 82% to 95%
Guarded by: Morris: 23 poss, 2 ptsSmart: 12 poss, 5 ptsHorford: 11 poss, 10 pts
He guarded: Morris: 34 poss, 5 ptsHayward: 14 poss, 0 ptsHorford: 11 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 2.79 miles4.29 mph on average86 touches
Hustle: 11 shots contested1 loose ball3 box-outs2 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +14.573.0% true shooting28.1% usage