Career best

Williams’ 40 is his best game since 2015-16

Lou Williams had 40 points, 10 assists and 4 steals on 12 for 19 shooting in 34 minutes, and the Clippers beat the Grizzlies 109-⁠100.

His Performance Score of +21.7 is the best of his 206 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 15 of his 40 in the second quarter. He went 4 for 4 at the rim and 4 for 10 from 3. His 28 points from the field came on 19 shots, 7.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +19.5, was 50 points and 7 assists on 16 for 27 shooting in 35 minutes, a 125-⁠106 win at Golden State on Jan. 10.

The game

Clippers 109, Grizzlies 100Away, Jan. 26, 2018Box score and story ›

Lou Williams

12-14 FT34:02 min

Points1st 72nd 153rd 74th 11

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

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Tied his season high in assists (10). Before this game he averaged 23.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 46 regular-season games.

Shot making: 28 points from the field on 19 shots7.9 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer2nd quarter, 8:48 leftchance to win 48% to 60%
Guarded by: Selden: 22 poss, 14 ptsBrooks: 15 poss, 7 ptsHenry: 9 poss, 5 pts
He guarded: Henry: 23 poss, 0 ptsBrooks: 18 poss, 0 ptsSelden: 13 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.31 miles4.09 mph on average81 touches
Hustle: 5 deflections4 shots contested1 loose ball
Rating: Performance Score +21.779.5% true shooting36.4% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Jan. 26, 2018at MEM	W 109-100	34	40	2	10	4	1	12-19	4-10	12-14	2	+19	+21.7
2	Jan. 10, 2018at GSW	W 125-106	35	50	2	7	0	0	16-27	8-16	10-10	4	+8	+19.5
3	Dec. 31, 2017vs CHA	W 106-98	37	40	2	8	1	0	12-21	6-9	10-11	1	+5	+16.3
4	Jan. 8, 2016vs OKC	L 113-117	35	44	2	1	2	0	12-25	5-14	15-15	1	+4	+15.5
5	Jan. 20, 2018at UTA	L 113-125	40	31	2	7	10	0	9-21	2-8	11-11	3	−8	+15.1

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

His old best

Clippers 125, Warriors 106Away, Jan. 10, 2018Box score and story ›

Lou Williams

10-10 FT35:07 min

Points1st 52nd 83rd 274th 10

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 (50; his best before, 42). Season high in 3-pointers (8; his best before, 7). Before this game he averaged 22.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.9 assists in 38 regular-season games.

Shot making: 40 points from the field on 27 shots13.1 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer3rd quarter, 7:57 leftchance to win 23% to 34%
Guarded by: Young: 25 poss, 12 ptsIguodala: 21 poss, 8 ptsMcCaw: 9 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Young: 23 poss, 0 ptsIguodala: 21 poss, 0 ptsMcCaw: 7 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.40 miles4.11 mph on average81 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection5 shots contested4 loose balls
Rating: Performance Score +19.579.6% true shooting39.1% usage