Career best

Dort’s 42 is the best game of his career

Luguentz Dort had 42 points and 4 steals on 16 for 31 shooting in 37 minutes, but the Thunder lost to the Jazz 106-⁠96.

His Performance Score of +14.1 is the best of his 85 games, better than 99.2% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 42 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 12 more than his 30 at Houston on Sept. 2, 2020.

He scored 18 of his 42 in the first quarter. He went 5 for 9 in the paint and 7 for 11 from 3. His 39 points from the field came on 31 shots, 6.2 more than the league scores from the same zones. He scored 23 of his 42 after the game was decided.

His old best, +9.4, was 26 points and 3 steals on 9 for 11 shooting in 32 minutes, a 110-⁠109 loss to Utah on Dec. 28.

The game

Thunder 96, Jazz 106Away, April 13, 2021Box score and story ›

Luguentz Dort

3-7 FT36:34 min

Points1st 182nd 43rd 24th 18

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

Dort’s player page

Season high in points (42; his best before, 26). Season high in 3-pointers (7; his best before, 5). Before this game he averaged 12.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 42 regular-season games.

Shot making: 39 points from the field on 31 shots6.2 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a floater2nd quarter, 5:10 leftchance to win 42% to 51%
Guarded by: Mitchell: 31 poss, 12 ptsConley: 9 poss, 0 ptsBrantley: 9 poss, 4 pts
He guarded: Mitchell: 44 poss, 4 ptsConley: 9 poss, 4 ptsBogdanovic: 6 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.64 miles4.13 mph on average68 touches
Hustle: 5 deflections8 shots contested1 loose ball2 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +14.161.6% true shooting40.9% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	April 13, 2021at UTA	L 96-106	37	42	7	3	4	0	16-31	7-11	3-7	2	−1	+14.1
2	Dec. 28, 2020vs UTA	L 109-110	32	26	2	1	3	0	9-11	5-7	3-4	3	+3	+9.4
3	Jan. 19, 2021at DEN	L 101-119	25	20	5	3	1	0	8-11	3-6	1-2	0	−10	+8.5
4	Feb. 23, 2020vs SAS	W 131-103	24	15	2	2	3	0	6-6	2-2	1-2	1	+36	+6.8
5	Jan. 15, 2021vs CHI	W 127-125	40	21	8	0	6	1	7-15	4-11	3-4	1	+21	+6.4

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

His old best

Thunder 109, Jazz 110Home, Dec. 28, 2020Box score and story ›

Luguentz Dort

3-4 FT31:42 min

Points1st 62nd 73rd 74th 6

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

Dort’s player page

In his one regular-season game before this, he had 15 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Shot making: 23 points from the field on 11 shots10.2 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer4th quarter, 1:04 leftchance to win 29% to 62%
Guarded by: Bogdanovic: 30 poss, 0 ptsMitchell: 14 poss, 12 ptsConley: 5 poss, 2 pts
He guarded: Mitchell: 45 poss, 16 ptsConley: 5 poss, 0 ptsBogdanovic: 5 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.28 miles4.04 mph on average26 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections12 shots contested1 loose ball1 box-out
Rating: Performance Score +9.4101.9% true shooting21.3% usage