Career best

Fultz’s 25 is the best game of his career

Markelle Fultz had 25 points and 6 assists on 9 for 13 shooting in 32 minutes, but the Magic lost to the Jazz 131-⁠124.

His Performance Score of +10.9 is the best of his 185 games, better than 97.8% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 14 of his 25 in the third quarter. His 20 points from the field came on 13 shots, 6.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +10.0, was 22 points and 10 assists on 8 for 14 shooting in 40 minutes, a 116-⁠112 win over Detroit on Feb. 12, 2020.

The game

Magic 124, Jazz 131Home, March 9, 2023Box score and story ›

Markelle Fultz

5-6 FT32:19 min

Points1st 22nd 73rd 144th 2

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 (25; his best before, 24). Before this game he averaged 13.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists in 45 regular-season games.

Shot making: 20 points from the field on 13 shots6.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a step-back 3-pointer3rd quarter, 2:55 leftchance to win 48% to 62%
Guarded by: Kessler: 29 poss, 11 ptsHorton-Tucker: 8 poss, 0 ptsMarkkanen: 7 poss, 2 pts
He guarded: Horton-Tucker: 33 poss, 10 ptsAgbaji: 9 poss, 2 ptsDunn: 7 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 2.58 miles4.42 mph on average71 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection6 shots contested1 loose ball5 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +10.979.9% true shooting20.3% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	March 9, 2023vs UTA	L 124-131	32	25	3	6	0	0	9-13	2-4	5-6	0	−8	+10.9
2	Feb. 12, 2020vs DET	W 116-112	40	22	5	10	2	0	8-14	1-3	5-6	0	+6	+10.0
3	Dec. 14, 2022vs ATL	W 135-124	32	16	7	9	4	1	8-14	0-0	0-0	1	0	+9.7
4	Jan. 21, 2023at WAS	L 118-138	29	23	5	8	1	0	8-14	3-4	4-4	1	−2	+9.5
5	March 30, 2022at WAS	L 110-127	21	19	3	7	3	2	7-14	0-1	5-6	1	0	+9.4

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

His old best

Magic 116, Pistons 112Home, Feb. 12, 2020Box score and story ›

Markelle Fultz

5-6 FT39:30 min

Points1st 92nd 23rd 24th 6OT 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 11.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.9 assists in 53 regular-season games.

Shot making: 17 points from the field on 13 shots3.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 10-foot jumperOT, 2:22 leftchance to win 49% to 71%
Guarded by: Brown: 23 poss, 9 ptsJackson: 21 poss, 10 ptsRose: 12 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Jackson: 42 poss, 2 ptsRose: 9 poss, 0 ptsBrown: 7 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 3.03 miles4.34 mph on average87 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections10 shots contested1 loose ball3 box-outs
Rating: Performance Score +10.066.1% true shooting20.0% usage