Career best

Leonard’s 30 is his best game since 2015-16

Meyers Leonard had 30 points and 12 rebounds on 12 for 16 shooting in 40 minutes, but the Trail Blazers lost to the Warriors 119-⁠117.

His Performance Score of +11.3 is the best of his 245 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 98.0% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 30 points are also the most points he has scored in a game since 2015-⁠16, 7 more than his 23 against Dallas on Dec. 1, 2015.

He scored 14 of his 30 in the first quarter. He went 5 for 8 from 3. His 29 points from the field came on 16 shots, 12.3 more than the league scores from the same zones. Damian Lillard set up 7 of his 12 baskets.

His old best, +9.1, was 16 points on 6 for 7 shooting in 25 minutes, a 132-⁠105 win over Utah on Jan. 30.

The game

Trail Blazers 117, Warriors 119Home, May 20, 2019, playoffsBox score and story ›

Meyers Leonard

1-2 FT40:17 min

Points1st 142nd 113rd 24th 3OT 0

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

Leonard’s player page

Season high in points (30; his best before, 19). Season high in 3-pointers (5; his best before, 4). Before this game he averaged 5.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 61 regular-season games.

Shot making: 29 points from the field on 16 shots12.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a dunk4th quarter, 1:59 leftchance to win 62% to 82%
Guarded by: Looney: 36 poss, 9 ptsBell: 16 poss, 9 ptsThompson: 11 poss, 5 pts
He guarded: Looney: 25 poss, 4 ptsBell: 19 poss, 5 ptsGreen: 14 poss, 4 pts
On the move: 2.67 miles3.77 mph on average79 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection12 shots contested1 charge drawn1 loose ball8 box-outs3 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +11.388.9% true shooting21.6% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	May 20, 2019vs GSW, playoffs	L 117-119	40	30	12	3	1	1	12-16	5-8	1-2	2	−7	+11.3
2	Jan. 30, 2019vs UTA	W 132-105	25	16	6	4	0	0	6-7	4-5	0-0	0	+23	+9.1
3	Dec. 2, 2017vs NOP	L 116-123	16	17	2	3	1	0	7-9	2-2	1-1	0	−2	+8.4
4	Nov. 4, 2018vs MIN	W 111-81	22	15	12	2	1	0	3-7	1-4	8-8	1	+16	+7.5
5	Jan. 14, 2019at SAC	L 107-115	19	11	7	2	1	0	4-5	3-4	0-0	1	−4	+7.0

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

His old best

Trail Blazers 132, Jazz 105Home, Jan. 30, 2019Box score and story ›

Meyers Leonard

24:50 min

Points1st 82nd 03rd 84th 0

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 3-pointers (4; his best before, 3). Before this game he averaged 5.9 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 47 regular-season games.

Shot making: 16 points from the field on 7 shots8.6 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a driving dunk3rd quarter, 7:36 leftchance to win 79% to 86%
Guarded by: Gobert: 36 poss, 11 ptsIngles: 4 poss, 2 ptsMitchell: 4 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Gobert: 36 poss, 10 ptsMitchell: 5 poss, 6 ptsIngles: 4 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 1.67 miles3.77 mph on average41 touches
Hustle: 7 shots contested15 box-outs7 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +9.1114.3% true shooting12.1% usage