Career best

Porter Jr.’s 39 is the best game of his career

Michael Porter Jr. had 39 points, 12 rebounds and 3 steals on 16 for 23 shooting in 37 minutes, and the Nuggets beat the Pelicans 144-⁠119.

His Performance Score of +18.5 is the best of his 380 games, better than 99.8% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 14 of his 39 in the third quarter. He went 6 for 6 at the rim, 4 for 5 in the paint and 5 for 9 from 3. His 37 points from the field came on 23 shots, 12.6 more than the league scores from the same zones. Nikola Jokić set up 3 of his 16 baskets.

His old best, +14.6, was 30 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists on 11 for 17 shooting in 34 minutes, a 134-⁠124 win over Houston on Nov. 29, 2023.

The game

Nuggets 144, Pelicans 119Home, Feb. 5, 2025Box score and story ›

Michael Porter Jr.

2-2 FT36:43 min

Points1st 132nd 83rd 144th 4

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

Porter’s player page

Season high in points (39; his best before, 36). Season high in rebounds (12; his best before, 11). Tied his season high in steals (3). Before this game he averaged 18.3 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 50 regular-season games.

Shot making: 37 points from the field on 23 shots12.6 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a tip-in2nd quarter, 2:23 leftchance to win 43% to 56%
Guarded by: McCollum: 20 poss, 8 ptsMurphy: 14 poss, 5 ptsHawkins: 9 poss, 5 pts
He guarded: Matković: 17 poss, 0 ptsMurphy: 15 poss, 5 ptsMcCollum: 10 poss, 5 pts
On the move: 2.48 miles4.12 mph on average64 touches
Hustle: 5 deflections1 loose ball2 box-outs4 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +18.581.7% true shooting29.3% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Feb. 5, 2025vs NOP	W 144-119	37	39	12	4	3	0	16-23	5-9	2-2	3	+23	+18.5
2	Nov. 29, 2023vs HOU	W 134-124	34	30	10	5	1	0	11-17	7-12	1-3	0	+26	+14.6
3	April 24, 2021vs HOU	W 129-116	36	39	6	2	0	3	13-21	8-12	5-5	1	+12	+14.3
4	March 2, 2024at LAL	W 124-114	37	25	10	4	1	1	10-10	5-5	0-0	1	+4	+14.0
5	Nov. 13, 2022at CHI	W 126-103	24	31	1	2	2	0	11-16	6-9	3-3	0	+23	+13.8

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

His old best

Nuggets 134, Rockets 124Home, Nov. 29, 2023Box score and story ›

Michael Porter Jr.

1-3 FT33:49 min

Points1st 122nd 113rd 74th 0

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

Porter’s player page

Season high in points (30; his best before, 27). Season high in 3-pointers (7; his best before, 5). Before this game he averaged 16.9 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 18 regular-season games.

Shot making: 29 points from the field on 17 shots10.1 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer2nd quarter, 5:28 leftchance to win 77% to 90%
Guarded by: Smith: 19 poss, 9 ptsHoliday: 10 poss, 2 ptsEason: 10 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Smith: 26 poss, 7 ptsGreen: 13 poss, 3 ptsSengun: 6 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.39 miles4.02 mph on average58 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection2 shots contested1 loose ball3 box-outs
Rating: Performance Score +14.681.9% true shooting22.5% usage