Career best

Bridges’ 45 is the best game of his career

Mikal Bridges had 45 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists on 17 for 24 shooting in 36 minutes, and the Nets beat the Heat 116-⁠105.

His Performance Score of +20.6 is the best of his 403 games, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 45 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 11 more than his 34 at Indiana on Jan. 9, 2021.

He scored 17 of his 45 in the fourth quarter. He went 6 for 8 at the rim, 4 for 6 in the paint and 4 for 6 from 3. His 38 points from the field came on 24 shots, 12.0 more than the league scores from the same zones. Ben Simmons set up 3 of his 17 baskets.

His old best, +13.1, was 27 points and 8 rebounds on 10 for 14 shooting in 40 minutes, a 121-⁠111 win over Brooklyn on Feb. 1, 2022.

The game

Nets 116, Heat 105Home, Feb. 15, 2023Box score and story ›

Mikal Bridges

7-7 FT36:01 min

Points1st 122nd 53rd 114th 17

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 (45; his best before, 31). Before this game he averaged 17.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 58 regular-season games.

Shot making: 38 points from the field on 24 shots12.0 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a corner 3-pointer4th quarter, 6:22 leftchance to win 82% to 95%
Guarded by: Butler: 20 poss, 7 ptsVincent: 12 poss, 14 ptsMartin: 12 poss, 9 pts
He guarded: Strus: 18 poss, 7 ptsVincent: 12 poss, 2 ptsMartin: 11 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.67 miles4.20 mph on average64 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections7 shots contested
Rating: Performance Score +20.683.1% true shooting38.7% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Feb. 15, 2023vs MIA	W 116-105	36	45	8	5	2	2	17-24	4-6	7-7	3	+15	+20.6
2	Feb. 1, 2022vs BKN	W 121-111	40	27	8	4	2	1	10-14	1-3	6-7	0	+10	+13.1
3	Jan. 9, 2021at IND	W 125-117	35	34	3	2	0	1	12-18	6-8	4-4	0	+5	+12.7
4	Nov. 9, 2022at MIN	W 129-117	42	31	9	5	4	1	12-20	2-6	5-5	2	+12	+12.5
5	Oct. 28, 2022vs NOP	W 124-111	31	27	2	4	1	3	10-13	3-5	4-4	1	−1	+12.5

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

His old best

Suns 121, Nets 111Home, Feb. 1, 2022Box score and story ›

Mikal Bridges

6-7 FT40:24 min

Points1st 82nd 63rd 44th 9

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 (27; his best before, 26). Before this game he averaged 12.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 49 regular-season games.

Shot making: 21 points from the field on 14 shots6.6 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a driving layup3rd quarter, 6:09 leftchance to win 62% to 73%
Guarded by: Irving: 21 poss, 2 ptsMills: 15 poss, 10 ptsHarden: 15 poss, 9 pts
He guarded: Harden: 24 poss, 6 ptsIrving: 21 poss, 3 ptsMills: 8 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 3.04 miles4.27 mph on average50 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection5 shots contested2 loose balls
Rating: Performance Score +13.179.0% true shooting17.6% usage