Career best

Conley’s 38 is his best game since 2015-16

Mike Conley had 38 points and 9 assists on 12 for 18 shooting in 33 minutes, and the Grizzlies beat the Suns 115-⁠96.

His Performance Score of +20.0 is the best of his 94 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 38 points are also the most points he has scored in a game since 2015-⁠16, 7 more than his 31 at Charlotte on Nov. 21.

He scored 14 of his 38 in the second quarter. He went 7 for 10 from 3. His 31 points from the field came on 18 shots, 11.7 more than the league scores from the same zones. He scored 12 of his 38 after the game was decided.

His old best, +15.4, was 30 points, 8 assists and 3 steals on 9 for 12 shooting in 38 minutes, a 111-⁠107 win at the Clippers on Nov. 16.

The game

Grizzlies 115, Suns 96Away, Jan. 30, 2017Box score and story ›

Mike Conley
7-8 FT32:48 min
Points1st 92nd 143rd 54th 10
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Season high in points (38; his best before, 31). Tied his season high in 3-pointers (7). Before this game he averaged 18.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 6.2 assists in 37 regular-season games.

Shot making
31 points from the field on 18 shots11.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a corner 3-pointer2nd quarter, 7:03 leftchance to win 57% to 66%
On the move
2.33 miles4.27 mph on average86 touches
Hustle
2 deflections5 shots contested1 loose ball
Rating
Performance Score +20.088.3% true shooting28.6% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Jan. 30, 2017at PHXW 115-963338692012-187-107-82+29+20.0
2Nov. 16, 2016at LACW 111-107383058309-127-95-64+7+15.4
3Nov. 16, 2015vs OKCW 122-114312249208-134-52-30−4+14.3
4Nov. 4, 2016vs LACL 88-993730210129-207-115-70+4+13.1
5Dec. 27, 2015vs LALW 112-96241945407-111-34-40+26+12.4

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

His old best

Grizzlies 111, Clippers 107Away, Nov. 16, 2016Box score and story ›

Mike Conley
5-6 FT37:49 min
Points1st 62nd 123rd 34th 9
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Before this game he averaged 18.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 6.3 assists in 9 regular-season games.

Shot making
25 points from the field on 12 shots12.1 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a step-back 3-pointer4th quarter, 3:00 leftchance to win 42% to 66%
On the move
2.51 miles4.02 mph on average91 touches
Hustle
4 deflections7 shots contested2 loose balls
Rating
Performance Score +15.4102.5% true shooting20.5% usage