Career best

Bridges’ 36 is the best game of his career

Miles Bridges had 36 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals on 12 for 23 shooting in 34 minutes, but the Hornets lost to the Nuggets 129-⁠115.

His Performance Score of +20.9 is the best of his 402 games, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 18 of his 36 in the third quarter. He went 6 for 6 at the rim and 5 for 10 from 3. His 29 points from the field came on 23 shots, 4.3 more than the league scores from the same zones. Damion Baugh set up 3 of his 12 baskets.

His old best, +18.1, was 38 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists on 14 for 20 shooting in 39 minutes, a 97-⁠87 win at New York on Jan. 17, 2022.

The game

Hornets 115, Nuggets 129Away, Feb. 20, 2025Box score and story ›

Miles Bridges

7-7 FT33:45 min

Points1st 112nd 03rd 184th 7

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

Bridges’s player page

Season high in points (36; his best before, 31). Tied his season high in 3-pointers (5). Before this game he averaged 19.8 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 39 regular-season games.

Shot making: 29 points from the field on 23 shots4.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer3rd quarter, 2:15 leftchance to win 34% to 47%
Guarded by: Gordon: 29 poss, 10 ptsJokić: 10 poss, 7 ptsBraun: 7 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Gordon: 33 poss, 8 ptsBraun: 8 poss, 2 ptsWestbrook: 7 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.23 miles4.04 mph on average73 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections4 shots contested1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +20.969.0% true shooting31.7% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Feb. 20, 2025at DEN	L 115-129	34	36	13	7	3	1	12-23	5-10	7-7	0	+1	+20.9
2	Jan. 17, 2022at NYK	W 97-87	39	38	12	5	1	1	14-20	5-9	5-5	1	+26	+18.1
3	Feb. 7, 2024vs TOR	L 117-123	38	45	8	7	0	0	17-27	6-11	5-7	1	−6	+17.1
4	Oct. 24, 2021at BKN	W 111-95	35	32	9	2	2	1	9-16	3-5	11-12	0	+20	+15.3
5	Dec. 5, 2021at ATL	W 130-127	40	32	4	4	3	1	11-15	4-6	6-6	0	+4	+15.2

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

His old best

Hornets 97, Knicks 87Away, Jan. 17, 2022Box score and story ›

Miles Bridges

5-5 FT38:56 min

Points1st 222nd 63rd 54th 5

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

Bridges’s player page

Season high in points (38; his best before, 35). Tied his season high in 3-pointers (5). Before this game he averaged 19.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 41 regular-season games.

Shot making: 33 points from the field on 20 shots10.6 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer1st quarter, 9:46 leftchance to win 51% to 57%
Guarded by: Randle: 40 poss, 14 ptsGrimes: 11 poss, 9 ptsFournier: 5 poss, 4 pts
He guarded: Barrett: 15 poss, 5 ptsRandle: 14 poss, 5 ptsRobinson: 13 poss, 4 pts
On the move: 2.85 miles4.16 mph on average71 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections8 shots contested1 loose ball3 box-outs3 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +18.185.6% true shooting28.0% usage