Career best

Bamba’s 32 is the best game of his career

Mo Bamba had 32 points and 3 blocks on 12 for 15 shooting in 30 minutes, but the Magic lost to the 76ers 123-⁠110.

His Performance Score of +15.8 is the best of his 190 games, better than 99.6% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 32 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 10 more than his 22 at Detroit on May 3, 2021.

He scored 20 of his 32 in the second quarter. He went 7 for 8 from 3. His 31 points from the field came on 15 shots, 14.9 more than the league scores from the same zones. Cole Anthony set up 5 of his 12 baskets.

His old best, +11.1, was 14 points and 3 blocks on 7 for 8 shooting in 12 minutes, a 118-⁠92 loss to Chicago on Feb. 6, 2021.

The game

Magic 110, 76ers 123Away, Jan. 19, 2022Box score and story ›

Mo Bamba
1-2 FT29:51 min
Points1st 82nd 203rd 24th 2
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Season high in points (32; his best before, 19). Season high in 3-pointers (7; his best before, 4). Before this game he averaged 9.8 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 34 regular-season games.

Shot making
31 points from the field on 15 shots14.9 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 3-pointer1st quarter, 6:10 leftchance to win 42% to 51%
Guarded by
Embiid: 23 poss, 11 ptsDrummond: 15 poss, 7 ptsNiang: 7 poss, 0 pts
He guarded
Embiid: 26 poss, 23 ptsDrummond: 18 poss, 4 ptsHarris: 5 poss, 5 pts
On the move
2.14 miles4.10 mph on average48 touches
Hustle
3 deflections17 shots contested4 screen assists
Rating
Performance Score +15.8100.8% true shooting25.4% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Jan. 19, 2022at PHIL 110-1233032420312-157-81-21−15+15.8
2Feb. 6, 2021vs CHIL 92-118121471037-80-10-00+5+11.1
3Feb. 26, 2020at ATLW 130-1201715100044-73-44-60+6+10.9
4April 25, 2021vs INDL 112-131251772216-92-43-40−12+9.2
5May 5, 2021vs BOSL 96-1323119151345-111-78-103−26+8.5

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

His old best

Magic 92, Bulls 118Home, Feb. 6, 2021Box score and story ›

Mo Bamba
12:00 min
Points1st 02nd 03rd 04th 14
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Before this game he averaged 4.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.3 assists in 8 regular-season games.

Shot making
14 points from the field on 8 shots5.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 20-foot pull-up jumper4th quarter, 2:09 leftchance to win 4.2% to <1%
Guarded by
Young: 8 poss, 4 ptsFelicio: 5 poss, 4 ptsGafford: 4 poss, 2 pts
He guarded
Young: 8 poss, 0 ptsFelicio: 5 poss, 0 pts
On the move
0.82 miles3.84 mph on average23 touches
Hustle
6 shots contested1 loose ball1 box-out3 screen assists
Rating
Performance Score +11.187.5% true shooting27.6% usage