Career best

Diabaté has the best game of his career

Moussa Diabaté had 18 points and 19 rebounds on 8 for 9 shooting in 33 minutes, and the Hornets beat the Grizzlies 112-⁠97.

His Performance Score of +11.5 is the best of his 148 games, better than 98.1% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 12 of his 18 in the fourth quarter. He went 5 for 6 at the rim. His 17 points from the field came on 9 shots, 6.0 more than the league scores from the same zones. He scored 10 of his 18 after the game was decided.

His old best, +10.1, was 12 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks on 6 for 7 shooting in 25 minutes, a 115-⁠114 win over Milwaukee on Nov. 16, 2024.

The game

Hornets 112, Grizzlies 97Away, Jan. 28, 2026Box score and story ›

Moussa Diabaté
1-2 FT33:05 min
Points1st 22nd 23rd 24th 12
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Diabaté’s player page

Season high in rebounds (19; his best before, 18). Before this game he averaged 8.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 43 regular-season games.

Shot making
17 points from the field on 9 shots6.0 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a tip-in3rd quarter, 29s leftchance to win 87% to 90%
Guarded by
Landale: 26 poss, 0 ptsJackson: 18 poss, 9 pts
He guarded
Jackson: 25 poss, 10 ptsLandale: 9 poss, 0 ptsSpencer: 5 poss, 0 pts
On the move
2.42 miles4.40 mph on average56 touches
Hustle
2 deflections10 shots contested1 loose ball6 box-outs3 screen assists
Rating
Performance Score +11.5+0.03 wins added91.1% true shooting17.1% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Jan. 28, 2026at MEMW 112-973318192218-91-11-23+30+11.5
2Nov. 16, 2024vs MILW 115-1142512141136-70-00-03−7+10.1
3Nov. 12, 2024at ORLL 89-1143012152136-70-00-00−10+9.5
4Nov. 2, 2025vs UTAW 126-1032217120017-90-03-30−1+8.7
5Nov. 15, 2025vs OKCL 96-1092413114116-70-01-12−2+8.4

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

His old best

Hornets 115, Bucks 114Home, Nov. 16, 2024Box score and story ›

Moussa Diabaté
24:46 min
Points1st 62nd 43rd 04th 2
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Diabaté’s player page

Tied his season high in blocks (3). Before this game he averaged 3.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 11 regular-season games.

Shot making
12 points from the field on 7 shots3.2 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a cutting layup4th quarter, 8:26 leftchance to win 40% to 54%
Guarded by
Portis: 16 poss, 2 ptsLopez: 9 poss, 2 ptsPrince: 5 poss, 2 pts
He guarded
Portis: 15 poss, 7 ptsLopez: 9 poss, 0 ptsAntetokounmpo: 7 poss, 0 pts
On the move
1.74 miles4.36 mph on average35 touches
Hustle
2 deflections11 shots contested1 loose ball4 box-outs1 screen assist
Rating
Performance Score +10.185.7% true shooting15.9% usage