Career best

Noel has his best game since 2015-16

Nerlens Noel had 20 points, 15 rebounds and 4 steals on 9 for 14 shooting in 26 minutes, and the Thunder beat the Suns 117-⁠110.

His Performance Score of +12.9 is the best of his 152 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 98.8% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He went 8 for 12 at the rim. Dennis Schröder set up 3 of his 9 baskets. He scored 13 of his 20 after the game was decided.

His old best, +11.7, was 16 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks on 6 for 6 shooting in 20 minutes, a 117-⁠111 loss to Atlanta on Oct. 18, 2017.

The game

Thunder 117, Suns 110Home, Oct. 28, 2018Box score and story ›

Nerlens Noel
2-3 FT25:51 min
Points1st 62nd 13rd 64th 7
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Noel’s player page

Before this game he averaged 6.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists in 4 regular-season games.

Shot making
18 points from the field on 14 shots1.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a tip-in1st quarter, 2:28 leftchance to win 62% to 68%
Guarded by
Ayton: 23 poss, 9 ptsChandler: 13 poss, 9 ptsAriza: 6 poss, 2 pts
He guarded
Ayton: 30 poss, 6 ptsChandler: 11 poss, 0 ptsWarren: 4 poss, 3 pts
On the move
1.96 miles4.19 mph on average52 touches
Hustle
7 deflections6 shots contested2 loose balls10 box-outs5 screen assists
Rating
Performance Score +12.965.3% true shooting24.6% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Oct. 28, 2018vs PHXW 117-1102620152419-140-02-31+19+12.9
2Oct. 18, 2017vs ATLL 111-1172016110136-60-04-40+9+11.7
3Jan. 24, 2017vs LACW 121-110291985238-100-03-31−2+11.5
4Jan. 1, 2016at LALL 84-932815123336-110-03-51−1+9.9
5Jan. 27, 2016at DETL 97-110282074119-110-02-41−9+9.1

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

His old best

Mavericks 111, Hawks 117Home, Oct. 18, 2017Box score and story ›

Nerlens Noel
0 AST4-4 FT19:35 min
Points1st 42nd 53rd 54th 2
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Noel’s player page
Shot making
12 points from the field on 6 shots4.4 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a putback dunk2nd quarter, 7:09 leftchance to win 49% to 58%
Guarded by
Collins: 19 poss, 4 ptsDedmon: 6 poss, 0 pts
He guarded
Collins: 20 poss, 4 ptsDedmon: 7 poss, 0 pts
On the move
1.37 miles4.23 mph on average29 touches
Hustle
2 deflections9 shots contested6 box-outs
Rating
Performance Score +11.7103.1% true shooting15.2% usage