Career best

Claxton has the best game of his career

Nic Claxton had 23 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks on 9 for 11 shooting in 29 minutes, but the Nets lost to the Kings 112-⁠101.

His Performance Score of +14.9 is the best of his 83 games, better than 99.4% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 23 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 5 more than his 18 against San Antonio on May 12, 2021.

He scored 11 of his 23 in the first quarter. He went 9 for 10 at the rim. His 18 points from the field came on 11 shots, 4.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +8.4, was 17 points and 3 blocks on 7 for 9 shooting in 17 minutes, a 124-⁠113 win at San Antonio on March 1, 2021.

The game

Nets 101, Kings 112Away, Feb. 2, 2022Box score and story ›

Nic Claxton
5-7 FT29:21 min
Points1st 112nd 63rd 44th 2
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Claxton’s player page

Season high in points (23; his best before, 18). Season high in blocks (5; his best before, 4). Before this game he averaged 8.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 23 regular-season games.

Shot making
18 points from the field on 11 shots4.1 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a putback3rd quarter, 8:25 leftchance to win 57% to 64%
Guarded by
Holmes: 22 poss, 9 ptsJones: 16 poss, 0 ptsBarnes: 8 poss, 4 pts
He guarded
Holmes: 17 poss, 3 ptsJones: 13 poss, 0 ptsHaliburton: 10 poss, 0 pts
On the move
2.22 miles4.29 mph on average50 touches
Hustle
16 shots contested4 box-outs3 screen assists
Rating
Performance Score +14.981.7% true shooting20.6% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Feb. 2, 2022at SACL 101-1122923111159-110-05-70−17+14.9
2March 1, 2021at SASW 124-113171731137-90-13-30+8+8.4
3Jan. 20, 2020vs PHIL 111-117171542006-81-22-30−2+7.8
4March 31, 2021vs HOUW 120-108211281116-70-00-00+19+7.5
5March 3, 2021at HOUW 132-114161681007-80-02-40+4+7.3

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

His old best

Nets 124, Spurs 113Away, March 1, 2021Box score and story ›

Nic Claxton
3-3 FT17:18 min
Points1st 02nd 133rd 24th 2OT 0
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Claxton’s player page

Before this game he averaged 5.7 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 3 regular-season games.

Shot making
14 points from the field on 9 shots3.1 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a driving layup3rd quarter, 3:30 leftchance to win 52% to 60%
Guarded by
Aldridge: 12 poss, 4 ptsPoeltl: 9 poss, 6 ptsMurray: 4 poss, 6 pts
He guarded
Aldridge: 10 poss, 2 ptsPoeltl: 5 poss, 0 ptsMurray: 5 poss, 2 pts
On the move
1.28 miles4.20 mph on average23 touches
Hustle
3 deflections9 shots contested1 box-out1 screen assist
Rating
Performance Score +8.482.4% true shooting28.6% usage