Career best

Batum’s 24 is his best game since 2015-16

Nicolas Batum had 24 points and 5 assists on 8 for 10 shooting in 31 minutes, and the Clippers beat the Bulls 124-⁠112.

His Performance Score of +13.1 is the best of his 532 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 98.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He went 8 for 10 from 3. His 24 points from the field came on 10 shots, 13.2 more than the league scores from the same zones. Kawhi Leonard set up 3 of his 8 baskets.

His old best, +12.9, was 25 points and 8 assists on 8 for 15 shooting in 35 minutes, a 115-⁠91 win at Milwaukee on March 26, 2016.

The game

Clippers 124, Bulls 112Home, March 27, 2023Box score and story ›

Nicolas Batum

31:19 min

Points1st 62nd 93rd 94th 0

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

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Season high in points (24; his best before, 22). Season high in 3-pointers (8; his best before, 7). Before this game he averaged 6.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 71 regular-season games.

Shot making: 24 points from the field on 10 shots13.2 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer1st quarter, 3:15 leftchance to win 45% to 55%
Guarded by: DeRozan: 18 poss, 3 ptsLaVine: 15 poss, 3 ptsBeverley: 6 poss, 3 pts
He guarded: LaVine: 33 poss, 6 ptsDeRozan: 7 poss, 3 ptsWilliams: 5 poss, 6 pts
On the move: 2.27 miles4.11 mph on average34 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections7 shots contested1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +13.1120.0% true shooting15.9% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	March 27, 2023vs CHI	W 124-112	31	24	3	5	2	0	8-10	8-10	0-0	1	+22	+13.1
2	March 26, 2016at MIL	W 115-91	35	25	7	8	1	0	8-15	5-9	4-4	0	+35	+12.9
3	March 10, 2018vs PHX	W 122-115	36	29	12	7	1	0	11-18	4-5	3-3	2	+24	+12.8
4	Jan. 17, 2022vs IND	W 139-133	36	32	5	3	0	2	11-16	7-10	3-3	1	+18	+12.5
5	Nov. 13, 2015at CHI	L 97-102	35	28	8	2	2	0	10-17	5-6	3-3	2	+6	+12.2

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

His old best

Hornets 115, Bucks 91Away, March 26, 2016Box score and story ›

Nicolas Batum

4-4 FT34:51 min

Points1st 102nd 133rd 24th 0

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

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Tied his season high in 3-pointers (5). Before this game he averaged 15.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and 5.7 assists in 63 regular-season games.

Shot making: 21 points from the field on 15 shots5.2 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer2nd quarter, 4:38 leftchance to win 63% to 71%
On the move: 2.43 miles4.18 mph on average65 touches
Rating: Performance Score +12.974.6% true shooting23.5% usage