Career best

Mirotic’s 30 is his best game since 2015-16

Nikola Mirotic had 30 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals on 12 for 15 shooting in 30 minutes, and the Pelicans beat the Trail Blazers 119-⁠102.

His Performance Score of +18.2 is the best of his 200 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.8% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 14 of his 30 in the first quarter. He went 7 for 7 at the rim and 4 for 6 from 3. His 28 points from the field came on 14 shots, 12.1 more than the league scores from the same zones. Jrue Holiday set up 4 of his 12 baskets.

His old best, +17.4, was 32 points, 5 steals and 3 blocks on 10 for 17 shooting in 39 minutes, a 115-⁠105 win over Philadelphia on April 13, 2016.

The game

Pelicans 119, Trail Blazers 102Home, April 19, 2018, playoffsBox score and story ›

Nikola Mirotic

2-2 FT30:11 min

Points1st 142nd 73rd 94th 0

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

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Before this game he averaged 15.6 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 55 regular-season games.

Shot making: 28 points from the field on 14 shots12.1 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a pull-up 3-pointer1st quarter, 8:59 leftchance to win 49% to 56%
Guarded by: Aminu: 14 poss, 0 ptsNurkić: 11 poss, 7 ptsHarkless: 9 poss, 12 pts
He guarded: Nurkić: 23 poss, 2 ptsDavis: 13 poss, 0 ptsLillard: 7 poss, 8 pts
On the move: 2.16 miles4.30 mph on average59 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections10 shots contested2 loose balls11 box-outs1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +18.294.5% true shooting24.6% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	April 19, 2018vs POR, playoffs	W 119-102	30	30	8	2	3	1	12-15	4-6	2-2	0	+19	+18.2
2	April 13, 2016vs PHI	W 115-105	39	32	7	4	5	3	10-17	7-11	5-6	2	+9	+17.4
3	March 23, 2016vs NYK	L 107-115	34	35	6	0	1	0	10-17	9-13	6-7	0	+1	+16.2
4	March 22, 2017vs DET	W 117-95	39	28	5	2	3	1	12-15	4-6	0-0	1	+22	+13.5
5	April 7, 2018at GSW	W 126-120	40	28	6	4	3	0	10-18	6-11	2-2	0	+7	+12.2

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

His old best

Bulls 115, 76ers 105Home, April 13, 2016Box score and story ›

Nikola Mirotic

5-6 FT39:00 min

Points1st 62nd 83rd 84th 10

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 steals (5; his best before, 3). Tied his season high in blocks (3). Before this game he averaged 11.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 65 regular-season games.

Shot making: 27 points from the field on 17 shots8.9 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer3rd quarter, 8:15 leftchance to win 62% to 73%
On the move: 2.55 miles3.93 mph on average61 touches
Rating: Performance Score +17.481.5% true shooting23.2% usage