Career best

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

Nikola Vučević had 30 points, 19 rebounds and 8 assists on 12 for 17 shooting in 33 minutes, and the Magic beat the Raptors 116-⁠87.

His Performance Score of +20.8 is the best of his 230 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 12 of his 30 in the second quarter. He went 10 for 12 at the rim. His 24 points from the field came on 17 shots, 4.6 more than the league scores from the same zones. D.J. Augustin set up 3 of his 12 baskets. He scored 10 of his 30 after the game was decided.

His old best, +18.9, was 27 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists on 10 for 15 shooting in 38 minutes, a 116-⁠115 loss at Philadelphia on Oct. 20.

The game

Magic 116, Raptors 87Home, Dec. 28, 2018Box score and story ›

Nikola Vučević

6-8 FT33:22 min

Points1st 62nd 123rd 104th 2

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 rebounds (19). Before this game he averaged 20.2 points, 11.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 32 regular-season games.

Shot making: 24 points from the field on 17 shots4.6 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a dunk2nd quarter, 1:46 leftchance to win 68% to 77%
Guarded by: Ibaka: 39 poss, 10 ptsSiakam: 9 poss, 6 ptsMonroe: 7 poss, 7 pts
He guarded: Ibaka: 40 poss, 9 ptsMonroe: 7 poss, 0 ptsAnunoby: 5 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.30 miles3.86 mph on average73 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections11 shots contested1 loose ball7 box-outs5 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +20.873.1% true shooting25.3% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Dec. 28, 2018vs TOR	W 116-87	33	30	19	8	2	1	12-17	0-1	6-8	1	+33	+20.8
2	Oct. 20, 2018at PHI	L 115-116	38	27	13	12	2	0	10-15	4-4	3-3	2	+12	+18.9
3	Dec. 9, 2017at ATL	L 110-117	38	31	13	10	1	1	13-18	4-6	1-1	2	−1	+17.5
4	Nov. 18, 2018vs NYK	W 131-117	32	28	10	9	0	2	10-15	2-3	6-6	3	+14	+14.7
5	Oct. 20, 2017at BKN	L 121-126	35	41	12	3	0	0	17-22	6-8	1-2	4	+15	+14.6

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

His old best

Magic 115, 76ers 116Away, Oct. 20, 2018Box score and story ›

Nikola Vučević

3-3 FT37:35 min

Points1st 72nd 33rd 154th 2

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 12.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 2 regular-season games.

Shot making: 24 points from the field on 15 shots8.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer3rd quarter, 10:36 leftchance to win 23% to 38%
Guarded by: Embiid: 31 poss, 10 ptsJohnson: 21 poss, 7 ptsSaric: 9 poss, 4 pts
He guarded: Embiid: 37 poss, 10 ptsJohnson: 21 poss, 6 ptsSaric: 6 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.49 miles3.70 mph on average83 touches
Hustle: 6 deflections12 shots contested4 loose balls15 box-outs5 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +18.982.7% true shooting18.9% usage