Toppin’s 26 is the best game of his career
Obi Toppin had 26 points and 9 rebounds on 11 for 14 shooting in 19 minutes, and the Pacers beat the Nets 123-94.
His Performance Score of +13.3 is the best of his 440 games, better than 99.0% of all player games since 2015-16.
He scored 12 of his 26 in the first quarter. He went 10 for 11 at the rim. His 22 points from the field came on 14 shots, 4.4 more than the league scores from the same zones. Jarace Walker set up 4 of his 11 baskets. He scored 14 of his 26 after the game was decided.
His old best, +11.6, was 42 points and 10 rebounds on 16 for 28 shooting in 40 minutes, a 105-94 win over Toronto on April 10, 2022.