Prosper’s 31 is the best game of his career
Olivier-Maxence Prosper scored 31 points on 12 for 15 shooting in 29 minutes, but the Grizzlies lost to the Rockets 119-109.
His Performance Score of +17.0 is the best of his 144 games, better than 99.7% of all player games since 2015-16. His 31 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 6 more than his 25 at Portland on Feb. 7.
He scored 15 of his 31 in the third quarter. He went 8 for 9 at the rim and 4 for 5 from 3. His 28 points from the field came on 15 shots, 9.7 more than the league scores from the same zones. Cam Spencer set up 4 of his 12 baskets. He scored 11 of his 31 after the game was decided.
His old best, +8.7, was 17 points on 8 for 9 shooting in 21 minutes, a 125-106 win at Indiana on March 1.