Career best

Banchero’s 41 is the best game of his career

Paolo Banchero had 41 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals on 14 for 20 shooting in 40 minutes, but the Magic lost to the Raptors 114-⁠113.

His Performance Score of +19.8 is the best of his 188 games, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 22 of his 41 in the fourth quarter. He went 6 for 9 at the rim and 4 for 5 from 3. His 32 points from the field came on 20 shots, 9.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +19.1, was 50 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists on 16 for 26 shooting in 40 minutes, a 119-⁠115 win over Indiana on Oct. 28.

The game

Magic 113, Raptors 114Home, March 4, 2025Box score and story ›

Paolo Banchero

9-10 FT39:34 min

Points1st 62nd 73rd 64th 22

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 (4; his best before, 2). Before this game he averaged 23.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists in 28 regular-season games.

Shot making: 32 points from the field on 20 shots9.5 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a step-back 3-pointer4th quarter, 33s leftchance to win 14% to 53%
Guarded by: Barnes: 33 poss, 2 ptsBarrett: 17 poss, 8 ptsWalter: 5 poss, 4 pts
He guarded: Barnes: 32 poss, 7 ptsBarrett: 9 poss, 3 ptsRobinson: 9 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.78 miles4.29 mph on average83 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections6 shots contested1 loose ball2 box-outs1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +19.884.0% true shooting30.7% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	March 4, 2025vs TOR	L 113-114	40	41	8	8	4	1	14-20	4-5	9-10	3	−6	+19.8
2	Oct. 28, 2024vs IND	W 119-115	40	50	13	9	1	2	16-26	3-9	15-22	4	+3	+19.1
3	Feb. 14, 2024vs NYK	W 118-100	35	36	6	5	1	0	15-20	6-10	0-0	3	+5	+13.9
4	April 25, 2024vs CLE, playoffs	W 121-83	29	31	14	5	1	0	13-26	4-9	1-2	0	+28	+13.4
5	Oct. 23, 2024at MIA	W 116-97	31	33	11	3	1	1	12-24	4-8	5-6	0	+42	+12.1

By Performance Score, his whole career, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Magic 119, Pacers 115Home, Oct. 28, 2024Box score and story ›

Paolo Banchero

15-22 FT39:37 min

Points1st 192nd 183rd 44th 9

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 21.3 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 3 regular-season games.

Shot making: 35 points from the field on 26 shots8.0 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a floater4th quarter, 3:20 leftchance to win 29% to 46%
Guarded by: Nesmith: 29 poss, 12 ptsSiakam: 17 poss, 13 ptsToppin: 12 poss, 8 pts
He guarded: Siakam: 28 poss, 5 ptsToppin: 13 poss, 7 ptsNesmith: 11 poss, 3 pts
On the move: 2.81 miles3.88 mph on average101 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections7 shots contested2 loose balls1 box-out
Rating: Performance Score +19.170.1% true shooting43.0% usage