Career best

Connaughton’s 43 is the best game of his career

Pat Connaughton had 43 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists on 16 for 29 shooting in 44 minutes, and the Bucks beat the Pistons 140-⁠133.

His Performance Score of +11.4 is the best of his 678 games, better than 98.1% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 43 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 19 more than his 24 at Phoenix on Oct. 18, 2017.

He scored 13 of his 43 in the first quarter. He went 8 for 11 at the rim and 5 for 12 from 3. His 37 points from the field came on 29 shots, 4.3 more than the league scores from the same zones. Pete Nance set up 4 of his 16 baskets.

His old best, +9.6, was 18 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks on 8 for 10 shooting in 31 minutes, a 120-⁠99 win over Detroit on April 17, 2019.

The game

Bucks 140, Pistons 133Home, April 13, 2025Box score and story ›

Pat Connaughton

6-9 FT43:34 min

Points1st 132nd 63rd 64th 8OT 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 points (43; his best before, 10). Season high in rebounds (11; his best before, 8). Season high in 3-pointers (5; his best before, 2). Before this game he averaged 4.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 40 regular-season games.

Shot making: 37 points from the field on 29 shots4.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a pull-up 3-pointerOT, 4:14 leftchance to win 68% to 82%
Guarded by: Waters: 22 poss, 7 ptsHolland: 14 poss, 6 ptsBeasley: 10 poss, 5 pts
He guarded: Holland: 16 poss, 0 ptsWaters: 13 poss, 3 ptsHarper: 9 poss, 4 pts
On the move: 2.91 miles4.09 mph on average86 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections7 shots contested1 loose ball
Rating: Performance Score +11.465.2% true shooting34.0% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	April 13, 2025vs DET	W 140-133	44	43	11	5	2	0	16-29	5-12	6-9	2	+7	+11.4
2	April 17, 2019vs DET, playoffs	W 120-99	31	18	9	3	0	4	8-10	2-3	0-0	0	+16	+9.6
3	April 19, 2023vs MIA, playoffs	W 138-122	25	22	4	3	1	1	8-12	6-10	0-0	1	+5	+9.5
4	March 26, 2019vs HOU	W 108-94	31	14	7	4	2	2	4-5	4-5	2-2	2	+15	+9.4
5	Jan. 25, 2023vs DEN	W 107-99	38	19	12	2	2	0	7-8	5-6	0-0	1	+5	+9.3

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

His old best

Bucks 120, Pistons 99Home, April 17, 2019, playoffsBox score and story ›

Pat Connaughton

30:58 min

Points1st 22nd 43rd 54th 7

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 blocks (4; his best before, 3). Before this game he averaged 6.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 61 regular-season games.

Shot making: 18 points from the field on 10 shots7.2 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made an 11-foot jumper2nd quarter, 2:21 leftchance to win 58% to 62%
Guarded by: Kennard: 19 poss, 9 ptsEllington: 16 poss, 0 ptsSmith: 12 poss, 7 pts
He guarded: Kennard: 34 poss, 7 ptsEllington: 14 poss, 0 ptsDrummond: 6 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.45 miles4.41 mph on average41 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection11 shots contested1 loose ball
Rating: Performance Score +9.690.0% true shooting13.2% usage