Career best

Mills’ 34 is his best game since 2015-16

Patty Mills had 34 points and 7 assists on 11 for 17 shooting in 36 minutes, and the Nets beat the Lakers 122-⁠115.

His Performance Score of +15.3 is the best of his 529 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.5% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 34 points are also the most points he has scored in a game since 2015-⁠16, 3 more than his 31 at Golden State on Nov. 1, 2019.

He scored 13 of his 34 in the first quarter. He went 8 for 13 from 3. His 30 points from the field came on 17 shots, 11.7 more than the league scores from the same zones. Bruce Brown set up 3 of his 11 baskets.

His old best, +12.4, was 25 points and 3 steals on 7 for 10 shooting in 26 minutes, a 100-⁠95 win at Brooklyn on Jan. 17, 2018.

The game

Nets 122, Lakers 115Away, Dec. 25, 2021Box score and story ›

Patty Mills

4-4 FT35:45 min

Points1st 132nd 63rd 64th 9

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 (34; his best before, 30). Before this game he averaged 13.6 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 30 regular-season games.

Shot making: 30 points from the field on 17 shots11.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a corner 3-pointer4th quarter, 1:34 leftchance to win 71% to 89%
Guarded by: Monk: 22 poss, 6 ptsEllington: 12 poss, 6 ptsHorton-Tucker: 11 poss, 3 pts
He guarded: Monk: 21 poss, 2 ptsEllington: 19 poss, 0 ptsJames: 8 poss, 7 pts
On the move: 2.90 miles4.48 mph on average56 touches
Hustle: 1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +15.390.6% true shooting22.0% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Dec. 25, 2021at LAL	W 122-115	36	34	2	7	1	0	11-17	8-13	4-4	0	+19	+15.3
2	Jan. 17, 2018at BKN	W 100-95	26	25	2	2	3	0	7-10	7-8	4-6	1	+9	+12.4
3	Feb. 1, 2016vs ORL	W 107-92	21	22	4	5	1	0	9-13	3-4	1-1	1	+14	+11.1
4	Feb. 10, 2016at ORL	W 98-96	31	17	6	7	2	1	7-11	3-5	0-1	1	+2	+11.0
5	Nov. 1, 2019at GSW	W 127-110	22	31	3	2	1	0	10-16	6-9	5-5	2	+23	+11.0

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

His old best

Spurs 100, Nets 95Away, Jan. 17, 2018Box score and story ›

Patty Mills

4-6 FT25:51 min

Points1st 62nd 93rd 34th 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 3-pointers (7; his best before, 4). Before this game he averaged 9.2 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 45 regular-season games.

Shot making: 21 points from the field on 10 shots10.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer2nd quarter, 4:23 leftchance to win 44% to 57%
Guarded by: Dinwiddie: 15 poss, 4 ptsLeVert: 14 poss, 12 ptsHarris: 11 poss, 9 pts
He guarded: Harris: 26 poss, 4 ptsCarroll: 7 poss, 0 ptsCrabbe: 6 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 2.00 miles4.66 mph on average41 touches
Hustle: 4 deflections3 box-outs
Rating: Performance Score +12.498.9% true shooting21.0% usage