Career best

George’s 43 is his best game since 2015-16

Paul George had 43 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals on 15 for 25 shooting in 40 minutes, and the Thunder beat the Jazz 107-⁠106.

His Performance Score of +22.2 is the best of his 283 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 22 of his 43 in the third quarter. He went 4 for 4 in the paint, 4 for 7 from mid-range and 5 for 10 from 3. His 35 points from the field came on 25 shots, 10.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +19.6, was 43 points and 5 assists on 19 for 26 shooting in 36 minutes, a 127-⁠124 loss at Denver on Feb. 1, 2018.

It also ends his best four-game stretch since 2015-⁠16, +52.1 from Dec. 15 to 22, past +46.7 from Jan. 27 to Feb. 1, 2018.

The game

Thunder 107, Jazz 106Away, Dec. 22, 2018Box score and story ›

Paul George

8-10 FT40:08 min

Points1st 52nd 123rd 224th 4

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

George’s player page

Before this game he averaged 25.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 30 regular-season games.

Shot making: 35 points from the field on 25 shots10.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a corner 3-pointer3rd quarter, 2:20 leftchance to win 53% to 63%
Guarded by: Ingles: 40 poss, 16 ptsCrowder: 13 poss, 5 ptsRubio: 9 poss, 5 pts
He guarded: Ingles: 36 poss, 3 ptsRubio: 15 poss, 3 ptsMitchell: 14 poss, 4 pts
On the move: 2.96 miles4.20 mph on average64 touches
Hustle: 5 deflections11 shots contested4 loose balls
Rating: Performance Score +22.273.1% true shooting33.0% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Dec. 22, 2018at UTA	W 107-106	40	43	14	6	5	1	15-25	5-10	8-10	3	+8	+22.2
2	Feb. 1, 2018at DEN	L 124-127	36	43	5	5	2	0	19-26	5-8	0-0	1	−2	+19.6
3	Dec. 5, 2018at BKN	W 114-112	37	47	15	4	0	1	15-27	6-13	11-14	2	+12	+18.9
4	Dec. 5, 2015at UTA	L 119-122	42	48	8	3	3	0	15-27	8-11	10-13	2	−12	+18.2
5	April 26, 2016at TOR, playoffs	L 99-102	41	39	8	8	2	1	11-19	5-11	12-12	3	+15	+18.0

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

His old best

Thunder 124, Nuggets 127Away, Feb. 1, 2018Box score and story ›

Paul George

36:13 min

Points1st 112nd 43rd 144th 14

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, 42). Before this game he averaged 21.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 48 regular-season games.

Shot making: 43 points from the field on 26 shots16.1 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a step-back 3-pointer4th quarter, 1.0s leftchance to win 3% to 47%
Guarded by: Barton: 25 poss, 10 ptsHarris: 24 poss, 12 ptsCraig: 11 poss, 5 pts
He guarded: Harris: 41 poss, 10 ptsMurray: 14 poss, 8 ptsBarton: 9 poss, 7 pts
On the move: 2.56 miles4.24 mph on average48 touches
Hustle: 4 deflections13 shots contested2 box-outs1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +19.682.7% true shooting31.8% usage