Career best

Millsap’s 45 is his best game since 2015-16

Paul Millsap had 45 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks on 19 for 31 shooting in 46 minutes, but the Hawks lost to the Celtics 104-⁠95.

His Performance Score of +18.0 is the best of his 85 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.8% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 45 points are also the most points he has scored in a game since 2015-⁠16, 14 more than his 31 against Boston on April 9.

He scored 15 of his 45 in the second quarter. He went 9 for 12 at the rim, 4 for 6 from mid-range and 3 for 6 from 3. His 41 points from the field came on 31 shots, 9.9 more than the league scores from the same zones. Jeff Teague set up 3 of his 19 baskets.

His old best, +16.7, was 23 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 4 blocks on 8 for 13 shooting in 29 minutes, a 112-⁠95 win at Detroit on March 26.

The game

Hawks 95, Celtics 104Away, April 24, 2016, playoffsBox score and story ›

Paul Millsap

4-6 FT45:50 min

Points1st 112nd 153rd 104th 9OT 0

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 (45; his best before, 31). Before this game he averaged 17.1 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 81 regular-season games.

Shot making: 41 points from the field on 31 shots9.9 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a cutting layup4th quarter, 1:44 leftchance to win 18% to 36%
On the move: 3.07 miles4.02 mph on average93 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections24 shots contested
Rating: Performance Score +18.066.9% true shooting33.3% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	April 24, 2016at BOS, playoffs	L 95-104	46	45	13	3	2	4	19-31	3-6	4-6	3	+2	+18.0
2	March 26, 2016at DET	W 112-95	29	23	9	5	4	4	8-13	3-4	4-5	0	+8	+16.7
3	April 9, 2016vs BOS	W 118-107	39	31	16	3	2	5	13-22	5-7	0-0	3	+20	+15.1
4	March 13, 2016vs IND	W 104-75	30	18	9	4	3	3	7-14	2-4	2-2	0	+29	+11.7
5	Nov. 24, 2015vs BOS	W 121-97	32	25	9	3	1	1	10-14	0-1	5-5	2	+20	+11.2

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

His old best

Hawks 112, Pistons 95Away, March 26, 2016Box score and story ›

Paul Millsap

4-5 FT28:49 min

Points1st 72nd 83rd 84th 0

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 17.2 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 72 regular-season games.

Shot making: 19 points from the field on 13 shots6.0 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer3rd quarter, 4:27 leftchance to win 80% to 89%
On the move: 2.00 miles4.17 mph on average59 touches
Rating: Performance Score +16.775.7% true shooting23.1% usage