Career best

Rondo has his best game since 2015-16

Rajon Rondo had 24 points, 12 assists and 3 steals on 9 for 14 shooting in 31 minutes, and the Lakers beat the Pelicans 130-⁠102.

His Performance Score of +15.5 is the best of his 260 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.5% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He went 4 for 5 at the rim and 4 for 7 from 3. His 22 points from the field came on 14 shots, 6.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +14.7, was 13 points, 18 assists and 5 steals on 5 for 7 shooting in 37 minutes, a 131-⁠124 win over Philadelphia on Dec. 10, 2017.

The game

Lakers 130, Pelicans 102Away, March 31, 2019Box score and story ›

Rajon Rondo
2-2 FT30:52 min
Points1st 92nd 53rd 74th 3
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Rondo’s player page

Tied his season high in points (24). Tied his season high in 3-pointers (4). Before this game he averaged 8.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 7.9 assists in 42 regular-season games.

Shot making
22 points from the field on 14 shots6.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a corner 3-pointer3rd quarter, 11:21 leftchance to win 38% to 47%
Guarded by
Payton: 26 poss, 9 ptsClark: 16 poss, 5 ptsJohnson: 6 poss, 0 pts
He guarded
Clark: 17 poss, 2 ptsPayton: 10 poss, 4 ptsHill: 8 poss, 5 pts
On the move
2.21 miles4.06 mph on average77 touches
Hustle
3 deflections6 shots contested3 loose balls
Rating
Performance Score +15.580.6% true shooting22.1% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1March 31, 2019at NOPW 130-1023124512309-144-72-22+7+15.5
2Dec. 10, 2017vs PHIW 131-1243713218515-71-22-23+7+14.7
3April 11, 2018vs SASW 122-983219514409-131-20-03+23+13.7
4April 5, 2016vs PORL 107-115422710122011-173-42-32−2+13.1
5Feb. 19, 2016vs DENW 116-1103924109508-164-64-64+7+11.9

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

His old best

Pelicans 131, 76ers 124Home, Dec. 10, 2017Box score and story ›

Rajon Rondo
2-2 FT37:28 min
Points1st 62nd 03rd 34th 4
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Rondo’s player page

Season high in assists (18; his best before, 11). Season high in steals (5; his best before, 2). Before this game he averaged 7.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 7.3 assists in 12 regular-season games.

Shot making
11 points from the field on 7 shots3.4 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made an 8-foot jumper4th quarter, 8:06 leftchance to win 40% to 54%
Guarded by
Redick: 22 poss, 5 ptsBayless: 15 poss, 2 ptsLuwawu-Cabarrot: 10 poss, 0 pts
He guarded
Luwawu-Cabarrot: 22 poss, 2 ptsBayless: 14 poss, 0 ptsKorkmaz: 11 poss, 0 pts
On the move
2.60 miles4.19 mph on average100 touches
Hustle
6 deflections5 shots contested2 loose balls2 box-outs2 screen assists
Rating
Performance Score +14.782.5% true shooting12.8% usage