Career best

Rubio’s 37 is his best game since 2015-16

Ricky Rubio had 37 points and 10 assists on 13 for 19 shooting in 31 minutes, and the Cavaliers beat the Knicks 126-⁠109.

His Performance Score of +17.6 is the best of his 451 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.8% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 37 points are also the most points he has scored in a game since 2015-⁠16, 3 more than his 34 at San Antonio on Feb. 3, 2018.

He scored 14 of his 37 in the fourth quarter. He went 8 for 9 from 3. His 34 points from the field came on 19 shots, 13.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +17.2, was 25 points, 13 rebounds, 13 assists and 3 steals on 8 for 15 shooting in 38 minutes, a 140-⁠131 win over Milwaukee on March 8, 2020.

The game

Cavaliers 126, Knicks 109Away, Nov. 7, 2021Box score and story ›

Ricky Rubio

3-3 FT31:19 min

Points1st 62nd 53rd 124th 14

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

Rubio’s player page

Season high in points (37; his best before, 23). Tied his season high in assists (10). Season high in 3-pointers (8; his best before, 3). Before this game he averaged 11.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 6.5 assists in 10 regular-season games.

Shot making: 34 points from the field on 19 shots13.9 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a step-back 3-pointer3rd quarter, 7:18 leftchance to win 64% to 76%
Guarded by: Barrett: 13 poss, 3 ptsFournier: 10 poss, 6 ptsRose: 10 poss, 5 pts
He guarded: Quickley: 13 poss, 2 ptsFournier: 13 poss, 6 ptsRose: 10 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 2.39 miles4.23 mph on average71 touches
Hustle: 4 deflections2 shots contested
Rating: Performance Score +17.691.0% true shooting32.9% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Nov. 7, 2021at NYK	W 126-109	31	37	3	10	1	13-19	8-9	3-3	4	+6	+17.6
2	March 8, 2020vs MIL	W 140-131	38	25	13	13	3	8-15	3-7	6-6	1	+10	+17.2
3	Feb. 24, 2020at UTA	W 131-111	33	22	6	11	7	6-13	2-3	8-9	1	+31	+16.3
4	Oct. 27, 2018at NOP	W 132-111	30	28	6	12	1	8-14	3-7	9-9	2	+26	+14.5
5	April 3, 2018vs LAL	W 117-110	33	31	6	8	0	10-16	4-7	7-7	2	+16	+14.5

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

His old best

Suns 140, Bucks 131Home, March 8, 2020Box score and story ›

Ricky Rubio

6-6 FT37:44 min

Points1st 92nd 63rd 24th 8

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

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Tied his season high in points (25). Season high in rebounds (13; his best before, 11). Before this game he averaged 12.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 8.8 assists in 55 regular-season games.

Shot making: 19 points from the field on 15 shots4.0 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer1st quarter, 10:18 leftchance to win 62% to 77%
Guarded by: Bledsoe: 23 poss, 7 ptsDiVincenzo: 15 poss, 2 ptsConnaughton: 11 poss, 5 pts
He guarded: Korver: 19 poss, 6 ptsBledsoe: 18 poss, 5 ptsMatthews: 18 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.79 miles4.14 mph on average103 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections8 shots contested2 box-outs
Rating: Performance Score +17.270.9% true shooting20.2% usage