Career best

Williams III has the best game of his career

Robert Williams III had 20 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists on 9 for 9 shooting in 26 minutes, and the Celtics beat the Rockets 118-⁠102.

His Performance Score of +17.7 is the best of his 117 games, better than 99.8% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 20 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 2 more than his 18 against Brooklyn on Aug. 5, 2020.

He went 8 for 8 at the rim. His 18 points from the field came on 9 shots, 6.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +11.6, was 18 points and 3 blocks on 7 for 7 shooting in 19 minutes, a 149-⁠115 win over Brooklyn on Aug. 5, 2020.

It also ends the best four-game stretch of his career, +34.7 from March 26 to April 2, past +31.3 from March 11 to 17.

The game

Celtics 118, Rockets 102Home, April 2, 2021Box score and story ›

Robert Williams III

2-3 FT25:49 min

Points1st 62nd 43rd 44th 6

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

Williams’s player page

Season high in points (20; his best before, 17). Season high in assists (8; his best before, 6). Before this game he averaged 7.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 40 regular-season games.

Shot making: 18 points from the field on 9 shots6.9 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a dunk3rd quarter, 10:33 leftchance to win 73% to 79%
Guarded by: Wood: 21 poss, 4 ptsOlynyk: 11 poss, 4 ptsMartin: 6 poss, 2 pts
He guarded: Tate: 17 poss, 7 ptsMartin: 11 poss, 0 ptsWood: 8 poss, 4 pts
On the move: 1.77 miles3.88 mph on average50 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection11 shots contested2 loose balls1 box-out3 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +17.796.9% true shooting17.5% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	April 2, 2021vs HOU	W 118-102	26	20	9	8	1	2	9-9	0-0	2-3	0	+22	+17.7
2	Aug. 5, 2020vs BKN	W 149-115	19	18	5	2	1	3	7-7	0-0	4-4	0	+21	+11.6
3	March 17, 2021at CLE	L 110-117	27	13	14	3	2	4	6-7	0-0	1-2	1	−13	+11.3
4	March 14, 2021at HOU	W 134-107	19	16	13	1	1	3	7-7	0-0	2-3	2	+17	+10.5
5	March 22, 2021at MEM	L 126-132	28	17	6	4	1	4	7-9	0-0	3-6	0	+1	+10.2

By Performance Score, his whole career, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Celtics 149, Nets 115Home, Aug. 5, 2020Box score and story ›

Robert Williams III

4-4 FT18:47 min

Points1st 72nd 03rd 24th 9

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

Williams’s player page

Before this game he averaged 4.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 24 regular-season games.

Shot making: 14 points from the field on 7 shots5.6 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a dunk1st quarter, 2:14 leftchance to win 49% to 56%
Guarded by: Hall: 18 poss, 6 ptsKurucs: 8 poss, 4 ptsThomas: 6 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Hall: 20 poss, 2 ptsKurucs: 5 poss, 3 ptsChiozza: 4 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 1.52 miles4.45 mph on average28 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections9 shots contested1 loose ball1 box-out6 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +11.6102.7% true shooting17.4% usage