Mejri has the best game of his career
Salah Mejri had 16 points and 17 rebounds on 7 for 9 shooting in 21 minutes, and the Mavericks beat the 76ers 113-95.
His Performance Score of +11.9 is the best of his 80 games, better than 98.4% of all player games since 2015-16.
He scored 10 of his 16 in the fourth quarter. He went 7 for 9 at the rim. His 14 points from the field came on 9 shots, 3.0 more than the league scores from the same zones. He scored 8 of his 16 after the game was decided.
His old best, +6.0, was 7 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks on 3 for 3 shooting in 22 minutes, a 112-92 win over Denver on Dec. 12.