Career best

Aldama’s 37 is the best game of his career

Santi Aldama had 37 points and 10 rebounds on 15 for 23 shooting in 36 minutes, but the Grizzlies lost to the Wizards 130-⁠122.

His Performance Score of +13.3 is the best of his 275 games, better than 98.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 37 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 8 more than his 29 at San Antonio on Jan. 17, 2025.

He scored 13 of his 37 in the first quarter. He went 6 for 9 at the rim, 4 for 5 in the paint and 5 for 9 from 3. His 35 points from the field came on 23 shots, 8.5 more than the league scores from the same zones. Cam Spencer set up 6 of his 15 baskets.

His old best, +11.5, was 19 points, 5 assists and 3 blocks on 7 for 11 shooting in 20 minutes, a 140-⁠112 win at Washington on Dec. 8, 2024.

The game

Grizzlies 122, Wizards 130Home, Dec. 20, 2025Box score and story ›

Santi Aldama

2-3 FT35:44 min

Points1st 132nd 93rd 104th 5

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 (37; his best before, 29). Tied his season high in 3-pointers (5). Before this game he averaged 12.9 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 27 regular-season games.

Shot making: 35 points from the field on 23 shots8.5 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a corner 3-pointer4th quarter, 4:32 leftchance to win 48% to 60%
Guarded by: Middleton: 15 poss, 2 ptsChampagnie: 12 poss, 6 ptsGeorge: 11 poss, 9 pts
He guarded: Champagnie: 18 poss, 4 ptsMiddleton: 12 poss, 3 ptsJohnson: 11 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 2.77 miles4.65 mph on average78 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections5 shots contested1 box-out1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +13.3+0.16 wins added76.1% true shooting26.0% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Dec. 20, 2025vs WAS	L 122-130	36	37	10	2	1	1	15-23	5-9	2-3	2	−1	+13.3
2	Dec. 8, 2024at WAS	W 140-112	20	19	7	5	1	3	7-11	3-5	2-3	1	+9	+11.5
3	Dec. 19, 2024vs GSW	W 144-93	25	21	14	4	2	1	8-16	5-10	0-0	1	+28	+11.2
4	March 20, 2024at GSW	L 116-137	34	27	9	4	2	1	9-18	6-12	3-4	2	−23	+10.2
5	Feb. 2, 2025at MIL	W 132-119	26	23	8	3	1	1	9-17	3-9	2-2	0	+22	+10.2

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

His old best

Grizzlies 140, Wizards 112Away, Dec. 8, 2024Box score and story ›

Santi Aldama

2-3 FT19:49 min

Points1st 32nd 93rd 74th 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 blocks (3; his best before, 2). Before this game he averaged 13.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 24 regular-season games.

Shot making: 17 points from the field on 11 shots5.0 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer1st quarter, 5:52 leftchance to win 57% to 66%
Guarded by: Champagnie: 14 poss, 2 ptsGill: 13 poss, 0 ptsCoulibaly: 6 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Gill: 10 poss, 0 ptsChampagnie: 10 poss, 0 ptsCoulibaly: 4 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 1.56 miles5.00 mph on average21 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection4 shots contested1 box-out
Rating: Performance Score +11.577.1% true shooting23.6% usage