Career best

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

Seth Curry scored 37 points on 13 for 15 shooting in 36 minutes, but the Mavericks lost to the Heat 126-⁠118.

His Performance Score of +14.6 is the best of his 260 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.3% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 37 points are also the most points he has scored in a game since 2015-⁠16, 6 more than his 31 at Minnesota on Feb. 24, 2017.

He scored 14 of his 37 in the third quarter. He went 8 for 9 from 3. His 34 points from the field came on 15 shots, 18.6 more than the league scores from the same zones. Maxi Kleber set up 3 of his 13 baskets. He scored 8 of his 37 after the game was decided.

His old best, +13.7, was 26 points on 10 for 14 shooting in 28 minutes, a 116-⁠100 win at Charlotte on Feb. 8.

The game

Mavericks 118, Heat 126Away, Feb. 28, 2020Box score and story ›

Seth Curry
3-4 FT36:01 min
Points1st 72nd 33rd 144th 13
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Season high in points (37; his best before, 30). Season high in 3-pointers (8; his best before, 6). Before this game he averaged 11.7 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 55 regular-season games.

Shot making
34 points from the field on 15 shots18.6 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a step-back 3-pointer3rd quarter, 1:16 leftchance to win 47% to 60%
Guarded by
Nunn: 33 poss, 3 ptsDragic: 12 poss, 2 ptsButler: 7 poss, 3 pts
He guarded
Nunn: 30 poss, 9 ptsRobinson: 15 poss, 8 ptsDragic: 13 poss, 2 pts
On the move
2.51 miles3.86 mph on average55 touches
Hustle
3 deflections5 shots contested
Rating
Performance Score +14.6110.4% true shooting21.5% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Feb. 28, 2020at MIAL 118-1263637220013-158-93-41+11+14.6
2Feb. 8, 2020at CHAW 116-1002826631110-146-80-00+20+13.7
3Dec. 12, 2019at DETW 122-1113430742011-156-92-33+5+13.5
4April 11, 2016at PHXW 105-1013820315308-143-61-22+8+10.6
5Nov. 8, 2016at LALW 109-97312344309-154-71-21+22+8.7

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

His old best

Mavericks 116, Hornets 100Away, Feb. 8, 2020Box score and story ›

Seth Curry
27:31 min
Points1st 122nd 63rd 84th 0
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Tied his season high in 3-pointers (6). Before this game he averaged 11.0 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 48 regular-season games.

Shot making
26 points from the field on 14 shots12.0 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 15-foot fadeaway3rd quarter, 4:59 leftchance to win 95% to >99%
Guarded by
Graham: 13 poss, 8 ptsMartin: 10 poss, 2 ptsMonk: 9 poss, 13 pts
He guarded
Martin: 20 poss, 0 ptsMonk: 14 poss, 2 ptsRozier: 5 poss, 0 pts
On the move
1.92 miles3.93 mph on average51 touches
Hustle
1 deflection4 shots contested1 loose ball
Rating
Performance Score +13.792.9% true shooting23.0% usage