Career best

Hill’s 30 is his best game since 2015-16

Solomon Hill had 30 points and 7 assists on 8 for 13 shooting in 38 minutes, and the Pelicans beat the Rockets 128-⁠112.

His Performance Score of +13.0 is the best of his 133 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 98.8% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 30 points are also the most points he has scored in a game since 2015-⁠16, 5 more than his 25 at Milwaukee on April 13, 2016.

He scored 14 of his 30 in the first quarter. He went 6 for 9 from 3. His 22 points from the field came on 13 shots, 7.6 more than the league scores from the same zones. Tim Frazier set up 3 of his 8 baskets.

His old best, +10.6, was 25 points and 4 steals on 8 for 15 shooting in 33 minutes, a 97-⁠92 win at Milwaukee on April 13, 2016.

The game

Pelicans 128, Rockets 112Home, March 17, 2017Box score and story ›

Solomon Hill

8-9 FT37:51 min

Points1st 142nd 03rd 114th 5

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

Hill’s player page

Season high in points (30; his best before, 23). Season high in 3-pointers (6; his best before, 5). Before this game he averaged 6.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 66 regular-season games.

Shot making: 22 points from the field on 13 shots7.6 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a layup3rd quarter, 9:44 leftchance to win 85% to 92%
On the move: 2.64 miles4.20 mph on average74 touches
Hustle: 4 deflections8 shots contested2 loose balls
Rating: Performance Score +13.088.4% true shooting20.7% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	March 17, 2017vs HOU	W 128-112	38	30	6	7	1	0	8-13	6-9	8-9	2	+13	+13.0
2	April 13, 2016at MIL	W 97-92	33	25	6	3	4	0	8-15	7-11	2-2	2	+7	+10.6
3	Feb. 15, 2017at MEM	W 95-91	37	23	5	1	2	0	8-11	4-6	3-4	0	+9	+8.4
4	Nov. 1, 2016vs MIL	L 113-117	36	18	6	4	2	0	5-9	3-4	5-8	0	+8	+6.2
5	Jan. 25, 2017vs OKC	L 105-114	28	14	8	2	0	2	6-10	2-4	0-0	1	+8	+4.8

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

His old best

Pacers 97, Bucks 92Away, April 13, 2016Box score and story ›

Solomon Hill

2-2 FT32:43 min

Points1st 122nd 33rd 54th 5

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

Hill’s player page

Season high in points (25; his best before, 16). Season high in 3-pointers (7; his best before, 3). Season high in steals (4; his best before, 3). Before this game he averaged 3.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 58 regular-season games.

Shot making: 23 points from the field on 15 shots6.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer3rd quarter, 8:10 leftchance to win 80% to 86%
On the move: 2.24 miles4.10 mph on average64 touches
Rating: Performance Score +10.678.7% true shooting23.1% usage