Career best

Castle’s 40 is the best game of his career

Stephon Castle had 40 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists and 3 steals on 15 for 19 shooting in 32 minutes, and the Spurs beat the Mavericks 138-⁠125.

His Performance Score of +22.2 is the best of his 123 games, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 40 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 7 more than his 33 at Charlotte on Feb. 7, 2025.

He scored 13 of his 40 in the third quarter. He went 8 for 9 at the rim and 3 for 5 from 3. His 33 points from the field came on 19 shots, 11.2 more than the league scores from the same zones. Devin Vassell set up 3 of his 15 baskets. He scored 15 of his 40 after the game was decided.

His old best, +9.6, was 30 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists on 10 for 14 shooting in 27 minutes, a 132-⁠119 win at the Lakers on Dec. 10.

It also ends the best four-game stretch of his career, +30.8 from Jan. 31 to Feb. 7, past +19.5 from Feb. 7 to 12, 2025.

The game

Spurs 138, Mavericks 125Home, Feb. 7, 2026Box score and story ›

Stephon Castle
7-10 FT31:51 min
Points1st 102nd 113rd 134th 6
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Season high in points (40; his best before, 30). Season high in rebounds (12; his best before, 10). Before this game he averaged 16.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 6.9 assists in 41 regular-season games.

Shot making
33 points from the field on 19 shots11.2 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 3-pointer2nd quarter, 5:42 leftchance to win 75% to 79%
Guarded by
Christie: 15 poss, 10 ptsFlagg: 13 poss, 6 ptsWashington: 10 poss, 11 pts
He guarded
Flagg: 14 poss, 4 ptsChristie: 13 poss, 2 ptsMarshall: 12 poss, 0 pts
On the move
2.41 miles4.56 mph on average80 touches
Hustle
3 deflections6 shots contested4 screen assists
Rating
Performance Score +22.2+0.18 wins added85.5% true shooting34.9% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Feb. 7, 2026vs DALW 138-125324012123115-193-57-106+30+22.2
2Dec. 10, 2025at LALW 132-11927301060010-143-67-94+16+9.6
3Jan. 15, 2026vs MILW 119-1012619110006-91-26-60+36+9.5
4Oct. 30, 2025vs MIAW 107-101352168417-122-45-72+9+9.1
5Feb. 5, 2026at DALW 135-123221876308-131-31-13+27+8.5

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

His old best

Spurs 132, Lakers 119Away, Dec. 10, 2025Box score and story ›

Stephon Castle
7-9 FT26:34 min
Points1st 72nd 23rd 94th 12
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Season high in points (30; his best before, 26). Tied his season high in rebounds (10). Before this game he averaged 17.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 7.4 assists in 14 regular-season games.

Shot making
23 points from the field on 14 shots6.8 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 28-foot 3-pointer3rd quarter, 11:48 leftchance to win 78% to 82%
Guarded by
Dončić: 12 poss, 7 ptsJames: 11 poss, 8 ptsReaves: 8 poss, 2 pts
He guarded
Dončić: 27 poss, 7 ptsHachimura: 8 poss, 0 ptsVincent: 6 poss, 0 pts
On the move
2.02 miles4.57 mph on average55 touches
Hustle
1 deflection3 shots contested
Rating
Performance Score +9.6+0.15 wins added83.5% true shooting35.5% usage