Career best

Shannon Jr.’s 33 is the best game of his career

Terrence Shannon Jr. had 33 points and 5 assists on 11 for 14 shooting in 31 minutes, but the Timberwolves lost to the Magic 132-⁠120.

His Performance Score of +12.2 is the best of his 82 games, better than 98.5% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 33 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 8 more than his 25 at the Lakers on Feb. 27, 2025.

He scored 20 of his 33 in the fourth quarter. He went 4 for 5 at the rim and 5 for 7 from 3. His 27 points from the field came on 14 shots, 11.3 more than the league scores from the same zones. He scored 29 of his 33 after the game was decided.

His old best, +7.7, was 18 points on 7 for 7 shooting in 17 minutes, a 113-⁠105 loss at Oklahoma City on Nov. 26.

The game

Timberwolves 120, Magic 132Away, April 8, 2026Box score and story ›

Terrence Shannon Jr.

6-6 FT31:10 min

Points1st 22nd 23rd 94th 20

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

Shannon’s player page

Season high in points (33; his best before, 18). Season high in 3-pointers (5; his best before, 3). Before this game he averaged 4.0 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 40 regular-season games.

Shot making: 27 points from the field on 14 shots11.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Guarded by: Black: 10 poss, 2 ptsWagner: 10 poss, 7 ptsBanchero: 7 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Wagner: 10 poss, 0 ptsSilva: 9 poss, 3 ptsBlack: 8 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.18 miles4.44 mph on average52 touches
Hustle: 2 shots contested
Rating: Performance Score +12.2+0.08 wins added99.2% true shooting26.0% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	April 8, 2026at ORL	L 120-132	31	33	2	5	0	0	11-14	5-7	6-6	2	−2	+12.2
2	Nov. 26, 2025at OKC	L 105-113	17	18	2	1	0	0	7-7	3-3	1-2	0	+4	+7.7
3	Feb. 12, 2025vs MIL	L 101-103	20	11	5	6	1	1	4-7	1-3	2-2	1	0	+6.1
4	May 24, 2025vs OKC, playoffs	W 143-101	13	15	2	1	1	0	5-8	1-3	4-4	0	+11	+5.7
5	Feb. 24, 2025at OKC	W 131-128	29	17	10	1	1	2	7-10	0-1	3-3	1	+12	+5.5

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

His old best

Timberwolves 105, Thunder 113Away, Nov. 26, 2025Box score and story ›

Terrence Shannon Jr.

1-2 FT17:08 min

Points1st 02nd 103rd 24th 6

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

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Before this game he averaged 3.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 8 regular-season games.

Shot making: 17 points from the field on 7 shots8.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a corner 3-pointer4th quarter, 8:46 leftchance to win 23% to 30%
Guarded by: Gilgeous-Alexander: 15 poss, 3 ptsMitchell: 5 poss, 3 ptsDort: 3 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Mitchell: 7 poss, 3 ptsDort: 6 poss, 0 ptsCaruso: 6 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 1.33 miles4.65 mph on average26 touches
Hustle: 1 shot contested
Rating: Performance Score +7.7+0.16 wins added114.2% true shooting19.0% usage