Career best

Young has his best game since 2015-16

Thaddeus Young had 25 points, 11 rebounds and 5 steals on 9 for 14 shooting in 34 minutes, and the Pacers beat the Bucks 113-⁠97.

His Performance Score of +15.7 is the best of his 267 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.5% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He went 7 for 9 at the rim.

His old best, +14.3, was 18 points, 8 rebounds, 7 steals and 3 blocks on 8 for 11 shooting in 36 minutes, a 116-⁠106 win at Phoenix on Feb. 25, 2016.

The game

Pacers 113, Bucks 97Home, Dec. 12, 2018Box score and story ›

Thaddeus Young
6-8 FT33:54 min
Points1st 42nd 83rd 74th 6
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Season high in points (25; his best before, 20). Tied his season high in steals (5). Before this game he averaged 10.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 27 regular-season games.

Shot making
19 points from the field on 14 shots2.4 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a layup2nd quarter, 1:52 leftchance to win 82% to 88%
Guarded by
Antetokounmpo: 38 poss, 3 ptsBrown: 9 poss, 7 ptsLopez: 6 poss, 5 pts
He guarded
Antetokounmpo: 49 poss, 10 ptsIlyasova: 5 poss, 0 ptsLopez: 5 poss, 0 pts
On the move
2.64 miles4.37 mph on average63 touches
Hustle
5 deflections9 shots contested1 charge drawn3 loose balls10 box-outs
Rating
Performance Score +15.771.3% true shooting24.1% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Dec. 12, 2018vs MILW 113-973425114519-141-46-82+28+15.7
2Feb. 25, 2016at PHXW 116-106361883738-110-02-21+13+14.3
3Dec. 23, 2015vs DALL 118-11943291024114-201-10-52+4+12.7
4March 28, 2016at MIAL 99-1103120933110-120-00-01−2+12.0
5Dec. 10, 2016vs PORW 118-111402492239-136-80-03+12+11.2

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

His old best

Nets 116, Suns 106Away, Feb. 25, 2016Box score and story ›

Thaddeus Young
2-2 FT35:42 min
Points1st 82nd 23rd 44th 4
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Season high in steals (7; his best before, 5). Tied his season high in blocks (3). Before this game he averaged 14.9 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 57 regular-season games.

Shot making
16 points from the field on 11 shots4.4 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a cutting layup1st quarter, 10:16 leftchance to win 48% to 53%
On the move
2.38 miles4.00 mph on average70 touches
Rating
Performance Score +14.375.8% true shooting15.3% usage