Career best

Pinson has the best game of his career

Theo Pinson had 23 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists on 8 for 16 shooting in 40 minutes, but the Mavericks lost to the Spurs 138-⁠117.

His Performance Score of +11.7 is the best of his 130 games, better than 98.3% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 23 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 4 more than his 19 against New York on Jan. 25, 2019.

He scored 10 of his 23 in the third quarter. He went 5 for 10 from 3. He scored 8 of his 23 after the game was decided.

His old best, +7.2, was 16 points on 5 for 5 shooting in 13 minutes, a 130-⁠120 win over San Antonio on April 10, 2022.

The game

Mavericks 117, Spurs 138Home, April 9, 2023Box score and story ›

Theo Pinson

2-2 FT40:25 min

Points1st 02nd 53rd 104th 8

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

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Season high in points (23; his best before, 11). Season high in rebounds (13; his best before, 7). Season high in assists (12; his best before, 5). Season high in 3-pointers (5; his best before, 3). Before this game he averaged 1.8 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 39 regular-season games.

Shot making: 21 points from the field on 16 shots2.8 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a corner 3-pointer3rd quarter, 7:13 leftchance to win 14% to 24%
Guarded by: Branham: 17 poss, 3 ptsBarlow: 17 poss, 6 ptsChampagnie: 15 poss, 3 pts
He guarded: Branham: 15 poss, 4 ptsBates-Diop: 14 poss, 3 ptsChampagnie: 13 poss, 3 pts
On the move: 2.94 miles4.16 mph on average88 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections4 shots contested1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +11.768.1% true shooting16.7% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	April 9, 2023vs SAS	L 117-138	40	23	13	12	1	8-16	5-10	2-2	0	−11	+11.7
2	April 10, 2022vs SAS	W 130-120	13	16	1	2	0	5-5	4-4	2-2	2	−7	+7.2
3	April 15, 2019at PHI, playoffs	L 123-145	10	9	2	3	1	3-5	3-4	0-0	0	+8	+6.5
4	Jan. 14, 2023at POR	L 119-136	13	11	1	3	0	4-7	3-6	0-0	0	−4	+4.3
5	Jan. 25, 2019vs NYK	W 109-99	26	19	8	2	2	5-11	3-5	6-6	3	+19	+4.1

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

His old best

Mavericks 130, Spurs 120Home, April 10, 2022Box score and story ›

Theo Pinson

2-2 FT13:02 min

Points1st 02nd 03rd 04th 16

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

Pinson’s player page

Season high in 3-pointers (4; his best before, 3). Before this game he averaged 1.8 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 18 regular-season games.

Shot making: 14 points from the field on 5 shots8.9 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer4th quarter, 7:01 leftchance to win 85% to 95%
Guarded by: Wieskamp: 5 poss, 2 ptsPrimo: 4 poss, 6 ptsMurray: 3 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Wieskamp: 7 poss, 0 ptsJones: 5 poss, 0 ptsRichardson: 4 poss, 5 pts
On the move: 0.90 miles3.90 mph on average27 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection1 shot contested1 box-out
Rating: Performance Score +7.2136.1% true shooting27.6% usage