Career best

Leaf has the best game of his career

T.J. Leaf had 28 points and 10 rebounds on 12 for 19 shooting in 34 minutes, and the Pacers beat the Hawks 135-⁠134.

His Performance Score of +12.2 is the best of his 112 games, better than 98.5% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 28 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 10 more than his 18 against Minnesota on Feb. 28.

He went 9 for 11 at the rim. His 24 points from the field came on 19 shots, 3.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +7.5, was 12 points on 5 for 7 shooting in 12 minutes, a 114-⁠112 loss at Boston on March 29.

The game

Pacers 135, Hawks 134Away, April 10, 2019Box score and story ›

T.J. Leaf

4-5 FT34:12 min

Points1st 82nd 63rd 84th 6

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

Leaf’s player page

Season high in points (28; his best before, 18). Season high in rebounds (10; his best before, 7). Before this game he averaged 3.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.4 assists in 57 regular-season games.

Shot making: 24 points from the field on 19 shots3.2 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a dunk4th quarter, 1:01 leftchance to win 38% to 63%
Guarded by: Collins: 25 poss, 4 ptsLen: 24 poss, 8 ptsPrince: 8 poss, 2 pts
He guarded: Collins: 29 poss, 2 ptsLen: 21 poss, 6 ptsYoung: 10 poss, 5 pts
On the move: 2.68 miles4.28 mph on average56 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections14 shots contested10 box-outs4 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +12.266.0% true shooting24.1% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	April 10, 2019at ATL	W 135-134	34	28	10	2	2	2	12-19	0-2	4-5	0	−1	+12.2
2	March 29, 2019at BOS	L 112-114	12	12	4	0	1	0	5-7	1-1	1-1	0	0	+7.5
3	Jan. 6, 2018vs CHI	W 125-86	20	15	6	0	0	0	6-6	3-3	0-0	1	+15	+7.0
4	Feb. 27, 2019at DAL	L 101-110	17	9	7	1	1	0	4-4	0-0	1-2	0	+4	+6.2
5	Oct. 20, 2017vs POR	L 96-114	19	17	4	1	0	0	7-11	2-3	1-1	0	−1	+5.6

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

His old best

Pacers 112, Celtics 114Away, March 29, 2019Box score and story ›

T.J. Leaf

0 AST1-1 FT11:42 min

Points1st 22nd 83rd 04th 2

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

Leaf’s player page

Before this game he averaged 3.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.4 assists in 51 regular-season games.

Shot making: 11 points from the field on 7 shots2.9 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a tip-in4th quarter, 7:49 leftchance to win 42% to 57%
Guarded by: Morris: 15 poss, 6 ptsBrown: 4 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Morris: 14 poss, 2 ptsBrown: 5 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 0.97 miles4.59 mph on average15 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection7 shots contested1 loose ball
Rating: Performance Score +7.580.6% true shooting21.2% usage