Career best

McConnell has the best game of his career

T.J. McConnell had 16 points, 13 assists and 10 steals on 8 for 8 shooting in 36 minutes, and the Pacers beat the Cavaliers 114-⁠111.

His Performance Score of +20.7 is the best of his 438 games, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He went 4 for 4 at the rim. His 16 points from the field came on 8 shots, 7.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +12.4, was 17 points and 8 assists on 6 for 7 shooting in 26 minutes, a 112-⁠98 win over the Clippers on Feb. 10, 2018.

The game

Pacers 114, Cavaliers 111Away, March 3, 2021Box score and story ›

36:27 min

Points1st 42nd 43rd 24th 6

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

Season high in steals (10; his best before, 4). Before this game he averaged 6.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 6.6 assists in 30 regular-season games.

Shot making: 16 points from the field on 8 shots7.5 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 9-foot fadeaway4th quarter, 4:19 leftchance to win 60% to 73%
Guarded by: Sexton: 29 poss, 2 ptsGarland: 11 poss, 2 ptsWindler: 8 poss, 2 pts
He guarded: Sexton: 39 poss, 4 ptsGarland: 9 poss, 6 ptsOsman: 5 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 3.02 miles4.59 mph on average92 touches
Hustle: 13 deflections3 shots contested5 loose balls
Rating: Performance Score +20.7100.0% true shooting11.6% usage

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	March 3, 2021at CLE	W 114-111	36	16	4	13	10	1	8-8	0-0	0-0	2	+14	+20.7
2	Feb. 10, 2018vs LAC	W 112-98	26	17	0	8	2	0	6-7	3-3	2-2	0	+2	+12.4
3	Nov. 8, 2019vs DET	W 112-106	22	17	5	9	0	1	8-10	0-0	1-1	0	0	+12.3
4	April 11, 2018vs MIL	W 130-95	28	16	6	7	4	0	7-11	2-2	0-0	0	+15	+11.9
5	Nov. 25, 2017vs ORL	W 130-111	37	15	7	13	3	1	7-12	1-1	0-0	1	+12	+10.8

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

76ers 112, Clippers 98Home, Feb. 10, 2018Box score and story ›

0 REB2-2 FT26:03 min

Points1st 52nd 33rd 54th 4

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

Before this game he averaged 7.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 46 regular-season games.

Shot making: 15 points from the field on 7 shots7.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made an 8-foot turnaround jumper4th quarter, 4:54 leftchance to win 62% to 77%
Guarded by: Bradley: 16 poss, 0 ptsWallace: 14 poss, 3 ptsRivers: 9 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Williams: 19 poss, 9 ptsBradley: 13 poss, 0 ptsRivers: 7 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.05 miles4.75 mph on average58 touches
Hustle: 6 deflections3 shots contested1 loose ball
Rating: Performance Score +12.4107.9% true shooting12.7% usage