Career best

Evans’ 31 is his best game since 2015-16

Tyreke Evans had 31 points and 12 assists on 10 for 20 shooting in 39 minutes, but the Grizzlies lost to the Cavaliers 116-⁠111.

His Performance Score of +14.3 is the best of his 87 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.2% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 12 of his 31 in the second quarter. He went 4 for 7 at the rim and 5 for 7 from 3. His 25 points from the field came on 20 shots, 3.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +13.6, was 29 points and 4 steals on 10 for 15 shooting in 28 minutes, a 104-⁠95 win at Brooklyn on Jan. 12, 2017.

The game

Grizzlies 111, Cavaliers 116Away, Dec. 2, 2017Box score and story ›

Tyreke Evans
6-6 FT39:02 min
Points1st 82nd 123rd 34th 8
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Season high in assists (12; his best before, 9). Season high in 3-pointers (5; his best before, 4). Before this game he averaged 17.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 21 regular-season games.

Shot making
25 points from the field on 20 shots3.8 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 3-pointer4th quarter, 3:28 leftchance to win 5% to 18%
Guarded by
Green: 17 poss, 5 ptsJames: 15 poss, 5 ptsCalderon: 11 poss, 0 pts
He guarded
Korver: 23 poss, 0 ptsCalderon: 13 poss, 0 ptsSmith: 8 poss, 3 pts
On the move
2.43 miles3.74 mph on average93 touches
Hustle
4 deflections4 shots contested1 box-out
Rating
Performance Score +14.368.5% true shooting27.4% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Dec. 2, 2017at CLEL 111-11639317121010-205-76-61−5+14.3
2Jan. 12, 2017at BKNW 104-952829434110-152-47-72+8+13.6
3March 8, 2017at SASL 104-114292624209-133-45-72−9+11.4
4Dec. 1, 2015vs MEML 104-1133120510017-122-54-41+3+11.0
5Dec. 23, 2015vs PORW 115-89352489207-142-68-83+26+10.3

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

His old best

Pelicans 104, Nets 95Away, Jan. 12, 2017Box score and story ›

Tyreke Evans
7-7 FT27:48 min
Points1st 22nd 63rd 74th 14
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Season high in points (29; his best before, 16). Season high in steals (4; his best before, 1). Before this game he averaged 7.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 11 regular-season games.

Shot making
22 points from the field on 15 shots5.6 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a driving layup4th quarter, 2:16 leftchance to win 60% to 73%
On the move
1.87 miles4.05 mph on average72 touches
Hustle
4 deflections8 shots contested
Rating
Performance Score +13.680.2% true shooting27.5% usage