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.