Career best

Ellington’s 32 is his best game since 2015-16

Wayne Ellington scored 32 points on 12 for 16 shooting in 35 minutes, and the Heat beat the Raptors 116-⁠109.

His Performance Score of +14.2 is the best of his 215 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.2% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 32 points are also the most points he has scored in a game since 2015-⁠16, 4 more than his 28 against Dallas on Dec. 22.

He scored 18 of his 32 in the fourth quarter. He went 8 for 12 from 3. His 32 points from the field came on 16 shots, 14.7 more than the league scores from the same zones. Kelly Olynyk set up 3 of his 12 baskets.

His old best, +11.9, was 24 points on 8 for 11 shooting in 32 minutes, a 102-⁠95 loss to Portland on Dec. 13.

The game

Heat 116, Raptors 109Home, April 11, 2018Box score and story ›

Wayne Ellington
0 AST35:19 min
Points1st 52nd 53rd 24th 18OT 2
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Ellington’s player page

Season high in points (32; his best before, 28). Tied his season high in 3-pointers (8). Before this game he averaged 10.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 76 regular-season games.

Shot making
32 points from the field on 16 shots14.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a corner 3-pointer4th quarter, 18s leftchance to win 32% to 89%
Guarded by
VanVleet: 22 poss, 6 ptsLowry: 17 poss, 3 ptsMiles: 8 poss, 3 pts
He guarded
Miles: 32 poss, 2 ptsVanVleet: 8 poss, 0 ptsWright: 8 poss, 0 pts
On the move
2.59 miles4.40 mph on average35 touches
Hustle
2 deflections6 shots contested1 loose ball
Rating
Performance Score +14.2100.0% true shooting20.0% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1April 11, 2018vs TORW 116-1093532301112-168-120-00+18+14.2
2Dec. 13, 2017vs PORL 95-102322440218-117-101-110+11.9
3Oct. 23, 2017vs ATLW 104-93252022106-96-82-21+15+8.7
4Nov. 19, 2017vs INDL 95-120252120107-127-120-00−2+8.4
5Nov. 30, 2016at DENW 106-98322222408-145-91-21+9+8.2

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

His old best

Heat 95, Trail Blazers 102Home, Dec. 13, 2017Box score and story ›

Wayne Ellington
0 AST1-1 FT31:38 min
Points1st 152nd 63rd 04th 3
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Ellington’s player page

Season high in points (24; his best before, 21). Tied his season high in 3-pointers (7). Before this game he averaged 8.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 26 regular-season games.

Shot making
23 points from the field on 11 shots10.8 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 3-pointer4th quarter, 5:56 leftchance to win 43% to 62%
Guarded by
Turner: 11 poss, 0 ptsLillard: 11 poss, 9 ptsConnaughton: 10 poss, 2 pts
He guarded
Turner: 14 poss, 0 ptsConnaughton: 11 poss, 0 ptsNapier: 8 poss, 2 pts
On the move
2.31 miles4.40 mph on average39 touches
Hustle
2 deflections6 shots contested1 loose ball3 box-outs2 screen assists
Rating
Performance Score +11.9104.9% true shooting17.4% usage