Career best

Barton’s 35 is his best game since 2015-16

Will Barton scored 35 points on 12 for 18 shooting in 36 minutes, and the Nuggets beat the Clippers 129-⁠114.

His Performance Score of +14.8 is the best of his 136 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.4% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 35 points are also the most points he has scored in a game since 2015-⁠16, 3 more than his 32 against New Orleans on Dec. 20, 2015.

He scored 13 of his 35 in the second quarter. He went 5 for 6 at the rim and 7 for 10 from 3. His 31 points from the field came on 18 shots, 11.5 more than the league scores from the same zones. He scored 18 of his 35 after the game was decided.

His old best, +9.9, was 27 points on 9 for 12 shooting in 26 minutes, a 124-⁠91 loss at Cleveland on March 21, 2016.

The game

Nuggets 129, Clippers 114Home, March 16, 2017Box score and story ›

Will Barton

4-5 FT35:36 min

Points1st 22nd 133rd 114th 9

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

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Season high in points (35; his best before, 31). Season high in 3-pointers (7; his best before, 5). Before this game he averaged 13.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 53 regular-season games.

Shot making: 31 points from the field on 18 shots11.5 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer2nd quarter, 10:59 leftchance to win 66% to 73%
On the move: 2.36 miles3.98 mph on average66 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections5 shots contested2 loose balls
Rating: Performance Score +14.886.6% true shooting27.2% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	March 16, 2017vs LAC	W 129-114	36	35	5	3	1	0	12-18	7-10	4-5	2	+16	+14.8
2	March 21, 2016at CLE	L 91-124	26	27	4	1	2	0	9-12	4-5	5-6	4	−3	+9.9
3	Feb. 6, 2017vs DAL	W 110-87	37	31	8	5	0	2	12-18	5-7	2-2	3	+15	+9.7
4	Dec. 20, 2015vs NOP	L 125-130	36	32	10	6	0	0	12-25	7-11	1-1	1	+7	+9.6
5	Feb. 7, 2016at NYK	W 101-96	29	19	11	5	1	1	7-12	0-1	5-6	0	+11	+9.3

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

His old best

Nuggets 91, Cavaliers 124Away, March 21, 2016Box score and story ›

Will Barton

5-6 FT25:42 min

Points1st 22nd 163rd 64th 3

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

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Before this game he averaged 14.7 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 70 regular-season games.

Shot making: 22 points from the field on 12 shots9.8 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a corner 3-pointer2nd quarter, 5:34 leftchance to win 42% to 51%
On the move: 1.87 miles4.38 mph on average53 touches
Rating: Performance Score +9.992.2% true shooting29.5% usage