Richard’s 30 is the best game of his career
Will Richard scored 30 points on 10 for 15 shooting in 35 minutes, but the Warriors lost to the Kings 121-116.
His Performance Score of +11.2 is the best of his 7 games, better than 97.9% of all player games since 2015-16. His 30 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 23 more than his 7 at Portland on Oct. 24.
He scored 12 of his 30 in the first quarter. He went 5 for 8 from 3. His 25 points from the field came on 15 shots, 8.6 more than the league scores from the same zones. Brandin Podziemski set up 4 of his 10 baskets.
His old best, +4.6, was 7 points on 2 for 2 shooting in 12 minutes, a 120-110 loss at Milwaukee on Oct. 30.