Career best

LaVine’s 41 is his best game since 2015-16

Zach LaVine had 41 points and 6 assists on 14 for 19 shooting in 38 minutes, and the Bulls beat the 76ers 126-⁠112.

His Performance Score of +20.0 is the best of his 440 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 19 of his 41 in the third quarter. He went 11 for 13 from 3. His 39 points from the field came on 19 shots, 17.9 more than the league scores from the same zones. Nikola Vučević set up 3 of his 14 baskets.

His old best, +17.2, was 40 points on 15 for 20 shooting in 31 minutes, a 123-⁠102 win over Oklahoma City on March 16, 2021.

The game

Bulls 126, 76ers 112Away, Jan. 6, 2023Box score and story ›

Zach LaVine
2-2 FT38:21 min
Points1st 32nd 103rd 194th 9
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Season high in 3-pointers (11; his best before, 6). Before this game he averaged 22.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 34 regular-season games.

Shot making
39 points from the field on 19 shots17.9 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 28-foot pull-up 3-pointer2nd quarter, 38s leftchance to win 42% to 57%
Guarded by
Melton: 34 poss, 3 ptsThybulle: 9 poss, 6 ptsHarris: 9 poss, 11 pts
He guarded
Melton: 29 poss, 9 ptsHarris: 14 poss, 2 ptsThybulle: 8 poss, 0 pts
On the move
2.79 miles4.08 mph on average72 touches
Hustle
2 deflections6 shots contested1 box-out
Rating
Performance Score +20.0103.1% true shooting28.0% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Jan. 6, 2023at PHIW 126-1123841262114-1911-132-23+17+20.0
2March 16, 2021vs OKCW 123-1023140321015-207-123-31+36+17.2
3Jan. 8, 2021at LALL 115-1173838562014-224-76-60+8+16.9
4Dec. 30, 2022vs DETW 132-1183843362015-205-98-84+19+16.0
5April 9, 2021at ATLL 108-1203950850018-317-127-83−3+15.4

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

His old best

Bulls 123, Thunder 102Home, March 16, 2021Box score and story ›

Zach LaVine
3-3 FT30:58 min
Points1st 162nd 43rd 204th 0
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Before this game he averaged 28.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 37 regular-season games.

Shot making
37 points from the field on 20 shots14.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a step-back 3-pointer1st quarter, 5:34 leftchance to win 63% to 71%
Guarded by
Gilgeous-Alexander: 24 poss, 7 ptsWilliams: 15 poss, 2 ptsPokusevski: 8 poss, 7 pts
He guarded
Gilgeous-Alexander: 20 poss, 2 ptsPokusevski: 15 poss, 0 ptsWilliams: 11 poss, 2 pts
On the move
2.35 miles4.30 mph on average62 touches
Hustle
2 deflections3 shots contested1 box-out1 screen assist
Rating
Performance Score +17.293.8% true shooting30.6% usage