Marc Gasol Stats, Shot Chart & Advanced Analytics — 2020-21

Inside his season

Through May 16

Gasol has slipped this season: he's 112th in the site's Player Rankings, at +0.4 points per 100 possessions against an average player, down from 36th last season.

He's averaging 5.0 points a game, down from 7.5 last season, and his true shooting is 60.6%, up from 55.1%.

He has 20.2% of the Lakers' assists while he's on the floor, down from 23.3% last season. LeBron James finishes the most of them.

Tonight at Phoenix

Last time, May 9, 2021: 1 point on 0 for 0 shooting, 3 assists and 6 rebounds in a 123-110 win.
In 11 games against the Suns, he has averaged 16.3 points, 2.4 assists and 8.3 rebounds.
Of the Suns, Deandre Ayton has guarded him the most in their careers: 149 possessions over 8 games. Gasol has 31 points on 11 for 26 shooting against him.

His passing

12.4

points his passes create per 100 possessions he plays, from 14.5 last season

Finishing them: LeBron James 26, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 18, Dennis Schröder 17.
31% of the baskets he set up were threes.

Where his shots come from

Zone	Share	Last season	Made	Last season
At the rim	11.9%	17.6%	69.6%	61.2%
Rest of the paint	18.0%	19.7%	51.4%	49.1%
Midrange	7.2%	9.7%	28.6%	18.5%
Corner threes	5.7%	5.0%	54.5%	42.9%
Threes above the break	57.2%	48.0%	39.6%	38.1%

His work inside

He's grabbing 7.8 rebounds per 36 minutes, 126th among the 436 players with 200 minutes.
He's blocking 2.1 shots per 36 minutes, 21st.

What changed from last season

The drop is coming from fewer shots. His shots have moved away from the basket: more from three, 62.9%, up from 53.0%, and fewer at the rim, 11.9%, down from 17.6%. More of his shots are going in: he's making 52.8% of his twos, up from 47.3%, with more falling at the rim (69.6%, 16 for 23, up from 61.2%). He's getting to the line more, 25.8 free throws per 100 shots, up from 17.6, and making 72.0% of them.

He's taking 3.7 shots a game, down from 6.3, and playing 19.1 minutes a game, down from 26.4.

With him on the floor

The Lakers have outscored teams by 4.1 points per 100 possessions with him on the floor, 109.7 to 105.6, with garbage time left out. They're plus 2.6 overall.

Lineup numbers leave garbage time out and count points per 100 the NBA’s way; ages are exact, game by game, from 2015-16 on.

Inside his season

His last game

June 3, 2021, a 113-100 loss to Phoenix, playoffs

Marc Gasol

17:33 min

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

Before this game he averaged 5.0 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 52 regular-season games.

Shot making: 0 points from the field on 1 shot0.9 fewer than the league scores from the same zones
Guarded by: Ayton: 16 poss, 0 ptsCrowder: 8 poss, 0 ptsBooker: 3 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Ayton: 20 poss, 2 ptsPaul: 3 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 1.08 miles3.47 mph on average28 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection4 shots contested1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score −0.10.0% true shooting2.7% usage

His last game

His season

Career

6 seasons since 2015-16, the seasons the site has

Champion once, All-Star once.

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG%	3PM	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−	Honors
2015-16MEM	MEM	52	34.4	16.6	7.0	3.8	1.0	1.3	2.3	.464	0.0	.667	.829	.528	+0.2
2016-17MEM	MEM	74	34.2	19.5	6.3	4.6	0.9	1.3	2.2	.459	1.4	.388	.837	.554	+0.9	All-Star
2017-18MEM	MEM	73	33.0	17.2	8.1	4.2	0.7	1.4	2.7	.420	1.5	.341	.834	.532	−4.3
2018-192 teams	2 teams	79	30.8	13.6	7.9	4.4	1.1	1.1	2.0	.448	1.3	.363	.759	.546	+2.0	Champion
MEM	MEM	53	33.7	15.7	8.6	4.7	1.1	1.2	2.2	.444	1.4	.344	.756	.541	−0.9
TOR	TOR	26	24.9	9.1	6.6	3.9	0.9	0.9	1.4	.465	0.9	.442	.769	.565	+8.0
2019-20TOR	TOR	44	26.4	7.5	6.3	3.3	0.8	0.9	1.3	.427	1.3	.385	.735	.551	+6.1
2020-21LAL	LAL	52	19.1	5.0	4.1	2.1	0.5	1.1	1.0	.454	1.0	.410	.720	.606	+1.7
Career6 seasons	6 seasons	374	30.3	14.0	6.8	3.9	0.8	1.2	2.0	.446	1.1	.371	.810	.545	+0.7

Blue: his best season in each column (20 games or more, four in the playoffs; 3P% with two tries a game, FT% with one).

Career bests

Performance Score, 420 games since 2015-16

Best game+15.938 points on 14 for 17 shooting at Detroit, Dec. 21, 2016The story Best four games+32.833.5 points a game, Jan. 20 to 27, 2017Last game

Where his points come from

This season, against the league

Source	Gasol	NBA avg
Paint	26.0%	42.5%
Mid-range	3.1%	8.4%
Threes	57.3%	34.0%
Free throws	13.7%	15.1%
Fast break	0.0%	11.1%
Off turnovers	11.8%	14.7%
Unassisted makes	12.5%	39.8%

Who stops him, and who he stops

Every matchup since 2016-17

Toughest defenders on him

Jusuf Nurkić

Gasol scored 40 points on 17 for 43 shooting in 257 possessions against him, over 9 games.

The games

Game	Points	Shooting	Possessions
May 7, 2021	3	1-1	12.5
Dec. 28, 2020	2	1-2	26.7
March 1, 2019	9	4-5	27.3
Dec. 19, 2018	0	0-1	27.0
Dec. 12, 2018	2	1-8	38.8
April 1, 2018	4	2-4	23.7
March 28, 2018	4	1-5	26.8
Nov. 20, 2017	12	5-13	45.7
Nov. 7, 2017	4	2-4	28.4

Scorers he held down most

Joel Embiid

Scored 92 points on 30 for 99 shooting in 558 possessions with Gasol guarding him, over 15 games.

The games

Game	Points	Shooting	Possessions
Jan. 27, 2021	9	3-7	35.3
Aug. 12, 2020	3	1-4	24.1
Dec. 8, 2019	2	0-3	24.8
Nov. 25, 2019	0	0-10	45.8
May 12, 2019	11	3-12	63.6
May 9, 2019	12	4-8	44.1
May 7, 2019	7	3-7	43.5
May 5, 2019	4	1-4	42.8
May 2, 2019	19	6-12	28.5
April 29, 2019	4	2-5	28.3
April 27, 2019	0	0-6	25.8
Dec. 2, 2018	7	3-8	48.4
Nov. 10, 2018	8	2-5	42.6
March 21, 2018	4	1-2	18.9
Jan. 22, 2018	2	1-6	41.5

Nikola Vučević

Scored 41 points on 16 for 64 shooting in 362 possessions with Gasol guarding him, over 11 games.

The games

Game	Points	Shooting	Possessions
Aug. 5, 2020	7	2-7	37.4
Nov. 20, 2019	0	0-3	12.1
Oct. 28, 2019	0	0-6	22.7
April 23, 2019	6	3-7	20.9
April 21, 2019	4	2-7	33.6
April 19, 2019	2	0-3	34.2
April 16, 2019	2	1-2	26.5
April 13, 2019	5	2-10	49.9
April 1, 2019	3	1-5	57.8
Feb. 24, 2019	5	2-4	25.8
Nov. 1, 2017	7	3-10	41.0

Rudy Gobert
Scored 28 points on 12 for 22 shooting in 289 possessions with Gasol guarding him, over 8 games.
47%of his usual
The games
Game Points Shooting Possessions
Feb. 24, 2021 6 3-5 20.9
Dec. 1, 2019 8 4-5 32.7
Nov. 12, 2018 4 1-1 34.1
Nov. 2, 2018 4 1-2 39.9
Oct. 22, 2018 2 1-3 40.4
March 30, 2018 0 0-0 29.4
March 9, 2018 4 2-4 41.1
Feb. 7, 2018 0 0-2 50.6

Game	Points	Shooting	Possessions
Feb. 24, 2021	6	3-5	20.9
Dec. 1, 2019	8	4-5	32.7
Nov. 12, 2018	4	1-1	34.1
Nov. 2, 2018	4	1-2	39.9
Oct. 22, 2018	2	1-3	40.4
March 30, 2018	0	0-0	29.4
March 9, 2018	4	2-4	41.1
Feb. 7, 2018	0	0-2	50.6

The NBA’s matchup counts: possessions one man guarded another, and the points and shots that came of them. Usual is a scorer’s rate on everyone else who guarded him in the same years. Ranked with 250 possessions or more, about four full games of one man on the other, and a long record counts for more than a short one.

Advanced

2020-21, 52 games

Usage rate	11.7%	220th
Assist rate	14.5%	89th
Assists per turnover	2.06	88th
Turnover rate (per 100 plays)	14.1	226th
Offensive rating	108.5	165th
Defensive rating	104.2	7th
Net rating	+4.3	59th
Offensive rebound rate	3.9%	83rd
Defensive rebound rate	17.4%	48th
Effective FG%	58.2%
Fouls drawn a game	1.0	177th

Percentage ranks need 264+ made field goals (FG%, eFG%, TS%), 72+ made threes and 110+ made free throws.

Shot profile

Where he shoots, against the league

Zone	Share of shots	Gasol	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
At the rim

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	FG	3P	FT	TO	PF	+/−
May 16	@ NOP	W110–98	26:58	3	7	4	1	2	1–4	1–3	0–0	1	2	+13
May 11	vs NYK	W101–99	17:16	0	3	4	0	0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	1	−8
May 9	vs PHX	W123–110	17:53	1	6	3	0	0	0–0	0–0	1–2	0	5	+10
May 7	@ POR	L101–106	22:35	6	4	1	2	1	2–4	2–3	0–0	0	2	−6
May 6	@ LAC	L94–118

Stat	Avg	NBA rank
Deflections	1.5	102nd
Contested shots	7.6	41st
Twos contested	6.3	24th
Threes contested	1.4	219th
Charges drawn	0.10	42nd
Loose balls recovered	0.3	234th
Box outs	1.4	58th
Screen assists	1.6	51st
Points from screen assists	3.9	54th

Per game	Gasol	NBA avg
Distance (miles)	1.30	1.89
Average speed (mph)	3.71	4.22
Touches	34.3	42.9
Passes	28.6	30.1
Potential assists	3.9

Split	GP	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
Location
Home	27	5.6	3.6	1.9	48.5%	42.4%	75.0%	65.7%	+1.6
Away	25	4.4	4.7	2.3	42.1%	39.3%	64.3%	54.9%	+1.8
Result

Paint (non-rim)		18.0%	17.9%	51.4%	42.7%

Mid-range		7.2%	12.9%	28.6%	41.5%

Corner three		5.7%	9.2%	54.5%	39.3%

Above-break three		57.2%	29.8%	39.6%	36.0%

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG	3P	FT	TO	+/−
May 16	@ NOP	W110–98	26:58	3	7	4	1–4	1–3	0–0	1	+13
May 11	vs NYK	W101–99	17:16	0	3	4	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	−8
May 9	vs PHX	W123–110	17:53	1	6	3	0–0	0–0	1–2	0	+10
May 7	@ POR	L101–106	22:35	6	4	1	2–4	2–3	0–0	0	−6
May 6	@ LAC	L94–118	5:55	0	0	1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	−11
May 3	vs DEN	W93–89	16:59	10	7	2	3–4	3–4	1–2	0	+17
Apr 30	vs SAC	L106–110	7:57	5	3	0	2–2	1–1	0–0	0	+12
Apr 24	@ DAL	L93–108	18:28	1	7	2	0–0	0–0	1–2	1	+4
Apr 15	vs BOS	L113–121	20:54	18	4	3	7–10	4–6	0–0	1	−13
Apr 12	@ NYK	L96–111	5:17	3	1	0	1–1	1–1	0–0	0	+2

Month

Dec

4.6

5.8

2.2

72.7%

60.0%

80.0%

87.1%

+9.2

Jan

3.6

4.0

1.9

33.3%

30.0%

86.7%

47.9%

+2.9

Feb

6.2

3.6

2.0

40.6%

38.0%

75.0%

57.2%

−1.5

Mar

4.5

2.3

1.8

40.0%

20.0%

66.7%

51.0%

−3.0

Apr

8.0

5.1

2.6

66.7%

64.7%

25.0%

80.6%

+2.0

May

3.3

4.5

2.5

50.0%

60.0%

50.0%

72.7%

+2.5

Distance	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Under 8 ft	23–34	17.5%	40.5%	67.6%	58.3%
8–16 ft	13–33	17.0%	13.2%	39.4%	43.4%
16–24 ft	2–5	2.6%	7.2%	40.0%	40.9%
24+ ft	50–122	62.9%	39.0%	41.0%	36.8%

Type	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Dunks	3–3	1.5%	5.4%	100.0%	88.9%
Layups	13–20	10.3%	27.2%	65.0%	55.4%
Floaters	0–4	2.1%	7.9%	0.0%	44.7%
Hooks	7–12	6.2%	2.9%	58.3%	49.5%
Pull-up jumpers	0–0	0.0%	12.4%	—	41.1%
Step-backs	0–1	0.5%	4.4%	0.0%	39.5%
Turnarounds and fadeaways	10–22	11.3%	4.4%	45.5%	43.1%
Other jump shots	55–132	68.0%	35.4%	41.7%	36.9%

Stat	Gasol	NBA avg
Rim shots defended per game	4.6	2.7
Opponent FG% at the rim	60.4%	65.9%

Marc Gasol

Inside his season

Tonight at Phoenix

His passing

Where his shots come from

His work inside

What changed from last season

With him on the floor

Inside his season

His last game

His last game

His season

Career

Career bests

Where his points come from

Who stops him, and who he stops

Toughest defenders on him

Scorers he held down most

Advanced

Shot profile

Game log

Shot chart

Hustle

Movement and touches

Pick your games

Splits

Last 10 games

By distance

By shot type

Rim defense

Clutch

Trends

Career bests

Who stops him, and who he stops

Toughest defenders on him

Scorers he held down most

His last game

Inside his season

Tonight at Phoenix

His passing

Where his shots come from

His work inside

What changed from last season

With him on the floor