Paul Millsap Stats, Shot Chart & Advanced Analytics — 2021-22

Inside his season

Through March 29

Millsap's rebounds have risen the most of his numbers this season, to 14.6 per 100 possessions from 11.2.

He's averaging 3.5 points a game, down from 9.0 last season, and his true shooting is 45.8%, down from 56.5%.

Tonight against the Pacers

Last time, Oct. 29, 2021: 8 points on 2 for 4 shooting, no assists and 4 rebounds in a 105-98 win.
In 12 games against the Pacers, he has averaged 13.8 points, 2.0 assists and 7.3 rebounds.
Of the Pacers, Domantas Sabonis has guarded him the most in their careers: 85 possessions over 6 games. Millsap has 12 points on 5 for 15 shooting against him, well under his usual scoring rate.

His work inside

He's grabbing 10.9 rebounds per 36 minutes, 53rd among the 448 players with 200 minutes.
He's blocking 1.2 shots per 36 minutes, 71st.

What changed from last season

The drop is coming from fewer shots, his twos and his threes. His shots have moved closer to the basket: more at the rim, 40.0%, up from 31.9%, and fewer in the paint away from the rim, 18.3%, down from 23.9%. Fewer of his shots are going in: he's making 46.3% of his twos, down from 55.0%, with fewer falling at the rim (52.2%, down from 68.0%), and he's 8 for 35 on threes, 22.9%, down from 34.3%.

He's taking 3.5 shots a game, down from 7.2, and playing 11.4 minutes a game, down from 20.8. His usage rate is 15.8%, down from 18.4%. He's averaging 0.3 steals a game, down from 0.9.

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

May 2, 2022, a 106-92 loss at Miami, playoffs

Paul Millsap

0 PTS0-0 FG5:38 min

Before this game he averaged 3.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 33 regular-season games.

Guarded by: Tucker: 4 poss, 0 ptsAdebayo: 3 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Adebayo: 4 poss, 2 ptsMartin: 3 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 0.42 miles4.18 mph on average6 touches
Hustle: 2 shots contested
Rating: Performance Score −0.7

His last game

His season

Career

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

All-Star once.

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG%	3PM	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−	Honors
2015-16ATL	ATL	81	32.7	17.1	9.0	3.3	1.8	1.7	2.4	.470	0.9	.319	.757	.556	+2.7
2016-17ATL	ATL	69	34.0	18.1	7.7	3.7	1.3	0.9	2.3	.442	1.1	.311	.768	.542	+2.0	All-Star
2017-18DEN	DEN	38	30.1	14.6	6.4	2.8	1.0	1.2	1.9	.464	1.0	.345	.696	.549	+2.5
2018-19DEN	DEN	70	27.1	12.6	7.2	2.0	1.2	0.8	1.4	.484	0.8	.365	.727	.570	+4.9
2019-20DEN	DEN	51	24.3	11.6	5.7	1.6	0.9	0.6	1.4	.482	1.1	.435	.816	.591	+4.4
2020-21DEN	DEN	56	20.8	9.0	4.7	1.8	0.9	0.6	0.9	.476	0.9	.343	.724	.565	+1.8
2021-222 teams	2 teams	33	11.4	3.5	3.5	0.9	0.3	0.4	0.6	.391	0.2	.229	.708	.458	−0.7
BKN	BKN	24	11.3	3.4	3.7	1.0	0.2	0.5	0.5	.376	0.3	.222	.706	.443	+0.2
PHI	PHI	9	11.7	3.7	2.8	0.6	0.6	0.2	0.9	.433	0.2	.250	.714	.499	−3.0
Career7 seasons	7 seasons	398	27.2	13.3	6.7	2.4	1.2	0.9	1.7	.465	0.9	.341	.751	.556	+2.8

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, 457 games since 2015-16

Best game+18.045 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks on 19 for 31 shooting at Boston in the playoffs, April 24, 2016The story Best four games+32.918.0 points a game, Feb. 11 to 24, 2019The story

Where his points come from

This season, against the league

Source	Millsap	NBA avg
Paint	59.1%	42.7%
Mid-range	5.2%	8.3%
Threes	20.9%	33.7%
Free throws	14.8%	15.3%
Fast break	3.5%	11.3%
Off turnovers	14.8%	14.7%
Unassisted makes	42.2%	39.3%

Who stops him, and who he stops

Every matchup since 2016-17

Toughest defenders on him

Marcus Morris Sr.

Millsap scored 25 points on 9 for 30 shooting in 309 possessions against him, over 14 games.

The games

Game	Points	Shooting	Possessions
Dec. 27, 2021	0	0-1	8.0
May 1, 2021	0	0-3	0.9
Sept. 15, 2020	0	0-0	23.4
Sept. 13, 2020	0	0-2	22.7
Sept. 11, 2020	4	1-5	31.3
Sept. 9, 2020	2	0-1	18.7
Sept. 7, 2020	6	3-3	37.8
Sept. 5, 2020	3	1-2	38.2
Sept. 3, 2020	4	2-5	35.7
Aug. 12, 2020	2	1-4	29.0
Feb. 28, 2020	0	0-1	26.0
Dec. 5, 2019	0	0-1	3.7
March 18, 2019	4	1-2	25.9
Nov. 5, 2018	0	0-0	7.6

Rudy Gay

Millsap scored 27 points on 10 for 26 shooting in 262 possessions against him, over 13 games.

The games

Game	Points	Shooting	Possessions
April 9, 2021	0	0-2	17.3
Jan. 29, 2021	0	0-0	2.9
Aug. 5, 2020	2	0-0	6.6
Feb. 10, 2020	3	1-4	10.9
April 27, 2019	2	1-3	33.7
April 25, 2019	6	3-4	20.0
April 23, 2019	0	0-1	14.0
April 20, 2019	0	0-1	17.9
April 18, 2019	4	1-1	15.6
April 16, 2019	7	3-4	28.0
April 13, 2019	3	1-3	31.0
April 3, 2019	0	0-1	39.1
March 4, 2019

Anthony Davis

Millsap scored 39 points on 16 for 44 shooting in 290 possessions against him, over 13 games.

The games

Game	Points	Shooting	Possessions
Feb. 14, 2021	3	1-1	10.4
Feb. 4, 2021	4	2-8	35.2
Sept. 26, 2020	0	0-6	35.1
Sept. 24, 2020	3	1-1	19.2
Sept. 22, 2020	0	0-3	31.2
Sept. 20, 2020	0	0-2	28.2
Sept. 18, 2020	0	0-1	18.8
Aug. 10, 2020	4	2-4	25.2
Feb. 12, 2020	2	1-1	7.4
Dec. 22, 2019	14	5-8	25.7
Dec. 3, 2019	9	4-5	29.9
Nov. 17, 2018	0	0-4	14.5
Nov. 17, 2017

Scorers he held down most

Marcus Morris Sr.

Scored 44 points on 14 for 34 shooting in 293 possessions with Millsap guarding him, over 14 games.

The games

Game	Points	Shooting	Possessions
Dec. 27, 2021	4	1-2	12.0
May 1, 2021	0	0-0	0.7
Sept. 15, 2020	0	0-2	27.5
Sept. 13, 2020	2	0-2	19.9
Sept. 11, 2020	6	2-3	29.9
Sept. 9, 2020	5	2-2	18.1
Sept. 7, 2020	2	1-1	34.5
Sept. 5, 2020	2	0-4	38.9
Sept. 3, 2020	13	5-6	29.0
Aug. 12, 2020	2	1-4	19.8
Feb. 28, 2020	2	1-5	28.4
Dec. 5, 2019	3	1-1

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

2021-22, 33 games

Usage rate	15.8%
Assist rate	12.1%
Assists per turnover	1.53
Turnover rate (per 100 plays)	10.9
Offensive rating	106.9
Defensive rating	110.4
Net rating	−3.5
Offensive rebound rate	9.6%
Defensive rebound rate	18.2%
Effective FG%	42.6%
Fouls drawn a game	0.8

Not ranked: NBA ranks need 58+ games, and he has played 33.

Shot profile

Where he shoots, against the league

Zone	Millsap	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
At the rim	40.0%	29.1%	52.2%	65.3%
Paint (non-rim)	18.3%	18.3%	47.6%	42.8%
Mid-range	11.3%	12.8%

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	FG	3P	FT	TO	PF	+/−
Mar 29	vs MIL	L116–118	9:26	0	0	0	1	0	0–1	0–0	0–0	1	2	−5
Mar 21	vs MIA	W113–106	23:03	5	4	1	1	1	2–5	0–1	1–1	1	4	−1
Mar 5	@ MIA	L82–99	9:09	4	5	1	1	0	2–5	0–2	0–0	0	1	−1
Mar 4	vs CLE	W125–119	8:12	2	2	0	1	0	1–2	0–0	0–0	1	0	+5
Mar 2	vs NYK	W123–108

Distance	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Under 8 ft	30–61	53.0%	39.8%	49.2%	59.0%
8–16 ft	7–18	15.7%	13.2%	38.9%	42.9%
16–24 ft	0–1	0.9%

Stat	Avg	NBA rank
Deflections	1.1
Contested shots	3.1
Twos contested	2.0
Threes contested	1.1
Charges drawn	0.06
Loose balls recovered	0.2
Box outs	1.3
Screen assists	0.9
Points from screen assists	2.1

Per game	Millsap	NBA avg
Distance (miles)	0.90	1.91
Average speed (mph)	4.21	4.17
Touches	17.8	44.1
Passes	13.0	30.9
Potential assists	1.6	5.2
Secondary assists	0.1	0.4
Offensive rebound chances	2.7	2.6
Defensive rebound chances	4.2	6.2

Stat	Millsap	NBA avg
Rim shots defended per game

Split	GP	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
Location
Home	15	4.5	3.7	1.1	43.6%	33.3%	70.0%	52.5%	−1.8
Away	18	2.7	3.2	0.7	35.0%	15.0%	75.0%	38.9%	+0.2
Result

Corner three		11.3%	9.9%	7.7%	38.3%

Above-break three		19.1%	29.7%	31.8%	34.6%

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG	3P	FT	TO	+/−
Mar 29	vs MIL	L116–118	9:26	0	0	0	0–1	0–0	0–0	1	−5
Mar 21	vs MIA	W113–106	23:03	5	4	1	2–5	0–1	1–1	1	−1
Mar 5	@ MIA	L82–99	9:09	4	5	1	2–5	0–2	0–0	0	−1
Mar 4	vs CLE	W125–119	8:12	2	2	0	1–2	0–0	0–0	1	+5
Mar 2	vs NYK	W123–108	11:59	0	2	0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2	−6
Feb 27	@ NYK	W125–109	11:43	6	3	1	3–5	0–1	0–0	1	−3
Feb 25	@ MIN	W133–102	12:14	3	2	0	0–2	0–0	3–4	1	+2
Feb 17	@ MIL	W123–120	10:57	4	4	1	2–4	0–2	0–0	1	−10
Feb 15	vs BOS	L87–135	8:56	9	3	1	3–6	2–2	1–2	0	−8
Jan 13	vs OKC	L109–130	19:20	8	10	1	4–6	0–1	0–0	1	−5

Month

Oct

4.5

3.5

1.2

42.1%

27.3%

72.7%

56.6%

+1.8

Nov

1.8

3.3

0.5

25.9%

20.0%

100.0%

32.3%

+0.6

Dec

4.1

3.6

1.6

39.4%

20.0%

50.0%

41.7%

−1.1

Jan

8.0

10.0

1.0

66.7%

0.0%

—

66.7%

−5.0

Feb

5.5

3.0

0.8

47.1%

40.0%

66.7%

56.0%

−4.8

Mar

2.2

2.6

0.4

38.5%

0.0%

100.0%

40.9%

−1.6

Type	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Dunks	3–6	5.2%	5.8%	50.0%	88.7%
Layups	23–45	39.1%	26.5%	51.1%	55.8%
Floaters	5–9	7.8%	7.9%	55.6%	44.8%
Hooks	2–4	3.5%	2.9%	50.0%	48.5%
Pull-up jumpers	0–2	1.7%	12.9%	0.0%	39.7%
Step-backs	1–3	2.6%	4.8%	33.3%	38.1%
Turnarounds and fadeaways	3–12	10.4%	4.9%	25.0%	40.6%
Other jump shots	8–34	29.6%	34.3%	23.5%	35.9%

Game	Points	Shooting	Possessions
March 23, 2021	4	2-2	14.2
Nov. 2, 2019	0	0-1	2.2
May 12, 2019	2	1-2	10.6
May 9, 2019	0	0-2	21.0
May 7, 2019	0	0-2	23.3
May 5, 2019	6	2-6	31.4
May 3, 2019	0	0-5	44.4
May 1, 2019	2	1-3	26.8
April 29, 2019	2	1-3	26.8
April 5, 2019	7	2-5	51.5
Jan. 13, 2019	3	1-2	32.0
Nov. 30, 2018	4	1-1	9.1
April 9, 2018	2	1-1	18.4

Paul Millsap

Inside his season

Tonight against the Pacers

His work inside

What changed from last season

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

By distance

Hustle

Movement and touches

Rim defense

Pick your games

Splits

Last 10 games

By shot type

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 against the Pacers

His work inside

What changed from last season

Game	Points	Shooting	Possessions
Feb. 14, 2021	8	4-8	12.2
Feb. 4, 2021	2	1-4	35.5
Sept. 26, 2020	12	3-9	39.3
Sept. 24, 2020	7	3-6	19.9
Sept. 22, 2020	6	2-6	32.7
Sept. 20, 2020	5	1-8	29.2
Sept. 18, 2020	11	3-7	16.0
Aug. 10, 2020	9	4-6	23.8
Feb. 12, 2020	5	1-1	8.7
Dec. 22, 2019	12	6-10	27.6
Dec. 3, 2019	8	3-5	27.6
Nov. 17, 2018	4	1-2	13.3
Nov. 17, 2017	0	0-3	21.3