2023-24 Best Games

[Mike G]

Over here we see the 100 biggest GameScores known, which is from 1984-85 to present;
https://www.basketball-reference.com/le ... score.html

Just 2 days after Giannis had the 6th biggest GmSc, Jalen Brunson had a masterpiece, landing at #23.

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GmSc   player     date   Min   TS%  Pts  Rb  As  St  Bk  TO    BPM   gbpm
57.0   Giannis   12.13  37.2  .760   64  14   3   4   1   4   23.4   18.1
51.4   Brunson   12.15  35.2  .927   50   6   9   5   0   2   33.6   24.6
(42.7) K Murray  12.16  36.1  .949   47   8   2   2   0   0   26.2   19.7

Last year too, there had been 2 top100 games by this date. By season's end, there would be 10.
I've added Keegan Murray's brilliant outing as well. Seeing the uneven-ness of the Giannis/Brunson comparison via GmSc and BPM, I suggest game bpm = BPM*min/48, as a better/alternative measure of "best game".

[Mike G]

Luka with a monster game, #17 GmSc in the all-time list.
Here's a table that I will try to update; I think it's every game this season with a GameScore >40.
Final 2 columns: GameBPM = BPM * Min/48. More credit for more minutes.
GmSc does not consider minutes; so GS48 = GmSc * 48/min -- what your GmSc would be if you could keep that proficiency up for 48 min.

xy = sqrt(bpmg*GS48)

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xy      player   tm    date    Min   TS%   Pts  Rb  As  St  Bk  TO    BPM   GmSc   gbpm   GS48
42.1   Brunson  NYK   12.15   35.2  .927   50    6   9   5   0   2   33.6   51.4   29.1   60.7
39.7   Doncic   Dal   12.25   43.5  .826   50    6  15   4   3   4   30.0   52.5   28.6   55.2
36.8   Giannis  Mil   12.13   37.2  .760   64   14   3   4   1   4   23.4   57.0   20.8   65.3
36.5   Doncic   Dal   10.27   36.0  .833   49   10   7   0   0   0   29.0   45.0   25.4   52.5
35.6   Doncic   Dal   11.10   31.7  .967   44    6   6   1   0   1   29.1   41.7   24.2   52.4

33.8  K Murray  Sac   12.16   36.1  .949   47    8   2   2   0   0   26.2   42.7   23.0   49.7
32.2   Shai     OKC   11.22   36.7  .743   40    5  12   1   3   2   24.6   41.3   21.7   47.7
31.1   Embiid   Phl   12.20   36.1  .775   51   12   3   2   1   2   21.0   45.1   18.4   52.5
29.9   Embiid   Phl   11.06   30.5  .770   48   11   6   1   1   1   18.7   45.5   15.3   58.6
29.6   Maxey    Phl   11.12   39.2  .750   50    7   5   0   3   2   20.8   41.7   18.9   46.4

xy      player   tm    date    Min   TS%   Pts  Rb  As  St  Bk  TO    BPM   GmSc   gbpm   GS48
28.6   Bane     Mem   12.06   35.6  .719   49    6   8   1   2   3   19.4   41.3   16.9   48.5
26.4   Giannis  Mil   11.20   33.9  .819   42   13   8   1   1   5   16.9   40.1   14.4   48.4
25.6   Embiid   Phl   12.06   38.0  .720   50   13   7   1   1   6   15.2   42.6   13.6   48.2
20.3   Giannis  Mil   11.09   36.5  .820   54   12   3   0   0   8   10.1   40.2    8.9   46.5
18.9   T Young  Atl   11.30   39.9  .624   45    4  14   2   0   2    8.8   40.1    8.1   44.2

The top 3 GmSc are also top 3 when factoring in BPM and minutes; just in different order.

[DSMok1]

It looks like Victor Wembanyama's 30/6/6/7 in 24 minutes played had a BPM of +32. Pretty incredible performance. Third best performance per minute this season, behind LeBron and Jalen Brunson.

[Mike G]

Yeah, that would rank #6 above, with the current formulation.
I just don't know how to systematically gather such games.

Third best performance per minute this season...

This presumes a minimum minutes cutoff.
It's kind of arbitrary, to count or not to count. I've taken gamebpm = BPM*min/48, and averaged it with BPM, for the table above.
A player might have been as proficient had he played more minutes; but he didn't. So an avg is a compromise between the known and the unknown.

[DSMok1]

The Stathead Game Finder allows you to search for games sorted by BPM. Have to apply a minimum minutes criteria in the search.

[Mike G]

Yeah when they offer it to me free, I may use it.

[Mike G]

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xy2    player   tm   date    Min   TS%  Pts  Rb  As  St  Bk  TO    BPM   GmSc
39.5   Embiid  Phl   1.22   36.6  .685   70  18   5   1   1   1   32.7   62.5
37.8   Doncic  Dal  12.25   43.5  .826   50   6  15   4   3   4   30.0   52.5
35.6  Brunson  NYK  12.15   35.2  .927   50   6   9   5   0   2   33.6   51.4
35.0   Doncic  Dal   1.26   44.7  .912   73  10   7   1   0   4   20.5   64.0
32.2  Giannis  Mil  12.13   37.2  .760   64  14   3   4   1   4   23.4   57.0

32.0   Jokic   Den   1.21   36.1  .803   42  12   8   2   2   0   29.2   46.6
31.3   Doncic  Dal  10.27   36.0  .833   49  10   7   0   0   0   29.0   45.0
29.0  K Murray Sac  12.16   36.1  .949   47   8   2   2   0   0   26.2   42.7
28.3   Doncic  Dal  11.10   31.7  .967   44   6   6   1   0   1   29.1   41.7
27.9   Shai    OKC  11.22   36.7  .743   40   5  12   1   3   2   24.6   41.3

xy2    player   tm   date    Min   TS%  Pts  Rb  As  St  Bk  TO    BPM   GmSc
26.7   Embiid  Phl  12.20   36.1  .775   51  12   3   2   1   2   21.0   45.1
26.6   Maxey   Phl  11.12   39.2  .750   50   7   5   0   3   2   20.8   41.7
25.4   Booker  Phx   1.19   37.1  .756   52   4   5   0   0   1   19.7   42.3
25.3   Rozier  Cha  12.29   39.2  .818   42   4   8   1   0   0   19.4   40.4
25.3  Giannis  Mil   1.04   39.5  .718   44  14   7   2   1   1   18.5   42.0

Embiid's big night was his biggest of the half-season in a bunch of columns:

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high    #  prev.
Pts    70   51
FG     24   19
FGA    41   29
FT     21   19
FTA    23   21
OReb    9    8
TReb   18   16
GmSc  62.5  45.5
TO      1 *  1

* Ties with fewest TO. In 4 other games with just 1, he played fewer minutes.

[Mike G]

From games with GameScore > 40, I've looked up game BPM and multiplied it by min/48 to arrive at, uh, gBPM.
xy2 = sqrt(gBPM*GmSc)

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xy2    player    tm   date   Min   TS%   Pt  Rb  As  St  Bk  TO    BPM   GmSc
39.5   Embiid   Phl   1.22   37   .598   70  18   5   1   1   1   32.7   62.5
37.8   Doncic   Dal  12.25   44   .826   50   6  15   4   3   4   30.0   52.5
35.6   Brunson  NYK  12.15   35   .927   50   6   9   5   0   2   33.6   51.4
35.0   Doncic   Dal   1.26   45   .912   73  10   7   1   0   4   20.5   64.0
32.2   Giannis  Mil  12.13   37   .760   64  14   3   4   1   4   23.4   57.0

32.0   Jokic    Den   1.21   36   .803   42  12   8   2   2   0   29.2   46.6
31.3   Doncic   Dal  10.27   36   .833   49  10   7   0   0   0   29.0   45.0
30.4   Ingram   NOP   2.05   30   .956   41   6   9   0   1   0   35.7   41.5
30.2   Giannis  Mil   2.03   40   .741   48   6  10   5   1   1   23.0   47.5
29.5   Curry    GSW   2.03   41   .711   60   6   4   0   1   2   22.2   45.5

xy2    player    tm   date   Min   TS%   Pt  Rb  As  St  Bk  TO    BPM   GmSc
29.0  K Murray  Sac  12.16   36   .949   47   8   2   2   0   0   26.2   42.7
28.3   Doncic   Dal  11.10   32   .967   44   6   6   1   0   1   29.1   41.7
27.9   Shai     OKC  11.22   37   .743   40   5  12   1   3   2   24.6   41.3
27.1   Sabonis  Sac   2.13   39   .686   35  18  12   1   3   1   21.2   42.7
26.7   Embiid   Phl  12.20   36   .775   51  12   3   2   1   2   21.0   45.1

26.6   Maxey    Phl  11.12   39   .750   50   7   5   0   3   2   20.8   41.7
25.4   Booker   Phx   1.19   37   .756   52   4   5   0   0   1   19.7   42.3
25.3   Rozier   Cha  12.29   39   .818   42   4   8   1   0   0   19.4   40.4
25.3   Giannis  Mil   1.04   40   .718   44  14   7   2   1   1   18.5   42.0
24.7  Mitchell  Cle   1.31   35   .743   45   6   8   2   1   2   20.2   40.8

xy2    player    tm   date   Min   TS%   Pt  Rb  As  St  Bk  TO    BPM   GmSc
24.4   Booker   Phx   1.24   35   .867   46   7   3   2   0   2   20.3   40.5
24.4   Bane     Mem  12.06   36   .719   49   6   8   1   2   3   19.4   41.3
23.4   Wemby  * SAS  12.28   24   .815   30   6   6   0   7   1   32.1 * 33.7
23.3   Embiid   Phl  11.06   31   .770   48  11   6   1   1   1   18.7   45.5
22.8   Booker   Phx   1.26   38   .726   62   5   4   1   2   4   14.0   46.4

* - Wembanyama's nice outing for 24 min. ranks above 9 of 31 GmSc>40; it's included here to demonstrate that it's very likely other games would intrude on these ranks, thanks to high BPM. I just don't have that listing.