Kaminsky’s 24 is the best game of his career
Frank Kaminsky scored 24 points on 9 for 14 shooting in 24 minutes, but the Hornets lost to the Warriors 126-111.
His Performance Score of +11.6 is the best of his 136 games, better than 98.2% of all player games since 2015-16. His 24 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 1 more than his 23 against Boston on Dec. 23, 2015.
He scored 10 of his 24 in the third quarter. He went 4 for 4 in the paint. His 20 points from the field came on 13 shots, 7.3 more than the league scores from the same zones. Marco Belinelli set up 5 of his 9 baskets. He scored 24 of his 24 after the game was decided.
His old best, +10.2, was 23 points and 3 blocks on 9 for 11 shooting in 20 minutes, a 105-90 loss to Memphis on Nov. 21.