Career best

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

Gordon Hayward scored 41 points on 15 for 19 shooting in 29 minutes, and the Hornets beat the Spurs 131-⁠115.

His Performance Score of +18.7 is the best of his 377 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.8% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 21 of his 41 in the third quarter. He went 5 for 6 at the rim and 5 for 6 from 3. His 35 points from the field came on 19 shots, 14.9 more than the league scores from the same zones. Miles Bridges set up 4 of his 15 baskets. He scored 10 of his 41 after the game was decided.

His old best, +17.8, was 39 points and 8 assists on 17 for 20 shooting in 34 minutes, a 119-⁠113 win at Cleveland on Nov. 5, 2019.

The game

Hornets 131, Spurs 115Away, Dec. 15, 2021Box score and story ›

Gordon Hayward

6-6 FT29:17 min

Points1st 142nd 63rd 214th 0

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

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Season high in points (41; his best before, 31). Tied his season high in 3-pointers (5). Before this game he averaged 17.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 29 regular-season games.

Shot making: 35 points from the field on 19 shots14.9 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a corner 3-pointer3rd quarter, 7:25 leftchance to win 76% to 86%
Guarded by: White: 12 poss, 8 ptsVassell: 9 poss, 2 ptsJohnson: 8 poss, 6 pts
He guarded: Vassell: 9 poss, 0 ptsMcDermott: 9 poss, 3 ptsJohnson: 8 poss, 3 pts
On the move: 2.35 miles4.57 mph on average81 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection7 shots contested1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +18.794.7% true shooting34.3% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Dec. 15, 2021at SAS	W 131-115	29	41	5	3	0	0	15-19	5-6	6-6	1	+35	+18.7
2	Nov. 5, 2019at CLE	W 119-113	34	39	7	8	0	0	17-20	1-4	4-4	2	+12	+17.8
3	March 5, 2019at GSW	W 128-95	28	30	7	4	2	0	12-16	4-6	2-2	0	+32	+17.6
4	Dec. 1, 2018at MIN	W 118-109	30	30	9	8	2	0	8-16	4-5	10-10	2	+14	+16.1
5	Jan. 6, 2021at ATL	W 102-94	39	44	7	2	1	1	15-25	4-9	10-12	1	+10	+14.4

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

His old best

Celtics 119, Cavaliers 113Away, Nov. 5, 2019Box score and story ›

Gordon Hayward

4-4 FT33:36 min

Points1st 162nd 63rd 84th 9

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

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Before this game he averaged 16.6 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 5 regular-season games.

Shot making: 35 points from the field on 20 shots14.6 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a jumper4th quarter, 22s leftchance to win 87% to 98%
Guarded by: Osman: 19 poss, 10 ptsKnight: 16 poss, 10 ptsThompson: 10 poss, 4 pts
He guarded: Garland: 16 poss, 0 ptsOsman: 15 poss, 0 ptsKnight: 11 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.75 miles4.54 mph on average59 touches
Hustle: 3 shots contested1 loose ball1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +17.889.6% true shooting31.2% usage