Career best

Morant’s 49 is the best game of his career

Ja Morant had 49 points and 8 assists on 17 for 26 shooting in 31 minutes, and the Grizzlies beat the Rockets 129-⁠122.

His Performance Score of +20.6 is the best of his 206 games, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 19 of his 49 in the third quarter. He went 8 for 10 at the rim and 5 for 6 from 3. His 39 points from the field came on 26 shots, 10.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +19.1, was 44 points and 9 assists on 18 for 27 shooting in 35 minutes, a 131-⁠119 loss to San Antonio on Dec. 23, 2020.

The game

Grizzlies 129, Rockets 122Away, Oct. 21, 2022Box score and story ›

Ja Morant

10-13 FT31:14 min

Points1st 72nd 143rd 194th 9

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

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In his one regular-season game before this, he had 34 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.

Shot making: 39 points from the field on 26 shots10.4 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a corner 3-pointer3rd quarter, 4:06 leftchance to win 47% to 60%
Guarded by: Green: 28 poss, 2 ptsPorter: 13 poss, 7 ptsSmith: 6 poss, 11 pts
He guarded: Green: 26 poss, 4 ptsGordon: 17 poss, 0 ptsPorter: 6 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.32 miles4.12 mph on average78 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections5 shots contested5 loose balls
Rating: Performance Score +20.677.2% true shooting43.2% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Oct. 21, 2022at HOU	W 129-122	31	49	4	8	1	2	17-26	5-6	10-13	3	+23	+20.6
2	Dec. 23, 2020vs SAS	L 119-131	35	44	2	9	2	1	18-27	1-2	7-8	1	+10	+19.1
3	May 3, 2022vs GSW, playoffs	W 106-101	41	47	8	8	3	0	15-31	5-12	12-13	2	+13	+18.5
4	April 23, 2021at POR	W 130-128	36	33	5	13	1	0	11-17	1-3	10-12	0	+4	+18.0
5	Feb. 28, 2022vs SAS	W 118-105	34	52	7	2	0	0	22-30	4-4	4-7	4	+23	+16.3

By Performance Score, his whole career, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Grizzlies 119, Spurs 131Home, Dec. 23, 2020Box score and story ›

Ja Morant

7-8 FT35:10 min

Points1st 82nd 23rd 164th 18

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

Morant’s player page

Shot making: 37 points from the field on 27 shots6.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a pull-up 3-pointer3rd quarter, 7:49 leftchance to win 14% to 24%
Guarded by: Murray: 30 poss, 10 ptsWalker: 20 poss, 4 ptsAldridge: 9 poss, 17 pts
He guarded: Murray: 28 poss, 2 ptsWalker: 12 poss, 3 ptsVassell: 9 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.83 miles4.43 mph on average79 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections4 shots contested2 loose balls
Rating: Performance Score +19.172.1% true shooting37.2% usage