Career best

Johnson’s 24 is his best game since 2015-16

James Johnson had 24 points and 5 assists on 9 for 13 shooting in 31 minutes, but the Heat lost to the Trail Blazers 115-⁠104.

His Performance Score of +13.9 is the best of his 131 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.2% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 10 of his 24 in the third quarter. He went 6 for 7 at the rim. His 20 points from the field came on 13 shots, 5.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +12.4, was 24 points on 11 for 15 shooting in 24 minutes, a 111-⁠110 win at Utah on Dec. 1.

The game

Heat 104, Trail Blazers 115Home, March 19, 2017Box score and story ›

James Johnson

4-5 FT30:46 min

Points1st 02nd 53rd 104th 9

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

Johnson’s player page

Before this game he averaged 12.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 63 regular-season games.

Shot making: 20 points from the field on 13 shots5.6 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a corner 3-pointer2nd quarter, 10:34 leftchance to win 49% to 58%
On the move: 2.11 miles4.13 mph on average70 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections5 shots contested2 loose balls1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +13.978.9% true shooting21.1% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	March 19, 2017vs POR	L 104-115	31	24	7	5	2	2	9-13	2-3	4-5	0	−12	+13.9
2	Dec. 1, 2016at UTA	W 111-110	24	24	6	3	1	1	11-15	2-4	0-0	1	+9	+12.4
3	March 3, 2017at ORL	L 99-110	34	19	4	6	2	2	9-14	1-3	0-0	1	+1	+9.4
4	Dec. 30, 2016at BOS	L 114-117	24	22	3	6	2	2	8-13	4-7	2-3	5	−1	+7.5
5	Jan. 28, 2017vs DET	W 116-103	32	18	8	5	2	1	7-13	0-1	4-4	0	+25	+7.4

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

His old best

Heat 111, Jazz 110Away, Dec. 1, 2016Box score and story ›

James Johnson

24:28 min

Points1st 22nd 83rd 84th 6

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

Johnson’s player page

Season high in points (24; his best before, 18). Before this game he averaged 9.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 18 regular-season games.

Shot making: 24 points from the field on 14 shots8.1 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a driving dunk4th quarter, 1:44 leftchance to win 60% to 80%
On the move: 1.71 miles4.19 mph on average53 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections11 shots contested1 loose ball1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +12.480.0% true shooting30.8% usage