Career best

Jackson Jr.’s 27 is the best game of his career

Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 27 points on 9 for 11 shooting in 20 minutes, and the Grizzlies beat the Thunder 152-⁠79.

His Performance Score of +16.4 is the best of his 155 games, better than 99.6% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 12 of his 27 in the third quarter. He went 6 for 7 from 3. His 24 points from the field came on 11 shots, 12.3 more than the league scores from the same zones. Tyus Jones set up 3 of his 9 baskets. He scored 15 of his 27 after the game was decided.

His old best, +15.5, was 43 points on 14 for 21 shooting in 29 minutes, a 127-⁠114 loss to Milwaukee on Dec. 13, 2019.

The game

Grizzlies 152, Thunder 79Home, Dec. 2, 2021Box score and story ›

Jaren Jackson Jr.
3-3 FT20:19 min
Points1st 92nd 63rd 124th 0
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Jackson’s player page

Season high in points (27; his best before, 26). Season high in 3-pointers (6; his best before, 5). Before this game he averaged 15.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 21 regular-season games.

Shot making
24 points from the field on 11 shots12.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 3-pointer1st quarter, 5:08 leftchance to win 68% to 77%
Guarded by
Bazley: 21 poss, 16 ptsRoby: 5 poss, 3 ptsRobinson-Earl: 4 poss, 3 pts
He guarded
Bazley: 21 poss, 3 ptsMuscala: 7 poss, 3 ptsRobinson-Earl: 6 poss, 0 pts
On the move
1.56 miles4.31 mph on average26 touches
Hustle
1 deflection5 shots contested1 loose ball
Rating
Performance Score +16.4109.6% true shooting27.7% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Dec. 2, 2021vs OKCW 152-79202731229-116-73-31+42+16.4
2Dec. 13, 2019vs MILL 114-1272943510114-219-156-93−5+15.5
3Nov. 16, 2018vs SACW 112-1043127604211-161-14-61+5+10.1
4Nov. 25, 2019at INDL 114-1262328510010-156-82-21+1+10.0
5Nov. 25, 2018vs NYKL 98-103301663076-64-40-01−1+9.5

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

His old best

Grizzlies 114, Bucks 127Home, Dec. 13, 2019Box score and story ›

Jaren Jackson Jr.
6-9 FT29:19 min
Points1st 52nd 43rd 264th 8
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Jackson’s player page

Season high in points (43; his best before, 31). Season high in 3-pointers (9; his best before, 6). Before this game he averaged 16.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 23 regular-season games.

Shot making
37 points from the field on 21 shots13.9 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 3-pointer3rd quarter, 8:07 leftchance to win 29% to 43%
Guarded by
Antetokounmpo: 29 poss, 15 ptsWilson: 11 poss, 5 ptsLopez: 7 poss, 8 pts
He guarded
Antetokounmpo: 26 poss, 12 ptsWilson: 10 poss, 2 ptsLopez: 8 poss, 8 pts
On the move
2.28 miles4.37 mph on average58 touches
Hustle
16 shots contested2 box-outs1 screen assist
Rating
Performance Score +15.586.1% true shooting37.0% usage