Career best

Hayes has the best game of his career

Jaxson Hayes had 16 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals on 6 for 8 shooting in 34 minutes, and the Lakers beat the Celtics 114-⁠105.

His Performance Score of +11.1 is the best of his 289 games, better than 97.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He went 5 for 6 at the rim. D'Angelo Russell set up 3 of his 6 baskets.

His old best, +10.6, was 18 points, 8 rebounds and 6 blocks on 8 for 11 shooting in 26 minutes, a 112-⁠110 win at Charlotte on May 9, 2021.

The game

Lakers 114, Celtics 105Away, Feb. 1, 2024Box score and story ›

Jaxson Hayes
4-5 FT33:52 min
Points1st 62nd 03rd 64th 4
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Hayes’s player page

Season high in rebounds (10; his best before, 7). Before this game he averaged 3.1 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists in 38 regular-season games.

Shot making
12 points from the field on 8 shots2.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a dunk3rd quarter, 2:51 leftchance to win 71% to 80%
Guarded by
Tatum: 15 poss, 2 ptsPorziņģis: 15 poss, 6 ptsHorford: 9 poss, 0 pts
He guarded
Porziņģis: 30 poss, 6 ptsHorford: 12 poss, 3 ptsBrown: 5 poss, 2 pts
On the move
2.36 miles4.22 mph on average42 touches
Hustle
4 deflections13 shots contested2 box-outs
Rating
Performance Score +11.178.4% true shooting12.3% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Feb. 1, 2024at BOSW 114-1053416102306-80-04-50+3+11.1
2May 9, 2021at CHAW 112-110261880168-110-02-40+7+10.6
3Nov. 27, 2021at UTAL 105-12781541105-63-32-30+18+10.6
4Feb. 4, 2022at DENW 113-1053322111119-90-04-41+9+10.4
5March 1, 2023at PORW 121-110161543224-50-17-80+4+9.8

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

His old best

Pelicans 112, Hornets 110Away, May 9, 2021Box score and story ›

Jaxson Hayes
0 AST2-4 FT26:03 min
Points1st 52nd 43rd 24th 7
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Hayes’s player page

Season high in blocks (6; his best before, 3). Before this game he averaged 6.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 55 regular-season games.

Shot making
16 points from the field on 11 shots2.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made an alley oop layup4th quarter, 1:42 leftchance to win 44% to 71%
Guarded by
Zeller: 11 poss, 5 ptsWashington: 10 poss, 2 ptsMcDaniels: 7 poss, 2 pts
He guarded
Zeller: 29 poss, 0 ptsBiyombo: 8 poss, 0 ptsRozier: 4 poss, 4 pts
On the move
1.85 miles3.91 mph on average28 touches
Hustle
2 deflections13 shots contested2 loose balls1 box-out2 screen assists
Rating
Performance Score +10.670.5% true shooting19.0% usage