Career best

Wells’ 30 is the best game of his career

Jaylen Wells scored 30 points on 11 for 16 shooting in 36 minutes, but the Grizzlies lost to the Kings 138-⁠133.

His Performance Score of +11.5 is the best of his 35 games, better than 98.2% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 30 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 4 more than his 26 at Chicago on Nov. 23.

He scored 11 of his 30 in the third quarter. He went 8 for 9 from 3. His 30 points from the field came on 16 shots, 12.7 more than the league scores from the same zones. Luke Kennard set up 4 of his 11 baskets.

His old best, +11.5, was 26 points and 6 assists on 10 for 14 shooting in 32 minutes, a 142-⁠131 win at Chicago on Nov. 23.

The game

Grizzlies 133, Kings 138Away, Jan. 3, 2025Box score and story ›

Jaylen Wells
36:08 min
Points1st 62nd 103rd 114th 3
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Wells’s player page

Season high in points (30; his best before, 26). Season high in 3-pointers (8; his best before, 6). Before this game he averaged 11.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 34 regular-season games.

Shot making
30 points from the field on 16 shots12.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 3-pointer1st quarter, 8:05 leftchance to win 44% to 53%
Guarded by
Monk: 37 poss, 3 ptsFox: 18 poss, 12 ptsSabonis: 6 poss, 4 pts
He guarded
Monk: 30 poss, 16 ptsFox: 18 poss, 2 ptsDeRozan: 7 poss, 2 pts
On the move
2.81 miles4.78 mph on average32 touches
Hustle
11 shots contested3 box-outs
Rating
Performance Score +11.593.8% true shooting17.0% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Jan. 3, 2025at SACL 133-1383630520011-168-90-00−4+11.5
2Nov. 23, 2024at CHIW 142-1313226460010-146-100-00+10+11.5
3Dec. 19, 2024vs GSWW 144-93201341105-63-40-00+23+6.8
4Nov. 6, 2024vs LALW 131-114282031107-105-71-21+8+5.8
5Dec. 26, 2024vs TORW 155-126241711106-125-100-00+20+2.9

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

His old best

Grizzlies 142, Bulls 131Away, Nov. 23, 2024Box score and story ›

Jaylen Wells
31:37 min
Points1st 82nd 53rd 54th 8
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Wells’s player page

Season high in points (26; his best before, 20). Season high in 3-pointers (6; his best before, 5). Before this game he averaged 11.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 16 regular-season games.

Shot making
26 points from the field on 14 shots11.0 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 3-pointer3rd quarter, 8:06 leftchance to win 64% to 74%
Guarded by
LaVine: 30 poss, 11 ptsWhite: 7 poss, 2 ptsDosunmu: 5 poss, 5 pts
He guarded
LaVine: 43 poss, 7 ptsWhite: 3 poss, 0 pts
On the move
2.50 miles4.80 mph on average37 touches
Hustle
6 shots contested
Rating
Performance Score +11.592.9% true shooting18.4% usage