Career best

Lin’s 25 is his best game since 2015-16

Jeremy Lin had 25 points, 5 assists and 5 steals on 7 for 14 shooting in 39 minutes, and the Hornets beat the Celtics 114-⁠100.

His Performance Score of +11.6 is the best of his 77 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 98.2% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 19 of his 25 in the second quarter.

His old best, +9.3, was 29 points on 11 for 18 shooting in 31 minutes, a 91-⁠88 win over San Antonio on March 21.

The game

Hornets 114, Celtics 100Away, April 11, 2016Box score and story ›

Jeremy Lin
10-10 FT39:13 min
Points1st 22nd 193rd 44th 0
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Tied his season high in steals (5). Before this game he averaged 11.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 76 regular-season games.

Shot making
15 points from the field on 14 shots0.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 3-pointer2nd quarter, 6:51 leftchance to win 42% to 51%
On the move
2.84 miles4.36 mph on average80 touches
Rating
Performance Score +11.667.9% true shooting22.7% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1April 11, 2016at BOSW 114-100392575517-141-610-101+8+11.6
2March 21, 2016vs SASW 91-883129721011-184-43-33+9+9.3
3Nov. 3, 2015vs CHIW 130-105191554014-82-25-51+21+7.4
4Feb. 10, 2016at INDW 117-95281454325-92-22-22+8+7.4
5Nov. 11, 2015vs NYKW 95-93211723307-111-12-22+11+6.6

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

His old best

Hornets 91, Spurs 88Home, March 21, 2016Box score and story ›

Jeremy Lin
3-3 FT31:17 min
Points1st 02nd 123rd 24th 15
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Season high in 3-pointers (4; his best before, 3). Before this game he averaged 11.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 66 regular-season games.

Shot making
26 points from the field on 18 shots8.6 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 16-foot pull-up jumper4th quarter, 48s leftchance to win 37% to 63%
On the move
2.31 miles4.43 mph on average56 touches
Rating
Performance Score +9.375.1% true shooting30.6% usage