Career best

Harris’ 30 is his best game since 2015-16

Joe Harris scored 30 points on 11 for 14 shooting in 27 minutes, but the Nets lost to the Cavaliers 121-⁠114.

His Performance Score of +15.9 is the best of his 129 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.6% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 30 points are also the most points he has scored in a game since 2015-⁠16, 9 more than his 21 at Miami on Dec. 29.

He scored 15 of his 30 in the second quarter. He went 5 for 7 at the rim and 6 for 7 from 3. His 28 points from the field came on 14 shots, 11.5 more than the league scores from the same zones. Caris LeVert set up 3 of his 11 baskets.

His old best, +5.9, was 18 points on 7 for 10 shooting in 29 minutes, a 119-⁠109 loss at Cleveland on Nov. 22.

The game

Nets 114, Cavaliers 121Home, March 25, 2018Box score and story ›

Joe Harris
2-2 FT27:19 min
Points1st 52nd 153rd 54th 5
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Harris’s player page

Season high in points (30; his best before, 21). Season high in 3-pointers (6; his best before, 5). Before this game he averaged 10.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 71 regular-season games.

Shot making
28 points from the field on 14 shots11.5 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 3-pointer2nd quarter, 10:26 leftchance to win 53% to 62%
Guarded by
Hill: 13 poss, 3 ptsHood: 13 poss, 9 ptsSmith: 12 poss, 6 pts
He guarded
Hood: 17 poss, 5 ptsSmith: 17 poss, 4 ptsHolland: 6 poss, 0 pts
On the move
2.09 miles4.59 mph on average45 touches
Hustle
1 deflection9 shots contested4 loose balls2 box-outs1 screen assist
Rating
Performance Score +15.9100.8% true shooting26.2% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1March 25, 2018vs CLEL 114-1212730721011-146-72-21+8+15.9
2Nov. 22, 2017at CLEL 109-119291854217-104-70-23+2+5.9
3Nov. 14, 2017vs BOSL 102-109201940007-145-110-00−2+5.8
4Dec. 7, 2016vs DENW 116-111241620206-82-32-20−9+5.7
5Jan. 23, 2018at OKCL 108-109231901017-105-50-01−2+5.4

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

His old best

Nets 109, Cavaliers 119Away, Nov. 22, 2017Box score and story ›

Joe Harris
0-2 FT28:43 min
Points1st 62nd 53rd 54th 2
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Harris’s player page

Before this game he averaged 9.3 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 15 regular-season games.

Shot making
18 points from the field on 10 shots6.8 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a corner 3-pointer3rd quarter, 5:52 leftchance to win 54% to 66%
Guarded by
Korver: 36 poss, 0 ptsSmith: 5 poss, 2 ptsFrye: 4 poss, 3 pts
He guarded
Korver: 40 poss, 8 ptsSmith: 7 poss, 0 ptsWade: 4 poss, 0 pts
On the move
2.15 miles4.51 mph on average39 touches
Hustle
3 deflections8 shots contested2 loose balls2 box-outs
Rating
Performance Score +5.982.7% true shooting21.2% usage