Johnson’s 27 is his best game since 2015-16
Joe Johnson scored 27 points on 10 for 14 shooting in 24 minutes, and the Jazz beat the Pelicans 127-94.
His Performance Score of +12.5 is the best of his 147 games since 2015-16, better than 98.6% of all player games since 2015-16.
He scored 12 of his 27 in the second quarter. He went 6 for 8 from 3. His 26 points from the field came on 14 shots, 11.9 more than the league scores from the same zones. He scored 15 of his 27 after the game was decided.
His old best, +12.3, was 27 points and 11 assists on 11 for 16 shooting in 37 minutes, a 128-119 win over Sacramento on Feb. 5, 2016.