Career best

Clarkson’s 45 is his best game since 2015-16

Jordan Clarkson scored 45 points on 15 for 21 shooting in 35 minutes, and the Jazz beat the Kings 134-⁠125.

His Performance Score of +15.9 is the best of his 563 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.6% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 45 points are also the most points he has scored in a game since 2015-⁠16, 3 more than his 42 against Brooklyn on Feb. 13, 2019.

He scored 15 of his 45 in the fourth quarter. He went 6 for 6 in the paint and 7 for 13 from 3. His 37 points from the field came on 21 shots, 16.1 more than the league scores from the same zones. Royce O'Neale set up 3 of his 15 baskets. He scored 9 of his 45 after the game was decided.

His old best, +15.6, was 40 points on 13 for 20 shooting in 29 minutes, a 134-⁠123 win over Philadelphia on Feb. 15, 2021.

The game

Jazz 134, Kings 125Home, March 12, 2022Box score and story ›

Jordan Clarkson

0 REB8-8 FT35:28 min

Points1st 142nd 103rd 64th 15

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Clarkson’s player page

Season high in points (45; his best before, 30). Season high in 3-pointers (7; his best before, 6). Before this game he averaged 15.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 63 regular-season games.

Shot making: 37 points from the field on 21 shots16.1 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 10-foot pull-up jumper4th quarter, 5:34 leftchance to win 82% to 92%
Guarded by: Mitchell: 23 poss, 11 ptsFox: 14 poss, 9 ptsLamb: 7 poss, 4 pts
He guarded: Mitchell: 23 poss, 2 ptsLamb: 9 poss, 0 ptsBarnes: 8 poss, 7 pts
On the move: 2.65 miles4.10 mph on average43 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection7 shots contested2 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +15.991.8% true shooting31.3% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	March 12, 2022vs SAC	W 134-125	35	45	0	2	1	1	15-21	7-13	8-8	2	+17	+15.9
2	Feb. 15, 2021vs PHI	W 134-123	29	40	0	1	2	0	13-20	8-13	6-7	2	+9	+15.6
3	Jan. 21, 2018vs NYK	W 127-107	38	29	6	10	3	0	12-19	1-5	4-5	1	+23	+15.5
4	March 12, 2017vs PHI	L 116-118	34	30	6	8	1	1	10-16	0-2	10-11	2	+6	+14.0
5	Nov. 23, 2019vs POR	W 110-104	31	28	3	3	1	1	6-9	6-6	10-12	0	+7	+13.7

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

His old best

Jazz 134, 76ers 123Home, Feb. 15, 2021Box score and story ›

Jordan Clarkson

0 REB6-7 FT29:21 min

Points1st 122nd 73rd 134th 8

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Season high in points (40; his best before, 31). Season high in 3-pointers (8; his best before, 5). Before this game he averaged 17.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 27 regular-season games.

Shot making: 34 points from the field on 20 shots13.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a corner 3-pointer4th quarter, 5:29 leftchance to win 82% to 95%
Guarded by: Curry: 21 poss, 15 ptsThybulle: 17 poss, 4 ptsKorkmaz: 6 poss, 2 pts
He guarded: Korkmaz: 16 poss, 0 ptsThybulle: 11 poss, 2 ptsCurry: 11 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.42 miles4.64 mph on average50 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection7 shots contested
Rating: Performance Score +15.686.7% true shooting34.8% usage