Walsh’s 22 is the best game of his career
Jordan Walsh scored 22 points on 8 for 8 shooting in 30 minutes, and the Celtics beat the Wizards 146-101.
His Performance Score of +12.1 is the best of his 87 games, better than 98.5% of all player games since 2015-16. His 22 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 8 more than his 14 at Cleveland on Nov. 30.
He scored 13 of his 22 in the second quarter. He went 7 for 7 at the rim. His 17 points from the field came on 8 shots, 6.6 more than the league scores from the same zones. He scored 10 of his 22 after the game was decided.
His old best, +5.8, was 8 points on 4 for 4 shooting in 19 minutes, a 123-117 win over New York on Dec. 2.