Career best

Green’s 20 is the best game of his career

Josh Green had 20 points and 4 steals on 7 for 11 shooting in 28 minutes, and the Hornets beat the Spurs 145-⁠134.

His Performance Score of +11.0 is the best of his 322 games, better than 97.8% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 12 of his 20 in the first quarter. He went 6 for 9 from 3. His 20 points from the field came on 11 shots, 7.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +9.6, was 20 points on 6 for 9 shooting in 32 minutes, a 118-⁠102 win at Philadelphia on Feb. 5, 2024.

The game

Hornets 145, Spurs 134Away, March 14, 2025Box score and story ›

Josh Green
28:22 min
Points1st 122nd 33rd 54th 0
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Season high in points (20; his best before, 19). Season high in 3-pointers (6; his best before, 5). Tied his season high in steals (4). Before this game he averaged 7.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 59 regular-season games.

Shot making
20 points from the field on 11 shots7.9 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 28-foot 3-pointer1st quarter, 9:01 leftchance to win 45% to 51%
Guarded by
Vassell: 14 poss, 5 ptsCastle: 14 poss, 6 ptsPaul: 12 poss, 6 pts
He guarded
Castle: 20 poss, 5 ptsVassell: 8 poss, 3 ptsPaul: 4 poss, 0 pts
On the move
2.25 miles4.87 mph on average33 touches
Hustle
4 deflections4 shots contested2 loose balls
Rating
Performance Score +11.090.9% true shooting16.2% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1March 14, 2025at SASW 145-134282013407-116-90-00+7+11.0
2Feb. 5, 2024at PHIW 118-102322064206-94-74-41+15+9.6
3Dec. 5, 2022vs PHXW 130-111311645206-71-23-30+26+9.4
4Nov. 16, 2024vs MILW 115-114291555305-83-42-20−2+9.0
5Jan. 7, 2022at HOUW 130-106251752206-71-14-50−3+8.9

By Performance Score, his whole career, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Mavericks 118, 76ers 102Away, Feb. 5, 2024Box score and story ›

Josh Green
4-4 FT31:36 min
Points1st 42nd 113rd 54th 0
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Tied his season high in 3-pointers (4). Before this game he averaged 8.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 36 regular-season games.

Shot making
16 points from the field on 9 shots5.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a corner 3-pointer2nd quarter, 6:30 leftchance to win 24% to 32%
Guarded by
Maxey: 25 poss, 5 ptsHouse: 7 poss, 0 ptsOubre: 6 poss, 4 pts
He guarded
Maxey: 26 poss, 7 ptsOubre: 9 poss, 2 ptsSpringer: 6 poss, 2 pts
On the move
2.55 miles4.51 mph on average40 touches
Hustle
4 deflections2 shots contested2 loose balls2 box-outs
Rating
Performance Score +9.692.9% true shooting17.9% usage