Career best

Hart’s 44 is the best game of his career

Josh Hart had 44 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals on 15 for 21 shooting in 36 minutes, and the Trail Blazers beat the Wizards 127-⁠118.

His Performance Score of +21.6 is the best of his 292 games, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 44 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 14 more than his 30 at the Clippers on April 11, 2018.

He scored 17 of his 44 in the second quarter. He went 7 for 9 at the rim and 6 for 9 from 3. His 36 points from the field came on 21 shots, 12.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +12.0, was 30 points and 5 assists on 9 for 15 shooting in 36 minutes, a 115-⁠100 win at the Clippers on April 11, 2018.

The game

Trail Blazers 127, Wizards 118Home, March 12, 2022Box score and story ›

Josh Hart

8-8 FT35:49 min

Points1st 112nd 173rd 104th 6

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

Hart’s player page

Season high in points (44; his best before, 29). Season high in 3-pointers (6; his best before, 5). Season high in steals (4; his best before, 3). Before this game he averaged 13.6 points, 7.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 49 regular-season games.

Shot making: 36 points from the field on 21 shots12.2 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 28-foot pull-up 3-pointer1st quarter, 4:13 leftchance to win 66% to 73%
Guarded by: Caldwell-Pope: 24 poss, 18 ptsAvdija: 11 poss, 6 ptsKuzma: 9 poss, 6 pts
He guarded: Neto: 13 poss, 0 ptsKuzma: 11 poss, 4 ptsCaldwell-Pope: 10 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 2.65 miles4.14 mph on average70 touches
Hustle: 6 deflections3 shots contested
Rating: Performance Score +21.689.7% 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 WAS	W 127-118	36	44	8	6	4	0	15-21	6-9	8-8	3	+22	+21.6
2	April 11, 2018at LAC	W 115-100	36	30	5	5	1	0	9-15	7-9	5-5	2	+9	+12.0
3	Dec. 26, 2021at OKC	L 112-117	38	29	10	4	3	1	10-17	3-7	6-6	3	−5	+9.9
4	Feb. 14, 2022at MIL	W 122-107	36	27	7	5	1	2	10-16	5-9	2-2	3	+11	+9.3
5	Nov. 7, 2018vs MIN	W 114-110	21	21	4	0	1	0	5-7	5-7	6-6	1	+11	+9.1

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

His old best

Lakers 115, Clippers 100Away, April 11, 2018Box score and story ›

Josh Hart

5-5 FT35:53 min

Points1st 32nd 113rd 144th 2

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

Hart’s player page

Season high in points (30; his best before, 26). Season high in 3-pointers (7; his best before, 4). Before this game he averaged 7.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 62 regular-season games.

Shot making: 25 points from the field on 15 shots9.5 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer3rd quarter, 7:01 leftchance to win 68% to 76%
Guarded by: Johnson: 18 poss, 8 ptsThornwell: 17 poss, 3 ptsWilliams: 9 poss, 5 pts
He guarded: Harris: 17 poss, 8 ptsRivers: 15 poss, 1 ptDekker: 12 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.57 miles4.30 mph on average55 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections14 shots contested1 loose ball1 box-out
Rating: Performance Score +12.087.2% true shooting22.1% usage