Champagnie’s 31 is the best game of his career
Justin Champagnie had 31 points and 10 rebounds on 13 for 15 shooting in 45 minutes, but the Wizards lost to the Knicks 136-132.
His Performance Score of +10.6 is the best of his 72 games, better than 97.5% of all player games since 2015-16. His 31 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 8 more than his 23 against Denver on Dec. 7.
He scored 11 of his 31 in the fourth quarter. He went 8 for 9 at the rim and 5 for 6 from 3. His 31 points from the field came on 15 shots, 12.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
His old best, +8.5, was 14 points on 5 for 6 shooting in 13 minutes, a 129-104 win over San Antonio on Jan. 4, 2022.