Career best

James’ 31 is the best game of his career

Justin James scored 31 points on 12 for 17 shooting in 32 minutes, but the Kings lost to the Grizzlies 116-⁠110.

His Performance Score of +10.8 is the best of his 70 games, better than 97.7% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 31 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 15 more than his 16 against Utah on April 28.

He scored 13 of his 31 in the second quarter. He went 4 for 6 in the paint and 4 for 5 from 3. His 28 points from the field came on 17 shots, 10.5 more than the league scores from the same zones. Damian Jones set up 3 of his 12 baskets.

His old best, +4.8, was 16 points on 6 for 8 shooting in 17 minutes, a 154-⁠105 loss to Utah on April 28.

The game

Kings 110, Grizzlies 116Away, May 13, 2021Box score and story ›

Justin James

3-4 FT32:27 min

Points1st 32nd 133rd 94th 6

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 (31; his best before, 16). Season high in 3-pointers (4; his best before, 2). Before this game he averaged 2.7 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 34 regular-season games.

Shot making: 28 points from the field on 17 shots10.5 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer4th quarter, 4:42 leftchance to win 57% to 76%
Guarded by: Anderson: 14 poss, 7 ptsMorant: 11 poss, 4 ptsJones: 11 poss, 4 pts
He guarded: Morant: 19 poss, 0 ptsJones: 9 poss, 0 ptsBrooks: 9 poss, 7 pts
On the move: 2.50 miles4.30 mph on average61 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection9 shots contested
Rating: Performance Score +10.882.6% true shooting26.7% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	May 13, 2021at MEM	L 110-116	32	31	4	2	1	12-17	4-5	3-4	1	+6	+10.8
2	April 28, 2021vs UTA	L 105-154	17	16	0	0	0	6-8	1-2	3-4	0	−14	+4.8
3	Feb. 18, 2021vs MIA	L 110-118	5	6	0	2	1	2-3	1-2	1-1	0	+12	+4.6
4	Feb. 12, 2020at DAL	L 111-130	2	7	0	1	0	3-3	1-1	0-2	0	+6	+4.2
5	Jan. 29, 2020vs OKC	L 100-120	4	4	2	1	0	1-2	0-0	2-2	0	+5	+3.3

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

His old best

Kings 105, Jazz 154Home, April 28, 2021Box score and story ›

Justin James

16 PTS0 REB0 AST6-8 FG1-2 3P3-4 FT16:54 min

Points1st 02nd 43rd 04th 12

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

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Before this game he averaged 1.8 points, 0.4 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 26 regular-season games.

Shot making: 13 points from the field on 8 shots4.4 more than the league scores from the same zones
Guarded by: Forrest: 7 poss, 2 ptsThomas: 6 poss, 3 ptsBogdanovic: 6 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Forrest: 5 poss, 3 ptsBogdanovic: 5 poss, 0 ptsBrantley: 5 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 1.33 miles4.36 mph on average28 touches
Hustle: 4 shots contested1 box-out
Rating: Performance Score +4.882.0% true shooting27.0% usage