Career best

Oubre Jr.’s 37 is the best game of his career

Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 37 points on 13 for 17 shooting in 31 minutes, and the Hornets beat the Grizzlies 118-⁠108.

His Performance Score of +18.2 is the best of his 434 games, better than 99.8% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 15 of his 37 in the fourth quarter. He went 4 for 4 at the rim and 7 for 9 from 3. His 33 points from the field came on 17 shots, 14.9 more than the league scores from the same zones. LaMelo Ball set up 3 of his 13 baskets.

His old best, +16.4, was 39 points and 9 rebounds on 14 for 19 shooting in 36 minutes, a 127-⁠91 win over Houston on Feb. 7, 2020.

The game

Hornets 118, Grizzlies 108Away, Nov. 10, 2021Box score and story ›

Kelly Oubre Jr.

4-4 FT30:56 min

Points1st 52nd 63rd 114th 15

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 (37; his best before, 26). Season high in 3-pointers (7; his best before, 6). Before this game he averaged 12.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 12 regular-season games.

Shot making: 33 points from the field on 17 shots14.9 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a floater4th quarter, 10:08 leftchance to win 76% to 86%
Guarded by: Anderson: 20 poss, 16 ptsMorant: 8 poss, 0 ptsJackson: 7 poss, 3 pts
He guarded: Anderson: 16 poss, 4 ptsMorant: 12 poss, 2 ptsBrooks: 10 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.39 miles4.28 mph on average48 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections2 shots contested2 loose balls
Rating: Performance Score +18.298.6% true shooting25.6% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Nov. 10, 2021at MEM	W 118-108	31	37	5	1	2	0	13-17	7-9	4-4	2	+20	+18.2
2	Feb. 7, 2020vs HOU	W 127-91	36	39	9	0	1	2	14-19	7-9	4-4	2	+24	+16.4
3	Feb. 4, 2021at DAL	W 147-116	36	40	8	2	1	1	14-21	7-10	5-6	2	+18	+14.8
4	Feb. 8, 2019vs GSW	L 107-117	34	25	12	4	3	0	9-19	0-4	7-9	0	−29	+11.5
5	March 4, 2019vs MIL	W 114-105	33	27	13	1	1	3	7-14	1-3	12-17	2	+20	+11.2

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

His old best

Suns 127, Rockets 91Home, Feb. 7, 2020Box score and story ›

Kelly Oubre Jr.

0 AST4-4 FT35:39 min

Points1st 102nd 73rd 114th 11

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 (39; his best before, 30). Tied his season high in 3-pointers (7). Before this game he averaged 18.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 49 regular-season games.

Shot making: 35 points from the field on 19 shots14.2 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 22-foot jumper3rd quarter, 10:46 leftchance to win 68% to 77%
Guarded by: House: 19 poss, 5 ptsMcLemore: 11 poss, 3 ptsHarden: 9 poss, 6 pts
He guarded: House: 22 poss, 3 ptsHarden: 11 poss, 2 ptsCovington: 10 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.64 miles4.16 mph on average52 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections6 shots contested
Rating: Performance Score +16.493.9% true shooting27.1% usage