Career best

Walker’s 46 is his best game since 2015-16

Kemba Walker scored 46 points on 13 for 18 shooting in 28 minutes, and the Hornets beat the Grizzlies 140-⁠79.

His Performance Score of +23.5 is the best of his 238 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 18 of his 46 in the second quarter. He went 10 for 14 from 3. His 36 points from the field came on 18 shots, 16.8 more than the league scores from the same zones. He scored 30 of his 46 after the game was decided.

His old best, +19.9, was 40 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists on 12 for 19 shooting in 35 minutes, a 113-⁠111 loss to Toronto on Nov. 11, 2016.

The game

Hornets 140, Grizzlies 79Home, March 22, 2018Box score and story ›

Kemba Walker

10-10 FT27:56 min

Points1st 172nd 183rd 114th 0

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

Walker’s player page

Season high in 3-pointers (10; his best before, 9). Before this game he averaged 22.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists in 70 regular-season games.

Shot making: 36 points from the field on 18 shots16.8 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer1st quarter, 4:28 leftchance to win 82% to 92%
Guarded by: Evans: 12 poss, 3 ptsBrooks: 10 poss, 15 ptsSimmons: 8 poss, 2 pts
He guarded: Brooks: 22 poss, 3 ptsSimmons: 9 poss, 0 ptsEvans: 6 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 1.94 miles4.18 mph on average71 touches
Hustle: 3 shots contested1 charge drawn5 loose balls1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +23.5102.7% true shooting38.1% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	March 22, 2018vs MEM	W 140-79	28	46	3	4	1	0	13-18	10-14	10-10	2	+47	+23.5
2	Nov. 11, 2016vs TOR	L 111-113	35	40	10	7	0	0	12-19	7-12	9-11	1	+13	+19.9
3	Jan. 18, 2016vs UTA	W 124-119	47	52	9	8	2	0	16-33	6-11	14-15	3	+4	+18.5
4	Nov. 17, 2017at CHI	L 120-123	38	47	6	5	0	0	17-27	5-9	8-9	1	+3	+17.5
5	Nov. 23, 2015vs SAC	W 127-122	47	39	6	5	2	3	16-23	4-6	3-4	2	+11	+17.4

By Performance Score, since 2015-16, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Hornets 111, Raptors 113Home, Nov. 11, 2016Box score and story ›

Kemba Walker

9-11 FT34:53 min

Points1st 102nd 113rd 114th 8

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

Walker’s player page

Before this game he averaged 23.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 5.6 assists in 7 regular-season games.

Shot making: 31 points from the field on 19 shots10.5 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer3rd quarter, 1:54 leftchance to win 34% to 43%
On the move: 2.33 miles4.01 mph on average87 touches
Hustle: 5 shots contested
Rating: Performance Score +19.983.9% true shooting29.4% usage