Career best

Love’s 40 is his best game since 2015-16

Kevin Love had 40 points and 8 rebounds on 12 for 20 shooting in 32 minutes, and the Cavaliers beat the Trail Blazers 137-⁠125.

His Performance Score of +20.9 is the best of his 110 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 40 points are also the most points he has scored in a game since 2015-⁠16, 6 more than his 34 against Orlando on Nov. 23, 2015.

He scored 34 of his 40 in the first quarter. He went 8 for 12 from 3. His 32 points from the field came on 20 shots, 12.0 more than the league scores from the same zones. LeBron James set up 7 of his 12 baskets.

His old best, +13.4, was 24 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists on 6 for 15 shooting in 33 minutes, a 102-⁠92 win over Miami on Oct. 30, 2015.

The game

Cavaliers 137, Trail Blazers 125Home, Nov. 23, 2016Box score and story ›

Kevin Love

8-8 FT31:51 min

Points1st 342nd 03rd 64th 0

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 (40; his best before, 27). Season high in 3-pointers (8; his best before, 4). Before this game he averaged 20.3 points, 11.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 12 regular-season games.

Shot making: 32 points from the field on 20 shots12.0 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer1st quarter, 7:36 leftchance to win 76% to 92%
On the move: 2.19 miles4.13 mph on average62 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection8 shots contested1 loose ball2 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +20.985.0% true shooting32.9% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Nov. 23, 2016vs POR	W 137-125	32	40	8	3	1	1	12-20	8-12	8-8	1	+20	+20.9
2	Oct. 30, 2015vs MIA	W 102-92	33	24	14	5	0	1	6-15	3-7	9-9	0	+3	+13.4
3	Nov. 23, 2015vs ORL	W 117-103	34	34	8	4	0	1	11-18	6-9	6-7	2	+25	+13.2
4	May 25, 2016vs TOR, playoffs	W 116-78	24	25	2	2	1	2	8-10	3-4	6-6	2	+31	+12.2
5	Feb. 21, 2016at OKC	W 115-92	38	29	11	4	0	0	9-18	0-4	11-12	0	+24	+11.3

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

His old best

Cavaliers 102, Heat 92Home, Oct. 30, 2015Box score and story ›

Kevin Love

9-9 FT33:07 min

Points1st 92nd 33rd 104th 2

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 17.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 2 regular-season games.

Shot making: 15 points from the field on 15 shots0.5 fewer than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer3rd quarter, 4:05 leftchance to win 66% to 77%
On the move: 2.32 miles4.21 mph on average76 touches
Rating: Performance Score +13.463.3% true shooting25.0% usage