Career best

Irving’s 60 is his best game since 2015-16

Kyrie Irving had 60 points and 4 steals on 20 for 31 shooting in 35 minutes, and the Nets beat the Magic 150-⁠108.

His Performance Score of +30.5 is the best of his 402 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. It is the best game in the NBA this season. His 60 points are also the most points he has scored in a game since 2015-⁠16, 6 more than his 54 against Chicago on Jan. 31, 2020.

He scored 25 of his 60 in the second quarter. He went 5 for 8 at the rim, 5 for 7 from mid-range and 8 for 12 from 3. His 48 points from the field came on 31 shots, 15.8 more than the league scores from the same zones. He scored 31 of his 60 after the game was decided.

His old best, +24.4, was 43 points, 9 assists and 4 steals on 14 for 21 shooting in 36 minutes, a 135-⁠130 win at Atlanta on March 3, 2017.

It also ends his best four-game stretch since 2015-⁠16, +60.3 from March 6 to 15, past +48.5 from Jan. 16 to 21, 2019.

The game

Nets 150, Magic 108Away, March 15, 2022Box score and story ›

Kyrie Irving

12-13 FT34:56 min

Points1st 162nd 253rd 104th 9

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 (60; his best before, 50). Season high in steals (4; his best before, 3). Before this game he averaged 25.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.4 assists in 18 regular-season games.

Shot making: 48 points from the field on 31 shots15.8 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a pull-up 3-pointer1st quarter, 10:37 leftchance to win 47% to 57%
Guarded by: Hampton: 35 poss, 20 ptsFultz: 12 poss, 8 ptsAnthony: 9 poss, 5 pts
He guarded: Anthony: 20 poss, 2 ptsHampton: 17 poss, 2 ptsFultz: 10 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.59 miles4.19 mph on average78 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections6 shots contested3 loose balls1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +30.581.7% true shooting41.6% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	March 15, 2022at ORL	W 150-108	35	60	6	4	4	1	20-31	8-12	12-13	1	+36	+30.5
2	March 3, 2017at ATL	W 135-130	36	43	2	9	4	1	14-21	5-8	10-10	3	+7	+24.4
3	Jan. 31, 2020vs CHI	W 133-118	32	54	5	5	1	0	19-23	7-9	9-10	4	+20	+23.7
4	March 8, 2022at CHA	W 132-121	38	50	3	6	1	1	15-19	9-12	11-13	3	+14	+22.6
5	Jan. 14, 2020vs UTA	L 107-118	32	32	5	11	2	1	12-19	3-5	5-6	1	0	+19.7

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

His old best

Cavaliers 135, Hawks 130Away, March 3, 2017Box score and story ›

Kyrie Irving

10-10 FT35:30 min

Points1st 132nd 103rd 104th 10

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 24.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 5.9 assists in 53 regular-season games.

Shot making: 33 points from the field on 21 shots12.0 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a corner 3-pointer2nd quarter, 2:54 leftchance to win 80% to 86%
On the move: 2.41 miles4.09 mph on average89 touches
Hustle: 5 deflections8 shots contested3 loose balls
Rating: Performance Score +24.484.6% true shooting33.3% usage