Career best

Ball’s 31 is the best game of his career

LaMelo Ball had 31 points, 12 assists and 4 steals on 10 for 14 shooting in 32 minutes, and the Hornets beat the Pistons 141-⁠119.

His Performance Score of +22.9 is the best of his 102 games, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 11 of his 31 in the first quarter. He went 7 for 9 from 3. His 27 points from the field came on 14 shots, 12.3 more than the league scores from the same zones. He scored 17 of his 31 after the game was decided.

His old best, +18.5, was 27 points, 9 assists and 3 steals on 8 for 10 shooting in 31 minutes, a 126-⁠114 win over Milwaukee on Jan. 30, 2021.

The game

Hornets 141, Pistons 119Away, Feb. 11, 2022Box score and story ›

LaMelo Ball

4-5 FT32:19 min

Points1st 112nd 43rd 114th 5

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

Ball’s player page

Before this game he averaged 19.8 points, 7.1 rebounds and 7.5 assists in 49 regular-season games.

Shot making: 27 points from the field on 14 shots12.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a step-back 3-pointer1st quarter, 8:20 leftchance to win 48% to 54%
Guarded by: Joseph: 19 poss, 6 ptsHayes: 12 poss, 5 ptsStewart: 9 poss, 2 pts
He guarded: Joseph: 15 poss, 0 ptsCunningham: 12 poss, 5 ptsStewart: 7 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 2.58 miles4.49 mph on average88 touches
Hustle: 6 deflections3 shots contested2 loose balls
Rating: Performance Score +22.995.7% true shooting21.4% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Feb. 11, 2022at DET	W 141-119	32	31	5	12	4	0	10-14	7-9	4-5	2	+16	+22.9
2	Jan. 30, 2021vs MIL	W 126-114	31	27	5	9	3	0	8-10	2-3	9-9	1	+37	+18.5
3	Jan. 9, 2021vs ATL	W 113-105	31	22	12	11	1	0	9-13	3-5	1-2	1	+18	+14.6
4	March 1, 2021at POR	L 111-123	32	30	6	8	4	1	10-18	5-7	5-6	3	−18	+14.2
5	Feb. 2, 2022at BOS	L 107-113	39	38	6	9	2	0	12-24	4-10	10-13	3	−13	+13.7

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

His old best

Hornets 126, Bucks 114Home, Jan. 30, 2021Box score and story ›

LaMelo Ball

9-9 FT31:00 min

Points1st 72nd 23rd 94th 9

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

Ball’s player page

Season high in points (27; his best before, 22). Before this game he averaged 11.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 5.9 assists in 19 regular-season games.

Shot making: 18 points from the field on 10 shots5.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a layup4th quarter, 2:46 leftchance to win 68% to 82%
Guarded by: DiVincenzo: 14 poss, 2 ptsHoliday: 13 poss, 5 ptsConnaughton: 11 poss, 2 pts
He guarded: Connaughton: 16 poss, 9 ptsDiVincenzo: 13 poss, 0 ptsHoliday: 11 poss, 3 pts
On the move: 2.52 miles4.61 mph on average76 touches
Hustle: 5 deflections5 shots contested5 loose balls
Rating: Performance Score +18.596.7% true shooting20.8% usage