Career best

Kennard’s 30 is the best game of his career

Luke Kennard scored 30 points on 10 for 11 shooting in 24 minutes, and the Grizzlies beat the Rockets 151-⁠114.

His Performance Score of +17.6 is the best of his 368 games, better than 99.8% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 15 of his 30 in the third quarter. He went 10 for 11 from 3. His 30 points from the field came on 11 shots, 18.2 more than the league scores from the same zones. Tyus Jones set up 6 of his 10 baskets. He scored 24 of his 30 after the game was decided.

His old best, +14.8, was 20 points on 8 for 8 shooting in 18 minutes, a 119-⁠110 win over Atlanta on March 22, 2021.

The game

Grizzlies 151, Rockets 114Home, March 24, 2023Box score and story ›

Luke Kennard

0 REB23:56 min

Points1st 62nd 63rd 154th 3

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 (30; his best before, 20). Season high in 3-pointers (10; his best before, 5). Before this game he averaged 8.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 51 regular-season games.

Shot making: 30 points from the field on 11 shots18.2 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer1st quarter, 2:57 leftchance to win 66% to 73%
Guarded by: Green: 15 poss, 3 ptsMartin: 9 poss, 6 ptsPorter: 9 poss, 3 pts
He guarded: Martin: 19 poss, 4 ptsEason: 15 poss, 0 ptsGreen: 5 poss, 4 pts
On the move: 1.83 miles4.28 mph on average34 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection5 shots contested1 loose ball
Rating: Performance Score +17.6136.4% true shooting20.4% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	March 24, 2023vs HOU	W 151-114	24	30	0	3	1	0	10-11	10-11	0-0	0	+28	+17.6
2	March 22, 2021vs ATL	W 119-110	18	20	7	4	0	1	8-8	4-4	0-0	0	+30	+14.8
3	Jan. 25, 2022at WAS	W 116-115	30	25	8	6	1	0	8-13	5-8	4-4	0	+26	+12.5
4	Feb. 17, 2022vs HOU	W 142-111	23	25	0	3	2	0	8-11	8-9	1-1	2	+17	+11.2
5	Oct. 25, 2021vs POR	W 116-86	24	23	4	3	0	1	8-10	6-7	1-1	1	+22	+10.9

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

His old best

Clippers 119, Hawks 110Home, March 22, 2021Box score and story ›

Luke Kennard

18:29 min

Points1st 02nd 03rd 134th 7

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

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Tied his season high in points (20). Before this game he averaged 7.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 37 regular-season games.

Shot making: 17 points from the field on 7 shots9.9 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 13-foot pull-up jumper4th quarter, 3:39 leftchance to win 37% to 55%
Guarded by: Huerter: 7 poss, 0 ptsHunter: 5 poss, 3 ptsHill: 5 poss, 5 pts
He guarded: Snell: 9 poss, 0 ptsHill: 7 poss, 0 ptsHunter: 4 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 1.27 miles3.93 mph on average28 touches
Hustle: 5 shots contested1 loose ball
Rating: Performance Score +14.8125.0% true shooting22.2% usage