Career best

Washington’s 43 is the best game of his career

P.J. Washington scored 43 points on 17 for 22 shooting in 36 minutes, but the Hornets lost to the Jazz 134-⁠122.

His Performance Score of +16.9 is the best of his 300 games, better than 99.7% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 21 of his 43 in the fourth quarter. He went 6 for 7 at the rim and 7 for 9 from 3. His 41 points from the field came on 22 shots, 16.7 more than the league scores from the same zones. Ish Smith set up 8 of his 17 baskets. He scored 40 of his 43 after the game was decided.

His old best, +15.9, was 42 points and 8 rebounds on 15 for 22 shooting in 42 minutes, a 127-⁠126 win at Sacramento on Feb. 28, 2021.

The game

Hornets 122, Jazz 134Home, Jan. 27, 2024Box score and story ›

P.J. Washington
2-3 FT35:33 min
Points1st 32nd 93rd 104th 21
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Washington’s player page

Season high in points (43; his best before, 32). Season high in 3-pointers (7; his best before, 6). Before this game he averaged 12.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 37 regular-season games.

Shot making
41 points from the field on 22 shots16.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made an alley oop dunk2nd quarter, 3:14 leftchance to win 1.1% to 7.4%
Guarded by
Kessler: 15 poss, 0 ptsClarkson: 13 poss, 0 ptsCollins: 12 poss, 0 pts
He guarded
Olynyk: 16 poss, 0 ptsKessler: 15 poss, 0 ptsMarkkanen: 14 poss, 0 pts
On the move
2.59 miles4.01 mph on average59 touches
Hustle
2 deflections9 shots contested1 loose ball2 box-outs2 screen assists
Rating
Performance Score +16.992.2% true shooting30.1% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Jan. 27, 2024vs UTAL 122-1343643232017-227-92-32−7+16.9
2Feb. 28, 2021at SACW 127-1264242822215-225-87-71−5+15.9
3March 28, 2023at OKCW 137-1343743651016-245-96-72+7+14.6
4Dec. 23, 2022at LALW 134-130312454228-133-65-71−9+11.9
5Nov. 29, 2019at DETW 110-107352653409-123-35-71+12+11.3

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

His old best

Hornets 127, Kings 126Away, Feb. 28, 2021Box score and story ›

P.J. Washington
7-7 FT41:32 min
Points1st 82nd 143rd 84th 12
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Washington’s player page

Season high in points (42; his best before, 22). Season high in 3-pointers (5; his best before, 3). Before this game he averaged 11.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 28 regular-season games.

Shot making
35 points from the field on 22 shots11.2 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 3-pointer4th quarter, 17s leftchance to win 3% to 21%
Guarded by
Bagley: 34 poss, 12 ptsHolmes: 25 poss, 12 ptsFox: 8 poss, 7 pts
He guarded
Bagley: 31 poss, 8 ptsHolmes: 21 poss, 4 ptsBarnes: 9 poss, 7 pts
Hustle
2 deflections15 shots contested4 box-outs2 screen assists
Rating
Performance Score +15.983.7% true shooting27.7% usage