Hood’s 30 is his best game since 2015-16
Rodney Hood scored 30 points on 11 for 13 shooting in 29 minutes, and the Jazz beat the Lakers 123-75.
His Performance Score of +15.6 is the best of his 71 games since 2015-16, better than 99.5% of all player games since 2015-16.
He scored 16 of his 30 in the second quarter. He went 8 for 9 from 3. His 30 points from the field came on 13 shots, 16.8 more than the league scores from the same zones. He scored 12 of his 30 after the game was decided.
His old best, +8.8, was 29 points and 5 assists on 11 for 21 shooting in 42 minutes, a 118-111 loss at New York on Jan. 20.