Fontecchio’s 24 is the best game of his career
Simone Fontecchio scored 24 points on 7 for 8 shooting in 25 minutes, and the Jazz beat the Trail Blazers 122-114.
His Performance Score of +12.3 is the best of his 75 games, better than 98.6% of all player games since 2015-16.
He scored 10 of his 24 in the first quarter. He went 5 for 5 from 3. His 19 points from the field came on 8 shots, 9.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
His old best, +8.9, was 17 points and 3 steals on 5 for 7 shooting in 22 minutes, a 131-124 win at Orlando on March 9, 2023.