Career best

Horton-Tucker’s 37 is the best game of his career

Talen Horton-Tucker had 37 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists on 14 for 24 shooting in 32 minutes, and the Jazz beat the Hornets 119-⁠111.

His Performance Score of +12.1 is the best of his 192 games, better than 98.5% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 12 of his 37 in the third quarter. He went 9 for 13 at the rim.

His old best, +11.2, was 40 points and 4 steals on 15 for 28 shooting in 37 minutes, a 128-⁠112 loss at Golden State on April 7, 2022.

The game

Jazz 119, Hornets 111Away, March 11, 2023Box score and story ›

Talen Horton-Tucker
7-8 FT32:29 min
Points1st 42nd 113rd 124th 10
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Season high in points (37; his best before, 23). Tied his season high in assists (10). Before this game he averaged 8.5 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 53 regular-season games.

Shot making
30 points from the field on 24 shots2.1 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 28-foot pull-up 3-pointer2nd quarter, 5:21 leftchance to win 61% to 71%
Guarded by
Rozier: 39 poss, 12 ptsSmith: 10 poss, 4 ptsOubre: 5 poss, 0 pts
He guarded
Rozier: 28 poss, 12 ptsHayward: 9 poss, 2 ptsSmith: 7 poss, 0 pts
On the move
2.34 miles4.13 mph on average90 touches
Hustle
4 deflections
Rating
Performance Score +12.167.2% true shooting38.3% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1March 11, 2023at CHAW 119-11132378100014-242-57-83+17+12.1
2April 7, 2022at GSWL 112-1283740334015-282-68-92−5+11.2
3Jan. 10, 2021at HOUW 120-102211753407-82-31-12+8+10.4
4Feb. 11, 2023at NYKL 120-126272327118-121-36-81−4+9.1
5April 19, 2021vs UTAL 97-111282442208-133-55-71−4+8.6

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

His old best

Lakers 112, Warriors 128Away, April 7, 2022Box score and story ›

Talen Horton-Tucker
8-9 FT37:00 min
Points1st 112nd 63rd 44th 19
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Season high in points (40; his best before, 28). Before this game he averaged 9.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 57 regular-season games.

Shot making
32 points from the field on 28 shots6.2 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a driving layup2nd quarter, 2:19 leftchance to win 44% to 57%
Guarded by
Wiggins: 19 poss, 4 ptsThompson: 18 poss, 7 ptsPayton: 15 poss, 6 pts
He guarded
Wiggins: 25 poss, 7 ptsThompson: 10 poss, 3 ptsPayton: 10 poss, 2 pts
On the move
2.89 miles4.34 mph on average86 touches
Hustle
4 deflections9 shots contested1 loose ball1 box-out
Rating
Performance Score +11.262.6% true shooting37.4% usage