Career best

Jones’ 36 is his best game since 2015-16

Terrence Jones had 36 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks on 13 for 18 shooting in 36 minutes, and the Pelicans beat the Cavaliers 124-⁠122.

His Performance Score of +18.9 is the best of his 93 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.8% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 36 points are also the most points he has scored in a game since 2015-⁠16, 10 more than his 26 at Orlando on Nov. 16.

He scored 17 of his 36 in the first quarter. He went 7 for 8 at the rim and 3 for 4 from 3. His 29 points from the field came on 18 shots, 10.0 more than the league scores from the same zones. Jrue Holiday set up 6 of his 13 baskets.

His old best, +12.5, was 23 points and 4 blocks on 9 for 12 shooting in 21 minutes, a 107-⁠98 loss at Denver on Nov. 13, 2015.

The game

Pelicans 124, Cavaliers 122Home, Jan. 23, 2017Box score and story ›

Terrence Jones

7-10 FT35:45 min

Points1st 172nd 53rd 84th 6

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 (36; his best before, 26). Before this game he averaged 10.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 42 regular-season games.

Shot making: 29 points from the field on 18 shots10.0 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a layup4th quarter, 1:39 leftchance to win 82% to 93%
On the move: 2.42 miles4.07 mph on average73 touches
Hustle: 4 deflections16 shots contested1 loose ball3 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +18.980.4% true shooting28.2% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Jan. 23, 2017vs CLE	W 124-122	36	36	11	1	2	3	13-18	3-4	7-10	1	−2	+18.9
2	Nov. 13, 2015at DEN	L 98-107	21	23	7	0	0	4	9-12	3-4	2-2	2	+3	+12.5
3	Nov. 4, 2016vs PHX	L 111-112	28	19	7	6	2	4	9-14	1-3	0-4	1	−3	+10.8
4	Jan. 12, 2016at MEM	W 107-91	30	20	4	3	3	1	6-10	3-5	5-6	2	+13	+9.2
5	Dec. 17, 2015at LAL	W 107-87	21	16	4	2	0	1	5-7	1-2	5-6	1	−5	+5.9

By Performance Score, since 2015-16, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Rockets 98, Nuggets 107Away, Nov. 13, 2015Box score and story ›

Terrence Jones

0 AST2-2 FT20:51 min

Points1st 52nd 93rd 44th 5

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

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Before this game he averaged 6.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 3 regular-season games.

Shot making: 21 points from the field on 12 shots8.2 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a corner 3-pointer1st quarter, 5:19 leftchance to win 42% to 51%
On the move: 1.40 miles4.03 mph on average34 touches
Rating: Performance Score +12.589.3% true shooting27.5% usage