Career best

Hardaway Jr.’s 34 is his best game since 2015-16

Tim Hardaway Jr. had 34 points and 8 assists on 11 for 19 shooting in 41 minutes, and the Knicks beat the Cavaliers 114-⁠95.

His Performance Score of +13.9 is the best of his 150 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.2% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 14 of his 34 in the second quarter. He went 4 for 6 at the rim and 5 for 10 from 3. His 27 points from the field came on 19 shots, 6.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +12.6, was 29 points on 11 for 13 shooting in 31 minutes, a 114-⁠112 win over San Antonio on Jan. 1, 2017.

The game

Knicks 114, Cavaliers 95Away, Oct. 29, 2017Box score and story ›

Tim Hardaway Jr.

7-8 FT41:29 min

Points1st 102nd 143rd 84th 2

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 9.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 4 regular-season games.

Shot making: 27 points from the field on 19 shots6.1 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 30-foot 3-pointer2nd quarter, 7:14 leftchance to win 52% to 60%
Guarded by: Smith: 43 poss, 16 ptsCrowder: 13 poss, 2 ptsKorver: 6 poss, 3 pts
He guarded: Smith: 39 poss, 3 ptsKorver: 13 poss, 0 ptsCrowder: 8 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 3.04 miles4.41 mph on average72 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections8 shots contested1 loose ball
Rating: Performance Score +13.975.5% true shooting24.2% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Oct. 29, 2017at CLE	W 114-95	41	34	4	8	2	0	11-19	5-10	7-8	1	+22	+13.9
2	Jan. 1, 2017vs SAS	W 114-112	31	29	5	1	0	0	11-13	6-7	1-2	1	+14	+12.6
3	March 3, 2017vs CLE	L 130-135	35	36	2	2	0	0	13-20	5-9	5-6	1	+15	+12.2
4	April 7, 2017at CLE	W 114-100	26	22	2	5	1	0	9-14	4-9	0-0	0	+4	+10.4
5	March 22, 2017at WAS	L 100-104	36	29	2	3	2	1	9-16	3-8	8-9	0	+5	+10.2

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

His old best

Hawks 114, Spurs 112Home, Jan. 1, 2017Box score and story ›

Tim Hardaway Jr.

1-2 FT31:18 min

Points1st 32nd 53rd 34th 9OT 9

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 (29; his best before, 26). Season high in 3-pointers (6; his best before, 5). Before this game he averaged 10.7 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 31 regular-season games.

Shot making: 28 points from the field on 13 shots13.2 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer4th quarter, 3.3s leftchance to win 5.5% to 53%
Guarded by: Ginobili: 14 poss, 5 ptsSimmons: 12 poss, 0 ptsGreen: 9 poss, 6 pts
He guarded: Simmons: 18 poss, 0 ptsLeonard: 15 poss, 2 ptsGinobili: 13 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.26 miles4.34 mph on average38 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection6 shots contested5 loose balls1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +12.6104.5% true shooting21.7% usage