Justin James Stats, Shot Chart & Advanced Analytics — 2020-21

Inside his season

Through May 14

James is averaging 3.9 points a game on 54.8% true shooting. He's making 52.1% of his twos and 14 for 38 on threes (36.8%), and takes 32.4 free throws per 100 shots.

He takes 28.2% of his shots in the paint outside the restricted area and is 14 for 31 there.

Tonight against the Thunder

Last time, May 11, 2021: 6 points on 2 for 9 shooting, 2 assists and 2 rebounds in a 122-106 win.
In 5 games against the Thunder, he has averaged 6.0 points, 0.8 assists and 1.2 rebounds.

Where his shots come from

Zone	Share	Made
At the rim	25.5%	67.9%
Rest of the paint	28.2%	45.2%
Midrange	12.7%	35.7%
Corner threes	12.7%	35.7%
Threes above the break	20.9%	39.1%

23.3% of his baskets were unassisted.

With him on the floor

The Kings have been outscored by 10.1 points per 100 possessions with him on the floor, 100.8 to 110.9, with garbage time left out. They're minus 3.6 overall.

There's no full season before this one to compare him with.

Lineup numbers leave garbage time out and count points per 100 the NBA’s way; ages are exact, game by game, from 2015-16 on.

Inside his season

His last game

May 14, 2021, a 107-106 loss at Memphis

Justin James

6-8 FT25:20 min

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

Before this game he averaged 3.5 points, 0.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 35 regular-season games.

Shot making: 10 points from the field on 13 shots3.2 fewer than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a driving layup4th quarter, 2:44 leftchance to win 42% to 54%
Guarded by: Winslow: 15 poss, 4 ptsKonchar: 10 poss, 2 ptsFrazier: 9 poss, 3 pts
He guarded: Melton: 14 poss, 0 ptsKonchar: 12 poss, 6 ptsFrazier: 8 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 1.96 miles4.32 mph on average59 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections4 shots contested1 loose ball1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score −2.848.4% true shooting32.3% usage

His last game

His season

Career

2 seasons

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG%	3PM	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
2019-20SAC	SAC	35	6.6	2.5	0.9	0.5	0.2	0.3	0.2	.417	0.3	.310	.476	.477	−0.7
2020-21SAC	SAC	36	8.6	3.9	0.8	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.4	.468	0.4	.368	.583	.548	−1.6
Career2 seasons	2 seasons	71	7.6	3.2	0.9	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.3	.446	0.3	.343	.544	.518	−1.2

Blue: his best season in each column (20 games or more, four in the playoffs; 3P% with two tries a game, FT% with one).

Career bests

Performance Score, 71 games

Best game+10.831 points on 12 for 17 shooting at Memphis, May 13, 2021The story Best four games+6.311.0 points a game, May 7 to 13, 2021Last game

Where his points come from

This season, against the league

Source	James	NBA avg
Paint	47.5%	42.5%
Mid-range	7.2%	8.4%
Threes	30.2%	34.0%
Free throws	15.1%	15.1%
Fast break	11.5%	11.1%
Off turnovers	18.7%	14.7%
Unassisted makes	25.0%	39.8%

Advanced

2020-21, 36 games

Usage rate	19.2%
Assist rate	10.9%
Assists per turnover	1.47
Turnover rate (per 100 plays)	9.1
Offensive rating	100.3
Defensive rating	108.8
Net rating	−8.5
Offensive rebound rate	2.7%
Defensive rebound rate	6.7%
Effective FG%	53.2%
Fouls drawn a game	0.7

Not ranked: NBA ranks need 51+ games at this point of the season, and he has played 36.

Shot profile

Where he shoots, against the league

Zone	James	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
At the rim	25.2%	30.1%	67.9%	64.1%
Paint (non-rim)	27.9%	17.9%	45.2%	42.7%
Mid-range	12.6%

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	FG	3P	FT	TO	PF	+/−
May 14	@ MEM	L106–107	25:20	16	9	2	1	0	5–13	0–2	6–8	4	4	+2
May 13	@ MEM	L110–116	32:27	31	4	2	1	0	12–17	4–5	3–4	1	1	+6
May 11	vs OKC	W122–106	13:47	6	2	2	1	0	2–9	1–2	1–2	1	1	+3
May 9	vs OKC	W126–98	17:49	7	1	1	1	1	3–7	1–3	0–0	1	1	−3
May 7	vs SAS	L104–113

Distance	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Under 8 ft	27–50	45.0%	40.5%	54.0%	58.3%
8–16 ft	10–17	15.3%	13.2%	58.8%	43.4%
16–24 ft	1–6	5.4%	7.2%	16.7%	40.9%

Stat	Avg	NBA rank
Deflections	0.5
Contested shots	2.4
Twos contested	1.3
Threes contested	1.1
Charges drawn	0.03
Loose balls recovered	0.2
Box outs	0.3
Screen assists	0.1
Points from screen assists	0.2

Per game	James	NBA avg
Distance (miles)	0.70	1.89
Average speed (mph)	4.44	4.22
Touches	12.1	42.9
Passes	7.7	30.1
Potential assists	1.1	4.9
Secondary assists	0.1	0.3
Offensive rebound chances	1.7	2.5
Defensive rebound chances	3.4	6.0

Stat	James	NBA avg
Rim shots defended per game

Split	GP	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
Location
Home	15	3.1	0.7	0.7	41.9%	29.4%	46.2%	48.2%	−1.2
Away	21	4.4	1.0	0.5	50.0%	42.9%	65.2%	58.9%	−1.8
Result

Corner three		12.6%	9.2%	35.7%	39.3%

Above-break three		20.7%	29.8%	39.1%	36.0%

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG	3P	FT	TO	+/−
May 14	@ MEM	L106–107	25:20	16	9	2	5–13	0–2	6–8	4	+2
May 13	@ MEM	L110–116	32:27	31	4	2	12–17	4–5	3–4	1	+6
May 11	vs OKC	W122–106	13:47	6	2	2	2–9	1–2	1–2	1	+3
May 9	vs OKC	W126–98	17:49	7	1	1	3–7	1–3	0–0	1	−3
May 7	vs SAS	L104–113	1:09	0	0	0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	−2
May 5	@ IND	W104–93	6:38	2	0	0	1–1	0–0	0–0	0	−10
May 4	@ OKC	W103–99	18:27	13	1	0	4–10	2–6	3–4	1	−18
May 2	@ DAL	W111–99	19:41	2	2	0	1–4	0–1	0–2	1	−6
Apr 30	@ LAL	W110–106	6:44	0	0	0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	+5
Apr 28	vs UTA	L105–154	16:54	16	0	0	6–8	1–2	3–4	0	−14

Month

Dec

0.0

1.0

—

+5.0

Jan

2.2

1.2

0.3

40.0%

0.0%

14.3%

36.0%

−2.8

Feb

1.5

0.3

37.5%

40.0%

100.0%

53.3%

+1.3

Mar

2.2

0.2

0.7

50.0%

42.9%

75.0%

60.7%

−1.5

Apr

4.0

0.0

0.5

66.7%

33.3%

75.0%

74.3%

−1.8

May

9.6

2.4

0.9

45.9%

42.1%

65.0%

55.2%

−3.5

Type	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Dunks	5–7	6.3%	5.4%	71.4%	88.9%
Layups	17–29	26.1%	27.2%	58.6%	55.4%
Floaters	11–20	18.0%	7.9%	55.0%	44.7%
Hooks	0–1	0.9%	2.9%	0.0%	49.5%
Pull-up jumpers	4–10	9.0%	12.4%	40.0%	41.1%
Step-backs	0–1	0.9%	4.4%	0.0%	39.5%
Turnarounds and fadeaways	1–2	1.8%	4.4%	50.0%	43.1%
Other jump shots	14–41	36.9%	35.4%	34.1%	36.9%

Justin James

Inside his season

Tonight against the Thunder

Where his shots come from

With him on the floor

Inside his season

His last game

His last game

His season

Career

Career bests

Where his points come from

Advanced

Shot profile

Game log

Shot chart

By distance

Hustle

Movement and touches

Rim defense

Pick your games

Splits

Last 10 games

By shot type

Clutch

Trends

Career bests

His last game

Inside his season

Tonight against the Thunder

Where his shots come from

With him on the floor