Elijah Harkless: season-high 23 points vs Bucks (Mar 19, 2026)
23 PTS · 7-of-14 FG · 4-of-10 3P · 5-of-6 FT · 34:30 MIN
Usual before this game: 5.3 PTS · 4.7 FGA · 17.3 MIN, from 20 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 21 games this season: 21.8 against a usual 4.0 (+17.8)
Season-high 23 points (previous high 16, set on Mar 9, 2026)
above usual
No more than 2 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far above their usual.
For a player who plays every game, a game this far above the usual comes about once or twice a season.
How the score worksWhy did Elijah Harkless score 23 points?
In 34:30 against the Bucks on Mar 19, 2026, Elijah Harkless scored 23 points: 7-of-14 from the field (50.0%), 4-of-10 from three (40.0%), 5-of-6 on free throws (83.3%). Before this game, Harkless averaged 5.3 points on 4.7 shots in 17.3 minutes across 20 regular-season games. No earlier game this season reached 23 points. This game had the best Game Score of 21 games this season. Harkless took 14 shots, 9.3 more than usual. Harkless shot 50.0% from the field, against a usual 32.3%. By shot type: threes 12 points (usual 2.0); two-pointers 6 points (usual 1.7); free throws 5 points (usual 1.6). Playing time was 34:30, against a usual 17.3 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 22.7, against a usual 8.3. Assists: 10, against a usual 2.2. The Jazz won 128-96 at home against the Bucks, a 32-point win. The box score records what changed, not why: it holds no injury, matchup or coaching information.
Generated from the box score and this season's game log. How the score works
What changed
Harkless in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (20 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 34:30 | 17.3 | +17.2 |
| Points | 23 | 5.3 | +17.7 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 14 · 50.0% | 4.7 · 32.3% | +9.3 · +17.7 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 10 · 40.0% | 2.7 · 24.5% | +7.3 · +15.5 |
| FTA · FT% | 6 · 83.3% | 2.2 · 76.7% | +3.8 · +6.6 |
| Rebounds | 2 | 1.7 | +0.3 |
| Assists | 10 | 2.2 | +7.8 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 19 games | 22.2 | 15.8 | +6.4 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 22.7 | 8.3 | +14.4 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (20 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 12 (4-of-10) | 2.0 (0.7-of-2.7) | +10.0 |
| Twos | 6 (3-of-4) | 1.7 (0.8-of-2.0) | +4.3 |
| Free throws | 5 (5-of-6) | 1.6 (1.6-of-2.2) | +3.4 |
| Total | 23 | 5.3 | +17.7 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
21.8 against a usual 4.0 (+17.8)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +13.1 |
| Rebounds | 0.0 |
| Assists | +5.5 |
| Steals and blocks | -1.1 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.3 |
| Total | +17.8 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 21 games this season.
Previous best: 15.0, set on Feb 26, 2026.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Jazz won 128-96 at home against the Bucks, a 32-point win.
- Previous appearance: Mar 18, 2026, 1 day earlier.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Bucks this season: 5 points (Mar 7, 2026).
What this page cannot tell you
The same on every performance page
Box scores record what happened, not why: no injuries or health, defensive assignments, matchups, coaching decisions or play-by-play.
Game Score against the player's own usual line. How rare a gap is comes from NBA regular-season games of 2023-24 and 2024-25, checked on 2025-26.