As long as Luke Kennard plays for Memphis Grizzlies – a remaining period that could still be measured for days, months or years – he may never have a more exciting night than March 24, 2023.

A few weeks after appearing as a acquisition of trade death, Kennard went from hot to nuclear, drained a franchise record 10 3-Pointers for a career high 30 points when Grizzlies smoked Houston Rockets and got a playoff quay.

It was the kind of game that felt like watching someone have an experience outside the body. This was the night when the bulging celebration “Luuuuuke” first re -entered through the FedEx Forum.

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But Kennard may have had a better one if less memorable night last week. Or maybe a few of them.

Kennard’s 50 points across back-to-back victories over Charlotte and New Orleans marked his first consecutive 20-point matches since 2019. When he did seven 3-Pointer in each game, Kennard’s 14 were overall triple in each other on each other The following matches his most since he had followed the 10 against Houston in 2023 with four in his next game.

But 14 3-Pointers over two games are where the comparison ends.