J.J. Redick discusses his epic 40-point night in win over Rockets

Los Angeles Clipper J.J. Redick ,4, drives past Houston's Terrence Jones ,6, during the 1st quarter at the Staples Center.  Los Angeles, Calif., Monday, January,18, 2016.     

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J.J. Redick goes up for one of his 19 shot attempts during Monday’s 140-132 overtime victory over the visiting Houston Rockets. Houston’s Terrence Jones defends/Staff photo by Stephen Carr

 

J.J. Redick scored a career-high 40 points on Monday. He shot 11 of 19 overall. But he was absolutely marvelous from 3-point range, where he made 9 of 12. Afterward, he was asked about the zone he was in with his shot.

“I do not know that it is the best I have felt shooting the ball,” he said. “I feel like I missed a couple mid-range shots I would have normally made. It was one of those games where neither team could get a stop. There were several players that were a beneficiary of that, myself included.”

Although the Rockets did not shot all that well from beyond the arc – 34.4 percent (11 of 32) – they did shoot 50 percent overall. The Clippers shot 51.6 percent overall, an almost-unbelievable 59.5 percent (22 of 37) from long-distance.

The 22 3-pointers were a franchise high and one shy of the NBA record.