Gordon Hayward took yet another step forward in his sixth NBA season, and his third as a full-time starter for the Utah Jazz.

As he looks forward to season No. 7, we’re taking a look back at his Top 5 best performances from Year 6. The penultimate performance came as his season-high in scoring, but G’s stat-stuffing effort wasn’t quite enough in a double-overtime defeat.

No. 2: G-Time’s Line of 36/9/5/2/1 Not Enough in 2OT Loss

In a back and forth Martin Luther King Day matinee battle, Gordon Hayward poured in a season-high scoring total, but ultimately it wasn’t enough for the Utah Jazz to prevail.

G-Time erupted for his highest scoring game of the season on Jan. 18 against the Charlotte Hornets, racking up 36 points, nine assists, five rebounds, two steals and a block while shooting 50 percent from the floor, including six made triples—a career-high.But Utah unfortunately fell short in the double-overtime thriller, suffering 124-119 holiday afternoon defeat.

Although No. 20 had one of his best personal games of the season from a statistical perspective, coming up short in the end didn’t set well with Utah’s star.

“I got some good looks tonight and I was able to knock some down, especially early,” Gordon said. “But I didn’t make enough to win the game.”

Utah Jazz v Charlotte Hornets

Gordon got things rolling in the first when he drained his first three-pointer less than 30 seconds into the contest to give the Jazz a 3-0 lead. A few minutes later, he knocked down a floating jumper to make it a 10-7 game.

At the 7:11 mark, Hayward banked home another from beyond the arc to cut the deficit to 15-13. On the ensuing possession, No. 20 corralled a nice bounce pass from Rudy Gobert and took it to the rim for the slam while slicing through multiple Charlotte defenders in the process.

“That’s what [Gordon] does. He carries us sometimes,” Jazz forward Trevor Booker explained. “It will be nice if we can get him a little help, but on nights like that just give him the ball.”

G-Time continued to ride his hot-hand and on the next possession he drained a step-back jumper with ease to keep his squad within four. With about two minutes remaining in the quarter, his jumper put the Jazz ahead 26-25. The Butler star added to his first quarter total and with 28 seconds left in the opening frame he drove to the rim for the layup to put the Jazz back up by one.

Gordon hit his first six buckets of the game and shot 7-of-8 in the opening period. Despite the terrific play from Hayward, Utah still trailed 29-28 at the end of the first quarter.

Utah Jazz v Charlotte Hornets

Charlotte maintained its lead in the second quarter while G-Time temporarily cooled off a bit.

With just under five minutes remaining in the first half, Gordon hit a 26-foot trifecta off a dish from Trey Lyles to pull the Jazz within two and make it a 40-38 game. Charlotte responded with a 10-0 run to open it up again, but No. 20’s stepback 11-foot jumper cut the deficit to single digits at halftime.

About midway through the third, Utah found itself in a 15-point hole, down 65-50. Gordon quickly cut into the deficit, hitting threes on back-to-back possessions to trim the Hornets lead to single digits. At the end of three, Charlotte still held onto a nine-point lead, 73-64, entering the fourth.

The reserves were instrumental in getting the Jazz back into it in the final frame. Lyles, Rodney Hood, and Trevor Booker all held their own until Gordon checked back in with 6:47 to go. Just 12 seconds after checking in, H20 splashed another three-ball off a feed from Raul Neto to bring the Jazz within three.

A couple minutes later, Gordon returned the favor and connected with the rookie point guard, who drained a trifecta that tied the game at 86.

“Trey hit some big shots. Joe [Ingles] hit a big three. We made the right plays to stay in the game and to give ourselves a chance,” Gordon said. “But it’s hard to take something positive from this one.”

Nic Batum knocked down a three-pointer that gave the Hornets a three-point advantage with less than two minutes to go, but the two stars of the night—Hayward and Kemba Walker—exchanged free throws to keep it a three-point game going into the final possession. There, Gordon found an open Trey Burke in the corner for a three-pointer to tie the game at 95 and force overtime.

“It was just a heck of a play from him [Gordon], first and foremost,” Burke said. “My job was easy. It was just to knock the shot down.”

Utah held onto a lead for about half of the opening overtime period. No. 20 made two free throws at the 2:20 mark to put Utah ahead 101-98, but the Hornets retook the lead shortly after. With seven seconds left in the first overtime the Jazz trailed 108-106, but Hayward made another clutch assist as he found a wide open Gobert down low for a slam that sent the game to double overtime.

Unfortunately, the Jazz ran out of gas and couldn’t stop Walker, who finished the night with 52 points. Charlotte led the entirety of the second overtime period. Walker and Marvin Williams gave them an early lead, and Cody Zeller pitched in to close it out at the free throw line, where Charlotte went 8-for-8 down the stretch to seal the deal.

“It’s unfortunate that we lost. I thought we had our chances for sure,” Hayward said. “We didn’t play well enough early in the game and we let Kemba Walker get going and he had a career night.”