JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<button>td.points[data-points=11.5]</button>
<button>.points[data-points=11.5]</button>
<table>
    <tr>
        <td class="name">testing stuff </td>
        <td class="points refresh" data-points="11.5">&nbsp;</td>
        <td class="connect">Some code</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td class="name">testing stuff</td>
        <td class="points refresh" data-points="10.5"></td>
        <td class="connect">Some more code</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td class="name">testing stuff</td>
        <td class="points refresh" data-points="13"></td>
        <td class="connect">MOAR!</td>
    </tr>
</table>

JavaScript

$('button').click(function(){
    try {
        alert($($(this).text()));
    } catch (e) {
        alert(e);
    }
});