Career best

Hunter’s 27 is the best game of his career

De'Andre Hunter scored 27 points on 10 for 12 shooting in 19 minutes, but the Hawks lost to the Clippers 149-⁠144.

His Performance Score of +15.2 is the best of his 252 games, better than 99.5% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 11 of his 27 in the third quarter. He went 3 for 5 from 3. His 23 points from the field came on 12 shots, 9.8 more than the league scores from the same zones. Bogdan Bogdanović set up 4 of his 10 baskets.

His old best, +10.4, was 27 points and 11 rebounds on 8 for 12 shooting in 29 minutes, a 135-⁠127 loss to Milwaukee on Nov. 20, 2019.

The game

Hawks 144, Clippers 149Home, Feb. 5, 2024Box score and story ›

De'Andre Hunter
4-5 FT18:51 min
Points1st 82nd 63rd 114th 2
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Tied his season high in points (27). Before this game he averaged 14.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 26 regular-season games.

Shot making
23 points from the field on 12 shots9.8 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made an 11-foot floater4th quarter, 6:59 leftchance to win 34% to 43%
Guarded by
Leonard: 11 poss, 7 ptsWestbrook: 6 poss, 3 ptsGeorge: 6 poss, 3 pts
He guarded
Leonard: 11 poss, 2 ptsCoffey: 6 poss, 0 ptsGeorge: 5 poss, 0 pts
On the move
1.38 miles4.10 mph on average35 touches
Hustle
1 deflection1 shot contested1 loose ball
Rating
Performance Score +15.295.1% true shooting29.8% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Feb. 5, 2024vs LACL 144-1491927730010-123-54-50+3+15.2
2Nov. 20, 2019vs MILL 127-1352927112008-123-38-91−7+10.4
3Jan. 1, 2021at BKNW 114-96312361009-103-42-200+9.1
4Feb. 3, 2023at UTAW 115-1083626431010-153-53-40+4+7.9
5April 23, 2023vs BOS, playoffsL 121-1294027721111-173-62-21−11+7.5

By Performance Score, his whole career, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Hawks 127, Bucks 135Home, Nov. 20, 2019Box score and story ›

De'Andre Hunter
8-9 FT28:33 min
Points1st 72nd 53rd 04th 15
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Season high in points (27; his best before, 16). Season high in rebounds (11; his best before, 9). Before this game he averaged 9.9 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 13 regular-season games.

Shot making
19 points from the field on 12 shots6.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a pull-up 3-pointer2nd quarter, 7:17 leftchance to win 37% to 46%
Guarded by
Matthews: 22 poss, 7 ptsConnaughton: 9 poss, 2 ptsBrown: 8 poss, 5 pts
He guarded
Matthews: 21 poss, 2 ptsDiVincenzo: 10 poss, 0 ptsConnaughton: 10 poss, 0 pts
On the move
2.24 miles4.42 mph on average37 touches
Hustle
1 deflection1 shot contested
Rating
Performance Score +10.484.6% true shooting23.9% usage