Career best

Daniels’ 28 is the best game of his career

Dyson Daniels had 28 points, 6 assists and 4 steals on 12 for 17 shooting in 32 minutes, and the Hawks beat the Warriors 126-⁠110.

His Performance Score of +15.7 is the best of his 270 games, better than 99.5% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 15 of his 28 in the first quarter. He went 7 for 8 at the rim. His 26 points from the field came on 17 shots, 6.3 more than the league scores from the same zones. He scored 9 of his 28 after the game was decided.

His old best, +14.4, was 25 points and 6 steals on 10 for 14 shooting in 36 minutes, a 129-⁠117 win over Washington on Nov. 15, 2024.

The game

Hawks 126, Warriors 110Home, March 21, 2026Box score and story ›

Dyson Daniels
2-2 FT32:09 min
Points1st 152nd 43rd 44th 5
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Daniels’s player page

Season high in points (28; his best before, 27). Before this game he averaged 11.5 points, 6.6 rebounds and 6.0 assists in 66 regular-season games.

Shot making
26 points from the field on 17 shots6.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a corner 3-pointer1st quarter, 6:50 leftchance to win 67% to 71%
Guarded by
Podziemski: 11 poss, 2 ptsMelton: 10 poss, 2 ptsSpencer: 9 poss, 2 pts
He guarded
Melton: 13 poss, 0 ptsPodziemski: 12 poss, 0 ptsSpencer: 11 poss, 6 pts
On the move
2.43 miles4.54 mph on average69 touches
Hustle
4 deflections6 shots contested1 loose ball1 screen assist
Rating
Performance Score +15.7+0.18 wins added78.3% true shooting23.1% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1March 21, 2026vs GSWW 126-1103228764012-172-52-21+35+15.7
2Nov. 15, 2024vs WASW 129-1173625436210-142-53-31+1+14.4
3March 18, 2025at CHAW 134-1022822773110-121-21-33+25+12.8
4Jan. 3, 2026at TORL 117-1343420512229-130-12-21−5+11.7
5Jan. 28, 2026at BOSW 117-106351569517-111-10-01+9+11.3

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

His old best

Hawks 129, Wizards 117Home, Nov. 15, 2024Box score and story ›

Dyson Daniels
3-3 FT35:36 min
Points1st 72nd 63rd 84th 4
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Daniels’s player page

Before this game he averaged 14.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 10 regular-season games.

Shot making
22 points from the field on 14 shots6.4 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a 3-pointer3rd quarter, 9:29 leftchance to win 82% to 92%
Guarded by
Poole: 26 poss, 7 ptsCarrington: 18 poss, 6 ptsKispert: 11 poss, 0 pts
He guarded
Poole: 30 poss, 3 ptsCarrington: 14 poss, 0 ptsKispert: 10 poss, 5 pts
On the move
2.77 miles4.72 mph on average38 touches
Hustle
7 deflections5 shots contested1 loose ball
Rating
Performance Score +14.481.6% true shooting16.0% usage