Career best

Poeltl has the best game of his career

Jakob Poeltl had 23 points, 13 rebounds and 3 steals on 8 for 9 shooting in 32 minutes, but the Raptors lost to the Wizards 119-⁠108.

His Performance Score of +17.0 is the best of his 494 games, better than 99.7% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 10 of his 23 in the third quarter. He went 8 for 8 at the rim. His 16 points from the field came on 9 shots, 4.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.

His old best, +15.0, was 21 points, 18 rebounds and 3 steals on 9 for 11 shooting in 30 minutes, a 115-⁠110 win over New Orleans on Feb. 23.

The game

Raptors 108, Wizards 119Away, March 2, 2023Box score and story ›

Jakob Poeltl
7-7 FT31:31 min
Points1st 42nd 43rd 104th 5
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Poeltl’s player page

Tied his season high in steals (3). Before this game he averaged 12.4 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 53 regular-season games.

Shot making
16 points from the field on 9 shots4.5 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a cutting layup3rd quarter, 3:13 leftchance to win 8.4% to 15%
Guarded by
Gafford: 30 poss, 2 ptsPorziņģis: 19 poss, 15 ptsBeal: 8 poss, 4 pts
He guarded
Gafford: 27 poss, 6 ptsAvdija: 12 poss, 4 ptsPorziņģis: 11 poss, 3 pts
On the move
2.52 miles4.34 mph on average64 touches
Hustle
5 deflections8 shots contested1 loose ball6 box-outs
Rating
Performance Score +17.095.2% true shooting16.3% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1March 2, 2023at WASL 108-1193223134328-90-07-71+9+17.0
2Feb. 23, 2023vs NOPW 115-1103021182319-110-03-70+4+15.0
3Feb. 14, 2023vs ORLW 123-1133730921615-170-00-02+18+14.9
4Feb. 25, 2022at WASW 157-15341281180212-150-04-81+1+14.5
5Jan. 26, 2022vs MEML 110-118331875248-80-02-40−5+13.4

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

His old best

Raptors 115, Pelicans 110Home, Feb. 23, 2023Box score and story ›

Jakob Poeltl
3-7 FT30:27 min
Points1st 42nd 73rd 04th 10
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Poeltl’s player page

Season high in rebounds (18; his best before, 16). Tied his season high in steals (3). Before this game he averaged 12.2 points, 8.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 49 regular-season games.

Shot making
18 points from the field on 11 shots4.2 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a tip-in2nd quarter, 1:16 leftchance to win 68% to 77%
Guarded by
Valančiūnas: 33 poss, 6 ptsNance: 13 poss, 8 ptsIngram: 7 poss, 6 pts
He guarded
Valančiūnas: 34 poss, 6 ptsNance: 13 poss, 0 ptsIngram: 6 poss, 9 pts
On the move
2.42 miles4.47 mph on average65 touches
Hustle
3 deflections10 shots contested4 box-outs3 screen assists
Rating
Performance Score +15.074.6% true shooting18.7% usage