Career best

Johnson has the best game of his career

Jalen Johnson had 28 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals on 10 for 14 shooting in 37 minutes, and the Hawks beat the Pistons 121-⁠113.

His Performance Score of +18.8 is the best of his 155 games, better than 99.8% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 11 of his 28 in the fourth quarter. He went 5 for 5 at the rim. His 22 points from the field came on 14 shots, 6.7 more than the league scores from the same zones. Dejounte Murray set up 5 of his 10 baskets. He scored 11 of his 28 after the game was decided.

His old best, +12.8, was 25 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists on 8 for 13 shooting in 41 minutes, a 139-⁠132 win over Philadelphia on Jan. 10.

The game

Hawks 121, Pistons 113Home, April 3, 2024Box score and story ›

Jalen Johnson

6-7 FT36:43 min

Points1st 72nd 23rd 84th 11

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Tied his season high in points (28). Season high in assists (11; his best before, 8). Before this game he averaged 16.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 52 regular-season games.

Shot making: 22 points from the field on 14 shots6.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a driving dunk1st quarter, 10:56 leftchance to win 53% to 58%
Guarded by: Metu: 16 poss, 4 ptsSasser: 13 poss, 5 ptsEvbuomwan: 12 poss, 6 pts
He guarded: Metu: 26 poss, 2 ptsEvbuomwan: 20 poss, 0 ptsFlynn: 9 poss, 3 pts
On the move: 2.83 miles4.33 mph on average89 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections3 shots contested3 loose balls1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +18.882.0% true shooting21.1% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	April 3, 2024vs DET	W 121-113	37	28	14	11	4	1	10-14	2-4	6-7	3	+12	+18.8
2	Jan. 10, 2024vs PHI	W 139-132	41	25	16	7	1	2	8-13	3-4	6-6	1	+6	+12.8
3	Jan. 3, 2024vs OKC	W 141-138	29	28	7	3	4	0	11-18	2-4	4-4	1	−1	+11.1
4	March 5, 2024at NYK	W 116-100	38	26	9	7	1	0	12-17	2-3	0-0	1	+23	+9.1
5	March 17, 2024at LAC	W 110-93	36	18	12	6	3	2	7-14	3-3	1-1	1	+16	+7.5

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

His old best

Hawks 139, 76ers 132Home, Jan. 10, 2024Box score and story ›

Jalen Johnson

6-6 FT40:56 min

Points1st 02nd 53rd 74th 6OT 7

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Season high in rebounds (16; his best before, 15). Before this game he averaged 15.0 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 21 regular-season games.

Shot making: 19 points from the field on 13 shots4.8 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointerOT, 40s leftchance to win 52% to 93%
Guarded by: Harris: 31 poss, 7 ptsMorris: 9 poss, 5 ptsBatum: 7 poss, 2 pts
He guarded: Harris: 40 poss, 11 ptsMorris: 11 poss, 2 ptsOubre: 7 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 3.21 miles4.33 mph on average86 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections13 shots contested1 loose ball1 box-out
Rating: Performance Score +12.879.9% true shooting15.1% usage