Career best

Williams’ 41 is the best game of his career

Jalen Williams had 41 points and 6 assists on 15 for 24 shooting in 33 minutes, and the Thunder beat the Spurs 146-⁠132.

His Performance Score of +17.2 is the best of his 215 games, better than 99.7% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 41 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 5 more than his 36 against New York on Dec. 27, 2023.

He scored 17 of his 41 in the fourth quarter. He went 5 for 8 in the paint and 4 for 8 from 3. His 34 points from the field came on 24 shots, 9.7 more than the league scores from the same zones. Isaiah Hartenstein set up 3 of his 15 baskets. He scored 8 of his 41 after the game was decided.

His old best, +16.7, was 32 points and 5 assists on 12 for 15 shooting in 34 minutes, a 129-⁠119 win over Utah on March 5, 2023.

The game

Thunder 146, Spurs 132Away, March 2, 2025Box score and story ›

Jalen Williams

7-7 FT32:56 min

Points1st 82nd 143rd 24th 17

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 points (41; his best before, 33). Before this game he averaged 21.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.2 assists in 56 regular-season games.

Shot making: 34 points from the field on 24 shots9.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer4th quarter, 10:11 leftchance to win 63% to 73%
Guarded by: Vassell: 22 poss, 9 ptsCastle: 13 poss, 8 ptsSochan: 8 poss, 7 pts
He guarded: Vassell: 19 poss, 0 ptsFox: 10 poss, 3 ptsPaul: 9 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.45 miles4.51 mph on average71 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections5 shots contested1 box-out1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +17.275.7% true shooting32.5% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	March 2, 2025at SAS	W 146-132	33	41	6	6	1	1	15-24	4-8	7-7	0	+12	+17.2
2	March 5, 2023vs UTA	W 129-119	34	32	5	5	2	2	12-15	4-5	4-6	1	0	+16.7
3	March 31, 2024at NYK	W 113-112	34	33	4	8	2	2	14-18	1-4	4-8	1	+6	+15.8
4	Nov. 13, 2024vs NOP	W 106-88	31	31	6	7	4	2	10-18	4-7	7-7	2	+13	+15.5
5	Dec. 27, 2023vs NYK	W 129-120	33	36	0	3	1	1	13-17	5-5	5-7	0	−2	+13.8

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

His old best

Thunder 129, Jazz 119Home, March 5, 2023Box score and story ›

Jalen Williams

4-6 FT33:59 min

Points1st 52nd 53rd 64th 16

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 points (32; his best before, 27). Season high in 3-pointers (4; his best before, 3). Before this game he averaged 12.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 59 regular-season games.

Shot making: 28 points from the field on 15 shots10.8 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made an 8-foot fadeaway1st quarter, 1:41 leftchance to win 92% to 86%
Guarded by: Agbaji: 25 poss, 5 ptsOlynyk: 11 poss, 8 ptsHorton-Tucker: 8 poss, 1 pt
He guarded: Agbaji: 14 poss, 0 ptsOlynyk: 13 poss, 2 ptsHorton-Tucker: 10 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.71 miles4.44 mph on average55 touches
Hustle: 4 deflections8 shots contested
Rating: Performance Score +16.790.7% true shooting23.5% usage