Career best

Porziņģis’ 41 is the best game of his career

Kristaps Porziņģis had 41 points and 3 blocks on 12 for 18 shooting in 31 minutes, and the Wizards beat the Timberwolves 142-⁠127.

His Performance Score of +21.3 is the best of his 367 games, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 41 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 1 more than his 40 against Indiana on Nov. 5, 2017.

He scored 16 of his 41 in the first quarter. He went 4 for 4 in the paint and 6 for 10 from 3. His 30 points from the field came on 18 shots, 11.0 more than the league scores from the same zones. Kyle Kuzma set up 4 of his 12 baskets. He scored 13 of his 41 after the game was decided.

His old best, +15.8, was 27 points and 13 rebounds on 12 for 15 shooting in 32 minutes, a 124-⁠112 win at Indiana on Jan. 20, 2021.

The game

Wizards 142, Timberwolves 127Home, Nov. 28, 2022Box score and story ›

Kristaps Porziņģis

11-11 FT30:54 min

Points1st 162nd 133rd 24th 10

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, 32). Tied his season high in 3-pointers (6). Before this game he averaged 20.3 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 19 regular-season games.

Shot making: 30 points from the field on 18 shots11.0 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer1st quarter, 11:17 leftchance to win 58% to 68%
Guarded by: Gobert: 19 poss, 13 ptsAnderson: 17 poss, 6 ptsTowns: 9 poss, 5 pts
He guarded: Gobert: 23 poss, 8 ptsAnderson: 13 poss, 2 ptsTowns: 9 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.16 miles3.92 mph on average67 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections12 shots contested1 loose ball3 box-outs1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +21.389.8% true shooting31.5% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Nov. 28, 2022vs MIN	W 142-127	31	41	4	3	2	3	12-18	6-10	11-11	1	+13	+21.3
2	Jan. 20, 2021at IND	W 124-112	32	27	13	4	0	1	12-15	1-3	2-2	0	+6	+15.8
3	Dec. 27, 2021at POR	W 132-117	32	34	9	5	2	2	12-21	3-7	7-9	0	+19	+14.7
4	Oct. 31, 2022vs PHI	L 111-118	35	32	9	3	2	0	10-17	3-7	9-9	0	+8	+14.6
5	Nov. 5, 2017vs IND	W 108-101	38	40	8	1	0	6	15-24	2-4	8-9	1	+20	+14.3

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

His old best

Mavericks 124, Pacers 112Away, Jan. 20, 2021Box score and story ›

Kristaps Porziņģis

2-2 FT32:24 min

Points1st 102nd 33rd 124th 2

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

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Before this game he averaged 18.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 4 regular-season games.

Shot making: 25 points from the field on 15 shots7.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer3rd quarter, 9:02 leftchance to win 42% to 53%
Guarded by: Sabonis: 25 poss, 13 ptsHoliday: 13 poss, 6 ptsMcDermott: 7 poss, 2 pts
He guarded: Sabonis: 36 poss, 12 ptsSampson: 7 poss, 0 ptsHoliday: 5 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.27 miles3.90 mph on average64 touches
Hustle: 17 shots contested1 loose ball2 box-outs2 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +15.885.0% true shooting19.7% usage