Career best

Buzelis’ 28 is the best game of his career

Matas Buzelis scored 28 points on 10 for 11 shooting in 29 minutes, and the Bulls beat the Hawks 152-⁠150.

His Performance Score of +13.6 is the best of his 109 games, better than 99.0% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He went 7 for 8 from 3. His 27 points from the field came on 11 shots, 14.1 more than the league scores from the same zones. Josh Giddey set up 3 of his 10 baskets.

His old best, +8.5, was 20 points on 7 for 10 shooting in 22 minutes, a 128-⁠102 win over Brooklyn on Dec. 2, 2024.

The game

Bulls 152, Hawks 150Away, Dec. 21, 2025Box score and story ›

Matas Buzelis

0 AST1-2 FT28:53 min

Points1st 52nd 93rd 74th 7

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

Buzelis’s player page

Season high in points (28; his best before, 27). Season high in 3-pointers (7; his best before, 4). Before this game he averaged 13.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 27 regular-season games.

Shot making: 27 points from the field on 11 shots14.1 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a corner 3-pointer4th quarter, 8:24 leftchance to win 43% to 52%
Guarded by: Johnson: 28 poss, 6 ptsYoung: 8 poss, 7 ptsDaniels: 7 poss, 8 pts
He guarded: Johnson: 19 poss, 2 ptsRisacher: 13 poss, 4 ptsDaniels: 8 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.26 miles4.71 mph on average36 touches
Hustle: 9 shots contested1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +13.6+0.25 wins added117.8% true shooting16.0% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Dec. 21, 2025at ATL	W 152-150	29	28	3	0	1	2	10-11	7-8	1-2	0	+5	+13.6
2	Dec. 2, 2024vs BKN	W 128-102	22	20	5	1	0	2	7-10	4-5	2-2	0	+17	+8.5
3	March 29, 2025vs DAL	L 119-120	38	28	9	6	0	1	10-17	5-7	3-4	2	+9	+8.1
4	Feb. 4, 2025vs MIA	W 133-124	31	24	2	0	0	2	10-10	4-4	0-0	1	+1	+7.4
5	March 22, 2025at LAL	W 146-115	30	31	2	1	1	0	12-18	5-10	2-2	2	+26	+6.9

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

His old best

Bulls 128, Nets 102Home, Dec. 2, 2024Box score and story ›

Matas Buzelis

2-2 FT21:48 min

Points1st 82nd 53rd 74th 0

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

Buzelis’s player page

Season high in points (20; his best before, 14). Season high in 3-pointers (4; his best before, 3). Before this game he averaged 4.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.2 assists in 20 regular-season games.

Shot making: 18 points from the field on 10 shots5.8 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer2nd quarter, 11:24 leftchance to win 53% to 62%
Guarded by: Watford: 8 poss, 0 ptsWhitehead: 6 poss, 3 ptsMilton: 6 poss, 2 pts
He guarded: Wilson: 8 poss, 0 ptsWhitehead: 8 poss, 3 ptsWatford: 6 poss, 1 pt
On the move: 1.57 miles4.46 mph on average25 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection4 shots contested1 loose ball
Rating: Performance Score +8.591.9% true shooting18.6% usage