Career best

Okongwu’s 30 is the best game of his career

Onyeka Okongwu had 30 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists on 13 for 16 shooting in 31 minutes, but the Hawks lost to the Spurs 126-⁠125.

His Performance Score of +16.3 is the best of his 309 games, better than 99.6% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 30 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 2 more than his 28 against Brooklyn on Oct. 23.

He scored 13 of his 30 in the third quarter. He went 9 for 10 at the rim and 3 for 5 from 3. His 29 points from the field came on 16 shots, 9.3 more than the league scores from the same zones. Dyson Daniels set up 4 of his 13 baskets.

His old best, +13.8, was 22 points and 21 rebounds on 9 for 14 shooting in 28 minutes, a 122-⁠117 win over Phoenix on Jan. 14.

The game

Hawks 125, Spurs 126Home, Feb. 5, 2025Box score and story ›

Onyeka Okongwu

1-2 FT30:47 min

Points1st 32nd 123rd 134th 2

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 (30; his best before, 28). Before this game he averaged 11.7 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 43 regular-season games.

Shot making: 29 points from the field on 16 shots9.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a dunk4th quarter, 5:32 leftchance to win 14% to 27%
Guarded by: Wembanyama: 21 poss, 12 ptsSochan: 17 poss, 5 ptsFox: 9 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Sochan: 23 poss, 2 ptsBarnes: 15 poss, 6 ptsWembanyama: 12 poss, 2 pts
On the move: 2.20 miles4.36 mph on average51 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections9 shots contested2 loose balls4 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +16.388.9% true shooting21.4% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Feb. 5, 2025vs SAS	L 125-126	31	30	12	5	0	1	13-16	3-5	1-2	1	+12	+16.3
2	Jan. 14, 2025vs PHX	W 122-117	28	22	21	1	1	0	9-14	0-0	4-5	1	+12	+13.8
3	Oct. 23, 2024vs BKN	W 120-116	28	28	8	1	0	3	11-12	0-0	6-6	2	+4	+13.0
4	Jan. 13, 2023at IND	W 113-111	39	18	20	4	2	4	9-12	0-0	0-1	1	+19	+12.7
5	May 16, 2021vs HOU	W 124-95	33	21	15	3	2	2	10-13	0-0	1-3	1	+17	+12.6

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

His old best

Hawks 122, Suns 117Home, Jan. 14, 2025Box score and story ›

Onyeka Okongwu

4-5 FT28:10 min

Points1st 12nd 103rd 54th 6

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 (21; his best before, 13). Before this game he averaged 10.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 31 regular-season games.

Shot making: 18 points from the field on 14 shots0.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a tip-in3rd quarter, 4:41 leftchance to win 21% to 29%
Guarded by: Ighodaro: 21 poss, 2 ptsPlumlee: 14 poss, 7 ptsDurant: 5 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Ighodaro: 18 poss, 0 ptsPlumlee: 9 poss, 0 ptsBeal: 7 poss, 4 pts
On the move: 2.02 miles4.39 mph on average48 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection4 shots contested2 loose balls3 box-outs4 screen assists
Rating: Performance Score +13.867.9% true shooting22.4% usage