Career best

Hachimura’s 30 is the best game of his career

Rui Hachimura scored 30 points on 11 for 13 shooting in 28 minutes, and the Wizards beat the Suns 127-⁠102.

His Performance Score of +14.6 is the best of his 174 games, better than 99.3% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 14 of his 30 in the fourth quarter. He went 6 for 6 at the rim and 4 for 5 from mid-range. His 23 points from the field came on 13 shots, 8.7 more than the league scores from the same zones. Kyle Kuzma set up 4 of his 11 baskets. He scored 8 of his 30 after the game was decided.

His old best, +8.6, was 21 points on 8 for 14 shooting in 29 minutes, a 135-⁠103 win over Dallas on April 1, 2022.

The game

Wizards 127, Suns 102Home, Dec. 28, 2022Box score and story ›

Rui Hachimura
7-8 FT27:42 min
Points1st 52nd 83rd 34th 14
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Hachimura’s player page

Season high in points (30; his best before, 23). Before this game he averaged 11.9 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 19 regular-season games.

Shot making
23 points from the field on 13 shots8.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made an 18-foot pull-up jumper2nd quarter, 7:45 leftchance to win 85% to 95%
Guarded by
Wainright: 14 poss, 7 ptsCraig: 11 poss, 0 ptsBridges: 9 poss, 5 pts
He guarded
Wainright: 15 poss, 3 ptsCraig: 12 poss, 0 ptsBridges: 9 poss, 0 pts
On the move
2.09 miles4.15 mph on average46 touches
Hustle
4 shots contested1 loose ball1 box-out
Rating
Performance Score +14.690.8% true shooting25.4% usage

His best games

RankGameResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PTFTTO+/−PS
1Dec. 28, 2022vs PHXW 127-1022830510111-131-27-80+19+14.6
2April 1, 2022vs DALW 135-103292154118-143-42-30+11+8.6
3Nov. 16, 2022vs OKCL 120-121181412306-82-30-00−3+8.3
4Nov. 13, 2019at BOSL 133-140242142109-120-13-40−5+8.3
5Dec. 1, 2019at LACL 125-1503830931013-232-52-30−8+8.2

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

His old best

Wizards 135, Mavericks 103Home, April 1, 2022Box score and story ›

Rui Hachimura
2-3 FT28:41 min
Points1st 52nd 53rd 84th 3
His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.
Hachimura’s player page

Tied his season high in points (21). Before this game he averaged 10.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 36 regular-season games.

Shot making
19 points from the field on 14 shots5.9 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot
Made a putback2nd quarter, 6:06 leftchance to win 85% to 92%
Guarded by
Dončić: 21 poss, 4 ptsFinney-Smith: 12 poss, 11 ptsBrunson: 5 poss, 0 pts
He guarded
Finney-Smith: 23 poss, 0 ptsBullock: 9 poss, 6 ptsDončić: 7 poss, 2 pts
On the move
2.19 miles4.33 mph on average44 touches
Hustle
3 shots contested1 box-out
Rating
Performance Score +8.668.5% true shooting22.4% usage