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Corey Kispert

F · 6′6″ · Current team: Atlanta Hawks

Regular season · Feb 26, 2026 · WAS 96 @ ATL 126 · Final

Corey Kispert: season-high 33 points vs Wizards (Feb 26, 2026)

ANSWER

33 PTS · 11-of-19 FG · 6-of-11 3P · 5-of-5 FT · 28:06 MIN

Usual before this game: 9.2 PTS · 6.9 FGA · 20.2 MIN, from 38 regular-season games

Best Game Score of 39 games this season: 25.7 against a usual 6.8 (+18.9)

Season-high 33 points (previous high 20, set on Nov 22, 2025 and Feb 5, 2026)

SURPRISE SCORE
99Very rare
above usual

No more than 1 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far above their usual.

For a player who plays every game, a game this far above the usual comes less than once a season.

How the score works

Why did Corey Kispert score 33 points?

In 28:06 against the Wizards on Feb 26, 2026, Corey Kispert scored 33 points: 11-of-19 from the field (57.9%), 6-of-11 from three (54.5%), 5-of-5 on free throws (100.0%). Coming in, Kispert had averaged 9.2 points on 6.9 shots in 20.2 minutes, from 38 regular-season games. The 33 points were a season high, above the previous 20. By Game Score it was the best of 39 games this season. The shot count was 19, against a usual 6.9. Kispert shot 57.9% from the field, against a usual 46.0%. From threes, 18 points against a usual 4.5; from two-pointers, 10 points against a usual 3.4; from free throws, 5 points against a usual 1.3. Kispert played 28:06 against a usual 20.2 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 32.9, against a usual 12.0. At home against the Wizards, the Hawks won 126-96, a 30-point win. The box score records what changed, not why: it holds no injury, matchup or coaching information.

Generated from the box score and this season's game log. How the score works

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What changed

Kispert in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (38 games)Change
Minutes28:0620.2+7.9
Points339.2+23.8
Shots (FGA) · FG%19 · 57.9%6.9 · 46.0%+12.1 · +11.9
3PA · 3P%11 · 54.5%4.1 · 36.3%+6.9 · +18.2
FTA · FT%5 · 100.0%1.7 · 81.3%+3.3 · +18.7
Rebounds62.4+3.6
Assists11.6-0.6
Turnovers20.8+1.2
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 38 games33.017.6+15.4
Game Score per 36 minutes32.912.0+20.9
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Points by shot type

Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change

Points by shot type against the usual line
Shot typeThis gameUsual (38 games)Change
Threes18 (6-of-11)4.5 (1.5-of-4.1)+13.5
Twos10 (5-of-8)3.4 (1.7-of-2.8)+6.6
Free throws5 (5-of-5)1.3 (1.3-of-1.7)+3.7
Total339.2+23.8
03

Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

25.7 against a usual 6.8 (+18.9)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+18.6
Rebounds+1.3
Assists-0.5
Steals and blocks+0.3
Turnovers and fouls-0.8
Total+18.9
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 39 games, oldest first, this game last: 7.7, 7.1, 0.2, 7.3, 5.8, -2.9, 13.8, 5.6, 3.9, 9.8, 2.7, 3.2, -2.4, 8.2, 20.8, 18.2, 6.2, 6.3, 1.5, 10.8, -0.1, 14.9, 0.2, 8.4, 3.8, 2.9, 10, 12, 9.3, 10.3, 15.5, 0.8, 9.8, 1.8, 4.1, 5.3, 5.7, 8.7, 25.7

Best Game Score of 39 games this season.

Previous best: 20.8, set on Nov 22, 2025.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Hawks won 126-96 at home against the Wizards, a 30-point win.
  • Previous appearance: Feb 24, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Wizards this season: 12 points (Feb 24, 2026).
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What this page cannot tell you

The same on every performance page

Limits

Box scores record what happened, not why: no injuries or health, defensive assignments, matchups, coaching decisions or play-by-play.

METHOD

Game Score against the player's own usual line. How rare a gap is comes from NBA regular-season games of 2023-24 and 2024-25, checked on 2025-26.