Kristaps Porziņģis 30 points vs Pelicans (Nov 22, 2025)
30 PTS · 11-of-17 FG · 2-of-6 3P · 6-of-7 FT · 33:06 MIN
Usual before this game: 17.2 PTS · 12.4 FGA · 26.2 MIN, from 10 regular-season games
Game Score 27.1 against a usual 14.5 (+12.6)
above usual
No more than 2 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 about once or twice a season.
How the score worksWhy did Kristaps Porziņģis score 30 points?
In 33:06 against the Pelicans on Nov 22, 2025, Kristaps Porziņģis scored 30 points: 11-of-17 from the field (64.7%), 2-of-6 from three (33.3%), 6-of-7 on free throws (85.7%). Before this game, Porziņģis averaged 17.2 points on 12.4 shots in 26.2 minutes across 10 regular-season games. The shot count was 17, against a usual 12.4. Porziņģis shot 64.7% from the field, against a usual 45.2%. By shot type: two-pointers 18 points (usual 8.0); free throws 6 points (usual 4.4); threes 6 points (usual 4.8). Playing time was 33:06, against a usual 26.2 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 29.5, against a usual 20.0. At the Pelicans, the Hawks won 115-98. 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
What changed
Porziņģis in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (10 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 33:06 | 26.2 | +6.9 |
| Points | 30 | 17.2 | +12.8 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 17 · 64.7% | 12.4 · 45.2% | +4.6 · +19.5 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 6 · 33.3% | 4.8 · 33.3% | +1.2 · 0.0 |
| FTA · FT% | 7 · 85.7% | 5.1 · 86.3% | +1.9 · -0.6 |
| Rebounds | 7 | 5.6 | +1.4 |
| Assists | 4 | 3.4 | +0.6 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1.1 | -1.1 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 10 games | 27.6 | 25.6 | +2.0 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 29.5 | 20.0 | +9.5 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (10 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 6 (2-of-6) | 4.8 (1.6-of-4.8) | +1.2 |
| Twos | 18 (9-of-11) | 8.0 (4.0-of-7.6) | +10.0 |
| Free throws | 6 (6-of-7) | 4.4 (4.4-of-5.1) | +1.6 |
| Total | 30 | 17.2 | +12.8 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
27.1 against a usual 14.5 (+12.6)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +11.6 |
| Rebounds | -0.2 |
| Assists | +0.4 |
| Steals and blocks | +0.5 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.3 |
| Total | +12.6 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
No rank yet: too few earlier games this season.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Hawks won 115-98 at the Pelicans.
- Previous appearance: Nov 20, 2025, 2 days earlier.
- No earlier regular-season meetings with the Pelicans this season.
What this page cannot tell you
The same on every performance page
Box scores record what happened, not why: no injuries or health, defensive assignments, matchups, coaching decisions or play-by-play.
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.