Nickeil Alexander-Walker: season-high 41 points vs Magic (Mar 16, 2026)
41 PTS · 12-of-21 FG · 9-of-14 3P · 8-of-9 FT · 36:48 MIN
Usual before this game: 20.0 PTS · 15.4 FGA · 33.3 MIN, from 64 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 65 games this season: 36.1 against a usual 14.2 (+21.9)
Season-high 41 points (previous high 38, set on Nov 20, 2025)
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 worksWhy did Nickeil Alexander-Walker score 41 points?
In 36:48 against the Magic on Mar 16, 2026, Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 41 points: 12-of-21 from the field (57.1%), 9-of-14 from three (64.3%), 8-of-9 on free throws (88.9%). Before this game, Alexander-Walker averaged 20.0 points on 15.4 shots in 33.3 minutes across 64 regular-season games. The previous high this season was 38 points. By Game Score it was the best of 65 games this season. Alexander-Walker took 21 shots, 5.6 more than usual. The 57.1% from the field compares with a usual 44.1%. By shot type: threes 27 points (usual 9.2); free throws 8 points (usual 3.4); two-pointers 6 points (usual 7.4). Minutes: 36:48, against a usual 33.3; Game Score per 36 minutes: 35.3, against a usual 15.4. Alexander-Walker had 7 rebounds, against a usual 3.4. At home against the Magic, the Hawks won 124-112. 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
Alexander-Walker in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (64 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 36:48 | 33.3 | +3.5 |
| Points | 41 | 20.0 | +21.0 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 21 · 57.1% | 15.4 · 44.1% | +5.6 · +13.0 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 14 · 64.3% | 8.1 · 37.9% | +5.9 · +26.4 |
| FTA · FT% | 9 · 88.9% | 3.8 · 89.6% | +5.2 · -0.7 |
| Rebounds | 7 | 3.4 | +3.6 |
| Assists | 5 | 3.7 | +1.3 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2.2 | +0.8 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 64 games | 30.7 | 24.3 | +6.4 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 35.3 | 15.4 | +19.9 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (64 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 27 (9-of-14) | 9.2 (3.1-of-8.1) | +17.8 |
| Twos | 6 (3-of-7) | 7.4 (3.7-of-7.3) | -1.4 |
| Free throws | 8 (8-of-9) | 3.4 (3.4-of-3.8) | +4.6 |
| Total | 41 | 20.0 | +21.0 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
36.1 against a usual 14.2 (+21.9)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +18.9 |
| Rebounds | +2.0 |
| Assists | +0.9 |
| Steals and blocks | +0.4 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -0.3 |
| Total | +21.9 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 65 games this season.
Previous best: 35.3, set on Nov 20, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Hawks won 124-112 at home against the Magic.
- Previous appearance: Mar 14, 2026, 2 days earlier.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Magic this season: 19 points (Oct 24, 2025), 20 points (Nov 4, 2025).
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.