Aaron Holiday 22 points vs Suns (Nov 24, 2025)
22 PTS · 8-of-17 FG · 6-of-10 3P · 27:18 MIN
Usual before this game: 5.7 PTS · 3.6 FGA · 11.2 MIN, from this season's 9 games plus last season's average, counted as 5.5 games
Game Score 14.6 against a usual 4.2 (+10.4)
above usual
No more than 5 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 2 to 4 times a season.
How the score worksWhy did Aaron Holiday score 22 points?
In 27:18 against the Suns on Nov 24, 2025, Aaron Holiday scored 22 points: 8-of-17 from the field (47.1%), 6-of-10 from three (60.0%), no free throw attempts. Before this game, the usual line was 5.7 points on 3.6 shots in 11.2 minutes: this season's 9 games plus last season's average, counted as 5.5 games. Shot attempts: 17, against a usual 3.6. Holiday shot 47.1% from the field, against a usual 49.1%. From threes, 18 points against a usual 3.0; from two-pointers, 4 points against a usual 1.5; from free throws, 0 points against a usual 1.2. Playing time was 27:18, against a usual 11.2 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 19.3, against a usual 13.5. At the Suns, the Rockets won 114-92, a 22-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
What changed
Holiday in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (blended) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 27:18 | 11.2 | +16.1 |
| Points | 22 | 5.7 | +16.3 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 17 · 47.1% | 3.6 · 49.1% | +13.4 · -2.0 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 10 · 60.0% | 2.4 · 41.1% | +7.6 · +18.9 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 1.3 · 91.3% | -1.3 |
| Rebounds | 1 | 0.8 | +0.2 |
| Assists | 2 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0.6 | +1.4 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 19.3 | 13.5 | +5.8 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (blended) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 18 (6-of-10) | 3.0 (1.0-of-2.4) | +15.0 |
| Twos | 4 (2-of-7) | 1.5 (0.8-of-1.2) | +2.5 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 1.2 (1.2-of-1.3) | -1.2 |
| Total | 22 | 5.7 | +16.3 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
14.6 against a usual 4.2 (+10.4)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +9.5 |
| Rebounds | 0.0 |
| Assists | +0.7 |
| Steals and blocks | +1.6 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -1.4 |
| Total | +10.4 |
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 Rockets won 114-92 at the Suns, a 22-point win.
- Previous appearance: Nov 21, 2025, 3 days earlier.
- No earlier regular-season meetings with the Suns 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.