Alex Caruso 16 points vs Hawks (Dec 29, 2025): best of 22 games
16 PTS · 7-of-8 FG · 2-of-2 3P · 24:00 MIN
Usual before this game: 5.7 PTS · 5.2 FGA · 18.5 MIN, from 21 regular-season games
Best Game Score of the 22 games the source holds this season: 18.0 against a usual 5.7 (+12.3)
Season-high 16 points among the games the source holds (previous high 12, set on Dec 25, 2025)
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 Alex Caruso score 16 points?
Alex Caruso scored 16 points against the Hawks on Dec 29, 2025 in 24:00: 7-of-8 from the field, 2-of-2 from three. Before this game, Caruso averaged 5.7 points on 5.2 shots in 18.5 minutes across 21 regular-season games. No earlier game the source holds this season reached 16 points. By Game Score it was the best of the 22 games the source holds this season. From two-pointers, 10 points against a usual 1.9; from threes, 6 points against a usual 3.1. Minutes: 24:00, against a usual 18.5; Game Score per 36 minutes: 27.0, against a usual 11.0. At home against the Hawks, the Thunder won 140-129. 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
Caruso in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (21 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 24:00 | 18.5 | +5.5 |
| Points | 16 | 5.7 | +10.3 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 7-of-8 | 5.2 · 38.2% | +2.8 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 2-of-2 | 3.5 · 29.7% | -1.5 |
| Rebounds | 8 | 2.7 | +5.3 |
| Assists | 2 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 20 games | 14.9 | 15.5 | -0.6 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 27.0 | 11.0 | +16.0 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (21 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 6 (2-of-2) | 3.1 (1.0-of-3.5) | +2.9 |
| Twos | 10 (5-of-6) | 1.9 (1.0-of-1.7) | +8.1 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 0.7 (0.7-of-0.8) | -0.7 |
| Total | 16 | 5.7 | +10.3 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
18.0 against a usual 5.7 (+12.3)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +10.4 |
| Rebounds | +1.8 |
| Assists | -0.1 |
| Steals and blocks | +0.2 |
| Turnovers and fouls | 0.0 |
| Total | +12.3 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of the 22 games the source holds this season.
Previous best: 11.0, set on Nov 12, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Thunder won 140-129 at home against the Hawks.
- Previous appearance: Dec 28, 2025, 1 day earlier.
- No earlier regular-season meetings with the Hawks this season.
- The source holds fewer Thunder games than this season has, so season highs, lows and ranks count only the games it holds.
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.