Alperen Sengun 8 points on 4-of-9 vs Nuggets (Dec 20, 2025): lowest of 23 games
8 PTS · 4-of-9 FG · 0-of-1 3P · 30:24 MIN
Usual before this game: 23.7 PTS · 17.9 FGA · 36.2 MIN, from 22 regular-season games
Lowest Game Score of 23 games this season: 3.4 against a usual 20.5 (-17.1)
Season-low 8 points (previous low 14, set on Nov 21, 2025)
below usual
No more than 2 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far below their usual.
For a player who plays every game, a game this far below the usual comes about once or twice a season.
How the score worksWhy did Alperen Sengun score 8 points?
In 30:24 against the Nuggets on Dec 20, 2025, Alperen Sengun scored 8 points: 4-of-9 from the field, 0-of-1 from three, no free throw attempts. Coming in, Sengun had averaged 23.7 points on 17.9 shots in 36.2 minutes, from 22 regular-season games. No earlier game this season was as low as 8 points. By Game Score it was the lowest of 23 games this season. The shot count was 9, against a usual 17.9. From two-pointers, 8 points against a usual 15.9; from free throws, 0 points against a usual 5.1; from threes, 0 points against a usual 2.7. Sengun played 30:24 against a usual 36.2 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 4.0, against a usual 20.4. Rebounds: 6, against a usual 9.5. At the Nuggets, the Rockets won 115-101. 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
Sengun in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (22 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 30:24 | 36.2 | -5.8 |
| Points | 8 | 23.7 | -15.7 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 4-of-9 | 17.9 · 49.5% | -8.9 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 0-of-1 | 2.8 · 32.8% | -1.8 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 6.9 · 73.0% | -6.9 |
| Rebounds | 6 | 9.5 | -3.5 |
| Assists | 4 | 7.2 | -3.2 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 3.3 | +1.7 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 22 games | 20.8 | 27.7 | -6.9 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 4.0 | 20.4 | -16.4 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (22 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 0 (0-of-1) | 2.7 (0.9-of-2.8) | -2.7 |
| Twos | 8 (4-of-8) | 15.9 (8.0-of-15.1) | -7.9 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 5.1 (5.1-of-6.9) | -5.1 |
| Total | 8 | 23.7 | -15.7 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
3.4 against a usual 20.5 (-17.1)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | -10.6 |
| Rebounds | -2.3 |
| Assists | -2.2 |
| Steals and blocks | -0.5 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -1.5 |
| Total | -17.1 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Lowest Game Score of 23 games this season.
Previous lowest: 7.7, set on Nov 21, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Rockets won 115-101 at the Nuggets.
- Previous appearance: Dec 18, 2025, 2 days earlier.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Nuggets this season: 14 points (Nov 21, 2025), 33 points (Dec 15, 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.