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Alperen Sengun

C · 6′11″ · Current team: Houston Rockets

Regular season · Mar 23, 2026 · HOU 124 @ CHI 132 · Final

Alperen Sengun 33 points vs Bulls (Mar 23, 2026): season-best Game Score

ANSWER

33 PTS · 16-of-19 FG · 1-of-2 3P · 0-of-3 FT · 37:24 MIN

Usual before this game: 20.2 PTS · 15.7 FGA · 33.4 MIN, from 61 regular-season games

Best Game Score of 62 games this season: 36.4 against a usual 17.2 (+19.2)

SURPRISE SCORE
98Rare
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 works

Why did Alperen Sengun score 33 points?

In 37:24 against the Bulls on Mar 23, 2026, Alperen Sengun scored 33 points: 16-of-19 from the field (84.2%), 1-of-2 from three, 0-of-3 on free throws. Coming in, Sengun had averaged 20.2 points on 15.7 shots in 33.4 minutes, from 61 regular-season games. By Game Score it was the best of 62 games this season. Sengun took 19 shots, 3.3 more than usual. The 84.2% from the field compares with a usual 51.0%. From two-pointers, 30 points against a usual 15.0; from free throws, 0 points against a usual 3.7; from threes, 3 points against a usual 1.5. Sengun played 37:24 against a usual 33.4 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 35.0, against a usual 18.5. Sengun had 10 assists, against a usual 6.1. The Rockets lost 132-124 at the Bulls. 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

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What changed

Sengun in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (61 games)Change
Minutes37:2433.4+4.0
Points3320.2+12.8
Shots (FGA) · FG%19 · 84.2%15.7 · 51.0%+3.3 · +33.2
3PA · 3P%1-of-21.8 · 28.0%+0.2
FTA · FT%0-of-35.4 · 68.5%-2.4
Rebounds138.9+4.1
Assists106.1+3.9
Turnovers23.4-1.4
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 60 games24.027.1-3.1
Game Score per 36 minutes35.018.5+16.5
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Points by shot type

Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change

Points by shot type against the usual line
Shot typeThis gameUsual (61 games)Change
Threes3 (1-of-2)1.5 (0.5-of-1.8)+1.5
Twos30 (15-of-17)15.0 (7.5-of-13.9)+15.0
Free throws0 (0-of-3)3.7 (3.7-of-5.4)-3.7
Total3320.2+12.8
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

36.4 against a usual 17.2 (+19.2)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+13.2
Rebounds+0.8
Assists+2.7
Steals and blocks+1.5
Turnovers and fouls+1.0
Total+19.2
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 62 games, oldest first, this game last: 33.1, 11, 20.9, 23.7, 15, 18.3, 18, 19.4, 18.9, 16.2, 33.5, 18.7, 23.8, 7.7, 12.7, 11.4, 22.2, 36, 24.1, 16.4, 27.6, 23.3, 3.4, 22.2, 20.9, 13.3, 20.9, 0.3, 14.6, 20.3, 10.6, 14.8, 19, 21.3, 13.3, 12.9, 28.8, 14.1, 8.4, 9.5, 30, 12.3, 6, 26.4, 16.8, 13.8, 10.2, 11.7, 18.4, 35.4, 10.1, 7.1, 22.2, 8.4, 17.4, 8.1, 8.9, 7.2, 27.7, 15, 15.4, 36.4

Best Game Score of 62 games this season.

Previous best: 36.0, set on Dec 1, 2025.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Rockets lost 132-124 at the Bulls.
  • Previous appearance: Mar 21, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Bulls this season: 23 points (Jan 13, 2026).
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What this page cannot tell you

The same on every performance page

Limits

Box scores record what happened, not why: no injuries or health, defensive assignments, matchups, coaching decisions or play-by-play.

METHOD

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.