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Alperen Sengun

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

Regular season · Apr 9, 2026 · PHI 102 @ HOU 113 · Final

Alperen Sengun 8 points on 4-of-14 vs 76ers (Apr 9, 2026)

ANSWER

8 PTS · 4-of-14 FG · 0-of-1 3P · 32:48 MIN

Usual before this game: 20.5 PTS · 15.7 FGA · 33.4 MIN, from 70 regular-season games

Tied for the 2nd-lowest Game Score of 71 games this season: 3.4 against a usual 17.8 (-14.4)

SURPRISE SCORE
95Unusual
below usual

No more than 5 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 2 to 4 times a season.

How the score works

Why did Alperen Sengun score 8 points?

Alperen Sengun scored 8 points against the 76ers on Apr 9, 2026 in 32:48: 4-of-14 from the field (28.6%), 0-of-1 from three, no free throw attempts. Coming in, Sengun had averaged 20.5 points on 15.7 shots in 33.4 minutes, from 70 regular-season games. This game tied for the 2nd-lowest Game Score of 71 games this season. The rate from the field was 28.6%, against a usual 51.9%. By shot type: two-pointers 8 points (usual 15.1); free throws 0 points (usual 3.7); threes 0 points (usual 1.7). Minutes: 32:48, against a usual 33.4; Game Score per 36 minutes: 3.7, against a usual 19.2. At home against the 76ers, the Rockets won 113-102. 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 (70 games)Change
Minutes32:4833.4-0.6
Points820.5-12.5
Shots (FGA) · FG%14 · 28.6%15.7 · 51.9%-1.7 · -23.3
3PA · 3P%0-of-11.9 · 30.8%-0.9
FTA · FT%0-of-05.3 · 69.0%-5.3
Rebounds128.9+3.1
Assists46.2-2.2
Turnovers33.2-0.2
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 69 games20.826.9-6.1
Game Score per 36 minutes3.719.2-15.5
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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 (70 games)Change
Threes0 (0-of-1)1.7 (0.6-of-1.9)-1.7
Twos8 (4-of-13)15.1 (7.6-of-13.8)-7.1
Free throws0 (0-of-0)3.7 (3.7-of-5.3)-3.7
Total820.5-12.5
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

3.4 against a usual 17.8 (-14.4)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-12.3
Rebounds+0.5
Assists-1.5
Steals and blocks-1.0
Turnovers and fouls-0.1
Total-14.4
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 71 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, 23.5, 15.2, 40.2, 16.2, 26.1, 13.1, 20.8, 7.1, 3.4

Tied for the 2nd-lowest Game Score of 71 games this season.

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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Rockets won 113-102 at home against the 76ers.
  • Previous appearance: Apr 7, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the 76ers this season: 13 points (Jan 22, 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.