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Amir Coffey

6′7″ · Inactive · last listed with Phoenix Suns

Regular season · Feb 4, 2026 · NOP 137 @ MIL 141 · Final

Amir Coffey: season-high 16 points vs Pelicans (Feb 4, 2026)

ANSWER

16 PTS · 7-of-8 FG · 2-of-3 3P · 0-of-1 FT · 25:12 MIN

Usual before this game: 1.9 PTS · 1.6 FGA · 8.3 MIN, from 29 regular-season games

Best Game Score of 30 games this season: 15.3 against a usual 1.4 (+13.9)

Season-high 16 points (previous high 10, set on Jan 13, 2026)

SURPRISE SCORE
99Very rare
above usual

No more than 1 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 less than once a season.

How the score works

Why did Amir Coffey score 16 points?

Amir Coffey scored 16 points against the Pelicans on Feb 4, 2026 in 25:12: 7-of-8 from the field, 2-of-3 from three, 0-of-1 on free throws. Coming in, Coffey had averaged 1.9 points on 1.6 shots in 8.3 minutes, from 29 regular-season games. The 16 points were a season high, above the previous 10. By Game Score it was the best of 30 games this season. Shot attempts: 8, against a usual 1.6. By shot type: two-pointers 10 points (usual 1.0); threes 6 points (usual 0.5). Minutes: 25:12, against a usual 8.3; Game Score per 36 minutes: 21.9, against a usual 6.2. The Bucks won 141-137 at home against the Pelicans. 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

Coffey in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (29 games)Change
Minutes25:128.3+16.9
Points161.9+14.1
Shots (FGA) · FG%7-of-81.6 · 40.4%+6.4
3PA · 3P%2-of-30.8 · 22.7%+2.2
FTA · FT%0-of-10.5 · 92.9%+0.5
Rebounds50.7+4.3
Assists10.3+0.7
Turnovers00.1-0.1
Game Score per 36 minutes21.96.2+15.7
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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 (29 games)Change
Threes6 (2-of-3)0.5 (0.2-of-0.8)+5.5
Twos10 (5-of-5)1.0 (0.5-of-0.8)+9.0
Free throws0 (0-of-1)0.4 (0.4-of-0.5)-0.4
Total161.9+14.1
03

Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

15.3 against a usual 1.4 (+13.9)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+11.8
Rebounds+1.6
Assists+0.5
Steals and blocks+0.5
Turnovers and fouls-0.5
Total+13.9
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 30 games, oldest first, this game last: 3.1, -1.7, 0, 7.3, 0.2, 6.5, -0.4, -0.1, 2.3, 0.3, -1.5, 0.2, 2.7, 3.4, -0.7, 1, 0, 4.3, 0, -1.7, 0, 1.3, 10.1, 2.8, 0, -0.4, 0, 0, 2.2, 15.3

Best Game Score of 30 games this season.

Previous best: 10.1, set on Jan 13, 2026.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Bucks won 141-137 at home against the Pelicans.
  • Previous appearance: Feb 3, 2026, 1 day earlier.
  • No earlier regular-season meetings with the Pelicans this season.
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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.