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Baylor Scheierman

G · 6′6″ · Current team: Boston Celtics

Regular season · Feb 4, 2026 · BOS 114 @ HOU 93 · Final

Baylor Scheierman 15 points vs Rockets (Feb 4, 2026): 3rd-best of 46 games

ANSWER

15 PTS · 5-of-10 FG · 3-of-8 3P · 2-of-2 FT · 23:00 MIN

Usual before this game: 3.3 PTS · 2.6 FGA · 13.6 MIN, from 45 regular-season games

3rd-best Game Score of 46 games this season: 14.0 against a usual 3.0 (+11.0)

SURPRISE SCORE
95Unusual
above usual

No more than 5 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 2 to 4 times a season.

How the score works

Why did Baylor Scheierman score 15 points?

In 23:00 against the Rockets on Feb 4, 2026, Baylor Scheierman scored 15 points: 5-of-10 from the field (50.0%), 3-of-8 from three (37.5%), 2-of-2 on free throws. Coming in, Scheierman had averaged 3.3 points on 2.6 shots in 13.6 minutes, from 45 regular-season games. This game had the 3rd-best Game Score of 46 games this season. Scheierman took 10 shots, 7.4 more than usual. The rate from the field was 50.0%, against a usual 44.1%. From threes, 9 points against a usual 2.3; from two-pointers, 4 points against a usual 0.8; from free throws, 2 points against a usual 0.2. Scheierman played 23:00 against a usual 13.6 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 21.9, against a usual 7.9. Rebounds: 10, against a usual 2.3. The Celtics won 114-93 at the Rockets, a 21-point win. 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

Scheierman in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (45 games)Change
Minutes23:0013.6+9.4
Points153.3+11.7
Shots (FGA) · FG%10 · 50.0%2.6 · 44.1%+7.4 · +5.9
3PA · 3P%8 · 37.5%1.9 · 40.7%+6.1 · -3.2
FTA · FT%2-of-20.2 · 80.0%+1.8
Rebounds102.3+7.7
Assists40.8+3.2
Turnovers20.4+1.6
Game Score per 36 minutes21.97.9+14.0
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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 (45 games)Change
Threes9 (3-of-8)2.3 (0.8-of-1.9)+6.7
Twos4 (2-of-2)0.8 (0.4-of-0.7)+3.2
Free throws2 (2-of-2)0.2 (0.2-of-0.2)+1.8
Total153.3+11.7
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

14.0 against a usual 3.0 (+11.0)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+8.1
Rebounds+2.6
Assists+2.2
Steals and blocks+0.4
Turnovers and fouls-2.3
Total+11.0
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 46 games, oldest first, this game last: 0.3, 0.6, 4.1, 1.6, -1.1, 18.7, -1.1, -1.1, 4.6, 3.4, 2.5, 5.3, 1.6, 8.7, 1.2, 1.9, -0.8, 10, 3.9, -0.2, -0.7, -1.5, -0.1, 1.4, 0.6, 3.2, 0.3, -1.9, 1.3, -1.1, 1.5, 1.2, 8.5, 2, 1.3, 9, 2.9, 4.3, 8.5, 1.2, 1.1, 6.6, 14.2, 0.2, 5.4, 14

3rd-best Game Score of 46 games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Celtics won 114-93 at the Rockets, a 21-point win.
  • Previous appearance: Feb 3, 2026, 1 day earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Rockets this season: 17 points (Nov 1, 2025).
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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.