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Bez Mbeng

6′4″ · Inactive · last listed with Miami Heat

Regular season · Apr 10, 2026 · MEM 101 @ UTA 147 · Final

Bez Mbeng 27 points vs Grizzlies (Apr 10, 2026)

ANSWER

27 PTS · 12-of-19 FG · 1-of-3 3P · 2-of-3 FT · 38:12 MIN

Usual before this game: 6.2 PTS · 5.5 FGA · 31.2 MIN, from 13 regular-season games

Game Score 32.3 against a usual 6.5 (+25.8)

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 Bez Mbeng score 27 points?

In 38:12 against the Grizzlies on Apr 10, 2026, Bez Mbeng scored 27 points: 12-of-19 from the field (63.2%), 1-of-3 from three, 2-of-3 on free throws. Before this game, Mbeng averaged 6.2 points on 5.5 shots in 31.2 minutes across 13 regular-season games. Mbeng took 19 shots, 13.5 more than usual. The rate from the field was 63.2%, against a usual 46.5%. Points by shot type, against the usual: two-pointers 22 (4.5), threes 3 (0.9), free throws 2 (0.8). Mbeng played 38:12 against a usual 31.2 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 30.4, against a usual 7.5. Assists: 11, against a usual 3.2. The Jazz won 147-101 at home against the Grizzlies, a 46-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

Mbeng in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (13 games)Change
Minutes38:1231.2+7.0
Points276.2+20.8
Shots (FGA) · FG%19 · 63.2%5.5 · 46.5%+13.5 · +16.7
3PA · 3P%1-of-31.8 · 16.7%+1.2
FTA · FT%2-of-31.3 · 64.7%+1.7
Rebounds113.2+7.8
Assists113.2+7.8
Turnovers11.3-0.3
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 13 games20.19.4+10.7
Game Score per 36 minutes30.47.5+22.9
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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 (13 games)Change
Threes3 (1-of-3)0.9 (0.3-of-1.8)+2.1
Twos22 (11-of-16)4.5 (2.2-of-3.7)+17.5
Free throws2 (2-of-3)0.8 (0.8-of-1.3)+1.2
Total276.2+20.8
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

32.3 against a usual 6.5 (+25.8)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+14.9
Rebounds+3.5
Assists+5.5
Steals and blocks+0.7
Turnovers and fouls+1.2
Total+25.8
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each game this season, oldest first, this game last: 3.7, 2.1, -1.7, 7.4, 16.4, 3.1, 12.4, 0.7, 5.2, 6.1, 4.7, 1.5, 23.4, 32.3

No rank yet: too few earlier games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Jazz won 147-101 at home against the Grizzlies, a 46-point win.
  • Previous appearance: Apr 7, 2026, 3 days earlier.
  • No earlier regular-season meetings with the Grizzlies 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.