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Blake Hinson

6′8″ · Inactive · last listed with Utah Jazz

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

Blake Hinson 30 points vs Grizzlies (Apr 10, 2026)

ANSWER

30 PTS · 12-of-19 FG · 4-of-9 3P · 2-of-2 FT · 34:54 MIN

Usual before this game: 10.6 PTS · 7.0 FGA · 18.8 MIN, from 12 regular-season games

Game Score 23.5 against a usual 7.9 (+15.6)

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 Blake Hinson score 30 points?

Blake Hinson scored 30 points against the Grizzlies on Apr 10, 2026 in 34:54: 12-of-19 from the field (63.2%), 4-of-9 from three (44.4%), 2-of-2 on free throws. Before this game, Hinson averaged 10.6 points on 7.0 shots in 18.8 minutes across 12 regular-season games. The shot count was 19, against a usual 7.0. The rate from the field was 63.2%, against a usual 51.2%. From two-pointers, 16 points against a usual 2.0; from threes, 12 points against a usual 7.8; from free throws, 2 points against a usual 0.8. Minutes: 34:54, against a usual 18.8; Game Score per 36 minutes: 24.2, against a usual 15.2. 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

Hinson in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (12 games)Change
Minutes34:5418.8+16.1
Points3010.6+19.4
Shots (FGA) · FG%19 · 63.2%7.0 · 51.2%+12.0 · +12.0
3PA · 3P%9 · 44.4%5.2 · 50.0%+3.8 · -5.6
FTA · FT%2-of-21.2 · 71.4%+0.8
Rebounds22.1-0.1
Assists21.0+1.0
Turnovers20.3+1.7
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 12 games22.517.1+5.4
Game Score per 36 minutes24.215.2+9.0
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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 (12 games)Change
Threes12 (4-of-9)7.8 (2.6-of-5.2)+4.2
Twos16 (8-of-10)2.0 (1.0-of-1.8)+14.0
Free throws2 (2-of-2)0.8 (0.8-of-1.2)+1.2
Total3010.6+19.4
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

23.5 against a usual 7.9 (+15.6)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+14.5
Rebounds-0.3
Assists+0.7
Steals and blocks+1.7
Turnovers and fouls-1.0
Total+15.6
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each game this season, oldest first, this game last: 5.7, 12, -0.9, 6.5, 8.3, 6.8, 6.4, 6, 6.9, 10.1, 18.4, 8.7, 23.5

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.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Grizzlies this season: 13 points (Feb 20, 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.