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Bones Hyland

G · 6′2″ · Current team: Minnesota Timberwolves

Regular season · Apr 5, 2026 · CHA 122 @ MIN 108 · Final

Bones Hyland 18 points vs Hornets (Apr 5, 2026): tied for 3rd-best of 69 games

ANSWER

18 PTS · 5-of-11 FG · 5-of-11 3P · 3-of-4 FT · 28:42 MIN

Usual before this game: 8.2 PTS · 6.5 FGA · 16.3 MIN, from 68 regular-season games

Tied for the 3rd-best Game Score of 69 games this season: 19.0 against a usual 6.3 (+12.7)

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 Bones Hyland score 18 points?

Bones Hyland scored 18 points against the Hornets on Apr 5, 2026 in 28:42: 5-of-11 from the field (45.5%), 5-of-11 from three (45.5%), 3-of-4 on free throws. Before this game, Hyland averaged 8.2 points on 6.5 shots in 16.3 minutes across 68 regular-season games. This game tied for the 3rd-best Game Score of 69 games this season. The shot count was 11, against a usual 6.5. The 45.5% from the field compares with a usual 45.2%. Points by shot type, against the usual: threes 15 (4.6), two-pointers 0 (2.8), free throws 3 (0.8). Playing time was 28:42, against a usual 16.3 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 23.8, against a usual 14.0. Assists: 6, against a usual 2.6. At home against the Hornets, the Timberwolves lost 122-108. 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

Hyland in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (68 games)Change
Minutes28:4216.3+12.4
Points188.2+9.8
Shots (FGA) · FG%11 · 45.5%6.5 · 45.2%+4.5 · +0.3
3PA · 3P%11 · 45.5%4.0 · 38.0%+7.0 · +7.5
FTA · FT%3-of-41.1 · 77.8%+2.9
Rebounds61.7+4.3
Assists62.6+3.4
Turnovers20.9+1.1
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 65 games22.420.5+1.9
Game Score per 36 minutes23.814.0+9.8
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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 (68 games)Change
Threes15 (5-of-11)4.6 (1.5-of-4.0)+10.4
Twos0 (0-of-0)2.8 (1.4-of-2.5)-2.8
Free throws3 (3-of-4)0.8 (0.8-of-1.1)+2.2
Total188.2+9.8
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

19.0 against a usual 6.3 (+12.7)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+7.1
Rebounds+2.0
Assists+2.4
Steals and blocks+2.0
Turnovers and fouls-0.8
Total+12.7
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 69 games, oldest first, this game last: 0.5, 8.4, 2.2, -1.7, 5.3, 1.5, 0.6, 1.4, 13.2, 3.6, 0, 3.3, 1.9, -1.4, 10.4, 3.7, 14.5, 7.3, 13.2, 7.9, 8.3, 10.8, 4.3, 10, -6.3, 3.3, 6.2, 2.6, 1.2, 13.9, 4.8, 19.7, 0.9, 6.1, 1.7, 1.8, 3.9, 17.3, 4.4, 3.2, 4.6, 2.2, 19.3, 17, 6.3, 12.5, 0.4, 4.3, 4.2, 2.9, 3.3, 16.3, -1.4, -1.9, 5.7, 11.5, 7.6, 9.8, 2.7, 15.5, 10.5, 10.1, 19, 6.8, -0.3, 10.1, -0.7, 18.2, 19

Tied for the 3rd-best Game Score of 69 games this season.

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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Timberwolves lost 122-108 at home against the Hornets.
  • Previous appearance: Apr 3, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Hornets this season: 3 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.