Brandon Williams 22 points vs Trail Blazers (Dec 29, 2025): best of 29 games
22 PTS · 8-of-12 FG · 6-of-6 FT · 30:24 MIN
Usual before this game: 11.0 PTS · 9.3 FGA · 22.1 MIN, from 28 regular-season games
Best Game Score of the 29 games the source holds this season: 20.7 against a usual 8.5 (+12.2)
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 worksWhy did Brandon Williams score 22 points?
In 30:24 against the Trail Blazers on Dec 29, 2025, Brandon Williams scored 22 points: 8-of-12 from the field (66.7%), no three-point attempts, 6-of-6 on free throws (100.0%). Coming in, Williams had averaged 11.0 points on 9.3 shots in 22.1 minutes, from 28 regular-season games. This game had the best Game Score of the 29 games the source holds this season. The 66.7% from the field compares with a usual 41.2%. From two-pointers, 16 points against a usual 6.6; from free throws, 6 points against a usual 2.9; from threes, 0 points against a usual 1.5. Minutes: 30:24, against a usual 22.1; Game Score per 36 minutes: 24.5, against a usual 13.9. At the Trail Blazers, the Mavericks lost 125-122. 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
What changed
Williams in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (28 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 30:24 | 22.1 | +8.3 |
| Points | 22 | 11.0 | +11.0 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 12 · 66.7% | 9.3 · 41.2% | +2.7 · +25.5 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 0-of-0 | 2.8 · 18.2% | -2.8 |
| FTA · FT% | 6 · 100.0% | 3.5 · 81.8% | +2.5 · +18.2 |
| Rebounds | 3 | 2.6 | +0.4 |
| Assists | 4 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1.9 | -1.9 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 28 games | 20.4 | 24.3 | -3.9 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 24.5 | 13.9 | +10.6 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (28 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 0 (0-of-0) | 1.5 (0.5-of-2.8) | -1.5 |
| Twos | 16 (8-of-12) | 6.6 (3.3-of-6.5) | +9.4 |
| Free throws | 6 (6-of-6) | 2.9 (2.9-of-3.5) | +3.1 |
| Total | 22 | 11.0 | +11.0 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
20.7 against a usual 8.5 (+12.2)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +11.0 |
| Rebounds | +0.3 |
| Assists | 0.0 |
| Steals and blocks | -0.4 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +1.3 |
| Total | +12.2 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of the 29 games the source holds this season.
Previous best: 20.6, set on Dec 25, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Mavericks lost 125-122 at the Trail Blazers.
- Previous appearance: Dec 25, 2025, 4 days earlier.
- Between the previous appearance and this game, the Mavericks played on Dec 27, 2025; Williams was not in that box score; the data does not say why.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Trail Blazers this season: 15 points (Nov 16, 2025).
- The source holds fewer Mavericks games than this season has, so season highs, lows and ranks count only the games it holds.
What this page cannot tell you
The same on every performance page
Box scores record what happened, not why: no injuries or health, defensive assignments, matchups, coaching decisions or play-by-play.
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.