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Christian Koloko

6′11″ · Inactive · last listed with New Orleans Pelicans

Regular season · Jan 26, 2026 · IND 116 @ ATL 132 · Final

Christian Koloko: season-high 12 points vs Pacers (Jan 26, 2026)

ANSWER

12 PTS · 6-of-6 FG · 16:42 MIN

Usual before this game: 2.4 PTS · 2.7 FGA · 14.9 MIN, from 15 regular-season games

Best Game Score of 16 games this season: 13.0 against a usual 2.9 (+10.1)

Season-high 12 points (previous high 6, set on Jan 4, 2026)

SURPRISE SCORE
96Unusual
above usual

No more than 4 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 Christian Koloko score 12 points?

In 16:42 against the Pacers on Jan 26, 2026, Christian Koloko scored 12 points: 6-of-6 from the field. Coming in, Koloko had averaged 2.4 points on 2.7 shots in 14.9 minutes, from 15 regular-season games. The 12 points were a season high, above the previous 6. By Game Score it was the best of 16 games this season. The shot count was 6, against a usual 2.7. From two-pointers, 12 points against a usual 2.1. Minutes: 16:42, against a usual 14.9; Game Score per 36 minutes: 28.0, against a usual 7.1. At home against the Pacers, the Hawks won 132-116. 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

Koloko in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (15 games)Change
Minutes16:4214.9+1.8
Points122.4+9.6
Shots (FGA) · FG%6-of-62.7 · 42.5%+3.3
Rebounds43.1+0.9
Assists10.7+0.3
Turnovers00.7-0.7
Game Score per 36 minutes28.07.1+20.9
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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 (15 games)Change
Threes0 (0-of-0)0.2 (0.1-of-0.1)-0.2
Twos12 (6-of-6)2.1 (1.1-of-2.6)+9.9
Free throws0 (0-of-0)0.1 (0.1-of-0.3)-0.1
Total122.4+9.6
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

13.0 against a usual 2.9 (+10.1)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+9.3
Rebounds+0.2
Assists+0.2
Steals and blocks+0.6
Turnovers and fouls-0.2
Total+10.1
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 16 games, oldest first, this game last: -0.4, 0.3, 1.3, 5.6, 8, 7.6, -1.1, 1.2, 3, 7.4, 3.7, 1.2, 2.9, 3.5, -0.1, 13

Best Game Score of 16 games this season.

Previous best: 8.0, set on Dec 26, 2025.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Hawks won 132-116 at home against the Pacers.
  • Previous appearance: Jan 23, 2026, 3 days earlier.
  • No earlier regular-season meetings with the Pacers 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.