Collin Gillespie 25 points vs Wizards (Dec 29, 2025): season-best Game Score
25 PTS · 10-of-14 FG · 5-of-8 3P · 28:36 MIN
Usual before this game: 13.5 PTS · 10.9 FGA · 28.3 MIN, from 31 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 32 games this season: 25.0 against a usual 12.0 (+13.0)
above usual
No more than 3 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 Collin Gillespie score 25 points?
Collin Gillespie scored 25 points against the Wizards on Dec 29, 2025 in 28:36: 10-of-14 from the field (71.4%), 5-of-8 from three (62.5%), no free throw attempts. Before this game, Gillespie averaged 13.5 points on 10.9 shots in 28.3 minutes across 31 regular-season games. By Game Score it was the best of 32 games this season. Gillespie took 14 shots, 3.1 more than usual. The 71.4% from the field compares with a usual 43.6%. Points by shot type, against the usual: two-pointers 10 (3.7), threes 15 (8.7), free throws 0 (1.1). Gillespie played 28:36 against a usual 28.3 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 31.5, against a usual 15.3. At the Wizards, the Suns won 115-101. 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
Gillespie in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (31 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 28:36 | 28.3 | +0.3 |
| Points | 25 | 13.5 | +11.5 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 14 · 71.4% | 10.9 · 43.6% | +3.1 · +27.8 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 8 · 62.5% | 6.8 · 42.5% | +1.2 · +20.0 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 1.3 · 87.5% | -1.3 |
| Rebounds | 4 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Assists | 6 | 5.1 | +0.9 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1.9 | +0.1 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 31 games | 22.6 | 19.8 | +2.8 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 31.5 | 15.3 | +16.2 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (31 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 15 (5-of-8) | 8.7 (2.9-of-6.8) | +6.3 |
| Twos | 10 (5-of-6) | 3.7 (1.8-of-4.1) | +6.3 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 1.1 (1.1-of-1.3) | -1.1 |
| Total | 25 | 13.5 | +11.5 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
25.0 against a usual 12.0 (+13.0)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +11.5 |
| Rebounds | 0.0 |
| Assists | +0.6 |
| Steals and blocks | +0.4 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.5 |
| Total | +13.0 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 32 games this season.
Previous best: 23.0, set on Dec 1, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Suns won 115-101 at the Wizards.
- Previous appearance: Dec 27, 2025, 2 days earlier.
- No earlier regular-season meetings with the Wizards this season.
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.