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Dalton Knecht

6′6″ · Inactive · last listed with Los Angeles Lakers

Regular season · Jan 2, 2026 · MEM 121 @ LAL 128 · Final

Dalton Knecht 0 points on 0-of-2 vs Grizzlies (Jan 2, 2026): lowest of 27 games

ANSWER

0 PTS · 0-of-2 FG · 0-of-2 3P · 10:48 MIN

Usual before this game: 5.7 PTS · 4.5 FGA · 13.3 MIN, from 26 regular-season games

Lowest Game Score of 27 games this season: -2.4 against a usual 4.0 (-6.4)

Matched the season low of 0 points, reached in 4 earlier games

SURPRISE SCORE
97Unusual
below usual

No more than 3 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far below their usual.

For a player who plays every game, a game this far below the usual comes about 2 to 4 times a season.

How the score works

Why did Dalton Knecht score 0 points?

Dalton Knecht scored 0 points against the Grizzlies on Jan 2, 2026 in 10:48: 0-of-2 from the field, 0-of-2 from three. Before this game, Knecht averaged 5.7 points on 4.5 shots in 13.3 minutes across 26 regular-season games. The 0 points matched the season low reached in 4 earlier games. This game had the lowest Game Score of 27 games this season. By shot type: threes 0 points (usual 2.8); two-pointers 0 points (usual 2.5). Playing time was 10:48, against a usual 13.3 minutes. At home against the Grizzlies, the Lakers won 128-121. 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

Knecht in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (26 games)Change
Minutes10:4813.3-2.5
Points05.7-5.7
Shots (FGA) · FG%0-of-24.5 · 47.5%-2.5
3PA · 3P%0-of-22.6 · 35.8%-0.6
Rebounds01.8-1.8
Assists00.5-0.5
Turnovers10.3+0.7
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 24 games12.117.0-4.9
02

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 (26 games)Change
Threes0 (0-of-2)2.8 (0.9-of-2.6)-2.8
Twos0 (0-of-0)2.5 (1.2-of-1.9)-2.5
Free throws0 (0-of-0)0.4 (0.4-of-0.6)-0.4
Total05.7-5.7
03

Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

-2.4 against a usual 4.0 (-6.4)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-4.7
Rebounds-0.7
Assists-0.3
Steals and blocks-0.5
Turnovers and fouls-0.2
Total-6.4
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 27 games, oldest first, this game last: -0.8, -0.8, 10.5, 12.4, 4.2, -0.2, 4.4, -0.6, 9.2, 3.2, 14, 2.2, 10.6, 0, 0, 2.8, 10.8, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, -0.7, 1.5, 0.5, 1.7, 2.3, 9.4, -2.4

Lowest Game Score of 27 games this season.

Previous lowest: -0.8, set on Oct 24, 2025 and Oct 26, 2025.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Lakers won 128-121 at home against the Grizzlies.
  • Previous appearance: Dec 30, 2025, 3 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Grizzlies this season: 5 points (Oct 31, 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.