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Danny Wolf

F · 6′11″ · Current team: Brooklyn Nets

Regular season · Feb 7, 2026 · WAS 113 @ BKN 127 · Final

Danny Wolf 16 points vs Wizards (Feb 7, 2026): season-best Game Score

ANSWER

16 PTS · 7-of-11 FG · 2-of-4 3P · 19:36 MIN

Usual before this game: 7.9 PTS · 7.3 FGA · 20.0 MIN, from 36 regular-season games

Best Game Score of 37 games this season: 17.8 against a usual 6.0 (+11.8)

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 Danny Wolf score 16 points?

Danny Wolf scored 16 points against the Wizards on Feb 7, 2026 in 19:36: 7-of-11 from the field (63.6%), 2-of-4 from three, no free throw attempts. Coming in, Wolf had averaged 7.9 points on 7.3 shots in 20.0 minutes, from 36 regular-season games. This game had the best Game Score of 37 games this season. Shot attempts: 11, against a usual 7.3. The 63.6% from the field compares with a usual 39.2%. From two-pointers, 10 points against a usual 3.6; from threes, 6 points against a usual 3.2; from free throws, 0 points against a usual 1.1. Playing time was 19:36, against a usual 20.0 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 32.7, against a usual 10.8. Assists: 6, against a usual 1.9. The Nets won 127-113 at home against the Wizards. 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

Wolf in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (36 games)Change
Minutes19:3620.0-0.4
Points167.9+8.1
Shots (FGA) · FG%11 · 63.6%7.3 · 39.2%+3.7 · +24.4
3PA · 3P%2-of-43.5 · 31.2%+0.5
FTA · FT%0-of-01.4 · 78.0%-1.4
Rebounds74.5+2.5
Assists61.9+4.1
Turnovers01.1-1.1
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 35 games24.019.9+4.1
Game Score per 36 minutes32.710.8+21.9
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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 (36 games)Change
Threes6 (2-of-4)3.2 (1.1-of-3.5)+2.8
Twos10 (5-of-7)3.6 (1.8-of-3.8)+6.4
Free throws0 (0-of-0)1.1 (1.1-of-1.4)-1.1
Total167.9+8.1
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

17.8 against a usual 6.0 (+11.8)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+7.3
Rebounds+1.1
Assists+2.9
Steals and blocks-0.9
Turnovers and fouls+1.4
Total+11.8
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 37 games, oldest first, this game last: 1, 2.3, 0, 5, 16.3, 7.7, 2.6, 13.8, 4.2, 14.9, 4.4, 5.2, -1.5, -3.5, 7.7, -1.3, 8.5, 8.7, 2.8, 7.4, 11.2, 9.6, 1.6, 5.2, 15.5, 7.5, 6.4, 0.4, 6.6, 11.9, -0.7, 6.9, 9.7, 2.6, 5.1, 9, 17.8

Best Game Score of 37 games this season.

Previous best: 16.3, set on Nov 29, 2025.

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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Nets won 127-113 at home against the Wizards.
  • Previous appearance: Feb 5, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Wizards this season: 11 points (Jan 2, 2026).
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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.