Davion Mitchell 16 points vs Clippers (Dec 1, 2025): season-best Game Score
16 PTS · 6-of-6 FG · 4-of-4 3P · 31:00 MIN
Usual before this game: 9.7 PTS · 7.8 FGA · 30.1 MIN, from 20 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 21 games this season: 21.9 against a usual 10.6 (+11.3)
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 worksWhy did Davion Mitchell score 16 points?
In 31:00 against the Clippers on Dec 1, 2025, Davion Mitchell scored 16 points: 6-of-6 from the field, 4-of-4 from three, no free throw attempts. Before this game, Mitchell averaged 9.7 points on 7.8 shots in 30.1 minutes across 20 regular-season games. By Game Score it was the best of 21 games this season. Points by shot type, against the usual: threes 12 (2.9), two-pointers 4 (5.8), free throws 0 (1.0). Playing time was 31:00, against a usual 30.1 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 25.4, against a usual 12.7. Mitchell had 12 assists, against a usual 7.6. At home against the Clippers, the Heat won 140-123. 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
Mitchell in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (20 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 31:00 | 30.1 | +0.9 |
| Points | 16 | 9.7 | +6.3 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 6-of-6 | 7.8 · 49.7% | -1.8 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 4-of-4 | 2.7 · 35.8% | +1.3 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 1.8 · 60.0% | -1.8 |
| Rebounds | 3 | 2.9 | +0.1 |
| Assists | 12 | 7.6 | +4.4 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1.5 | +0.5 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 20 games | 10.7 | 13.5 | -2.8 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 25.4 | 12.7 | +12.7 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (20 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 12 (4-of-4) | 2.9 (1.0-of-2.7) | +9.1 |
| Twos | 4 (2-of-2) | 5.8 (2.9-of-5.1) | -1.8 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 1.0 (1.0-of-1.8) | -1.0 |
| Total | 16 | 9.7 | +6.3 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
21.9 against a usual 10.6 (+11.3)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +8.7 |
| Rebounds | +0.3 |
| Assists | +3.1 |
| Steals and blocks | +0.6 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -1.4 |
| Total | +11.3 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 21 games this season.
Previous best: 19.4, set on Oct 22, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Heat won 140-123 at home against the Clippers.
- Previous appearance: Nov 29, 2025, 2 days earlier.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Clippers this season: 8 points (Nov 3, 2025).
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.