DeMar DeRozan: season-high 37 points vs Pistons (Dec 23, 2025)
37 PTS · 12-of-18 FG · 0-of-3 3P · 13-of-15 FT · 41:36 MIN
Usual before this game: 18.4 PTS · 13.2 FGA · 33.2 MIN, from 29 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 30 games this season: 33.1 against a usual 15.0 (+18.1)
Season-high 37 points (previous high 33, set on Nov 24, 2025 and Dec 18, 2025)
above usual
No more than 2 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 once or twice a season.
How the score worksWhy did DeMar DeRozan score 37 points?
In 41:36 against the Pistons on Dec 23, 2025, DeMar DeRozan scored 37 points: 12-of-18 from the field (66.7%), 0-of-3 from three, 13-of-15 on free throws (86.7%). Coming in, DeRozan had averaged 18.4 points on 13.2 shots in 33.2 minutes, from 29 regular-season games. The 37 points were a season high, above the previous 33. This game had the best Game Score of 30 games this season. Shot attempts: 18, against a usual 13.2. DeRozan shot 66.7% from the field, against a usual 50.5%. Points by shot type, against the usual: two-pointers 24 (11.6), free throws 13 (4.2), threes 0 (2.6). Minutes: 41:36, against a usual 33.2; Game Score per 36 minutes: 28.6, against a usual 16.3. Assists: 8, against a usual 3.5. At home against the Pistons, the Kings lost 136-127. 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
DeRozan in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (29 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 41:36 | 33.2 | +8.4 |
| Points | 37 | 18.4 | +18.6 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 18 · 66.7% | 13.2 · 50.5% | +4.8 · +16.2 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 0-of-3 | 2.2 · 39.7% | +0.8 |
| FTA · FT% | 15 · 86.7% | 4.7 · 89.8% | +10.3 · -3.1 |
| Rebounds | 3 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| Assists | 8 | 3.5 | +4.5 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 29 games | 24.4 | 20.9 | +3.5 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 28.6 | 16.3 | +12.3 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (29 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 0 (0-of-3) | 2.6 (0.9-of-2.2) | -2.6 |
| Twos | 24 (12-of-15) | 11.6 (5.8-of-11.0) | +12.4 |
| Free throws | 13 (13-of-15) | 4.2 (4.2-of-4.7) | +8.8 |
| Total | 37 | 18.4 | +18.6 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
33.1 against a usual 15.0 (+18.1)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +16.7 |
| Rebounds | +0.1 |
| Assists | +3.2 |
| Steals and blocks | -1.6 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -0.3 |
| Total | +18.1 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 30 games this season.
Previous best: 29.7, set on Oct 22, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Kings lost 136-127 at home against the Pistons.
- Previous appearance: Dec 21, 2025, 2 days earlier.
- No earlier regular-season meetings with the Pistons 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.