Derik Queen: season-high 33 points vs Spurs (Dec 8, 2025)
33 PTS · 11-of-15 FG · 0-of-1 3P · 11-of-13 FT · 33:06 MIN
Usual before this game: 12.0 PTS · 9.4 FGA · 24.5 MIN, from 24 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 25 games this season: 33.7 against a usual 10.1 (+23.6)
Season-high 33 points (previous high 30, set on Nov 19, 2025)
above usual
No more than 1 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 less than once a season.
How the score worksWhy did Derik Queen score 33 points?
In 33:06 against the Spurs on Dec 8, 2025, Derik Queen scored 33 points: 11-of-15 from the field (73.3%), 0-of-1 from three, 11-of-13 on free throws (84.6%). Coming in, Queen had averaged 12.0 points on 9.4 shots in 24.5 minutes, from 24 regular-season games. The 33 points were a season high, above the previous 30. This game had the best Game Score of 25 games this season. Queen took 15 shots, 5.6 more than usual. The 73.3% from the field compares with a usual 48.0%. By shot type: two-pointers 22 points (usual 8.8); free throws 11 points (usual 3.0). Playing time was 33:06, against a usual 24.5 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 36.7, against a usual 14.8. Assists: 10, against a usual 3.6. At home against the Spurs, the Pelicans lost 135-132. 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
Queen in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (24 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 33:06 | 24.5 | +8.6 |
| Points | 33 | 12.0 | +21.0 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 15 · 73.3% | 9.4 · 48.0% | +5.6 · +25.3 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 0-of-1 | 0.7 · 11.8% | +0.3 |
| FTA · FT% | 13 · 84.6% | 3.8 · 78.9% | +9.2 · +5.7 |
| Rebounds | 10 | 6.3 | +3.7 |
| Assists | 10 | 3.6 | +6.4 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2.2 | +1.8 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 24 games | 33.1 | 22.9 | +10.2 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 36.7 | 14.8 | +21.9 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (24 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 0 (0-of-1) | 0.2 (0.1-of-0.7) | -0.2 |
| Twos | 22 (11-of-14) | 8.8 (4.4-of-8.7) | +13.2 |
| Free throws | 11 (11-of-13) | 3.0 (3.0-of-3.8) | +8.0 |
| Total | 33 | 12.0 | +21.0 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
33.7 against a usual 10.1 (+23.6)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +19.1 |
| Rebounds | +0.4 |
| Assists | +4.5 |
| Steals and blocks | +1.3 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -1.7 |
| Total | +23.6 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 25 games this season.
Previous best: 25.9, set on Nov 19, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Pelicans lost 135-132 at home against the Spurs.
- Previous appearance: Dec 6, 2025, 2 days earlier.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Spurs this season: 15 points (Oct 24, 2025), 13 points (Nov 8, 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.