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Derik Queen

C · 6′11″ · Current team: New Orleans Pelicans

Regular season · Apr 10, 2026 · NOP 118 @ BOS 144 · Final

Derik Queen 25 points vs Celtics (Apr 10, 2026): 3rd-best of 80 games

ANSWER

25 PTS · 9-of-14 FG · 0-of-2 3P · 7-of-9 FT · 39:18 MIN

Usual before this game: 11.3 PTS · 8.9 FGA · 24.6 MIN, from 79 regular-season games

3rd-best Game Score of 80 games this season: 25.6 against a usual 10.0 (+15.6)

SURPRISE SCORE
97Unusual
above usual

No more than 3 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 Derik Queen score 25 points?

Derik Queen scored 25 points against the Celtics on Apr 10, 2026 in 39:18: 9-of-14 from the field (64.3%), 0-of-2 from three, 7-of-9 on free throws (77.8%). Coming in, Queen had averaged 11.3 points on 8.9 shots in 24.6 minutes, from 79 regular-season games. By Game Score it was the 3rd-best of 80 games this season. Queen took 14 shots, 5.1 more than usual. Queen shot 64.3% from the field, against a usual 47.3%. From two-pointers, 18 points against a usual 7.9; from free throws, 7 points against a usual 2.6. Playing time was 39:18, against a usual 24.6 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 23.5, against a usual 14.7. The Pelicans lost 144-118 at the Celtics, a 26-point loss. 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

Queen in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (79 games)Change
Minutes39:1824.6+14.7
Points2511.3+13.7
Shots (FGA) · FG%14 · 64.3%8.9 · 47.3%+5.1 · +17.0
3PA · 3P%0-of-21.1 · 26.2%+0.9
FTA · FT%9 · 77.8%3.2 · 79.3%+5.8 · -1.5
Rebounds116.8+4.2
Assists43.7+0.3
Turnovers22.3-0.3
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 79 games20.021.7-1.7
Game Score per 36 minutes23.514.7+8.8
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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 (79 games)Change
Threes0 (0-of-2)0.8 (0.3-of-1.1)-0.8
Twos18 (9-of-12)7.9 (3.9-of-7.8)+10.1
Free throws7 (7-of-9)2.6 (2.6-of-3.2)+4.4
Total2511.3+13.7
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

25.6 against a usual 10.0 (+15.6)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+11.5
Rebounds+1.4
Assists+0.2
Steals and blocks+1.5
Turnovers and fouls+1.0
Total+15.6
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 80 games, oldest first, this game last: 1.6, 11.2, 8, 1.3, 4.1, 4, 17, 8.5, 8.9, 8.1, 21.7, 4.6, 12.5, 5.1, 25.9, 17.7, 17.7, 7.5, 13.6, -1.6, 10.8, 16.9, 10.4, 6.6, 33.7, 19.4, 3.1, 11.6, 17.8, 19.1, 18.4, 3.4, 15.6, 5.3, 12.5, 7.4, 12.5, 7.7, 18.5, 9.3, 12.2, 6.2, 14.2, 12.1, 8.1, 8.4, -3.8, 8, 21.6, 5.1, 15.9, 8.3, 15.3, 7.8, 7.2, 19.3, 5.8, 3.7, 4.7, 8.5, 14.1, 1.2, 13.5, -0.4, 12.7, 3.5, -0.1, 10.6, 14.2, 0.8, 11, 4.1, 6.6, 8.2, 6.5, 11.8, 9.1, -0.1, 18.2, 25.6

3rd-best Game Score of 80 games this season.

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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Pelicans lost 144-118 at the Celtics, a 26-point loss.
  • Previous appearance: Apr 7, 2026, 3 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Celtics this season: 12 points (Oct 27, 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.