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Derrick White

G · 6′4″ · Current team: Boston Celtics

Regular season · Mar 27, 2026 · ATL 102 @ BOS 109 · Final

Derrick White 10 points on 3-of-13 vs Hawks (Mar 27, 2026)

ANSWER

10 PTS · 3-of-13 FG · 0-of-4 3P · 4-of-5 FT · 34:12 MIN

Usual before this game: 17.2 PTS · 15.0 FGA · 34.3 MIN, from 69 regular-season games

Tied for the 2nd-lowest Game Score of 70 games this season: 2.2 against a usual 14.4 (-12.2)

SURPRISE SCORE
96Unusual
below usual

No more than 4 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far below their usual.

For a player who plays every game, a game this far below the usual comes about 2 to 4 times a season.

How the score works

Why did Derrick White score 10 points?

In 34:12 against the Hawks on Mar 27, 2026, Derrick White scored 10 points: 3-of-13 from the field (23.1%), 0-of-4 from three, 4-of-5 on free throws (80.0%). Coming in, White had averaged 17.2 points on 15.0 shots in 34.3 minutes, from 69 regular-season games. This game tied for the 2nd-lowest Game Score of 70 games this season. The rate from the field was 23.1%, against a usual 39.4%. From threes, 0 points against a usual 8.4; from free throws, 4 points against a usual 2.6. White played 34:12 against a usual 34.3 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 2.3, against a usual 15.1. Turnovers and fouls: 3 and 5, against a usual 1.8 and 1.6. At home against the Hawks, the Celtics won 109-102. 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

White in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (69 games)Change
Minutes34:1234.3-0.1
Points1017.2-7.2
Shots (FGA) · FG%13 · 23.1%15.0 · 39.4%-2.0 · -16.3
3PA · 3P%0-of-48.7 · 32.5%-4.7
FTA · FT%5 · 80.0%2.8 · 90.3%+2.2 · -10.3
Rebounds44.5-0.5
Assists55.5-0.5
Turnovers31.8+1.2
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 69 games24.123.0+1.1
Game Score per 36 minutes2.315.1-12.8
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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 (69 games)Change
Threes0 (0-of-4)8.4 (2.8-of-8.7)-8.4
Twos6 (3-of-9)6.2 (3.1-of-6.3)-0.2
Free throws4 (4-of-5)2.6 (2.6-of-2.8)+1.4
Total1017.2-7.2
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

2.2 against a usual 14.4 (-12.2)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-7.2
Rebounds+0.2
Assists-0.4
Steals and blocks-2.2
Turnovers and fouls-2.6
Total-12.2
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 70 games, oldest first, this game last: 18.8, 7.9, 12.4, 7.9, 10.3, 9.7, 2.2, 13, 18.1, 16.7, 14.7, 11.4, 20.9, 21.7, 9.4, -0.8, 19, 25.8, 10.6, 15.4, 26.3, 15.4, 16.5, 2.5, 21.8, 30.5, 8.1, 13.2, 18.1, 10.1, 29.6, 17.7, 24.5, 11.1, 10.2, 15.8, 22, 7.2, 7.8, 18, 4.5, 10.8, 13.9, 7.2, 6.9, 12.6, 17.7, 7.5, 17.2, 17.6, 15.1, 14.8, 11.6, 12.7, 23.5, 17.8, 14.1, 18.2, 13, 23, 19.4, 5.7, 27.9, 14.3, 13.4, 10.8, 11.2, 9.4, 8.5, 2.2

Tied for the 2nd-lowest Game Score of 70 games this season.

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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Celtics won 109-102 at home against the Hawks.
  • Previous appearance: Mar 25, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Hawks this season: 7 points (Jan 17, 2026), 11 points (Jan 28, 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.