Desmond Bane 5 points on 2-of-16 vs Heat (Dec 5, 2025): lowest of 23 games
5 PTS · 2-of-16 FG · 1-of-8 3P · 33:00 MIN
Usual before this game: 19.0 PTS · 14.9 FGA · 33.0 MIN, from 22 regular-season games
Lowest Game Score of the 23 games the source holds this season: -5.0 against a usual 13.8 (-18.8)
Matched the season low of 5 points among the games the source holds, set on Nov 1, 2025
below usual
No more than 1 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 less than once a season.
How the score worksWhy did Desmond Bane score 5 points?
In 33:00 against the Heat on Dec 5, 2025, Desmond Bane scored 5 points: 2-of-16 from the field (12.5%), 1-of-8 from three (12.5%), no free throw attempts. Coming in, Bane had averaged 19.0 points on 14.9 shots in 33.0 minutes, from 22 regular-season games. The 5 points matched the season low among the games the source holds, set on Nov 1, 2025. This game had the lowest Game Score of the 23 games the source holds this season. The 12.5% from the field compares with a usual 45.3%. Points by shot type, against the usual: two-pointers 2 (10.2), free throws 0 (3.9), threes 3 (4.9). Minutes: 33:00, against a usual 33.0; Game Score per 36 minutes: -5.5, against a usual 15.1. At home against the Heat, the Magic won 106-105. 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
Bane in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (22 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 33:00 | 33.0 | 0.0 |
| Points | 5 | 19.0 | -14.0 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 16 · 12.5% | 14.9 · 45.3% | +1.1 · -32.8 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 8 · 12.5% | 5.0 · 33.0% | +3.0 · -20.5 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 4.1 · 93.4% | -4.1 |
| Rebounds | 0 | 4.5 | -4.5 |
| Assists | 3 | 4.6 | -1.6 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 22 games | 23.3 | 23.9 | -0.6 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | -5.5 | 15.1 | -20.6 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (22 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 3 (1-of-8) | 4.9 (1.6-of-5.0) | -1.9 |
| Twos | 2 (1-of-8) | 10.2 (5.1-of-9.9) | -8.2 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 3.9 (3.9-of-4.1) | -3.9 |
| Total | 5 | 19.0 | -14.0 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
-5.0 against a usual 13.8 (-18.8)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | -16.5 |
| Rebounds | -1.9 |
| Assists | -1.1 |
| Steals and blocks | -0.3 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +1.0 |
| Total | -18.8 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Lowest Game Score of the 23 games the source holds this season.
Previous lowest: 3.9, set on Nov 4, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Magic won 106-105 at home against the Heat.
- Previous appearance: Dec 3, 2025, 2 days earlier.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Heat this season: 23 points (Oct 22, 2025).
- The source holds fewer Magic games than this season has, so season highs, lows and ranks count only the games it holds.
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.