Dillon Brooks: season-high 40 points vs Pistons (Jan 29, 2026)
40 PTS · 13-of-22 FG · 4-of-7 3P · 10-of-12 FT · 32:42 MIN
Usual before this game: 20.5 PTS · 17.1 FGA · 31.0 MIN, from 41 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 42 games this season: 34.1 against a usual 11.9 (+22.2)
Season-high 40 points (previous high 34, set on Nov 16, 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 Dillon Brooks score 40 points?
Dillon Brooks scored 40 points against the Pistons on Jan 29, 2026 in 32:42: 13-of-22 from the field (59.1%), 4-of-7 from three (57.1%), 10-of-12 on free throws (83.3%). Coming in, Brooks had averaged 20.5 points on 17.1 shots in 31.0 minutes, from 41 regular-season games. No earlier game this season reached 40 points. This game had the best Game Score of 42 games this season. Brooks took 22 shots, 4.9 more than usual. The 59.1% from the field compares with a usual 44.0%. Points by shot type, against the usual: two-pointers 18 (10.2), free throws 10 (3.1), threes 12 (7.2). Brooks played 32:42 against a usual 31.0 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 37.5, against a usual 13.7. The Suns won 114-96 at home against the Pistons. 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
Brooks in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (41 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 32:42 | 31.0 | +1.7 |
| Points | 40 | 20.5 | +19.5 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 22 · 59.1% | 17.1 · 44.0% | +4.9 · +15.1 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 7 · 57.1% | 7.0 · 34.6% | 0.0 · +22.5 |
| FTA · FT% | 12 · 83.3% | 3.6 · 86.3% | +8.4 · -3.0 |
| Rebounds | 8 | 3.5 | +4.5 |
| Assists | 4 | 1.7 | +2.3 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1.9 | -0.9 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 41 games | 38.9 | 28.0 | +10.9 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 37.5 | 13.7 | +23.8 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (41 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 12 (4-of-7) | 7.2 (2.4-of-7.0) | +4.8 |
| Twos | 18 (9-of-15) | 10.2 (5.1-of-10.1) | +7.8 |
| Free throws | 10 (10-of-12) | 3.1 (3.1-of-3.6) | +6.9 |
| Total | 40 | 20.5 | +19.5 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
34.1 against a usual 11.9 (+22.2)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +17.6 |
| Rebounds | +1.5 |
| Assists | +1.6 |
| Steals and blocks | +0.5 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +1.0 |
| Total | +22.2 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 42 games this season.
Previous best: 23.0, set on Nov 16, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Suns won 114-96 at home against the Pistons.
- Previous appearance: Jan 27, 2026, 2 days earlier.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Pistons this season: 16 points (Jan 15, 2026).
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.