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Donovan Clingan

C · 7′2″ · Current team: Portland Trail Blazers

Regular season · Feb 12, 2026 · POR 135 @ UTA 119 · Final

Donovan Clingan 23 points vs Jazz (Feb 12, 2026): season-best Game Score

ANSWER

23 PTS · 8-of-12 FG · 0-of-1 3P · 7-of-9 FT · 31:24 MIN

Usual before this game: 11.4 PTS · 8.5 FGA · 27.5 MIN, from 51 regular-season games

Best Game Score of 52 games this season: 31.4 against a usual 13.0 (+18.4)

SURPRISE SCORE
99Very rare
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 works

Why did Donovan Clingan score 23 points?

Donovan Clingan scored 23 points against the Jazz on Feb 12, 2026 in 31:24: 8-of-12 from the field (66.7%), 0-of-1 from three, 7-of-9 on free throws (77.8%). Before this game, Clingan averaged 11.4 points on 8.5 shots in 27.5 minutes across 51 regular-season games. By Game Score it was the best of 52 games this season. Shot attempts: 12, against a usual 8.5. The rate from the field was 66.7%, against a usual 52.2%. By shot type: two-pointers 16 points (usual 6.8); free throws 7 points (usual 1.6); threes 0 points (usual 3.0). Playing time was 31:24, against a usual 27.5 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 36.0, against a usual 17.0. Assists: 7, against a usual 2.0. At the Jazz, the Trail Blazers won 135-119. 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

01

What changed

Clingan in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (51 games)Change
Minutes31:2427.5+3.9
Points2311.4+11.6
Shots (FGA) · FG%12 · 66.7%8.5 · 52.2%+3.5 · +14.5
3PA · 3P%0-of-13.1 · 32.3%-2.1
FTA · FT%9 · 77.8%2.4 · 66.7%+6.6 · +11.1
Rebounds1811.4+6.6
Assists72.0+5.0
Turnovers01.1-1.1
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 51 games19.815.6+4.2
Game Score per 36 minutes36.017.0+19.0
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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 (51 games)Change
Threes0 (0-of-1)3.0 (1.0-of-3.1)-3.0
Twos16 (8-of-11)6.8 (3.4-of-5.4)+9.2
Free throws7 (7-of-9)1.6 (1.6-of-2.4)+5.4
Total2311.4+11.6
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

31.4 against a usual 13.0 (+18.4)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+10.1
Rebounds+2.5
Assists+3.5
Steals and blocks+0.7
Turnovers and fouls+1.6
Total+18.4
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 52 games, oldest first, this game last: 9.5, 15.9, 13.8, 18.8, 9.2, 7.4, 2.6, 7.3, 15, 1.2, 6.4, 7.7, 18, 13.5, 24.6, 24, 6.5, 17.2, 10.9, 11.2, 4.6, 8.5, 17.9, 15.7, 20.7, 8.5, 11.5, 19.5, 18.6, 3.4, 14.3, 24.8, 13.1, 13, 13.5, 9.7, 6.1, 7.9, 15.3, 25.2, 9.3, 16.8, 10, 15.6, 5.1, 12.1, 20.7, 13.1, 22.5, 15.6, 10.3, 31.4

Best Game Score of 52 games this season.

Previous best: 25.2, set on Jan 18, 2026.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Trail Blazers won 135-119 at the Jazz.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Jazz this season: 5 points (Oct 29, 2025), 12 points (Jan 5, 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.