NightlyHoops
DD
NBA · ATL

Dyson Daniels

G · 6′7″ · Current team: Atlanta Hawks

Regular season · Oct 22, 2025 · TOR 138 @ ATL 118 · Final

Dyson Daniels 4 points on 2-of-4 in 23 minutes vs Raptors (Oct 22, 2025)

ANSWER

4 PTS · 2-of-4 FG · 0-of-1 3P · 22:42 MIN

Usual before this game: 14.2 PTS · 12.2 FGA · 33.8 MIN, from last season's average over 75 regular-season games

Game Score 1.7 against a usual 13.8 (-12.1)

SURPRISE SCORE
97Unusual
below usual

No more than 3 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 Dyson Daniels score 4 points?

Dyson Daniels scored 4 points against the Raptors on Oct 22, 2025 in 22:42: 2-of-4 from the field, 0-of-1 from three, no free throw attempts. Before this first game of the season, the usual line was last season's average over 75 regular-season games: 14.2 points on 12.2 shots in 33.8 minutes. Daniels took 4 shots, 8.2 fewer than usual. Points by shot type, against the usual: two-pointers 4 (9.9), threes 0 (3.2), free throws 0 (1.1). Playing time was 22:42, against a usual 33.8 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 2.7, against a usual 14.7. Turnovers and fouls: 3 and 5, against a usual 2.0 and 2.3. The Hawks lost 138-118 at home against the Raptors, a 20-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

01

What changed

Daniels in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (blended)Change
Minutes22:4233.8-11.1
Points414.2-10.2
Shots (FGA) · FG%2-of-412.2 · 49.3%-8.2
3PA · 3P%0-of-13.1 · 34.5%-2.1
FTA · FT%0-of-01.8 · 60.3%-1.8
Rebounds35.9-2.9
Assists24.4-2.4
Turnovers32.0+1.0
Game Score per 36 minutes2.714.7-12.0
02

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 (blended)Change
Threes0 (0-of-1)3.2 (1.1-of-3.1)-3.2
Twos4 (2-of-3)9.9 (4.9-of-9.1)-5.9
Free throws0 (0-of-0)1.1 (1.1-of-1.8)-1.1
Total414.2-10.2
03

Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

1.7 against a usual 13.8 (-12.1)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-5.7
Rebounds-1.1
Assists-1.7
Steals and blocks-1.5
Turnovers and fouls-2.1
Total-12.1
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each game this season, oldest first, this game last: 1.7

No rank yet: too few earlier games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Hawks lost 138-118 at home against the Raptors, a 20-point loss.
  • No earlier regular-season meetings with the Raptors this season.
06

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.