Gary Trent Jr. 7 points on 3-of-12 vs Pistons (Apr 8, 2026)
7 PTS · 3-of-12 FG · 0-of-8 3P · 1-of-1 FT · 19:06 MIN
Usual before this game: 8.2 PTS · 7.2 FGA · 21.2 MIN, from 64 regular-season games
3rd-lowest Game Score of 65 games this season: -2.7 against a usual 4.8 (-7.5)
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 worksWhy did Gary Trent Jr. score 7 points?
Gary Trent Jr. scored 7 points against the Pistons on Apr 8, 2026 in 19:06: 3-of-12 from the field (25.0%), 0-of-8 from three (0.0%), 1-of-1 on free throws. Before this game, Trent averaged 8.2 points on 7.2 shots in 21.2 minutes across 64 regular-season games. This game had the 3rd-lowest Game Score of 65 games this season. The shot count was 12, against a usual 7.2. The 25.0% from the field compares with a usual 39.0%. From threes, 0 points against a usual 5.8; from two-pointers, 6 points against a usual 1.8. Trent played 19:06 against a usual 21.2 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was -5.1, against a usual 8.2. Turnovers and fouls: 2 and 3, against a usual 0.6 and 1.3. At the Pistons, the Bucks lost 137-111, a 26-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
What changed
Trent in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (64 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 19:06 | 21.2 | -2.1 |
| Points | 7 | 8.2 | -1.2 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 12 · 25.0% | 7.2 · 39.0% | +4.8 · -14.0 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 8 · 0.0% | 5.2 · 36.8% | +2.8 · -36.8 |
| FTA · FT% | 1-of-1 | 0.8 · 76.5% | +0.2 |
| Rebounds | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| Assists | 1 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0.6 | +1.4 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 64 games | 32.6 | 17.0 | +15.6 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | -5.1 | 8.2 | -13.3 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (64 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 0 (0-of-8) | 5.8 (1.9-of-5.2) | -5.8 |
| Twos | 6 (3-of-4) | 1.8 (0.9-of-2.0) | +4.2 |
| Free throws | 1 (1-of-1) | 0.6 (0.6-of-0.8) | +0.4 |
| Total | 7 | 8.2 | -1.2 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
-2.7 against a usual 4.8 (-7.5)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | -4.3 |
| Rebounds | -0.4 |
| Assists | -0.1 |
| Steals and blocks | -0.6 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -2.1 |
| Total | -7.5 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
3rd-lowest Game Score of 65 games this season.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Bucks lost 137-111 at the Pistons, a 26-point loss.
- Previous appearance: Apr 1, 2026, 7 days earlier.
- Between the previous appearance and this game, the Bucks played 3 regular-season games, on Apr 3, 2026, Apr 5, 2026 and Apr 7, 2026; Trent was not in any of the 3 box scores; the data does not say why.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Pistons this season: 8 points (Nov 22, 2025), 3 points (Dec 3, 2025), 11 points (Dec 6, 2025).
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.