Grayson Allen 42 points vs Pelicans (Nov 10, 2025)
42 PTS · 12-of-17 FG · 10-of-15 3P · 8-of-10 FT · 27:30 MIN
Usual before this game: 16.3 PTS · 13.3 FGA · 34.5 MIN, from 10 regular-season games
Game Score 39.9 against a usual 12.0 (+27.9)
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 Grayson Allen score 42 points?
In 27:30 against the Pelicans on Nov 10, 2025, Grayson Allen scored 42 points: 12-of-17 from the field (70.6%), 10-of-15 from three (66.7%), 8-of-10 on free throws (80.0%). Coming in, Allen had averaged 16.3 points on 13.3 shots in 34.5 minutes, from 10 regular-season games. Allen took 17 shots, 3.7 more than usual. Allen shot 70.6% from the field, against a usual 42.1%. By shot type: threes 30 points (usual 10.8); free throws 8 points (usual 1.5). Playing time was 27:30, against a usual 34.5 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 52.2, against a usual 12.5. Turnovers and fouls: 1 and 0, against a usual 2.0 and 2.9. The Suns won 121-98 at home against the Pelicans, a 23-point win. 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
Allen in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (10 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 27:30 | 34.5 | -7.0 |
| Points | 42 | 16.3 | +25.7 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 17 · 70.6% | 13.3 · 42.1% | +3.7 · +28.5 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 15 · 66.7% | 8.8 · 40.9% | +6.2 · +25.8 |
| FTA · FT% | 10 · 80.0% | 1.8 · 83.3% | +8.2 · -3.3 |
| Rebounds | 2 | 3.2 | -1.2 |
| Assists | 4 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2.0 | -1.0 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 10 games | 35.7 | 19.6 | +16.1 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 52.2 | 12.5 | +39.7 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (10 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 30 (10-of-15) | 10.8 (3.6-of-8.8) | +19.2 |
| Twos | 4 (2-of-2) | 4.0 (2.0-of-4.5) | 0.0 |
| Free throws | 8 (8-of-10) | 1.5 (1.5-of-1.8) | +6.5 |
| Total | 42 | 16.3 | +25.7 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
39.9 against a usual 12.0 (+27.9)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +25.0 |
| Rebounds | -0.1 |
| Assists | -0.5 |
| Steals and blocks | +1.4 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +2.1 |
| Total | +27.9 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
No rank yet: too few earlier games this season.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Suns won 121-98 at home against the Pelicans, a 23-point win.
- Previous appearance: Nov 8, 2025, 2 days earlier.
- No earlier regular-season meetings with the Pelicans this season.
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.