Gui Santos: season-high 18 points vs Suns (Feb 5, 2026)
18 PTS · 6-of-9 FG · 3-of-6 3P · 3-of-5 FT · 35:54 MIN
Usual before this game: 4.9 PTS · 3.5 FGA · 13.1 MIN, from 40 regular-season games
2nd-best Game Score of 41 games this season: 16.3 against a usual 4.4 (+11.9)
Season-high 18 points (previous high 16, set on Jan 28, 2026 and Jan 30, 2026)
above usual
No more than 5 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 about 2 to 4 times a season.
How the score worksWhy did Gui Santos score 18 points?
Gui Santos scored 18 points against the Suns on Feb 5, 2026 in 35:54: 6-of-9 from the field, 3-of-6 from three (50.0%), 3-of-5 on free throws (60.0%). Coming in, Santos had averaged 4.9 points on 3.5 shots in 13.1 minutes, from 40 regular-season games. The previous high this season was 16 points. This game had the 2nd-best Game Score of 41 games this season. Santos took 9 shots, 5.5 more than usual. By shot type: threes 9 points (usual 2.4); two-pointers 6 points (usual 2.0); free throws 3 points (usual 0.5). Minutes: 35:54, against a usual 13.1; Game Score per 36 minutes: 16.3, against a usual 12.1. Assists: 7, against a usual 1.2. At the Suns, the Warriors won 101-97. 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
Santos in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (40 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 35:54 | 13.1 | +22.8 |
| Points | 18 | 4.9 | +13.1 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 6-of-9 | 3.5 · 51.1% | +5.5 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 6 · 50.0% | 2.1 · 38.1% | +3.9 · +11.9 |
| FTA · FT% | 5 · 60.0% | 0.7 · 64.3% | +4.3 · -4.3 |
| Rebounds | 4 | 2.6 | +1.4 |
| Assists | 7 | 1.2 | +5.8 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 0.8 | +3.2 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 38 games | 20.4 | 15.3 | +5.1 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 16.3 | 12.1 | +4.2 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (40 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 9 (3-of-6) | 2.4 (0.8-of-2.1) | +6.6 |
| Twos | 6 (3-of-3) | 2.0 (1.0-of-1.4) | +4.0 |
| Free throws | 3 (3-of-5) | 0.5 (0.5-of-0.7) | +2.5 |
| Total | 18 | 4.9 | +13.1 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
16.3 against a usual 4.4 (+11.9)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +10.3 |
| Rebounds | +0.1 |
| Assists | +4.1 |
| Steals and blocks | +0.9 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -3.5 |
| Total | +11.9 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
2nd-best Game Score of 41 games this season.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Warriors won 101-97 at the Suns.
- Previous appearance: Feb 3, 2026, 2 days earlier.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Suns this season: 0 points (Nov 4, 2025), 6 points (Dec 18, 2025), 5 points (Dec 20, 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.