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Hugo González

G · 6′6″ · Current team: Boston Celtics

Regular season · Jan 30, 2026 · SAC 93 @ BOS 112 · Final

Hugo González 2 points on 1-of-8 vs Kings (Jan 30, 2026): lowest of 43 games

ANSWER

2 PTS · 1-of-8 FG · 0-of-4 3P · 0-of-1 FT · 22:12 MIN

Usual before this game: 4.2 PTS · 3.2 FGA · 15.1 MIN, from 42 regular-season games

Lowest Game Score of 43 games this season: -2.3 against a usual 3.7 (-6.0)

SURPRISE SCORE
98Rare
below usual

No more than 2 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 once or twice a season.

How the score works

Why did Hugo González score 2 points?

In 22:12 against the Kings on Jan 30, 2026, Hugo González scored 2 points: 1-of-8 from the field, 0-of-4 from three, 0-of-1 on free throws. Coming in, González had averaged 4.2 points on 3.2 shots in 15.1 minutes, from 42 regular-season games. This game had the lowest Game Score of 43 games this season. The shot count was 8, against a usual 3.2. Points by shot type, against the usual: threes 0 (1.8). Minutes: 22:12, against a usual 15.1; Game Score per 36 minutes: -3.7, against a usual 8.9. At home against the Kings, the Celtics won 112-93. 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

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What changed

González in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (42 games)Change
Minutes22:1215.1+7.1
Points24.2-2.2
Shots (FGA) · FG%1-of-83.2 · 52.2%+4.8
3PA · 3P%0-of-41.5 · 41.0%+2.5
FTA · FT%0-of-10.5 · 52.6%+0.5
Rebounds43.3+0.7
Assists10.6+0.4
Turnovers10.6+0.4
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 40 games19.111.5+7.6
Game Score per 36 minutes-3.78.9-12.6
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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 (42 games)Change
Threes0 (0-of-4)1.8 (0.6-of-1.5)-1.8
Twos2 (1-of-4)2.2 (1.1-of-1.7)-0.2
Free throws0 (0-of-1)0.2 (0.2-of-0.5)-0.2
Total24.2-2.2
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

-2.3 against a usual 3.7 (-6.0)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-6.1
Rebounds+0.7
Assists+0.3
Steals and blocks-0.8
Turnovers and fouls-0.1
Total-6.0
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 43 games, oldest first, this game last: 5.7, 0.8, 0, 6.4, 0.4, 2, 3.9, 0.9, 4.7, 4.6, -1.8, -0.1, 1.5, 1.4, 2.6, 1.9, 12.7, -0.4, 4.7, 5.9, 3, 8.6, 10.2, 7.3, 0.3, 12.3, 2.9, 5.1, -1.9, 5.9, 1.4, 4.8, 0.7, 0.3, 1.8, 4.3, -0.4, 3.3, 12.9, 4.6, 2.4, 8.8, -2.3

Lowest Game Score of 43 games this season.

Previous lowest: -1.9, set on Jan 3, 2026.

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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Celtics won 112-93 at home against the Kings.
  • Previous appearance: Jan 28, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Kings this season: 3 points (Jan 1, 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.