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Hugo González

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

Regular season · Feb 8, 2026 · NYK 111 @ BOS 89 · Final

Hugo González 2 points on 1-of-5 vs Knicks (Feb 8, 2026)

ANSWER

2 PTS · 1-of-5 FG · 0-of-3 3P · 12:30 MIN

Usual before this game: 3.9 PTS · 3.3 FGA · 15.4 MIN, from 47 regular-season games

4th-lowest Game Score of 48 games this season: -1.6 against a usual 3.4 (-5.0)

SURPRISE SCORE
96Unusual
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 works

Why did Hugo González score 2 points?

Hugo González scored 2 points against the Knicks on Feb 8, 2026 in 12:30: 1-of-5 from the field, 0-of-3 from three. Coming in, González had averaged 3.9 points on 3.3 shots in 15.4 minutes, from 47 regular-season games. By Game Score it was the 4th-lowest of 48 games this season. Points by shot type, against the usual: threes 0 (1.6). González played 12:30 against a usual 15.4 minutes. The Celtics lost 111-89 at home against the Knicks, a 22-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

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What changed

González in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (47 games)Change
Minutes12:3015.4-2.9
Points23.9-1.9
Shots (FGA) · FG%1-of-53.3 · 47.1%+1.7
3PA · 3P%0-of-31.6 · 34.2%+1.4
Rebounds13.4-2.4
Assists00.6-0.6
Turnovers00.6-0.6
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 45 games17.711.8+5.9
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 (47 games)Change
Threes0 (0-of-3)1.6 (0.5-of-1.6)-1.6
Twos2 (1-of-2)2.1 (1.0-of-1.7)-0.1
Free throws0 (0-of-0)0.2 (0.2-of-0.4)-0.2
Total23.9-1.9
03

Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

-1.6 against a usual 3.4 (-5.0)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-3.2
Rebounds-1.1
Assists-0.4
Steals and blocks-0.8
Turnovers and fouls+0.5
Total-5.0
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 48 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, 0, 2.4, 0.9, 1.1, -1.6

4th-lowest Game Score of 48 games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Celtics lost 111-89 at home against the Knicks, a 22-point loss.
  • Previous appearance: Feb 6, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Knicks this season: 6 points (Oct 24, 2025), 4 points (Dec 2, 2025).
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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.