Jabari Walker: season-high 18 points vs Bucks (Dec 5, 2025)
18 PTS · 5-of-10 FG · 4-of-8 3P · 4-of-4 FT · 18:18 MIN
Usual before this game: 4.0 PTS · 3.4 FGA · 13.3 MIN, from 20 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 21 games this season: 14.5 against a usual 3.2 (+11.3)
Season-high 18 points (previous high 12, set on Nov 9, 2025)
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 Jabari Walker score 18 points?
In 18:18 against the Bucks on Dec 5, 2025, Jabari Walker scored 18 points: 5-of-10 from the field (50.0%), 4-of-8 from three (50.0%), 4-of-4 on free throws. Coming in, Walker had averaged 4.0 points on 3.4 shots in 13.3 minutes, from 20 regular-season games. No earlier game this season reached 18 points. This game had the best Game Score of 21 games this season. Shot attempts: 10, against a usual 3.4. The rate from the field was 50.0%, against a usual 47.1%. From threes, 12 points against a usual 1.1; from free throws, 4 points against a usual 0.4. Minutes: 18:18, against a usual 13.3; Game Score per 36 minutes: 28.5, against a usual 8.7. The 76ers won 116-101 at the Bucks. 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
Walker in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (20 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 18:18 | 13.3 | +5.0 |
| Points | 18 | 4.0 | +14.0 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 10 · 50.0% | 3.4 · 47.1% | +6.6 · +2.9 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 8 · 50.0% | 1.2 · 29.2% | +6.8 · +20.8 |
| FTA · FT% | 4-of-4 | 0.6 · 72.7% | +3.4 |
| Rebounds | 2 | 3.6 | -1.6 |
| Assists | 1 | 0.6 | +0.4 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 18 games | 28.7 | 13.8 | +14.9 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 28.5 | 8.7 | +19.8 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (20 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 12 (4-of-8) | 1.1 (0.4-of-1.2) | +10.9 |
| Twos | 2 (1-of-2) | 2.5 (1.2-of-2.2) | -0.5 |
| Free throws | 4 (4-of-4) | 0.4 (0.4-of-0.6) | +3.6 |
| Total | 18 | 4.0 | +14.0 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
14.5 against a usual 3.2 (+11.3)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +10.8 |
| Rebounds | -1.0 |
| Assists | +0.3 |
| Steals and blocks | +0.7 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.5 |
| Total | +11.3 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 21 games this season.
Previous best: 11.4, set on Nov 19, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The 76ers won 116-101 at the Bucks.
- Previous appearance: Dec 4, 2025, 1 day earlier.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Bucks this season: 2 points (Nov 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.