Ja'Kobe Walter: season-high 18 points vs Warriors (Dec 28, 2025)
18 PTS · 6-of-10 FG · 4-of-7 3P · 2-of-2 FT · 33:12 MIN
Usual before this game: 5.7 PTS · 4.6 FGA · 16.9 MIN, from 29 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 30 games this season: 16.3 against a usual 4.2 (+12.1)
Season-high 18 points (previous high 17, set on Dec 4, 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 Ja'Kobe Walter score 18 points?
Ja'Kobe Walter scored 18 points against the Warriors on Dec 28, 2025 in 33:12: 6-of-10 from the field (60.0%), 4-of-7 from three (57.1%), 2-of-2 on free throws. Coming in, Walter had averaged 5.7 points on 4.6 shots in 16.9 minutes, from 29 regular-season games. The 18 points were a season high, above the previous 17. By Game Score it was the best of 30 games this season. Walter took 10 shots, 5.4 more than usual. Walter shot 60.0% from the field, against a usual 43.6%. From threes, 12 points against a usual 3.3; from two-pointers, 4 points against a usual 1.8; from free throws, 2 points against a usual 0.6. Minutes: 33:12, against a usual 16.9; Game Score per 36 minutes: 17.7, against a usual 9.0. At home against the Warriors, the Raptors won 141-127. 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
Walter in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (29 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 33:12 | 16.9 | +16.3 |
| Points | 18 | 5.7 | +12.3 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 10 · 60.0% | 4.6 · 43.6% | +5.4 · +16.4 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 7 · 57.1% | 2.9 · 38.1% | +4.1 · +19.0 |
| FTA · FT% | 2-of-2 | 0.8 · 70.8% | +1.2 |
| Rebounds | 2 | 1.9 | +0.1 |
| Assists | 3 | 0.8 | +2.2 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 29 games | 13.2 | 14.2 | -1.0 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 17.7 | 9.0 | +8.7 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (29 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 12 (4-of-7) | 3.3 (1.1-of-2.9) | +8.7 |
| Twos | 4 (2-of-3) | 1.8 (0.9-of-1.7) | +2.2 |
| Free throws | 2 (2-of-2) | 0.6 (0.6-of-0.8) | +1.4 |
| Total | 18 | 5.7 | +12.3 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
16.3 against a usual 4.2 (+12.1)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +10.2 |
| Rebounds | +0.2 |
| Assists | +1.5 |
| Steals and blocks | 0.0 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.2 |
| Total | +12.1 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 30 games this season.
Previous best: 15.7, set on Dec 4, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Raptors won 141-127 at home against the Warriors.
- Previous appearance: Dec 26, 2025, 2 days earlier.
- No earlier regular-season meetings with the Warriors 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.