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Jalen Wilson

F · 6′6″ · Current team: Atlanta Hawks

Regular season · Jan 21, 2026 · BKN 66 @ NYK 120 · Final

Jalen Wilson 0 points on 0-of-1 vs Knicks (Jan 21, 2026): 2nd-lowest of 29 games

ANSWER

0 PTS · 0-of-1 FG · 0-of-1 3P · 0-of-2 FT · 10:42 MIN

Usual before this game: 5.3 PTS · 4.3 FGA · 13.8 MIN, from 28 regular-season games

2nd-lowest Game Score of 29 games this season: -3.0 against a usual 3.1 (-6.1)

Matched the season low of 0 points, reached in 6 earlier games

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 Jalen Wilson score 0 points?

Jalen Wilson scored 0 points against the Knicks on Jan 21, 2026 in 10:42: 0-of-1 from the field, 0-of-1 from three, 0-of-2 on free throws. Coming in, Wilson had averaged 5.3 points on 4.3 shots in 13.8 minutes, from 28 regular-season games. The 0 points matched the season low reached in 6 earlier games. By Game Score it was the 2nd-lowest of 29 games this season. Shot attempts: 1, against a usual 4.3. Points by shot type, against the usual: threes 0 (2.9), two-pointers 0 (1.4), free throws 0 (1.0). Wilson played 10:42 against a usual 13.8 minutes. The Nets lost 120-66 at the Knicks, a 54-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

01

What changed

Wilson in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (28 games)Change
Minutes10:4213.8-3.1
Points05.3-5.3
Shots (FGA) · FG%0-of-14.3 · 38.0%-3.3
3PA · 3P%0-of-12.7 · 35.5%-1.7
FTA · FT%0-of-21.3 · 80.0%+0.7
Rebounds21.2+0.8
Assists10.5+0.5
Turnovers20.4+1.6
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 27 games17.617.0+0.6
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 (28 games)Change
Threes0 (0-of-1)2.9 (1.0-of-2.7)-2.9
Twos0 (0-of-0)1.4 (0.7-of-1.6)-1.4
Free throws0 (0-of-2)1.0 (1.0-of-1.3)-1.0
Total05.3-5.3
03

Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

-3.0 against a usual 3.1 (-6.1)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-4.3
Rebounds+0.2
Assists+0.3
Steals and blocks-0.4
Turnovers and fouls-1.9
Total-6.1
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 29 games, oldest first, this game last: 4.3, 6.6, 4.9, 5.9, -2.2, 3.6, 3.5, 6.7, -6.1, 5.2, 2.7, -2.2, 1.3, 0.8, -2.1, 11.5, -1, -0.8, 4.6, 5.9, -0.7, 7.1, 0.5, 0, 10, 3.5, 10.1, 1.9, -3

2nd-lowest Game Score of 29 games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Nets lost 120-66 at the Knicks, a 54-point loss.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Knicks this season: 0 points (Nov 9, 2025), 6 points (Nov 24, 2025).
06

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.