Jamal Shead 2 points on 1-of-7 vs Nets (Dec 21, 2025): lowest of 30 games
2 PTS · 1-of-7 FG · 0-of-4 3P · 20:30 MIN
Usual before this game: 6.4 PTS · 5.7 FGA · 20.2 MIN, from 29 regular-season games
Lowest Game Score of 30 games this season: -2.3 against a usual 6.9 (-9.2)
below usual
No more than 1 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 less than once a season.
How the score worksWhy did Jamal Shead score 2 points?
In 20:30 against the Nets on Dec 21, 2025, Jamal Shead scored 2 points: 1-of-7 from the field, 0-of-4 from three, no free throw attempts. Before this game, Shead averaged 6.4 points on 5.7 shots in 20.2 minutes across 29 regular-season games. This game had the lowest Game Score of 30 games this season. From threes, 0 points against a usual 3.2; from free throws, 0 points against a usual 1.2. Shead played 20:30 against a usual 20.2 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was -4.0, against a usual 12.3. At the Nets, the Raptors lost 96-81. 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
Shead in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (29 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 20:30 | 20.2 | +0.3 |
| Points | 2 | 6.4 | -4.4 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 1-of-7 | 5.7 · 36.4% | +1.3 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 0-of-4 | 3.2 · 33.7% | +0.8 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 1.6 · 77.8% | -1.6 |
| Rebounds | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Assists | 4 | 5.4 | -1.4 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1.2 | +0.8 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 29 games | 20.2 | 16.1 | +4.1 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | -4.0 | 12.3 | -16.3 |
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 | 0 (0-of-4) | 3.2 (1.1-of-3.2) | -3.2 |
| Twos | 2 (1-of-3) | 2.0 (1.0-of-2.5) | 0.0 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 1.2 (1.2-of-1.6) | -1.2 |
| Total | 2 | 6.4 | -4.4 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
-2.3 against a usual 6.9 (-9.2)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | -5.6 |
| Rebounds | -0.2 |
| Assists | -1.0 |
| Steals and blocks | -1.2 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -1.2 |
| Total | -9.2 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Lowest Game Score of 30 games this season.
Previous lowest: -0.8, set on Nov 7, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Raptors lost 96-81 at the Nets.
- Previous appearance: Dec 20, 2025, 1 day earlier.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Nets this season: 6 points (Nov 11, 2025), 11 points (Nov 23, 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.