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Jamal Shead

G · 6′1″ · Current team: Toronto Raptors

Regular season · Jan 11, 2026 · PHI 115 @ TOR 116 · Final

Jamal Shead: season-high 22 points vs 76ers (Jan 11, 2026)

ANSWER

22 PTS · 7-of-15 FG · 2-of-7 3P · 6-of-8 FT · 37:00 MIN

Usual before this game: 6.7 PTS · 6.2 FGA · 20.6 MIN, from 39 regular-season games

Best Game Score of 40 games this season: 16.6 against a usual 6.6 (+10.0)

Season-high 22 points (previous high 19, set on Dec 29, 2025)

SURPRISE SCORE
95Unusual
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 works

Why did Jamal Shead score 22 points?

Jamal Shead scored 22 points against the 76ers on Jan 11, 2026 in 37:00: 7-of-15 from the field (46.7%), 2-of-7 from three (28.6%), 6-of-8 on free throws (75.0%). Coming in, Shead had averaged 6.7 points on 6.2 shots in 20.6 minutes, from 39 regular-season games. The previous high this season was 19 points. By Game Score it was the best of 40 games this season. Shead took 15 shots, 8.8 more than usual. The 46.7% from the field compares with a usual 36.8%. From two-pointers, 10 points against a usual 2.2; from free throws, 6 points against a usual 1.0; from threes, 6 points against a usual 3.5. Playing time was 37:00, against a usual 20.6 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 16.2, against a usual 11.5. The Raptors won 116-115 at home against the 76ers. 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

Shead in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (39 games)Change
Minutes37:0020.6+16.4
Points226.7+15.3
Shots (FGA) · FG%15 · 46.7%6.2 · 36.8%+8.8 · +9.9
3PA · 3P%7 · 28.6%3.5 · 33.3%+3.5 · -4.7
FTA · FT%8 · 75.0%1.3 · 76.9%+6.7 · -1.9
Rebounds11.8-0.8
Assists65.4+0.6
Turnovers11.3-0.3
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 39 games20.716.9+3.8
Game Score per 36 minutes16.211.5+4.7
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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 (39 games)Change
Threes6 (2-of-7)3.5 (1.2-of-3.5)+2.5
Twos10 (5-of-8)2.2 (1.1-of-2.7)+7.8
Free throws6 (6-of-8)1.0 (1.0-of-1.3)+5.0
Total226.7+15.3
03

Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

16.6 against a usual 6.6 (+10.0)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+10.3
Rebounds0.0
Assists+0.4
Steals and blocks-1.1
Turnovers and fouls+0.4
Total+10.0
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 40 games, oldest first, this game last: 10.4, 4, 9.5, 3.5, 3.8, 10.5, 10, 9, -0.8, 8.3, 5.4, 6.6, 7.2, 3.7, 2.3, 14.2, 13.6, 11.9, 0.7, 0.7, 4.2, 4.1, 7.9, 5.6, 7.3, 14.8, 10.5, 7, 4.2, -2.3, 5.9, 2.6, 4.6, 14.9, -0.5, 6, 8.2, 3.4, 13.4, 16.6

Best Game Score of 40 games this season.

Previous best: 14.9, set on Dec 29, 2025.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Raptors won 116-115 at home against the 76ers.
  • Previous appearance: Jan 9, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the 76ers this season: 9 points (Nov 8, 2025), 0 points (Nov 19, 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.