Jarace Walker: season-high 21 points vs Pistons (Nov 24, 2025)
21 PTS · 8-of-10 FG · 5-of-6 3P · 27:06 MIN
Usual before this game: 9.7 PTS · 10.2 FGA · 28.1 MIN, from 16 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 17 games this season: 19.0 against a usual 5.2 (+13.8)
Season-high 21 points (previous high 20, set on Oct 29, 2025)
above usual
No more than 2 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 once or twice a season.
How the score worksWhy did Jarace Walker score 21 points?
Jarace Walker scored 21 points against the Pistons on Nov 24, 2025 in 27:06: 8-of-10 from the field (80.0%), 5-of-6 from three (83.3%), no free throw attempts. Before this game, Walker averaged 9.7 points on 10.2 shots in 28.1 minutes across 16 regular-season games. The 21 points were a season high, above the previous 20. By Game Score it was the best of 17 games this season. The 80.0% from the field compares with a usual 30.7%. By shot type: threes 15 points (usual 4.1); two-pointers 6 points (usual 3.5); free throws 0 points (usual 2.1). Playing time was 27:06, against a usual 28.1 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 25.2, against a usual 6.6. At home against the Pistons, the Pacers lost 122-117. 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 (16 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 27:06 | 28.1 | -1.0 |
| Points | 21 | 9.7 | +11.3 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 10 · 80.0% | 10.2 · 30.7% | -0.2 · +49.3 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 6 · 83.3% | 4.9 · 28.2% | +1.1 · +55.1 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 2.6 · 80.5% | -2.6 |
| Rebounds | 6 | 5.1 | +0.9 |
| Assists | 2 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 16 games | 19.3 | 19.4 | -0.1 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 25.2 | 6.6 | +18.6 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (16 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 15 (5-of-6) | 4.1 (1.4-of-4.9) | +10.9 |
| Twos | 6 (3-of-4) | 3.5 (1.7-of-5.3) | +2.5 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 2.1 (2.1-of-2.6) | -2.1 |
| Total | 21 | 9.7 | +11.3 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
19.0 against a usual 5.2 (+13.8)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +13.6 |
| Rebounds | +0.4 |
| Assists | -0.4 |
| Steals and blocks | +0.1 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.1 |
| Total | +13.8 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 17 games this season.
Previous best: 15.1, set on Oct 29, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Pacers lost 122-117 at home against the Pistons.
- Previous appearance: Nov 21, 2025, 3 days earlier.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Pistons this season: 8 points (Nov 17, 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.