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Jarace Walker

F · 6′7″ · Current team: Indiana Pacers

Regular season · Oct 21, 2026 · IND 123 @ NOP 120 · Final

Jarace Walker 3 points on 1-of-6 in 19 minutes vs Pelicans (Oct 21, 2026)

ANSWER

3 PTS · 1-of-6 FG · 1-of-3 3P · 18:31 MIN

Usual before this game: 11.6 PTS · 9.6 FGA · 25.7 MIN, from last season's average over 76 regular-season games

Game Score -1.7 against a usual 8.4 (-10.1)

SURPRISE SCORE
97Unusual
below usual

No more than 3 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 2 to 4 times a season.

How the score works

Why did Jarace Walker score 3 points?

Jarace Walker scored 3 points against the Pelicans on Oct 21, 2026 in 18:31: 1-of-6 from the field, 1-of-3 from three, no free throw attempts. Before this first game of the season, the usual line was last season's average over 76 regular-season games: 11.6 points on 9.6 shots in 25.7 minutes. The shot count was 6, against a usual 9.6. From two-pointers, 0 points against a usual 4.6; from threes, 3 points against a usual 5.2; from free throws, 0 points against a usual 1.8. Minutes: 18:31, against a usual 25.7; Game Score per 36 minutes: -3.3, against a usual 11.8. Walker had 4 turnovers and 2 fouls, against a usual 1.8 and 1.6. At the Pelicans, the Pacers won 123-120. 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

Walker in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (blended)Change
Minutes18:3125.7-7.2
Points311.6-8.6
Shots (FGA) · FG%1-of-69.6 · 41.9%-3.6
3PA · 3P%1-of-34.7 · 37.4%-1.7
FTA · FT%0-of-02.4 · 74.9%-2.4
Rebounds65.1+0.9
Assists22.5-0.5
Turnovers41.8+2.2
Game Score per 36 minutes-3.311.8-15.1
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 (blended)Change
Threes3 (1-of-3)5.2 (1.7-of-4.7)-2.2
Twos0 (0-of-3)4.6 (2.3-of-4.9)-4.6
Free throws0 (0-of-0)1.8 (1.8-of-2.4)-1.8
Total311.6-8.6
03

Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

-1.7 against a usual 8.4 (-10.1)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-7.0
Rebounds0.0
Assists-0.4
Steals and blocks-0.4
Turnovers and fouls-2.3
Total-10.1
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each game this season, oldest first, this game last: -1.7

No rank yet: too few earlier games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Pacers won 123-120 at the Pelicans.
  • No earlier regular-season meetings with the Pelicans this season.
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.