Jay Huff 14 points vs Bulls (Nov 29, 2025): 2nd-best of 20 games
14 PTS · 5-of-9 FG · 4-of-8 3P · 25:18 MIN
Usual before this game: 7.1 PTS · 6.0 FGA · 17.0 MIN, from 19 regular-season games
2nd-best Game Score of 20 games this season: 16.7 against a usual 5.8 (+10.9)
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 worksWhy did Jay Huff score 14 points?
Jay Huff scored 14 points against the Bulls on Nov 29, 2025 in 25:18: 5-of-9 from the field, 4-of-8 from three (50.0%), no free throw attempts. Before this game, Huff averaged 7.1 points on 6.0 shots in 17.0 minutes across 19 regular-season games. This game had the 2nd-best Game Score of 20 games this season. Huff took 9 shots, 3.0 more than usual. By shot type: threes 12 points (usual 3.7). Playing time was 25:18, against a usual 17.0 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 23.8, against a usual 12.2. The Pacers won 103-101 at home against the Bulls. 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
Huff in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (19 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 25:18 | 17.0 | +8.3 |
| Points | 14 | 7.1 | +6.9 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 5-of-9 | 6.0 · 41.2% | +3.0 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 8 · 50.0% | 4.0 · 30.3% | +4.0 · +19.7 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 1.3 · 70.8% | -1.3 |
| Rebounds | 8 | 3.4 | +4.6 |
| Assists | 2 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 18 games | 16.1 | 18.1 | -2.0 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 23.8 | 12.2 | +11.6 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (19 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 12 (4-of-8) | 3.7 (1.2-of-4.0) | +8.3 |
| Twos | 2 (1-of-1) | 2.5 (1.3-of-2.0) | -0.5 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 0.9 (0.9-of-1.3) | -0.9 |
| Total | 14 | 7.1 | +6.9 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
16.7 against a usual 5.8 (+10.9)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +6.0 |
| Rebounds | +1.3 |
| Assists | +0.7 |
| Steals and blocks | +1.1 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +1.8 |
| Total | +10.9 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
2nd-best Game Score of 20 games this season.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Pacers won 103-101 at home against the Bulls.
- Previous appearance: Nov 28, 2025, 1 day earlier.
- No earlier regular-season meetings with the Bulls this season.
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.