Jay Huff 3 points on 1-of-6 vs Celtics (Dec 22, 2025): lowest of 29 games
3 PTS · 1-of-6 FG · 1-of-5 3P · 25:12 MIN
Usual before this game: 8.1 PTS · 6.6 FGA · 19.4 MIN, from 28 regular-season games
Lowest Game Score of 29 games this season: -1.4 against a usual 7.4 (-8.8)
below usual
No more than 4 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 worksWhy did Jay Huff score 3 points?
In 25:12 against the Celtics on Dec 22, 2025, Jay Huff scored 3 points: 1-of-6 from the field, 1-of-5 from three (20.0%), no free throw attempts. Coming in, Huff had averaged 8.1 points on 6.6 shots in 19.4 minutes, from 28 regular-season games. By Game Score it was the lowest of 29 games this season. By shot type: two-pointers 0 points (usual 2.8); threes 3 points (usual 4.2); free throws 0 points (usual 1.1). Minutes: 25:12, against a usual 19.4; Game Score per 36 minutes: -2.0, against a usual 13.7. At the Celtics, the Pacers lost 103-95. 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 (28 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 25:12 | 19.4 | +5.8 |
| Points | 3 | 8.1 | -5.1 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 1-of-6 | 6.6 · 42.2% | -0.6 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 5 · 20.0% | 4.6 · 30.5% | +0.4 · -10.5 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 1.4 · 81.6% | -1.4 |
| Rebounds | 5 | 4.0 | +1.0 |
| Assists | 0 | 1.3 | -1.3 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0.7 | +1.3 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 27 games | 14.5 | 17.3 | -2.8 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | -2.0 | 13.7 | -15.7 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (28 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 3 (1-of-5) | 4.2 (1.4-of-4.6) | -1.2 |
| Twos | 0 (0-of-1) | 2.8 (1.4-of-2.0) | -2.8 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 1.1 (1.1-of-1.4) | -1.1 |
| Total | 3 | 8.1 | -5.1 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
-1.4 against a usual 7.4 (-8.8)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | -5.3 |
| Rebounds | -0.1 |
| Assists | -0.9 |
| Steals and blocks | -1.3 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -1.2 |
| Total | -8.8 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Lowest Game Score of 29 games this season.
Previous lowest: -1.3, set on Oct 26, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Pacers lost 103-95 at the Celtics.
- Previous appearance: Dec 20, 2025, 2 days earlier.
- No earlier regular-season meetings with the Celtics 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.