Jay Huff: season-high 29 points vs Pelicans (Jan 16, 2026)
29 PTS · 13-of-17 FG · 3-of-6 3P · 29:12 MIN
Usual before this game: 8.4 PTS · 6.7 FGA · 19.9 MIN, from 41 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 42 games this season: 29.1 against a usual 7.3 (+21.8)
Season-high 29 points (previous high 20, reached in 3 earlier games)
above usual
No more than 1 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 less than once a season.
How the score worksWhy did Jay Huff score 29 points?
In 29:12 against the Pelicans on Jan 16, 2026, Jay Huff scored 29 points: 13-of-17 from the field (76.5%), 3-of-6 from three (50.0%), no free throw attempts. Before this game, Huff averaged 8.4 points on 6.7 shots in 19.9 minutes across 41 regular-season games. No earlier game this season reached 29 points. This game had the best Game Score of 42 games this season. Shot attempts: 17, against a usual 6.7. The 76.5% from the field compares with a usual 45.3%. Points by shot type, against the usual: two-pointers 20 (3.3), threes 9 (4.1), free throws 0 (1.0). Minutes: 29:12, against a usual 19.9; Game Score per 36 minutes: 35.9, against a usual 13.3. Huff had 9 rebounds, against a usual 3.7. At home against the Pelicans, the Pacers won 127-119. 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 (41 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 29:12 | 19.9 | +9.3 |
| Points | 29 | 8.4 | +20.6 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 17 · 76.5% | 6.7 · 45.3% | +10.3 · +31.2 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 6 · 50.0% | 4.4 · 31.1% | +1.6 · +18.9 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 1.2 · 83.3% | -1.2 |
| Rebounds | 9 | 3.7 | +5.3 |
| Assists | 1 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0.9 | -0.9 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 40 games | 24.7 | 17.4 | +7.3 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 35.9 | 13.3 | +22.6 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (41 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 9 (3-of-6) | 4.1 (1.4-of-4.4) | +4.9 |
| Twos | 20 (10-of-11) | 3.3 (1.7-of-2.3) | +16.7 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 1.0 (1.0-of-1.2) | -1.0 |
| Total | 29 | 8.4 | +20.6 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
29.1 against a usual 7.3 (+21.8)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +17.5 |
| Rebounds | +2.4 |
| Assists | -0.2 |
| Steals and blocks | +1.5 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.6 |
| Total | +21.8 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 42 games this season.
Previous best: 19.7, set on Dec 5, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Pacers won 127-119 at home against the Pelicans.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Pelicans this season: 9 points (Dec 20, 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.