Jaylen Clark 11 points vs Bulls (Dec 29, 2025): season-best Game Score
11 PTS · 4-of-7 FG · 3-of-3 FT · 18:48 MIN
Usual before this game: 4.3 PTS · 3.5 FGA · 14.1 MIN, from 29 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 30 games this season: 13.0 against a usual 3.3 (+9.7)
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 Jaylen Clark score 11 points?
Jaylen Clark scored 11 points against the Bulls on Dec 29, 2025 in 18:48: 4-of-7 from the field, no three-point attempts, 3-of-3 on free throws. Before this game, Clark averaged 4.3 points on 3.5 shots in 14.1 minutes across 29 regular-season games. This game had the best Game Score of 30 games this season. Clark took 7 shots, 3.5 more than usual. From two-pointers, 8 points against a usual 1.9; from free throws, 3 points against a usual 0.8; from threes, 0 points against a usual 1.6. Minutes: 18:48, against a usual 14.1; Game Score per 36 minutes: 24.9, against a usual 8.5. Clark had 3 steals and 1 block, against a usual 0.7 and 0.1. At the Bulls, the Timberwolves won 136-101, a 35-point win. 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
Clark in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (29 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 18:48 | 14.1 | +4.7 |
| Points | 11 | 4.3 | +6.7 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 4-of-7 | 3.5 · 42.6% | +3.5 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 0-of-0 | 1.7 · 32.7% | -1.7 |
| FTA · FT% | 3-of-3 | 1.3 · 59.5% | +1.7 |
| Rebounds | 4 | 1.9 | +2.1 |
| Assists | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 28 games | 19.5 | 13.5 | +6.0 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 24.9 | 8.5 | +16.4 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (29 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 0 (0-of-0) | 1.6 (0.5-of-1.7) | -1.6 |
| Twos | 8 (4-of-7) | 1.9 (0.9-of-1.8) | +6.1 |
| Free throws | 3 (3-of-3) | 0.8 (0.8-of-1.3) | +2.2 |
| Total | 11 | 4.3 | +6.7 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
13.0 against a usual 3.3 (+9.7)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +5.5 |
| Rebounds | +0.6 |
| Assists | -0.4 |
| Steals and blocks | +2.9 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +1.1 |
| Total | +9.7 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 30 games this season.
Previous best: 9.3, set on Nov 9, 2025 and Dec 4, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Timberwolves won 136-101 at the Bulls, a 35-point win.
- Previous appearance: Dec 27, 2025, 2 days 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.