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Jaylen Wells

F · 6′7″ · Current team: Memphis Grizzlies

Regular season · Oct 25, 2025 · IND 103 @ MEM 128 · Final

Jaylen Wells 5 points on 2-of-10 vs Pacers (Oct 25, 2025)

ANSWER

5 PTS · 2-of-10 FG · 0-of-7 3P · 1-of-2 FT · 27:12 MIN

Usual before this game: 10.6 PTS · 8.5 FGA · 25.7 MIN, from this season's 2 games plus last season's average, counted as 9 games

Game Score -2.5 against a usual 7.4 (-9.9)

SURPRISE SCORE
98Rare
below usual

No more than 2 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 once or twice a season.

How the score works

Why did Jaylen Wells score 5 points?

In 27:12 against the Pacers on Oct 25, 2025, Jaylen Wells scored 5 points: 2-of-10 from the field (20.0%), 0-of-7 from three (0.0%), 1-of-2 on free throws. The usual line blends this season's 2 games with last season's average, counted as 9 games: 10.6 points on 8.5 shots in 25.7 minutes. The rate from the field was 20.0%, against a usual 42.3%. From threes, 0 points against a usual 6.2. Playing time was 27:12, against a usual 25.7 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was -3.3, against a usual 10.4. At home against the Pacers, the Grizzlies won 128-103, a 25-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

01

What changed

Wells in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (blended)Change
Minutes27:1225.7+1.5
Points510.6-5.6
Shots (FGA) · FG%10 · 20.0%8.5 · 42.3%+1.5 · -22.3
3PA · 3P%7 · 0.0%5.4 · 38.2%+1.6 · -38.2
FTA · FT%1-of-21.9 · 71.9%+0.1
Rebounds33.4-0.4
Assists01.9-1.9
Turnovers11.00.0
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 2 games18.217.6+0.6
Game Score per 36 minutes-3.310.4-13.7
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
Threes0 (0-of-7)6.2 (2.1-of-5.4)-6.2
Twos4 (2-of-3)3.1 (1.5-of-3.1)+0.9
Free throws1 (1-of-2)1.3 (1.3-of-1.9)-0.3
Total510.6-5.6
03

Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

-2.5 against a usual 7.4 (-9.9)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-7.5
Rebounds-0.5
Assists-1.3
Steals and blocks-0.6
Turnovers and fouls0.0
Total-9.9
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each game this season, oldest first, this game last: 10.3, 4.4, -2.5

No rank yet: too few earlier games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Grizzlies won 128-103 at home against the Pacers, a 25-point win.
  • Previous appearance: Oct 24, 2025, 1 day earlier.
  • No earlier regular-season meetings with the Pacers this season.
  • The source holds fewer Grizzlies games than this season has, so season highs, lows and ranks count only the games it holds.
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.