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Jeremiah Fears

G · 6′3″ · Current team: New Orleans Pelicans

Regular season · Mar 1, 2026 · NOP 117 @ LAC 137 · Final

Jeremiah Fears: season-high 28 points vs Clippers (Mar 1, 2026)

ANSWER

28 PTS · 10-of-15 FG · 5-of-6 3P · 3-of-3 FT · 26:06 MIN

Usual before this game: 13.1 PTS · 11.7 FGA · 25.7 MIN, from 61 regular-season games

Best Game Score of 62 games this season: 21.2 against a usual 8.9 (+12.3)

Season-high 28 points (previous high 24, set on Nov 17, 2025)

SURPRISE SCORE
96Unusual
above usual

No more than 4 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 works

Why did Jeremiah Fears score 28 points?

In 26:06 against the Clippers on Mar 1, 2026, Jeremiah Fears scored 28 points: 10-of-15 from the field (66.7%), 5-of-6 from three (83.3%), 3-of-3 on free throws. Coming in, Fears had averaged 13.1 points on 11.7 shots in 25.7 minutes, from 61 regular-season games. The 28 points were a season high, above the previous 24. By Game Score it was the best of 62 games this season. The shot count was 15, against a usual 11.7. The rate from the field was 66.7%, against a usual 42.3%. From threes, 15 points against a usual 3.1; from two-pointers, 10 points against a usual 7.8. Fears played 26:06 against a usual 25.7 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 29.2, against a usual 12.4. At the Clippers, the Pelicans lost 137-117, a 20-point loss. 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

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What changed

Fears in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (61 games)Change
Minutes26:0625.7+0.4
Points2813.1+14.9
Shots (FGA) · FG%15 · 66.7%11.7 · 42.3%+3.3 · +24.4
3PA · 3P%6 · 83.3%3.3 · 31.5%+2.7 · +51.8
FTA · FT%3-of-32.7 · 79.0%+0.3
Rebounds33.8-0.8
Assists43.2+0.8
Turnovers52.3+2.7
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 61 games33.224.9+8.3
Game Score per 36 minutes29.212.4+16.8
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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 (61 games)Change
Threes15 (5-of-6)3.1 (1.0-of-3.3)+11.9
Twos10 (5-of-9)7.8 (3.9-of-8.4)+2.2
Free throws3 (3-of-3)2.2 (2.2-of-2.7)+0.8
Total2813.1+14.9
03

Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

21.2 against a usual 8.9 (+12.3)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+14.8
Rebounds-0.5
Assists+0.5
Steals and blocks-0.1
Turnovers and fouls-2.4
Total+12.3
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 62 games, oldest first, this game last: 11.4, 10.5, -6.7, 18.4, 15.2, 7.5, 7.5, 5.3, 11.1, 5, 12.2, 17.1, 8.5, 13.2, 10.6, 17.7, 5.4, 11.8, 7, 7.3, 15.9, 17, 14.8, 8.5, 1.7, 14.5, 13.4, 7.7, -2, 8.5, 6.8, 5.5, 9, 5.3, 0.2, 13.2, 13.9, 4.9, 3.5, 16, 13.7, 5, 4.4, 18.2, 0.5, 10.1, 10.9, 2.2, 6.1, 4.3, 9, 7.2, 10.6, -3.9, 15.9, 11.2, 12.2, 3.5, 5.6, 7.6, 11.8, 21.2

Best Game Score of 62 games this season.

Previous best: 18.4, set on Oct 29, 2025.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Pelicans lost 137-117 at the Clippers, a 20-point loss.
  • Previous appearance: Feb 28, 2026, 1 day earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Clippers this season: 13 points (Oct 31, 2025).
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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.