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Jeremiah Fears

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

Regular season · Apr 3, 2026 · NOP 113 @ SAC 117 · Final

Jeremiah Fears 28 points vs Kings (Apr 3, 2026): season-best Game Score

ANSWER

28 PTS · 10-of-19 FG · 5-of-11 3P · 3-of-3 FT · 37:00 MIN

Usual before this game: 13.1 PTS · 11.5 FGA · 24.9 MIN, from 77 regular-season games

Best Game Score of 78 games this season: 23.9 against a usual 8.9 (+15.0)

Matched the season high of 28 points, set on Mar 1, 2026

SURPRISE SCORE
98Rare
above usual

No more than 2 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 once or twice a season.

How the score works

Why did Jeremiah Fears score 28 points?

Jeremiah Fears scored 28 points against the Kings on Apr 3, 2026 in 37:00: 10-of-19 from the field (52.6%), 5-of-11 from three (45.5%), 3-of-3 on free throws. Before this game, Fears averaged 13.1 points on 11.5 shots in 24.9 minutes across 77 regular-season games. The 28 points matched the season high set on Mar 1, 2026. This game had the best Game Score of 78 games this season. Shot attempts: 19, against a usual 11.5. The rate from the field was 52.6%, against a usual 43.0%. By shot type: threes 15 points (usual 3.5); two-pointers 10 points (usual 7.6); free throws 3 points (usual 2.0). Playing time was 37:00, against a usual 24.9 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 23.3, against a usual 12.8. At the Kings, the Pelicans lost 117-113. 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 (77 games)Change
Minutes37:0024.9+12.1
Points2813.1+14.9
Shots (FGA) · FG%19 · 52.6%11.5 · 43.0%+7.5 · +9.6
3PA · 3P%11 · 45.5%3.5 · 33.8%+7.5 · +11.7
FTA · FT%3-of-32.6 · 78.2%+0.4
Rebounds83.5+4.5
Assists63.2+2.8
Turnovers12.2-1.2
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 77 games26.025.2+0.8
Game Score per 36 minutes23.312.8+10.5
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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 (77 games)Change
Threes15 (5-of-11)3.5 (1.2-of-3.5)+11.5
Twos10 (5-of-8)7.6 (3.8-of-8.0)+2.4
Free throws3 (3-of-3)2.0 (2.0-of-2.6)+1.0
Total2813.1+14.9
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

23.9 against a usual 8.9 (+15.0)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+11.9
Rebounds+1.1
Assists+1.9
Steals and blocks-1.4
Turnovers and fouls+1.5
Total+15.0
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 78 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, -1.8, 9.4, 4.2, 14.5, 5.1, 3.2, 12.1, 8.2, 5, 2.9, 18.6, 10.6, 4.6, 7.4, 17.9, 23.9

Best Game Score of 78 games this season.

Previous best: 21.2, set on Mar 1, 2026.

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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Pelicans lost 117-113 at the Kings.
  • Previous appearance: Apr 2, 2026, 1 day earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Kings this season: 20 points (Feb 9, 2026), 13 points (Mar 5, 2026).
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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.