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Jock Landale

C · 6′11″ · Current team: Atlanta Hawks

Regular season · Feb 5, 2026 · UTA 119 @ ATL 121 · Final

Jock Landale 26 points vs Jazz (Feb 5, 2026): season-best Game Score

ANSWER

26 PTS · 10-of-14 FG · 5-of-8 3P · 1-of-2 FT · 31:30 MIN

Usual before this game: 11.2 PTS · 8.7 FGA · 23.4 MIN, from 43 regular-season games

Best Game Score of 44 games this season: 29.0 against a usual 9.9 (+19.1)

Matched the season high of 26 points, set on Nov 24, 2025

SURPRISE SCORE
99Very rare
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 works

Why did Jock Landale score 26 points?

Jock Landale scored 26 points against the Jazz on Feb 5, 2026 in 31:30: 10-of-14 from the field (71.4%), 5-of-8 from three (62.5%), 1-of-2 on free throws. Before this game, Landale averaged 11.2 points on 8.7 shots in 23.4 minutes across 43 regular-season games. The 26 points tied the season high, set on Nov 24, 2025. This game had the best Game Score of 44 games this season. The shot count was 14, against a usual 8.7. The rate from the field was 71.4%, against a usual 50.7%. From threes, 15 points against a usual 3.3; from two-pointers, 10 points against a usual 6.6. Minutes: 31:30, against a usual 23.4; Game Score per 36 minutes: 33.1, against a usual 15.2. Rebounds: 11, against a usual 6.5. At home against the Jazz, the Hawks won 121-119. 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

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What changed

Landale in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (43 games)Change
Minutes31:3023.4+8.1
Points2611.2+14.8
Shots (FGA) · FG%14 · 71.4%8.7 · 50.7%+5.3 · +20.7
3PA · 3P%8 · 62.5%2.9 · 37.6%+5.1 · +24.9
FTA · FT%1-of-21.9 · 66.3%+0.1
Rebounds116.5+4.5
Assists51.7+3.3
Turnovers21.0+1.0
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 43 games21.818.7+3.1
Game Score per 36 minutes33.115.2+17.9
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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 (43 games)Change
Threes15 (5-of-8)3.3 (1.1-of-2.9)+11.7
Twos10 (5-of-6)6.6 (3.3-of-5.8)+3.4
Free throws1 (1-of-2)1.3 (1.3-of-1.9)-0.3
Total2611.2+14.8
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

29.0 against a usual 9.9 (+19.1)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+13.2
Rebounds+2.5
Assists+2.3
Steals and blocks+2.0
Turnovers and fouls-0.9
Total+19.1
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 44 games, oldest first, this game last: 5.9, 2.9, 6.7, 18.1, 5, 14.8, 12.6, 12.5, 8.2, 9.4, 9.9, 6.3, 11, 0.6, 0.9, 20.5, 5.4, 20, 6, 6.7, 4.5, 8.6, 5.2, 13.7, 8.4, 11.1, 21.3, 2.8, 9.4, 14.1, 3.9, 11.6, 15.8, 15.5, 2.7, 16.5, 17.1, 12.1, 21.8, 5.5, 9.6, 7.7, 3.5, 29

Best Game Score of 44 games this season.

Previous best: 21.8, set on Jan 23, 2026.

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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Hawks won 121-119 at home against the Jazz.
  • Previous appearance: Feb 2, 2026, 3 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Jazz this season: 8 points (Dec 12, 2025), 17 points (Dec 23, 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.