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John Konchar

6′5″ · Inactive · last listed with New York Knicks

Regular season · Apr 1, 2026 · DEN 130 @ UTA 117 · Final

John Konchar 12 points vs Nuggets (Apr 1, 2026): tied for 2nd-best of 49 games

ANSWER

12 PTS · 4-of-7 FG · 1-of-3 3P · 3-of-5 FT · 29:12 MIN

Usual before this game: 3.9 PTS · 3.1 FGA · 18.6 MIN, from 48 regular-season games

Tied for the 2nd-best Game Score of 49 games this season: 18.4 against a usual 5.5 (+12.9)

SURPRISE SCORE
97Unusual
above usual

No more than 3 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 John Konchar score 12 points?

John Konchar scored 12 points against the Nuggets on Apr 1, 2026 in 29:12: 4-of-7 from the field, 1-of-3 from three, 3-of-5 on free throws (60.0%). Before this game, Konchar averaged 3.9 points on 3.1 shots in 18.6 minutes across 48 regular-season games. By Game Score it tied for the 2nd-best of 49 games this season. The shot count was 7, against a usual 3.1. From two-pointers, 6 points against a usual 2.1; from free throws, 3 points against a usual 0.4; from threes, 3 points against a usual 1.4. Minutes: 29:12, against a usual 18.6; Game Score per 36 minutes: 22.7, against a usual 10.7. Rebounds: 10, against a usual 3.7. The Jazz lost 130-117 at home against the Nuggets. 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

Konchar in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (48 games)Change
Minutes29:1218.6+10.6
Points123.9+8.1
Shots (FGA) · FG%4-of-73.1 · 48.3%+3.9
3PA · 3P%1-of-31.7 · 27.5%+1.3
FTA · FT%5 · 60.0%0.6 · 74.1%+4.4 · -14.1
Rebounds103.7+6.3
Assists61.6+4.4
Turnovers10.6+0.4
Game Score per 36 minutes22.710.7+12.0
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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 (48 games)Change
Threes3 (1-of-3)1.4 (0.5-of-1.7)+1.6
Twos6 (3-of-4)2.1 (1.1-of-1.4)+3.9
Free throws3 (3-of-5)0.4 (0.4-of-0.6)+2.6
Total123.9+8.1
03

Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

18.4 against a usual 5.5 (+12.9)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+5.6
Rebounds+3.9
Assists+3.1
Steals and blocks+1.0
Turnovers and fouls-0.7
Total+12.9
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 49 games, oldest first, this game last: 0.6, 5.4, 13.3, 1, 3.6, 6.7, 0.6, 3.3, 5.1, -0.1, 0, 2.8, 2.6, 6.5, 2.9, 1.6, 6.6, 3.3, 1.9, 13.4, 5.9, 4.2, 0.2, 4.6, 0.6, 2.1, 15, 7, 6.9, -1.2, -0.2, 10.9, 10.4, 8.4, 8.8, 3.3, 6.6, 1.4, 5.5, 1, 7.9, 1.8, 8.8, 18.4, 13.3, 19.6, 6.7, 7, 18.4

Tied for the 2nd-best Game Score of 49 games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Jazz lost 130-117 at home against the Nuggets.
  • Previous appearance: Mar 30, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Nuggets this season: 0 points (Nov 24, 2025), 6 points (Mar 2, 2026), 16 points (Mar 27, 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.