Jonas Valanciunas 2 points on 1-of-5 vs Timberwolves (Dec 25, 2025)
2 PTS · 1-of-5 FG · 10:24 MIN
Usual before this game: 8.7 PTS · 6.1 FGA · 13.1 MIN, from 29 regular-season games
Lowest Game Score of 30 games this season: -1.0 against a usual 7.2 (-8.2)
Matched the season low of 2 points, set on Nov 17, 2025
below usual
No more than 1 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 less than once a season.
How the score worksWhy did Jonas Valanciunas score 2 points?
In 10:24 against the Timberwolves on Dec 25, 2025, Jonas Valanciunas scored 2 points: 1-of-5 from the field, no free throw attempts. Before this game, Valanciunas averaged 8.7 points on 6.1 shots in 13.1 minutes across 29 regular-season games. The 2 points matched the season low set on Nov 17, 2025. This game had the lowest Game Score of 30 games this season. By shot type: two-pointers 2 points (usual 7.0); free throws 0 points (usual 1.4). Playing time was 10:24, against a usual 13.1 minutes. The Nuggets won 142-138 at home against the Timberwolves. 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
What changed
Valanciunas in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (29 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 10:24 | 13.1 | -2.7 |
| Points | 2 | 8.7 | -6.7 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 1-of-5 | 6.1 · 58.8% | -1.1 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 1.8 · 75.5% | -1.8 |
| Rebounds | 4 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| Assists | 1 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 29 games | 23.2 | 26.4 | -3.2 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (29 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 0 (0-of-0) | 0.3 (0.1-of-0.4) | -0.3 |
| Twos | 2 (1-of-5) | 7.0 (3.5-of-5.7) | -5.0 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 1.4 (1.4-of-1.8) | -1.4 |
| Total | 2 | 8.7 | -6.7 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
-1.0 against a usual 7.2 (-8.2)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | -6.7 |
| Rebounds | -0.8 |
| Assists | -0.1 |
| Steals and blocks | -0.6 |
| Turnovers and fouls | 0.0 |
| Total | -8.2 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Lowest Game Score of 30 games this season.
Previous lowest: -0.5, set on Nov 17, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Nuggets won 142-138 at home against the Timberwolves.
- Previous appearance: Dec 23, 2025, 2 days earlier.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Timberwolves this season: 4 points (Oct 27, 2025), 6 points (Nov 15, 2025).
What this page cannot tell you
The same on every performance page
Box scores record what happened, not why: no injuries or health, defensive assignments, matchups, coaching decisions or play-by-play.
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.