Jonas Valanciunas 3 turnovers vs Magic (Dec 27, 2025)
4 PTS · 3 TOV · 2-of-3 FG · 10:00 MIN
Usual before this game: 8.4 PTS · 1.0 TOV · 6.1 FGA · 13.0 MIN, from 30 regular-season games
3rd-lowest Game Score of 31 games this season: 0.4 against a usual 6.9 (-6.5)
below usual
No more than 4 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 about 2 to 4 times a season.
How the score worksWhy did Jonas Valanciunas have 3 turnovers?
In 10:00 against the Magic on Dec 27, 2025, Jonas Valanciunas scored 4 points: 2-of-3 from the field, no free throw attempts. Coming in, Valanciunas had averaged 8.4 points on 6.1 shots in 13.0 minutes, from 30 regular-season games. By Game Score it was the 3rd-lowest of 31 games this season. Valanciunas took 3 shots, 3.1 fewer than usual. By shot type: two-pointers 4 points (usual 6.8); free throws 0 points (usual 1.3). Valanciunas played 10:00 against a usual 13.0 minutes. Valanciunas had 3 turnovers and 4 fouls, against a usual 1.0 and 1.9. The Nuggets lost 127-126 at the Magic. 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 (30 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 10:00 | 13.0 | -3.0 |
| Points | 4 | 8.4 | -4.4 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 2-of-3 | 6.1 · 57.7% | -3.1 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 1.8 · 75.5% | -1.8 |
| Rebounds | 4 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| Assists | 1 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1.0 | +2.0 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 30 games | 25.0 | 26.3 | -1.3 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (30 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 0 (0-of-0) | 0.3 (0.1-of-0.4) | -0.3 |
| Twos | 4 (2-of-3) | 6.8 (3.4-of-5.7) | -2.8 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 1.3 (1.3-of-1.8) | -1.3 |
| Total | 4 | 8.4 | -4.4 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
0.4 against a usual 6.9 (-6.5)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | -2.7 |
| Rebounds | -0.3 |
| Assists | -0.1 |
| Steals and blocks | -0.6 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -2.8 |
| Total | -6.5 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
3rd-lowest Game Score of 31 games this season.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Nuggets lost 127-126 at the Magic.
- Previous appearance: Dec 25, 2025, 2 days earlier.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Magic this season: 10 points (Dec 18, 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.