Jonas Valanciunas: season-high 17 points vs Raptors (Dec 31, 2025)
17 PTS · 5-of-6 FG · 7-of-8 FT · 23:06 MIN
Usual before this game: 8.2 PTS · 5.9 FGA · 13.0 MIN, from 32 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 33 games this season: 21.6 against a usual 6.6 (+15.0)
Season-high 17 points (previous high 16, set on Nov 7, 2025)
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 worksWhy did Jonas Valanciunas score 17 points?
Jonas Valanciunas scored 17 points against the Raptors on Dec 31, 2025 in 23:06: 5-of-6 from the field, 7-of-8 on free throws (87.5%). Coming in, Valanciunas had averaged 8.2 points on 5.9 shots in 13.0 minutes, from 32 regular-season games. The previous high this season was 16 points. By Game Score it was the best of 33 games this season. By shot type: free throws 7 points (usual 1.2); two-pointers 10 points (usual 6.7). Minutes: 23:06, against a usual 13.0; Game Score per 36 minutes: 33.7, against a usual 18.4. Steals and blocks: 1 and 3, against a usual 0.2 and 0.5. The Nuggets won 106-103 at the Raptors. 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 (32 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 23:06 | 13.0 | +10.1 |
| Points | 17 | 8.2 | +8.8 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 5-of-6 | 5.9 · 58.5% | +0.1 |
| FTA · FT% | 8 · 87.5% | 1.7 · 75.5% | +6.3 · +12.0 |
| Rebounds | 9 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| Assists | 4 | 1.2 | +2.8 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 32 games | 20.8 | 25.8 | -5.0 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 33.7 | 18.4 | +15.3 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (32 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 0 (0-of-0) | 0.3 (0.1-of-0.4) | -0.3 |
| Twos | 10 (5-of-6) | 6.7 (3.3-of-5.5) | +3.3 |
| Free throws | 7 (7-of-8) | 1.2 (1.2-of-1.7) | +5.8 |
| Total | 17 | 8.2 | +8.8 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
21.6 against a usual 6.6 (+15.0)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +9.1 |
| Rebounds | +1.2 |
| Assists | +2.0 |
| Steals and blocks | +2.6 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.1 |
| Total | +15.0 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 33 games this season.
Previous best: 16.5, set on Nov 7, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Nuggets won 106-103 at the Raptors.
- Previous appearance: Dec 29, 2025, 2 days earlier.
- No earlier regular-season meetings with the Raptors this season.
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.