Jordan Poole 0 points on 0-of-4 in 18 minutes vs Lakers (Jan 6, 2026)
0 PTS · 0-of-4 FG · 0-of-3 3P · 18:18 MIN
Usual before this game: 16.7 PTS · 13.6 FGA · 27.7 MIN, from 18 regular-season games
Lowest Game Score of 19 games this season: -4.9 against a usual 10.6 (-15.5)
Season-low 0 points (previous low 1, set on Dec 27, 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 Jordan Poole score 0 points?
Jordan Poole scored 0 points against the Lakers on Jan 6, 2026 in 18:18: 0-of-4 from the field, 0-of-3 from three, no free throw attempts. Coming in, Poole had averaged 16.7 points on 13.6 shots in 27.7 minutes, from 18 regular-season games. No earlier game this season was as low as 0 points. This game had the lowest Game Score of 19 games this season. Shot attempts: 4, against a usual 13.6. By shot type: threes 0 points (usual 7.7); two-pointers 0 points (usual 4.9); free throws 0 points (usual 4.1). Poole played 18:18 against a usual 27.7 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was -9.6, against a usual 13.7. The Pelicans lost 111-103 at home against the Lakers. 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
Poole in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (18 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 18:18 | 27.7 | -9.4 |
| Points | 0 | 16.7 | -16.7 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 0-of-4 | 13.6 · 36.9% | -9.6 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 0-of-3 | 8.4 · 30.3% | -5.4 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 4.5 · 91.4% | -4.5 |
| Rebounds | 1 | 1.9 | -0.9 |
| Assists | 1 | 3.7 | -2.7 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1.7 | +1.3 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 18 games | 16.1 | 25.7 | -9.6 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | -9.6 | 13.7 | -23.3 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (18 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 0 (0-of-3) | 7.7 (2.6-of-8.4) | -7.7 |
| Twos | 0 (0-of-1) | 4.9 (2.4-of-5.2) | -4.9 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 4.1 (4.1-of-4.5) | -4.1 |
| Total | 0 | 16.7 | -16.7 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
-4.9 against a usual 10.6 (-15.5)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | -11.8 |
| Rebounds | -0.4 |
| Assists | -1.9 |
| Steals and blocks | -0.3 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -1.1 |
| Total | -15.5 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Lowest Game Score of 19 games this season.
Previous lowest: 1.3, set on Dec 27, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Pelicans lost 111-103 at home against the Lakers.
- Previous appearance: Jan 4, 2026, 2 days earlier.
- No earlier regular-season meetings with the Lakers 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.