Jose Alvarado 0 points on 0-of-3 vs Trail Blazers (Jan 2, 2026)
0 PTS · 0-of-3 FG · 0-of-3 3P · 20:30 MIN
Usual before this game: 8.3 PTS · 6.9 FGA · 22.3 MIN, from 32 regular-season games
2nd-lowest Game Score of 33 games this season: -1.2 against a usual 6.9 (-8.1)
Matched the season low of 0 points, set on Oct 24, 2025
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 Jose Alvarado score 0 points?
In 20:30 against the Trail Blazers on Jan 2, 2026, Jose Alvarado scored 0 points: 0-of-3 from the field, 0-of-3 from three. Coming in, Alvarado had averaged 8.3 points on 6.9 shots in 22.3 minutes, from 32 regular-season games. The 0 points tied the season low, set on Oct 24, 2025. This game had the 2nd-lowest Game Score of 33 games this season. The shot count was 3, against a usual 6.9. By shot type: threes 0 points (usual 5.0); two-pointers 0 points (usual 2.7). Minutes: 20:30, against a usual 22.3; Game Score per 36 minutes: -2.1, against a usual 11.1. At home against the Trail Blazers, the Pelicans lost 122-109. 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
Alvarado in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (32 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 20:30 | 22.3 | -1.8 |
| Points | 0 | 8.3 | -8.3 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 0-of-3 | 6.9 · 43.7% | -3.9 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 0-of-3 | 4.4 · 37.6% | -1.4 |
| Rebounds | 3 | 2.7 | +0.3 |
| Assists | 4 | 3.2 | +0.8 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1.2 | +0.8 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 31 games | 9.7 | 16.1 | -6.4 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | -2.1 | 11.1 | -13.2 |
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-3) | 5.0 (1.7-of-4.4) | -5.0 |
| Twos | 0 (0-of-0) | 2.7 (1.4-of-2.5) | -2.7 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 0.6 (0.6-of-0.7) | -0.6 |
| Total | 0 | 8.3 | -8.3 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
-1.2 against a usual 6.9 (-8.1)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | -6.7 |
| Rebounds | -0.1 |
| Assists | +0.6 |
| Steals and blocks | -1.1 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -0.8 |
| Total | -8.1 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
2nd-lowest Game Score of 33 games this season.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Pelicans lost 122-109 at home against the Trail Blazers.
- Previous appearance: Dec 27, 2025, 6 days earlier.
- Between the previous appearance and this game, the Pelicans played 2 regular-season games, on Dec 29, 2025 and Dec 31, 2025; Alvarado was not in either box score; the data does not say why.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Trail Blazers this season: 5 points (Nov 12, 2025), 4 points (Dec 11, 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.