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Josh Giddey

G · 6′8″ · Current team: Chicago Bulls

Regular season · Oct 21, 2026 · CHI 92 @ TOR 135 · Final

Josh Giddey 2 points on 1-of-10 in 24 minutes vs Raptors (Oct 21, 2026)

ANSWER

2 PTS · 1-of-10 FG · 0-of-4 3P · 0-of-2 FT · 24:01 MIN

Usual before this game: 17.0 PTS · 13.3 FGA · 32.1 MIN, from last season's average over 54 regular-season games

Game Score -4.1 against a usual 16.2 (-20.3)

SURPRISE SCORE
99Very rare
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 works

Why did Josh Giddey score 2 points?

In 24:01 against the Raptors on Oct 21, 2026, Josh Giddey scored 2 points: 1-of-10 from the field (10.0%), 0-of-4 from three, 0-of-2 on free throws. Before this first game of the season, the usual line was last season's average over 54 regular-season games: 17.0 points on 13.3 shots in 32.1 minutes. The shot count was 10, against a usual 13.3. Giddey shot 10.0% from the field, against a usual 44.8%. By shot type: two-pointers 2 points (usual 8.1); threes 0 points (usual 5.7); free throws 0 points (usual 3.2). Playing time was 24:01, against a usual 32.1 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was -6.1, against a usual 18.1. Assists: 6, against a usual 9.1. At the Raptors, the Bulls lost 135-92, a 43-point loss. 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

01

What changed

Giddey in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (blended)Change
Minutes24:0132.1-8.1
Points217.0-15.0
Shots (FGA) · FG%10 · 10.0%13.3 · 44.8%-3.3 · -34.8
3PA · 3P%0-of-45.2 · 36.4%-1.2
FTA · FT%0-of-24.2 · 76.3%-2.2
Rebounds78.3-1.3
Assists69.1-3.1
Turnovers53.6+1.4
Game Score per 36 minutes-6.118.1-24.2
02

Points by shot type

Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change

Points by shot type against the usual line
Shot typeThis gameUsual (blended)Change
Threes0 (0-of-4)5.7 (1.9-of-5.2)-5.7
Twos2 (1-of-6)8.1 (4.0-of-8.1)-6.1
Free throws0 (0-of-2)3.2 (3.2-of-4.2)-3.2
Total217.0-15.0
03

Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

-4.1 against a usual 16.2 (-20.3)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-15.1
Rebounds-0.1
Assists-2.2
Steals and blocks-1.4
Turnovers and fouls-1.5
Total-20.3
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each game this season, oldest first, this game last: -4.1

No rank yet: too few earlier games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Bulls lost 135-92 at the Raptors, a 43-point loss.
  • No earlier regular-season meetings with the Raptors this season.
06

What this page cannot tell you

The same on every performance page

Limits

Box scores record what happened, not why: no injuries or health, defensive assignments, matchups, coaching decisions or play-by-play.

METHOD

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.