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Julius Randle

F-C · 6′9″ · Current team: Brooklyn Nets

Regular season · Feb 20, 2026 · DAL 111 @ MIN 122 · Final

Julius Randle 13 points on 4-of-15 vs Mavericks (Feb 20, 2026)

ANSWER

13 PTS · 4-of-15 FG · 1-of-4 3P · 4-of-4 FT · 28:54 MIN

Usual before this game: 22.3 PTS · 15.9 FGA · 33.6 MIN, from 56 regular-season games

Lowest Game Score of 57 games this season: 3.7 against a usual 18.0 (-14.3)

SURPRISE SCORE
98Rare
below usual

No more than 2 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 once or twice a season.

How the score works

Why did Julius Randle score 13 points?

Julius Randle scored 13 points against the Mavericks on Feb 20, 2026 in 28:54: 4-of-15 from the field (26.7%), 1-of-4 from three, 4-of-4 on free throws. Coming in, Randle had averaged 22.3 points on 15.9 shots in 33.6 minutes, from 56 regular-season games. This game had the lowest Game Score of 57 games this season. Randle shot 26.7% from the field, against a usual 49.2%. Points by shot type, against the usual: two-pointers 6 (12.5), threes 3 (4.7), free throws 4 (5.1). Minutes: 28:54, against a usual 33.6; Game Score per 36 minutes: 4.6, against a usual 19.3. Randle had 5 turnovers and 3 fouls, against a usual 2.6 and 2.8. The Timberwolves won 122-111 at home against the Mavericks. 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

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What changed

Randle in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (56 games)Change
Minutes28:5433.6-4.7
Points1322.3-9.3
Shots (FGA) · FG%15 · 26.7%15.9 · 49.2%-0.9 · -22.5
3PA · 3P%1-of-44.8 · 32.5%-0.8
FTA · FT%4-of-46.3 · 82.3%-2.3
Rebounds57.0-2.0
Assists35.4-2.4
Turnovers52.6+2.4
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 56 games28.626.7+1.9
Game Score per 36 minutes4.619.3-14.7
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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 (56 games)Change
Threes3 (1-of-4)4.7 (1.6-of-4.8)-1.7
Twos6 (3-of-11)12.5 (6.3-of-11.1)-6.5
Free throws4 (4-of-4)5.1 (5.1-of-6.3)-1.1
Total1322.3-9.3
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

3.7 against a usual 18.0 (-14.3)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-9.8
Rebounds0.0
Assists-1.7
Steals and blocks-0.3
Turnovers and fouls-2.5
Total-14.3
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 57 games, oldest first, this game last: 20.1, 23.1, 24.6, 20, 25.5, 25, 20.5, 23.3, 18.4, 15.2, 26.1, 23.4, 23.9, 5.4, 28.1, 10.2, 10.6, 6.8, 11.8, 25.7, 11.5, 19.8, 17, 17.6, 23.1, 19.2, 11.3, 12.4, 9.6, 16.5, 28.6, 12, 22.8, 15, 19.3, 17.6, 14.1, 21.8, 14.9, 11.1, 25.2, 23, 15.6, 12.5, 21.8, 11.7, 8, 25.4, 12.1, 22.3, 15.3, 8.2, 23, 11.2, 20.3, 29.7, 3.7

Lowest Game Score of 57 games this season.

Previous lowest: 5.4, set on Nov 17, 2025.

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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Timberwolves won 122-111 at home against the Mavericks.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Mavericks this season: 12 points (Nov 17, 2025), 31 points (Jan 28, 2026).
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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.