Karl-Anthony Towns 2 points on 1-of-5 vs Heat (Dec 21, 2025): lowest of 25 games
2 PTS · 1-of-5 FG · 0-of-2 FT · 28:48 MIN
Usual before this game: 22.1 PTS · 15.5 FGA · 33.1 MIN, from 24 regular-season games
Lowest Game Score of the 25 games the source holds this season: -0.9 against a usual 18.2 (-19.1)
Season-low 2 points among the games the source holds (previous low 8, set on Oct 28, 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 Karl-Anthony Towns score 2 points?
In 28:48 against the Heat on Dec 21, 2025, Karl-Anthony Towns scored 2 points: 1-of-5 from the field, no three-point attempts, 0-of-2 on free throws. Before this game, Towns averaged 22.1 points on 15.5 shots in 33.1 minutes across 24 regular-season games. No earlier game the source holds this season was as low as 2 points. By Game Score it was the lowest of the 25 games the source holds this season. Shot attempts: 5, against a usual 15.5. From two-pointers, 2 points against a usual 10.8; from free throws, 0 points against a usual 5.8; from threes, 0 points against a usual 5.5. Towns played 28:48 against a usual 33.1 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was -1.1, against a usual 19.8. Rebounds: 6, against a usual 12.0. The Knicks won 132-125 at home against the Heat. 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
Towns in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (24 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 28:48 | 33.1 | -4.3 |
| Points | 2 | 22.1 | -20.1 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 1-of-5 | 15.5 · 46.4% | -10.5 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 0-of-0 | 5.3 · 34.9% | -5.3 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-2 | 6.7 · 87.5% | -4.7 |
| Rebounds | 6 | 12.0 | -6.0 |
| Assists | 2 | 3.2 | -1.2 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2.5 | +0.5 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 24 games | 13.9 | 26.8 | -12.9 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | -1.1 | 19.8 | -20.9 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (24 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 0 (0-of-0) | 5.5 (1.8-of-5.3) | -5.5 |
| Twos | 2 (1-of-5) | 10.8 (5.4-of-10.2) | -8.8 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-2) | 5.8 (5.8-of-6.7) | -5.8 |
| Total | 2 | 22.1 | -20.1 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
-0.9 against a usual 18.2 (-19.1)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | -15.6 |
| Rebounds | -2.7 |
| Assists | -0.8 |
| Steals and blocks | +0.7 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -0.7 |
| Total | -19.1 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Lowest Game Score of the 25 games the source holds this season.
Previous lowest: 3.4, set on Oct 28, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Knicks won 132-125 at home against the Heat.
- Previous appearance: Dec 19, 2025, 2 days earlier.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Heat this season: 15 points (Oct 26, 2025), 39 points (Nov 14, 2025), 22 points (Nov 17, 2025).
- The source holds fewer Knicks games than this season has, so season highs, lows and ranks count only the games it holds.
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.