Kawhi Leonard: season-high 55 points vs Pistons (Dec 28, 2025)
55 PTS · 17-of-26 FG · 5-of-10 3P · 16-of-17 FT · 38:36 MIN
Usual before this game: 26.2 PTS · 19.1 FGA · 33.7 MIN, from 20 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 21 games this season: 51.6 against a usual 20.8 (+30.8)
Season-high 55 points (previous high 41, set on Dec 23, 2025)
above usual
No more than 1 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far above their usual.
For a player who plays every game, a game this far above the usual comes less than once a season.
How the score worksWhy did Kawhi Leonard score 55 points?
In 38:36 against the Pistons on Dec 28, 2025, Kawhi Leonard scored 55 points: 17-of-26 from the field (65.4%), 5-of-10 from three (50.0%), 16-of-17 on free throws (94.1%). Before this game, Leonard averaged 26.2 points on 19.1 shots in 33.7 minutes across 20 regular-season games. No earlier game this season reached 55 points. This game had the best Game Score of 21 games this season. Leonard took 26 shots, 6.9 more than usual. The 65.4% from the field compares with a usual 48.4%. Points by shot type, against the usual: free throws 16 (5.4), two-pointers 24 (13.9), threes 15 (6.9). Playing time was 38:36, against a usual 33.7 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 48.1, against a usual 22.2. Leonard had 5 steals and 3 blocks, against a usual 2.0 and 0.5. At home against the Pistons, the Clippers won 112-99. 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
Leonard in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (20 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 38:36 | 33.7 | +4.9 |
| Points | 55 | 26.2 | +28.8 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 26 · 65.4% | 19.1 · 48.4% | +6.9 · +17.0 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 10 · 50.0% | 6.3 · 36.5% | +3.7 · +13.5 |
| FTA · FT% | 17 · 94.1% | 5.5 · 98.2% | +11.5 · -4.1 |
| Rebounds | 11 | 6.3 | +4.7 |
| Assists | 2 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2.1 | +0.9 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 20 games | 46.4 | 31.4 | +15.0 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 48.1 | 22.2 | +25.9 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (20 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 15 (5-of-10) | 6.9 (2.3-of-6.3) | +8.1 |
| Twos | 24 (12-of-16) | 13.9 (6.9-of-12.8) | +10.1 |
| Free throws | 16 (16-of-17) | 5.4 (5.4-of-5.5) | +10.6 |
| Total | 55 | 26.2 | +28.8 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
51.6 against a usual 20.8 (+30.8)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +26.7 |
| Rebounds | +1.4 |
| Assists | -1.0 |
| Steals and blocks | +4.8 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -1.1 |
| Total | +30.8 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 21 games this season.
Previous best: 35.4, set on Oct 31, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Clippers won 112-99 at home against the Pistons.
- Previous appearance: Dec 26, 2025, 2 days earlier.
- No earlier regular-season meetings with the Pistons 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.