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Kel'el Ware

C · 7′0″ · Current team: Milwaukee Bucks

Regular season · Apr 4, 2026 · WAS 136 @ MIA 152 · Final

Kel'el Ware 24 points vs Wizards (Apr 4, 2026): 2nd-best of 73 games

ANSWER

24 PTS · 10-of-15 FG · 3-of-6 3P · 1-of-2 FT · 35:48 MIN

Usual before this game: 10.9 PTS · 8.4 FGA · 22.1 MIN, from 72 regular-season games

2nd-best Game Score of 73 games this season: 28.5 against a usual 11.1 (+17.4)

SURPRISE SCORE
98Rare
above usual

No more than 2 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 about once or twice a season.

How the score works

Why did Kel'el Ware score 24 points?

Kel'el Ware scored 24 points against the Wizards on Apr 4, 2026 in 35:48: 10-of-15 from the field (66.7%), 3-of-6 from three (50.0%), 1-of-2 on free throws. Coming in, Ware had averaged 10.9 points on 8.4 shots in 22.1 minutes, from 72 regular-season games. By Game Score it was the 2nd-best of 73 games this season. Shot attempts: 15, against a usual 8.4. The 66.7% from the field compares with a usual 52.6%. Points by shot type, against the usual: two-pointers 14 (6.6), threes 9 (3.4). Playing time was 35:48, against a usual 22.1 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 28.7, against a usual 18.1. Rebounds: 19, against a usual 9.0. The Heat won 152-136 at home against the Wizards. 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

Ware in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (72 games)Change
Minutes35:4822.1+13.7
Points2410.9+13.1
Shots (FGA) · FG%15 · 66.7%8.4 · 52.6%+6.6 · +14.1
3PA · 3P%6 · 50.0%3.0 · 38.0%+3.0 · +12.0
FTA · FT%1-of-21.3 · 76.9%+0.7
Rebounds199.0+10.0
Assists20.7+1.3
Turnovers10.8+0.2
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 72 games18.618.1+0.5
Game Score per 36 minutes28.718.1+10.6
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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 (72 games)Change
Threes9 (3-of-6)3.4 (1.1-of-3.0)+5.6
Twos14 (7-of-9)6.6 (3.3-of-5.4)+7.4
Free throws1 (1-of-2)0.9 (0.9-of-1.3)+0.1
Total2410.9+13.1
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

28.5 against a usual 11.1 (+17.4)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+10.4
Rebounds+3.9
Assists+0.9
Steals and blocks+3.4
Turnovers and fouls-1.2
Total+17.4
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 73 games, oldest first, this game last: 6.2, 17.7, 5.8, 8.3, 1.7, 7, 14.7, 16.8, 4, 10.8, 17.4, 18.2, 17.4, 21.3, 6.2, 20.5, 22.5, 18.7, 12.4, 10.3, 1.3, 21, 4.9, 7.6, 6.6, 5.4, 25, 26.3, 28.8, 6.9, 15.6, 16.3, 19.1, 7.3, 10.1, 14.9, 6, 1.3, 3.5, 10.6, 1.6, 6.9, 12, 4, 12.6, 1.6, 12, 6, 0.8, 18.3, 3, 16.3, 12.2, 13.8, 13.8, 3.5, 14.9, 14.8, 25.8, 10.2, 11.9, 4.6, 14.5, 5.4, 13.3, -1.7, 4, 17.1, 13.9, 5.2, 3.5, 6.9, 28.5

2nd-best Game Score of 73 games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Heat won 152-136 at home against the Wizards.
  • Previous appearance: Apr 1, 2026, 3 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Wizards this season: 19 points (Feb 8, 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.