Kevin Love 0 points on 0-of-3 vs Thunder (Dec 7, 2025)
0 PTS · 0-of-3 FG · 0-of-2 3P · 16:00 MIN
Usual before this game: 5.9 PTS · 4.2 FGA · 14.5 MIN, from 13 regular-season games
Game Score -1.1 against a usual 5.8 (-6.9)
below usual
No more than 3 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 2 to 4 times a season.
How the score worksWhy did Kevin Love score 0 points?
In 16:00 against the Thunder on Dec 7, 2025, Kevin Love scored 0 points: 0-of-3 from the field, 0-of-2 from three, no free throw attempts. Before this game, Love averaged 5.9 points on 4.2 shots in 14.5 minutes across 13 regular-season games. Points by shot type, against the usual: threes 0 (3.4), two-pointers 0 (1.4), free throws 0 (1.1). Love played 16:00 against a usual 14.5 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was -2.5, against a usual 14.4. At home against the Thunder, the Jazz lost 131-101, a 30-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
What changed
Love in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (13 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 16:00 | 14.5 | +1.5 |
| Points | 0 | 5.9 | -5.9 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 0-of-3 | 4.2 · 43.6% | -1.2 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 0-of-2 | 3.2 · 36.6% | -1.2 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 1.4 · 77.8% | -1.4 |
| Rebounds | 2 | 4.5 | -2.5 |
| Assists | 2 | 1.8 | +0.2 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0.8 | +0.2 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 12 games | 11.2 | 16.3 | -5.1 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | -2.5 | 14.4 | -16.9 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (13 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 0 (0-of-2) | 3.4 (1.1-of-3.2) | -3.4 |
| Twos | 0 (0-of-1) | 1.4 (0.7-of-1.0) | -1.4 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 1.1 (1.1-of-1.4) | -1.1 |
| Total | 0 | 5.9 | -5.9 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
-1.1 against a usual 5.8 (-6.9)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | -5.7 |
| Rebounds | -0.9 |
| Assists | +0.2 |
| Steals and blocks | -0.6 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.1 |
| Total | -6.9 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
No rank yet: too few earlier games this season.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Jazz lost 131-101 at home against the Thunder, a 30-point loss.
- Previous appearance: Dec 5, 2025, 2 days earlier.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Thunder this season: 12 points (Nov 21, 2025).
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.