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Keyonte George

G · 6′5″ · Current team: Utah Jazz

Regular season · Dec 7, 2025 · OKC 131 @ UTA 101 · Final

Keyonte George 8 points on 3-of-12 vs Thunder (Dec 7, 2025)

ANSWER

8 PTS · 3-of-12 FG · 0-of-4 3P · 2-of-2 FT · 27:48 MIN

Usual before this game: 22.9 PTS · 16.1 FGA · 33.7 MIN, from 22 regular-season games

2nd-lowest Game Score of 23 games this season: -1.7 against a usual 17.0 (-18.7)

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 Keyonte George score 8 points?

Keyonte George scored 8 points against the Thunder on Dec 7, 2025 in 27:48: 3-of-12 from the field (25.0%), 0-of-4 from three, 2-of-2 on free throws. Before this game, George averaged 22.9 points on 16.1 shots in 33.7 minutes across 22 regular-season games. This game had the 2nd-lowest Game Score of 23 games this season. George took 12 shots, 4.1 fewer than usual. George shot 25.0% from the field, against a usual 44.2%. By shot type: threes 0 points (usual 6.6); free throws 2 points (usual 6.4); two-pointers 6 points (usual 9.9). Playing time was 27:48, against a usual 33.7 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was -2.2, against a usual 18.2. George had 3 assists, against a usual 6.9. 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

01

What changed

George in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (22 games)Change
Minutes27:4833.7-5.9
Points822.9-14.9
Shots (FGA) · FG%12 · 25.0%16.1 · 44.2%-4.1 · -19.2
3PA · 3P%0-of-46.5 · 33.8%-2.5
FTA · FT%2-of-27.1 · 90.4%-5.1
Rebounds53.8+1.2
Assists36.9-3.9
Turnovers63.5+2.5
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 22 games30.427.7+2.7
Game Score per 36 minutes-2.218.2-20.4
02

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 (22 games)Change
Threes0 (0-of-4)6.6 (2.2-of-6.5)-6.6
Twos6 (3-of-8)9.9 (5.0-of-9.6)-3.9
Free throws2 (2-of-2)6.4 (6.4-of-7.1)-4.4
Total822.9-14.9
03

Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

-1.7 against a usual 17.0 (-18.7)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-13.4
Rebounds+0.2
Assists-2.7
Steals and blocks-0.4
Turnovers and fouls-2.4
Total-18.7
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 23 games, oldest first, this game last: 15.1, 13, 20.1, 22, 17, 17.6, 26.5, 11.2, 11.2, 20.9, 5, 14.8, 22.1, 26.3, 16.7, 18.4, 25.6, 22.3, -10.2, 20.4, 25.3, 12.4, -1.7

2nd-lowest Game Score of 23 games this season.

05

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: 20 points (Nov 21, 2025).
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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.