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Kon Knueppel

G-F · 6′6″ · Current team: Charlotte Hornets

Regular season · Apr 5, 2026 · CHA 122 @ MIN 108 · Final

Kon Knueppel 11 points on 4-of-14 vs Timberwolves (Apr 5, 2026)

ANSWER

11 PTS · 4-of-14 FG · 1-of-4 3P · 2-of-3 FT · 31:24 MIN

Usual before this game: 18.8 PTS · 13.4 FGA · 31.5 MIN, from 77 regular-season games

5th-lowest Game Score of 78 games this season: 2.5 against a usual 14.4 (-11.9)

SURPRISE SCORE
95Unusual
below usual

No more than 5 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 works

Why did Kon Knueppel score 11 points?

Kon Knueppel scored 11 points against the Timberwolves on Apr 5, 2026 in 31:24: 4-of-14 from the field (28.6%), 1-of-4 from three, 2-of-3 on free throws. Coming in, Knueppel had averaged 18.8 points on 13.4 shots in 31.5 minutes, from 77 regular-season games. This game had the 5th-lowest Game Score of 78 games this season. The rate from the field was 28.6%, against a usual 48.3%. By shot type: threes 3 points (usual 10.3). Knueppel played 31:24 against a usual 31.5 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 2.9, against a usual 16.5. At the Timberwolves, the Hornets won 122-108. 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

Knueppel in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (77 games)Change
Minutes31:2431.5-0.1
Points1118.8-7.8
Shots (FGA) · FG%14 · 28.6%13.4 · 48.3%+0.6 · -19.7
3PA · 3P%1-of-47.9 · 43.1%-3.9
FTA · FT%2-of-32.9 · 86.5%+0.1
Rebounds45.4-1.4
Assists33.4-0.4
Turnovers31.9+1.1
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 77 games24.722.5+2.2
Game Score per 36 minutes2.916.5-13.6
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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 (77 games)Change
Threes3 (1-of-4)10.3 (3.4-of-7.9)-7.3
Twos6 (3-of-10)6.0 (3.0-of-5.5)0.0
Free throws2 (2-of-3)2.5 (2.5-of-2.9)-0.5
Total1118.8-7.8
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

2.5 against a usual 14.4 (-11.9)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-9.5
Rebounds-0.5
Assists-0.2
Steals and blocks+0.1
Turnovers and fouls-1.8
Total-11.9
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 78 games, oldest first, this game last: 7.4, 5.7, 15.4, 14.6, -1.2, 0.1, 21.2, 13.8, 20.5, 21.4, 7.6, 25.6, 1.1, 19.6, 24.5, 20, 22.3, -1.4, 6.5, 18.4, 10.2, 6.6, 18.1, 9.1, 28.5, 21.1, 24.3, 13.5, 12.6, 11, 12.7, 20.4, 17.5, 10, 16.1, 4.9, 16.3, 15.9, 14.7, 19.3, 22.6, 10.7, 13.6, 12.9, 13.2, 12.3, 9.7, 31.1, 10.5, 9.6, 13.9, 20, 18, 15.1, 9.6, 26.8, 21.5, 18.7, 22.2, 6.4, 10.2, 12.7, 21.4, 11.6, 12.7, 20.5, 16.9, 18.1, 12.7, 6.1, 9.5, 27.1, 5.5, 6.5, 4.4, 13.9, 18, 2.5

5th-lowest Game Score of 78 games this season.

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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Hornets won 122-108 at the Timberwolves.
  • Previous appearance: Apr 3, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Timberwolves this season: 5 points (Nov 1, 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.