Kyle Kuzma: season-high 33 points vs Suns (Mar 10, 2026)
33 PTS · 12-of-21 FG · 6-of-10 3P · 3-of-4 FT · 38:00 MIN
Usual before this game: 13.1 PTS · 10.1 FGA · 26.5 MIN, from 58 regular-season games
3rd-best Game Score of 59 games this season: 25.6 against a usual 9.7 (+15.9)
Season-high 33 points (previous high 31, set on Dec 11, 2025 and Feb 3, 2026)
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 worksWhy did Kyle Kuzma score 33 points?
In 38:00 against the Suns on Mar 10, 2026, Kyle Kuzma scored 33 points: 12-of-21 from the field (57.1%), 6-of-10 from three (60.0%), 3-of-4 on free throws. Coming in, Kuzma had averaged 13.1 points on 10.1 shots in 26.5 minutes, from 58 regular-season games. No earlier game this season reached 33 points. By Game Score it was the 3rd-best of 59 games this season. Shot attempts: 21, against a usual 10.1. The rate from the field was 57.1%, against a usual 48.9%. From threes, 18 points against a usual 3.5; from two-pointers, 12 points against a usual 7.5. Playing time was 38:00, against a usual 26.5 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 24.3, against a usual 13.2. At home against the Suns, the Bucks lost 129-114. 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
Kuzma in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (58 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 38:00 | 26.5 | +11.5 |
| Points | 33 | 13.1 | +19.9 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 21 · 57.1% | 10.1 · 48.9% | +10.9 · +8.2 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 10 · 60.0% | 3.3 · 35.3% | +6.7 · +24.7 |
| FTA · FT% | 3-of-4 | 2.9 · 72.3% | +1.1 |
| Rebounds | 3 | 4.7 | -1.7 |
| Assists | 3 | 2.6 | +0.4 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1.6 | +0.4 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 58 games | 29.3 | 21.7 | +7.6 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 24.3 | 13.2 | +11.1 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (58 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 18 (6-of-10) | 3.5 (1.2-of-3.3) | +14.5 |
| Twos | 12 (6-of-11) | 7.5 (3.8-of-6.8) | +4.5 |
| Free throws | 3 (3-of-4) | 2.1 (2.1-of-2.9) | +0.9 |
| Total | 33 | 13.1 | +19.9 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
25.6 against a usual 9.7 (+15.9)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +15.0 |
| Rebounds | -0.9 |
| Assists | +0.3 |
| Steals and blocks | +1.9 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -0.4 |
| Total | +15.9 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
3rd-best Game Score of 59 games this season.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Bucks lost 129-114 at home against the Suns.
- Previous appearance: Mar 7, 2026, 3 days earlier.
- Between the previous appearance and this game, the Bucks played on Mar 8, 2026; Kuzma was not in that box score; the data does not say why.
- No earlier regular-season meetings with the Suns 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.