Liam McNeeley: season-high 13 points vs Nuggets (Dec 7, 2025)
13 PTS · 4-of-5 FG · 4-of-5 3P · 1-of-2 FT · 19:30 MIN
Usual before this game: 4.5 PTS · 3.6 FGA · 13.8 MIN, from 17 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 18 games this season: 13.9 against a usual 2.9 (+11.0)
Season-high 13 points (previous high 10, set on Dec 3, 2025)
above usual
No more than 3 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 2 to 4 times a season.
How the score worksWhy did Liam McNeeley score 13 points?
In 19:30 against the Nuggets on Dec 7, 2025, Liam McNeeley scored 13 points: 4-of-5 from the field, 4-of-5 from three (80.0%), 1-of-2 on free throws. Coming in, McNeeley had averaged 4.5 points on 3.6 shots in 13.8 minutes, from 17 regular-season games. No earlier game this season reached 13 points. This game had the best Game Score of 18 games this season. From threes, 12 points against a usual 2.5. Minutes: 19:30, against a usual 13.8; Game Score per 36 minutes: 25.7, against a usual 7.5. The Hornets lost 115-106 at home against the Nuggets. 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
McNeeley in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (17 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 19:30 | 13.8 | +5.7 |
| Points | 13 | 4.5 | +8.5 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 4-of-5 | 3.6 · 36.1% | +1.4 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 5 · 80.0% | 2.3 · 35.9% | +2.7 · +44.1 |
| FTA · FT% | 1-of-2 | 1.2 · 85.7% | +0.8 |
| Rebounds | 4 | 2.4 | +1.6 |
| Assists | 2 | 0.8 | +1.2 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 16 games | 13.5 | 15.1 | -1.6 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 25.7 | 7.5 | +18.2 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (17 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 12 (4-of-5) | 2.5 (0.8-of-2.3) | +9.5 |
| Twos | 0 (0-of-0) | 0.9 (0.5-of-1.3) | -0.9 |
| Free throws | 1 (1-of-2) | 1.1 (1.1-of-1.2) | -0.1 |
| Total | 13 | 4.5 | +8.5 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
13.9 against a usual 2.9 (+11.0)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +8.3 |
| Rebounds | +0.3 |
| Assists | +0.8 |
| Steals and blocks | +0.7 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.9 |
| Total | +11.0 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 18 games this season.
Previous best: 8.3, set on Oct 30, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Hornets lost 115-106 at home against the Nuggets.
- Previous appearance: Dec 5, 2025, 2 days earlier.
- No earlier regular-season meetings with the Nuggets 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.