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Luka Dončić

F-G · 6′8″ · Current team: Los Angeles Lakers

Regular season · Nov 12, 2025 · LAL 92 @ OKC 121 · Final

Luka Dončić 19 points on 7-of-20 vs Thunder (Nov 12, 2025)

ANSWER

19 PTS · 7-of-20 FG · 1-of-7 3P · 4-of-7 FT · 32:48 MIN

Usual before this game: 32.8 PTS · 22.5 FGA · 36.3 MIN, from this season's 7 games plus last season's average, counted as 6.5 games

Game Score 10.8 against a usual 26.6 (-15.8)

SURPRISE SCORE
96Unusual
below usual

No more than 4 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 Luka Dončić score 19 points?

In 32:48 against the Thunder on Nov 12, 2025, Luka Dončić scored 19 points: 7-of-20 from the field (35.0%), 1-of-7 from three (14.3%), 4-of-7 on free throws (57.1%). The usual line blends this season's 7 games with last season's average, counted as 6.5 games: 32.8 points on 22.5 shots in 36.3 minutes. Dončić shot 35.0% from the field, against a usual 47.3%. Points by shot type, against the usual: threes 3 (11.1), free throws 4 (7.8), two-pointers 12 (13.9). Playing time was 32:48, against a usual 36.3 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 11.9, against a usual 26.4. The Lakers lost 121-92 at the Thunder, a 29-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

Dončić in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (blended)Change
Minutes32:4836.3-3.5
Points1932.8-13.8
Shots (FGA) · FG%20 · 35.0%22.5 · 47.3%-2.5 · -12.3
3PA · 3P%7 · 14.3%10.9 · 34.1%-3.9 · -19.8
FTA · FT%7 · 57.1%9.9 · 78.9%-2.9 · -21.8
Rebounds78.8-1.8
Assists78.4-1.4
Turnovers43.7+0.3
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 7 games36.339.9-3.6
Game Score per 36 minutes11.926.4-14.5
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 (blended)Change
Threes3 (1-of-7)11.1 (3.7-of-10.9)-8.1
Twos12 (6-of-13)13.9 (7.0-of-11.6)-1.9
Free throws4 (4-of-7)7.8 (7.8-of-9.9)-3.8
Total1932.8-13.8
03

Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

10.8 against a usual 26.6 (-15.8)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-13.9
Rebounds-0.5
Assists-1.0
Steals and blocks0.0
Turnovers and fouls-0.4
Total-15.8
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each game this season, oldest first, this game last: 38.9, 42, 31.5, 24.3, 31.5, 16.5, 28.5, 10.8

No rank yet: too few earlier games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Lakers lost 121-92 at the Thunder, a 29-point loss.
  • Previous appearance: Nov 10, 2025, 2 days earlier.
  • No earlier regular-season meetings with the Thunder this season.
06

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.