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Matas Buzelis

F · 6′9″ · Current team: Chicago Bulls

Regular season · Feb 19, 2026 · TOR 110 @ CHI 101 · Final

Matas Buzelis 4 points on 2-of-10 vs Raptors (Feb 19, 2026): lowest of 56 games

ANSWER

4 PTS · 2-of-10 FG · 0-of-7 3P · 31:18 MIN

Usual before this game: 15.2 PTS · 11.5 FGA · 28.3 MIN, from 55 regular-season games

Lowest Game Score of 56 games this season: -3.7 against a usual 11.4 (-15.1)

SURPRISE SCORE
99Very rare
below usual

No more than 1 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 less than once a season.

How the score works

Why did Matas Buzelis score 4 points?

Matas Buzelis scored 4 points against the Raptors on Feb 19, 2026 in 31:18: 2-of-10 from the field (20.0%), 0-of-7 from three (0.0%), no free throw attempts. Before this game, Buzelis averaged 15.2 points on 11.5 shots in 28.3 minutes across 55 regular-season games. By Game Score it was the lowest of 56 games this season. The 20.0% from the field compares with a usual 47.4%. Points by shot type, against the usual: threes 0 (6.2), two-pointers 4 (6.8), free throws 0 (2.2). Playing time was 31:18, against a usual 28.3 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was -4.3, against a usual 14.5. Buzelis had 4 turnovers and 2 fouls, against a usual 1.9 and 2.4. The Bulls lost 110-101 at home against the Raptors. 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

Buzelis in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (55 games)Change
Minutes31:1828.3+3.0
Points415.2-11.2
Shots (FGA) · FG%10 · 20.0%11.5 · 47.4%-1.5 · -27.4
3PA · 3P%7 · 0.0%5.5 · 37.2%+1.5 · -37.2
FTA · FT%0-of-02.9 · 77.8%-2.9
Rebounds65.4+0.6
Assists12.1-1.1
Turnovers41.9+2.1
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 55 games18.622.0-3.4
Game Score per 36 minutes-4.314.5-18.8
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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 (55 games)Change
Threes0 (0-of-7)6.2 (2.1-of-5.5)-6.2
Twos4 (2-of-3)6.8 (3.4-of-6.0)-2.8
Free throws0 (0-of-0)2.2 (2.2-of-2.9)-2.2
Total415.2-11.2
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

-3.7 against a usual 11.4 (-15.1)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-11.3
Rebounds+0.6
Assists-0.7
Steals and blocks-1.7
Turnovers and fouls-2.0
Total-15.1
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 56 games, oldest first, this game last: 16.6, -2.6, 10.4, 20.2, 7, 10.4, 5.3, 18.7, -3.2, 11.3, 17, 14.6, 8.2, 10.9, 2.4, 11.1, 5.4, 3.3, 8.5, 20.5, 7.4, 16.1, 12.9, 7.3, 11.2, 4.8, 21.5, 26.4, 12.6, 4.5, 4.8, 6.8, 12.1, 21.2, 9.3, 21.4, 14.9, 9.4, 12.8, 4.9, 13.4, 14.7, 17, 11.7, 11.1, 7.5, 17.6, 13.3, 10.8, -1.5, 15.8, 15.7, 15.6, 10.4, 13.1, -3.7

Lowest Game Score of 56 games this season.

Previous lowest: -3.2, set on Nov 8, 2025.

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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Bulls lost 110-101 at home against the Raptors.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Raptors this season: 18 points (Feb 5, 2026).
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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.