Matas Buzelis: season-high 32 points vs Hornets (Feb 24, 2026)
32 PTS · 13-of-19 FG · 6-of-11 3P · 33:00 MIN
Usual before this game: 15.0 PTS · 11.4 FGA · 28.3 MIN, from 58 regular-season games
2nd-best Game Score of 59 games this season: 26.0 against a usual 11.0 (+15.0)
Season-high 32 points (previous high 28, set on Dec 21, 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 Matas Buzelis score 32 points?
Matas Buzelis scored 32 points against the Hornets on Feb 24, 2026 in 33:00: 13-of-19 from the field (68.4%), 6-of-11 from three (54.5%), no free throw attempts. Coming in, Buzelis had averaged 15.0 points on 11.4 shots in 28.3 minutes, from 58 regular-season games. The previous high this season was 28 points. By Game Score it was the 2nd-best of 59 games this season. Shot attempts: 19, against a usual 11.4. Buzelis shot 68.4% from the field, against a usual 46.8%. By shot type: threes 18 points (usual 6.1); two-pointers 14 points (usual 6.6); free throws 0 points (usual 2.3). Minutes: 33:00, against a usual 28.3; Game Score per 36 minutes: 28.4, against a usual 14.0. The Bulls lost 131-99 at home against the Hornets, a 32-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
What changed
Buzelis in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (58 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 33:00 | 28.3 | +4.7 |
| Points | 32 | 15.0 | +17.0 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 19 · 68.4% | 11.4 · 46.8% | +7.6 · +21.6 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 11 · 54.5% | 5.6 · 36.1% | +5.4 · +18.4 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 2.9 · 77.8% | -2.9 |
| Rebounds | 7 | 5.4 | +1.6 |
| Assists | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 58 games | 28.4 | 22.0 | +6.4 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 28.4 | 14.0 | +14.4 |
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-11) | 6.1 (2.0-of-5.6) | +11.9 |
| Twos | 14 (7-of-8) | 6.6 (3.3-of-5.8) | +7.4 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 2.3 (2.3-of-2.9) | -2.3 |
| Total | 32 | 15.0 | +17.0 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
26.0 against a usual 11.0 (+15.0)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +15.1 |
| Rebounds | +0.5 |
| Assists | 0.0 |
| Steals and blocks | -0.7 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.1 |
| Total | +15.0 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
2nd-best Game Score of 59 games this season.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Bulls lost 131-99 at home against the Hornets, a 32-point loss.
- Previous appearance: Feb 22, 2026, 2 days earlier.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Hornets this season: 8 points (Nov 28, 2025), 10 points (Dec 12, 2025), 17 points (Jan 3, 2026).
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.