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Neemias Queta

C · 7′0″ · Current team: Boston Celtics

Regular season · Feb 6, 2026 · MIA 96 @ BOS 98 · Final

Neemias Queta 2 points on 1-of-2 vs Heat (Feb 6, 2026): lowest of 49 games

ANSWER

2 PTS · 1-of-2 FG · 21:48 MIN

Usual before this game: 10.1 PTS · 6.7 FGA · 25.4 MIN, from 48 regular-season games

Lowest Game Score of 49 games this season: 3.0 against a usual 11.3 (-8.3)

Season-low 2 points (previous low 4, reached in 3 earlier games)

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 Neemias Queta score 2 points?

Neemias Queta scored 2 points against the Heat on Feb 6, 2026 in 21:48: 1-of-2 from the field, no free throw attempts. Coming in, Queta had averaged 10.1 points on 6.7 shots in 25.4 minutes, from 48 regular-season games. The 2 points were a season low, below the previous 4. This game had the lowest Game Score of 49 games this season. The shot count was 2, against a usual 6.7. Points by shot type, against the usual: two-pointers 2 (8.5), free throws 0 (1.6). Playing time was 21:48, against a usual 25.4 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 5.0, against a usual 16.0. At home against the Heat, the Celtics won 98-96. 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

Queta in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (48 games)Change
Minutes21:4825.4-3.6
Points210.1-8.1
Shots (FGA) · FG%1-of-26.7 · 63.8%-4.7
FTA · FT%0-of-02.3 · 67.0%-2.3
Rebounds118.3+2.7
Assists11.5-0.5
Turnovers21.0+1.0
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 48 games8.214.9-6.7
Game Score per 36 minutes5.016.0-11.0
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 (48 games)Change
Twos2 (1-of-2)8.5 (4.2-of-6.6)-6.5
Free throws0 (0-of-0)1.6 (1.6-of-2.3)-1.6
Total210.1-8.1
03

Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

3.0 against a usual 11.3 (-8.3)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-5.8
Rebounds+1.2
Assists-0.4
Steals and blocks-1.9
Turnovers and fouls-1.4
Total-8.3
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 49 games, oldest first, this game last: 12.6, 6.4, 7.2, 8.3, 16.5, 6.2, 8.3, 9.7, 21.3, 5.6, 4.9, 8.6, 16.7, 13.3, 8.1, 17.2, 5.3, 21.4, 9.4, 17.7, 11.2, 15, 8, 9.2, 11.1, 12.2, 7.3, 12.2, 7.7, 11.5, 13.6, 7.3, 16.4, 10.4, 11.6, 12.9, 15, 7.9, 13.8, 11.8, 18, 7.8, 7, 4.3, 10.1, 13.3, 9, 21, 3

Lowest Game Score of 49 games this season.

Previous lowest: 4.3, set on Jan 26, 2026.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Celtics won 98-96 at home against the Heat.
  • Previous appearance: Feb 4, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Heat this season: 10 points (Dec 19, 2025), 9 points (Jan 15, 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.