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Nickeil Alexander-Walker

G · 6′5″ · Current team: Atlanta Hawks

Regular season · Feb 11, 2026 · ATL 107 @ CHA 110 · Final

Nickeil Alexander-Walker 10 points on 2-of-13 vs Hornets (Feb 11, 2026)

ANSWER

10 PTS · 2-of-13 FG · 1-of-7 3P · 5-of-5 FT · 40:18 MIN

Usual before this game: 20.3 PTS · 15.8 FGA · 33.1 MIN, from 53 regular-season games

3rd-lowest Game Score of 54 games this season: 3.2 against a usual 14.4 (-11.2)

SURPRISE SCORE
95Unusual
below usual

No more than 5 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 Nickeil Alexander-Walker score 10 points?

Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 10 points against the Hornets on Feb 11, 2026 in 40:18: 2-of-13 from the field (15.4%), 1-of-7 from three (14.3%), 5-of-5 on free throws (100.0%). Coming in, Alexander-Walker had averaged 20.3 points on 15.8 shots in 33.1 minutes, from 53 regular-season games. By Game Score it was the 3rd-lowest of 54 games this season. The rate from the field was 15.4%, against a usual 43.7%. Points by shot type, against the usual: threes 3 (9.2), two-pointers 2 (7.7), free throws 5 (3.4). Playing time was 40:18, against a usual 33.1 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 2.9, against a usual 15.6. At the Hornets, the Hawks lost 110-107. 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

Alexander-Walker in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (53 games)Change
Minutes40:1833.1+7.2
Points1020.3-10.3
Shots (FGA) · FG%13 · 15.4%15.8 · 43.7%-2.8 · -28.3
3PA · 3P%7 · 14.3%8.2 · 37.6%-1.2 · -23.3
FTA · FT%5 · 100.0%3.8 · 88.2%+1.2 · +11.8
Rebounds33.6-0.6
Assists43.7+0.3
Turnovers32.0+1.0
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 53 games19.724.8-5.1
Game Score per 36 minutes2.915.6-12.7
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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 (53 games)Change
Threes3 (1-of-7)9.2 (3.1-of-8.2)-6.2
Twos2 (1-of-6)7.7 (3.8-of-7.6)-5.7
Free throws5 (5-of-5)3.4 (3.4-of-3.8)+1.6
Total1020.3-10.3
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

3.2 against a usual 14.4 (-11.2)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-10.1
Rebounds-0.4
Assists+0.2
Steals and blocks+0.8
Turnovers and fouls-1.7
Total-11.2
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 54 games, oldest first, this game last: 4.2, 12.7, 15.8, 14.9, 14.6, 16, 8, 8.1, 11.1, 10.3, 15.4, 19.5, 14.6, 35.3, 7.1, 17.7, 2.9, 20.1, 26.8, 17.9, 13.6, 22.9, 12.9, 12, 5.5, 20.2, 12.8, 0.5, 14.2, 10.2, 16.9, 22.4, 3.5, 15.3, 20.6, 6.7, 15.4, 16, 18.2, 20.9, 11.5, 15.7, 28.9, 7.9, 5.2, 15.4, 15.9, 9.6, 16.4, 14.5, 22.6, 10.4, 15.2, 3.2

3rd-lowest Game Score of 54 games this season.

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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Hawks lost 110-107 at the Hornets.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Hornets this season: 23 points (Nov 23, 2025), 28 points (Dec 18, 2025), 13 points (Feb 7, 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.