Nickeil Alexander-Walker 11 points on 3-of-8 vs Knicks (Apr 30, 2026)
11 PTS · 3-of-8 FG · 1-of-4 3P · 4-of-6 FT · 29:06 MIN
Usual: 2025-26 regular season, 78 games, Oct 22 – Apr 10 (20.8 PTS · 15.3 FGA · 33.4 MIN)
Game Score 2.3 against a usual 15.3 (-13.0)
below usual
Playoff game · against the 2025-26 regular season
No more than 5 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far below their usual: playoff games, each against the player's regular-season usual.
How the score worksWhy did Nickeil Alexander-Walker score 11 points?
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 11 points in 29:06 against the Knicks on Apr 30, 2026, Game 6 of the first round: 3-of-8 from the field, 1-of-4 from three, 4-of-6 on free throws (66.7%). Before this game, Alexander-Walker averaged 20.8 points on 15.3 shots in 33.4 minutes across 78 regular-season games. Alexander-Walker took 8 shots, 7.3 fewer than usual. By shot type: threes 3 points (usual 9.7); two-pointers 4 points (usual 7.6). Minutes: 29:06, against a usual 33.4; Game Score per 36 minutes: 2.8, against a usual 16.5. Turnovers and fouls: 5 and 3, against a usual 2.1 and 2.2. At home against the Knicks, the Hawks lost 140-89, a 51-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
Alexander-Walker in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (78 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 29:06 | 33.4 | -4.3 |
| Points | 11 | 20.8 | -9.8 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 3-of-8 | 15.3 · 45.9% | -7.3 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 1-of-4 | 8.1 · 39.9% | -4.1 |
| FTA · FT% | 6 · 66.7% | 3.9 · 90.2% | +2.1 · -23.5 |
| Rebounds | 1 | 3.4 | -2.4 |
| Assists | 2 | 3.7 | -1.7 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 2.1 | +2.9 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 78 games | 23.2 | 24.1 | -0.9 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 2.8 | 16.5 | -13.7 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (78 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 3 (1-of-4) | 9.7 (3.2-of-8.1) | -6.7 |
| Twos | 4 (2-of-4) | 7.6 (3.8-of-7.2) | -3.6 |
| Free throws | 4 (4-of-6) | 3.5 (3.5-of-3.9) | +0.5 |
| Total | 11 | 20.8 | -9.8 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
2.3 against a usual 15.3 (-13.0)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | -6.9 |
| Rebounds | -1.0 |
| Assists | -1.2 |
| Steals and blocks | -0.7 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -3.2 |
| Total | -13.0 |
This postseason so far
Playoff games in date order, this game last; no score
| Date | Round | Opp | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | Game Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2026 | First round · Game 1 | @ NYK | 39:18 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 9.1 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | First round · Game 2 | @ NYK | 38:12 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7.6 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | First round · Game 3 | vs NYK | 37:30 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Apr 25, 2026 | First round · Game 4 | vs NYK | 34:48 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 4.4 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | First round · Game 5 | @ NYK | 33:42 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 11.6 |
| Apr 30, 2026This game | First round · Game 6 | vs NYK | 29:06 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2.3 |
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Hawks lost 140-89 at home against the Knicks, a 51-point loss.
- Previous appearance: Apr 28, 2026, 2 days earlier.
- Earlier in this series: 17 points (Game 1), 9 points (Game 2), 14 points (Game 3), 15 points (Game 4), 16 points (Game 5).
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 regular-season usual line, never blended with last season. How rare a gap is comes from NBA playoff games of 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26, each postseason checked on a table fit on the others; the top tier is Rare.