Nicolas Batum: season-high 14 points vs Jazz (Jan 1, 2026)
14 PTS · 4-of-6 FG · 4-of-6 3P · 2-of-2 FT · 27:42 MIN
Usual before this game: 4.7 PTS · 3.9 FGA · 20.6 MIN, from 31 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 32 games this season: 13.3 against a usual 3.8 (+9.5)
Season-high 14 points (previous high 12, set on Dec 28, 2025)
above usual
No more than 4 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 Nicolas Batum score 14 points?
Nicolas Batum scored 14 points against the Jazz on Jan 1, 2026 in 27:42: 4-of-6 from the field, 4-of-6 from three (66.7%), 2-of-2 on free throws. Coming in, Batum had averaged 4.7 points on 3.9 shots in 20.6 minutes, from 31 regular-season games. No earlier game this season reached 14 points. This game had the best Game Score of 32 games this season. By shot type: threes 12 points (usual 4.4); free throws 2 points (usual 0.2). Batum played 27:42 against a usual 20.6 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 17.3, against a usual 6.6. The Clippers won 118-101 at home against the Jazz. 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
Batum in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (31 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 27:42 | 20.6 | +7.1 |
| Points | 14 | 4.7 | +9.3 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 4-of-6 | 3.9 · 38.8% | +2.1 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 6 · 66.7% | 3.7 · 39.1% | +2.3 · +27.6 |
| FTA · FT% | 2-of-2 | 0.2 · 85.7% | +1.8 |
| Rebounds | 2 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| Assists | 1 | 0.8 | +0.2 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 30 games | 10.6 | 10.3 | +0.3 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 17.3 | 6.6 | +10.7 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (31 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 12 (4-of-6) | 4.4 (1.5-of-3.7) | +7.6 |
| Twos | 0 (0-of-0) | 0.1 (0.1-of-0.2) | -0.1 |
| Free throws | 2 (2-of-2) | 0.2 (0.2-of-0.2) | +1.8 |
| Total | 14 | 4.7 | +9.3 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
13.3 against a usual 3.8 (+9.5)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +8.9 |
| Rebounds | 0.0 |
| Assists | +0.1 |
| Steals and blocks | -0.1 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.6 |
| Total | +9.5 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 32 games this season.
Previous best: 11.3, set on Dec 28, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Clippers won 118-101 at home against the Jazz.
- Previous appearance: Dec 30, 2025, 2 days earlier.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Jazz this season: 3 points (Oct 22, 2025).
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.