Nique Clifford: season-high 15 points vs Heat (Dec 6, 2025)
15 PTS · 7-of-8 FG · 1-of-1 3P · 18:00 MIN
Usual before this game: 3.7 PTS · 3.7 FGA · 16.2 MIN, from 18 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 19 games this season: 12.2 against a usual 2.7 (+9.5)
Season-high 15 points (previous high 12, set on Nov 5, 2025)
above usual
No more than 5 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 Nique Clifford score 15 points?
Nique Clifford scored 15 points against the Heat on Dec 6, 2025 in 18:00: 7-of-8 from the field, 1-of-1 from three, no free throw attempts. Coming in, Clifford had averaged 3.7 points on 3.7 shots in 16.2 minutes, from 18 regular-season games. No earlier game this season reached 15 points. By Game Score it was the best of 19 games this season. Clifford took 8 shots, 4.3 more than usual. By shot type: two-pointers 12 points (usual 1.5); threes 3 points (usual 1.5). Clifford played 18:00 against a usual 16.2 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 24.4, against a usual 6.1. At the Heat, the Kings won 127-111. 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
Clifford in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (18 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 18:00 | 16.2 | +1.8 |
| Points | 15 | 3.7 | +11.3 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 7-of-8 | 3.7 · 34.3% | +4.3 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 1-of-1 | 1.7 · 29.0% | -0.7 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 1.0 · 66.7% | -1.0 |
| Rebounds | 6 | 2.4 | +3.6 |
| Assists | 0 | 1.7 | -1.7 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0.6 | +1.4 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 17 games | 23.8 | 12.8 | +11.0 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 24.4 | 6.1 | +18.3 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (18 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 3 (1-of-1) | 1.5 (0.5-of-1.7) | +1.5 |
| Twos | 12 (6-of-7) | 1.5 (0.8-of-2.0) | +10.5 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 0.7 (0.7-of-1.0) | -0.7 |
| Total | 15 | 3.7 | +11.3 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
12.2 against a usual 2.7 (+9.5)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +10.7 |
| Rebounds | +1.2 |
| Assists | -1.1 |
| Steals and blocks | +0.4 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -1.7 |
| Total | +9.5 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 19 games this season.
Previous best: 9.8, set on Nov 5, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Kings won 127-111 at the Heat.
- Previous appearance: Dec 3, 2025, 3 days earlier.
- No earlier regular-season meetings with the Heat this season.
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.