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Onyeka Okongwu

F-C · 6′10″ · Current team: Atlanta Hawks

Regular season · Jan 3, 2026 · ATL 117 @ TOR 134 · Final

Onyeka Okongwu 4 points on 2-of-9 vs Raptors (Jan 3, 2026)

ANSWER

4 PTS · 2-of-9 FG · 0-of-3 3P · 30:18 MIN

Usual before this game: 16.6 PTS · 12.6 FGA · 31.7 MIN, from 35 regular-season games

2nd-lowest Game Score of 36 games this season: 0.7 against a usual 13.8 (-13.1)

Season-low 4 points (previous low 7, reached in 4 earlier games)

SURPRISE SCORE
97Unusual
below usual

No more than 3 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 Onyeka Okongwu score 4 points?

In 30:18 against the Raptors on Jan 3, 2026, Onyeka Okongwu scored 4 points: 2-of-9 from the field, 0-of-3 from three, no free throw attempts. Coming in, Okongwu had averaged 16.6 points on 12.6 shots in 31.7 minutes, from 35 regular-season games. No earlier game this season was as low as 4 points. By Game Score it was the 2nd-lowest of 36 games this season. The shot count was 9, against a usual 12.6. Points by shot type, against the usual: threes 0 (5.7), two-pointers 4 (8.6), free throws 0 (2.3). Minutes: 30:18, against a usual 31.7; Game Score per 36 minutes: 0.8, against a usual 15.7. Rebounds: 3, against a usual 7.9. The Hawks lost 134-117 at the Raptors. 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

Okongwu in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (35 games)Change
Minutes30:1831.7-1.4
Points416.6-12.6
Shots (FGA) · FG%2-of-912.6 · 49.1%-3.6
3PA · 3P%0-of-35.3 · 36.2%-2.3
FTA · FT%0-of-02.9 · 77.5%-2.9
Rebounds37.9-4.9
Assists43.2+0.8
Turnovers21.9+0.1
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 35 games15.220.9-5.7
Game Score per 36 minutes0.815.7-14.9
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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 (35 games)Change
Threes0 (0-of-3)5.7 (1.9-of-5.3)-5.7
Twos4 (2-of-6)8.6 (4.3-of-7.3)-4.6
Free throws0 (0-of-0)2.3 (2.3-of-2.9)-2.3
Total416.6-12.6
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

0.7 against a usual 13.8 (-13.1)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-11.4
Rebounds-2.2
Assists+0.5
Steals and blocks0.0
Turnovers and fouls0.0
Total-13.1
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 36 games, oldest first, this game last: 15.3, 14, 11.5, 17.6, 11.8, 13.3, 0.2, 15, 1.7, 12.6, 7.1, 17.6, 27.4, 25, 12.5, 13.3, 12.6, 12.8, 15.3, 7.3, 15.3, 3.2, 12.6, 21.9, 9, 15.4, 11.2, 6.6, 21.6, 6.5, 8.4, 27.7, 22.6, 16.2, 20.3, 0.7

2nd-lowest Game Score of 36 games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Hawks lost 134-117 at the Raptors.
  • Previous appearance: Jan 2, 2026, 1 day earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Raptors this season: 18 points (Oct 22, 2025), 7 points (Nov 7, 2025).
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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.