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Onyeka Okongwu

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

Regular season · Mar 14, 2026 · MIL 99 @ ATL 122 · Final

Onyeka Okongwu 4 points on 2-of-6 vs Bucks (Mar 14, 2026)

ANSWER

4 PTS · 2-of-6 FG · 0-of-4 3P · 27:12 MIN

Usual before this game: 16.0 PTS · 12.2 FGA · 31.4 MIN, from 60 regular-season games

4th-lowest Game Score of 61 games this season: 2.6 against a usual 13.8 (-11.2)

Matched the season low of 4 points, set on Jan 3, 2026 and Jan 19, 2026

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 Onyeka Okongwu score 4 points?

In 27:12 against the Bucks on Mar 14, 2026, Onyeka Okongwu scored 4 points: 2-of-6 from the field, 0-of-4 from three, no free throw attempts. Before this game, Okongwu averaged 16.0 points on 12.2 shots in 31.4 minutes across 60 regular-season games. The 4 points tied the season low, set on Jan 3, 2026 and Jan 19, 2026. This game had the 4th-lowest Game Score of 61 games this season. The shot count was 6, against a usual 12.2. From threes, 0 points against a usual 6.2; from two-pointers, 4 points against a usual 7.7; from free throws, 0 points against a usual 2.1. Playing time was 27:12, against a usual 31.4 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 3.4, against a usual 15.8. At home against the Bucks, the Hawks won 122-99, a 23-point win. 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 (60 games)Change
Minutes27:1231.4-4.2
Points416.0-12.0
Shots (FGA) · FG%2-of-612.2 · 48.8%-6.2
3PA · 3P%0-of-45.3 · 38.8%-1.3
FTA · FT%0-of-02.8 · 76.4%-2.8
Rebounds47.9-3.9
Assists43.2+0.8
Turnovers11.8-0.8
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 60 games10.720.4-9.7
Game Score per 36 minutes3.415.8-12.4
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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 (60 games)Change
Threes0 (0-of-4)6.2 (2.1-of-5.3)-6.2
Twos4 (2-of-2)7.7 (3.9-of-6.9)-3.7
Free throws0 (0-of-0)2.1 (2.1-of-2.8)-2.1
Total416.0-12.0
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

2.6 against a usual 13.8 (-11.2)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-9.0
Rebounds-1.9
Assists+0.6
Steals and blocks-1.0
Turnovers and fouls+0.1
Total-11.2
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 61 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, 19.4, 12.9, 20.8, 5.9, 18.3, 16.6, 6.9, 10.2, 21.3, 8.6, 15.2, 12.3, 9.5, 16, 4.6, 20.2, 13.1, 9.2, 11.4, 25.8, 19.9, 11.4, 19.3, 13.5, 2.6

4th-lowest Game Score of 61 games this season.

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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Hawks won 122-99 at home against the Bucks, a 23-point win.
  • Previous appearance: Mar 12, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Bucks this season: 4 points (Jan 19, 2026), 21 points (Mar 4, 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.