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Oscar Tshiebwe

F-C · 6′8″ · Current team: Houston Rockets

Regular season · Apr 10, 2026 · MEM 101 @ UTA 147 · Final

Oscar Tshiebwe 16 points vs Grizzlies (Apr 10, 2026): season-best Game Score

ANSWER

16 PTS · 7-of-11 FG · 2-of-4 FT · 28:12 MIN

Usual before this game: 6.6 PTS · 4.7 FGA · 15.5 MIN, from 25 regular-season games

Best Game Score of 26 games this season: 21.2 against a usual 7.1 (+14.1)

Matched the season high of 16 points, set on Mar 23, 2026

SURPRISE SCORE
98Rare
above usual

No more than 2 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 once or twice a season.

How the score works

Why did Oscar Tshiebwe score 16 points?

In 28:12 against the Grizzlies on Apr 10, 2026, Oscar Tshiebwe scored 16 points: 7-of-11 from the field (63.6%), 2-of-4 on free throws. Coming in, Tshiebwe had averaged 6.6 points on 4.7 shots in 15.5 minutes, from 25 regular-season games. The 16 points tied the season high, set on Mar 23, 2026. This game had the best Game Score of 26 games this season. Tshiebwe took 11 shots, 6.3 more than usual. The rate from the field was 63.6%, against a usual 62.4%. From two-pointers, 14 points against a usual 5.8; from free throws, 2 points against a usual 0.8. Minutes: 28:12, against a usual 15.5; Game Score per 36 minutes: 27.1, against a usual 16.5. Rebounds: 22, against a usual 5.6. The Jazz won 147-101 at home against the Grizzlies, a 46-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

Tshiebwe in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (25 games)Change
Minutes28:1215.5+12.7
Points166.6+9.4
Shots (FGA) · FG%11 · 63.6%4.7 · 62.4%+6.3 · +1.2
FTA · FT%2-of-41.5 · 54.1%+2.5
Rebounds225.6+16.4
Assists31.0+2.0
Turnovers10.7+0.3
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 24 games17.616.1+1.5
Game Score per 36 minutes27.116.5+10.6
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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 (25 games)Change
Twos14 (7-of-11)5.8 (2.9-of-4.7)+8.2
Free throws2 (2-of-4)0.8 (0.8-of-1.5)+1.2
Total166.6+9.4
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

21.2 against a usual 7.1 (+14.1)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+6.0
Rebounds+5.5
Assists+1.4
Steals and blocks+1.7
Turnovers and fouls-0.5
Total+14.1
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 26 games, oldest first, this game last: 2.7, 4.1, 2.8, 1.2, 8.2, 0.2, 10.3, 2, 5, 12.7, 0.3, 8, 13.2, 4.6, 9.8, 8.8, 16.9, 7.8, 12, 8, 8.2, 6.1, 15, 1.4, 8.7, 21.2

Best Game Score of 26 games this season.

Previous best: 16.9, set on Mar 23, 2026.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Jazz won 147-101 at home against the Grizzlies, a 46-point win.
  • Previous appearance: Apr 7, 2026, 3 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Grizzlies this season: 2 points (Feb 20, 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.