Oso Ighodaro 15 points vs Kings (Jan 2, 2026): 2nd-best of 34 games
15 PTS · 5-of-6 FG · 5-of-5 FT · 20:30 MIN
Usual before this game: 4.9 PTS · 3.8 FGA · 19.2 MIN, from 33 regular-season games
2nd-best Game Score of 34 games this season: 17.7 against a usual 5.0 (+12.7)
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 Oso Ighodaro score 15 points?
In 20:30 against the Kings on Jan 2, 2026, Oso Ighodaro scored 15 points: 5-of-6 from the field, 5-of-5 on free throws (100.0%). Coming in, Ighodaro had averaged 4.9 points on 3.8 shots in 19.2 minutes, from 33 regular-season games. This game had the 2nd-best Game Score of 34 games this season. From two-pointers, 10 points against a usual 4.5; from free throws, 5 points against a usual 0.4. Minutes: 20:30, against a usual 19.2; Game Score per 36 minutes: 31.1, against a usual 9.3. Steals and blocks: 2 and 2, against a usual 0.8 and 0.5. At home against the Kings, the Suns won 129-102, a 27-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
What changed
Ighodaro in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (33 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 20:30 | 19.2 | +1.3 |
| Points | 15 | 4.9 | +10.1 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 5-of-6 | 3.8 · 59.5% | +2.2 |
| FTA · FT% | 5 · 100.0% | 0.9 · 43.3% | +4.1 · +56.7 |
| Rebounds | 6 | 4.4 | +1.6 |
| Assists | 1 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 32 games | 19.4 | 12.0 | +7.4 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 31.1 | 9.3 | +21.8 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (33 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twos | 10 (5-of-6) | 4.5 (2.3-of-3.8) | +5.5 |
| Free throws | 5 (5-of-5) | 0.4 (0.4-of-0.9) | +4.6 |
| Total | 15 | 4.9 | +10.1 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
17.7 against a usual 5.0 (+12.7)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +9.8 |
| Rebounds | +0.4 |
| Assists | -0.6 |
| Steals and blocks | +2.2 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.9 |
| Total | +12.7 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
2nd-best Game Score of 34 games this season.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Suns won 129-102 at home against the Kings, a 27-point win.
- Previous appearance: Dec 31, 2025, 2 days earlier.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Kings this season: 7 points (Oct 22, 2025), 8 points (Nov 26, 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.