Oso Ighodaro 15 points vs Spurs (Mar 19, 2026): 3rd-best of 70 games
15 PTS · 7-of-10 FG · 1-of-2 FT · 34:00 MIN
Usual before this game: 6.1 PTS · 4.3 FGA · 21.4 MIN, from 69 regular-season games
3rd-best Game Score of 70 games this season: 17.6 against a usual 6.6 (+11.0)
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 Oso Ighodaro score 15 points?
In 34:00 against the Spurs on Mar 19, 2026, Oso Ighodaro scored 15 points: 7-of-10 from the field (70.0%), 1-of-2 on free throws. Coming in, Ighodaro had averaged 6.1 points on 4.3 shots in 21.4 minutes, from 69 regular-season games. This game had the 3rd-best Game Score of 70 games this season. Shot attempts: 10, against a usual 4.3. The rate from the field was 70.0%, against a usual 63.9%. Points by shot type, against the usual: two-pointers 14 (5.5). Playing time was 34:00, against a usual 21.4 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 18.6, against a usual 11.1. Ighodaro had 7 assists, against a usual 2.1. At the Spurs, the Suns lost 101-100. 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 (69 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 34:00 | 21.4 | +12.6 |
| Points | 15 | 6.1 | +8.9 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 10 · 70.0% | 4.3 · 63.9% | +5.7 · +6.1 |
| FTA · FT% | 1-of-2 | 1.3 · 47.8% | +0.7 |
| Rebounds | 7 | 4.9 | +2.1 |
| Assists | 7 | 2.1 | +4.9 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1.3 | -1.3 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 68 games | 14.0 | 12.3 | +1.7 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 18.6 | 11.1 | +7.5 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (69 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twos | 14 (7-of-10) | 5.5 (2.7-of-4.3) | +8.5 |
| Free throws | 1 (1-of-2) | 0.6 (0.6-of-1.3) | +0.4 |
| Total | 15 | 6.1 | +8.9 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
17.6 against a usual 6.6 (+11.0)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +6.5 |
| Rebounds | +0.8 |
| Assists | +3.4 |
| Steals and blocks | -0.4 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.7 |
| Total | +11.0 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
3rd-best Game Score of 70 games this season.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Suns lost 101-100 at the Spurs.
- Previous appearance: Mar 17, 2026, 2 days earlier.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Spurs this season: 4 points (Nov 2, 2025), 2 points (Nov 23, 2025), 10 points (Feb 19, 2026).
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.