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Pascal Siakam

F · 6′9″ · Current team: Indiana Pacers

Regular season · Jan 10, 2026 · MIA 99 @ IND 123 · Final

Pascal Siakam 11 points on 4-of-15 vs Heat (Jan 10, 2026): lowest of 38 games

ANSWER

11 PTS · 4-of-15 FG · 0-of-3 3P · 3-of-4 FT · 26:24 MIN

Usual before this game: 23.9 PTS · 18.3 FGA · 34.0 MIN, from 37 regular-season games

Lowest Game Score of 38 games this season: 2.4 against a usual 17.6 (-15.2)

Matched the season low of 11 points, reached in 3 earlier games

SURPRISE SCORE
98Rare
below usual

No more than 2 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 once or twice a season.

How the score works

Why did Pascal Siakam score 11 points?

In 26:24 against the Heat on Jan 10, 2026, Pascal Siakam scored 11 points: 4-of-15 from the field (26.7%), 0-of-3 from three, 3-of-4 on free throws. Coming in, Siakam had averaged 23.9 points on 18.3 shots in 34.0 minutes, from 37 regular-season games. The 11 points tied the season low, reached in 3 earlier games. This game had the lowest Game Score of 38 games this season. Shot attempts: 15, against a usual 18.3. Siakam shot 26.7% from the field, against a usual 48.4%. Points by shot type, against the usual: two-pointers 8 (14.3), threes 0 (5.2), free throws 3 (4.4). Playing time was 26:24, against a usual 34.0 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 3.3, against a usual 18.6. At home against the Heat, the Pacers won 123-99, a 24-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

Siakam in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (37 games)Change
Minutes26:2434.0-7.6
Points1123.9-12.9
Shots (FGA) · FG%15 · 26.7%18.3 · 48.4%-3.3 · -21.7
3PA · 3P%0-of-34.6 · 37.9%-1.6
FTA · FT%3-of-46.5 · 68.6%-2.5
Rebounds76.8+0.2
Assists53.8+1.2
Turnovers52.1+2.9
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 37 games32.029.0+3.0
Game Score per 36 minutes3.318.6-15.3
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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 (37 games)Change
Threes0 (0-of-3)5.2 (1.7-of-4.6)-5.2
Twos8 (4-of-12)14.3 (7.1-of-13.7)-6.3
Free throws3 (3-of-4)4.4 (4.4-of-6.5)-1.4
Total1123.9-12.9
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

2.4 against a usual 17.6 (-15.2)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-12.1
Rebounds-0.6
Assists+0.9
Steals and blocks+0.1
Turnovers and fouls-3.5
Total-15.2
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 38 games, oldest first, this game last: 24.6, 10.1, 27.4, 17.1, 10.1, 17, 25.8, 11.5, 7.3, 22, 11.7, 25.2, 21, 18.3, 21, 21.7, 4.8, 20.7, 20.2, 19.6, 14.5, 26.7, 17, 12.3, 7.8, 22.3, 14.6, 19.5, 13.9, 5.2, 27.3, 16.8, 14.5, 19.4, 28.7, 13.1, 19.8, 2.4

Lowest Game Score of 38 games this season.

Previous lowest: 4.8, set on Nov 26, 2025.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Pacers won 123-99 at home against the Heat, a 24-point win.
  • Previous appearance: Jan 8, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Heat this season: 33 points (Dec 27, 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.