Patrick Williams: season-high 16 points vs Hornets (Dec 12, 2025)
16 PTS · 6-of-8 FG · 3-of-5 3P · 1-of-2 FT · 26:12 MIN
Usual before this game: 7.2 PTS · 6.7 FGA · 20.9 MIN, from 22 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 23 games this season: 15.1 against a usual 4.9 (+10.2)
Season-high 16 points (previous high 12, set on Oct 25, 2025 and Oct 27, 2025)
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 Patrick Williams score 16 points?
Patrick Williams scored 16 points against the Hornets on Dec 12, 2025 in 26:12: 6-of-8 from the field, 3-of-5 from three (60.0%), 1-of-2 on free throws. Coming in, Williams had averaged 7.2 points on 6.7 shots in 20.9 minutes, from 22 regular-season games. No earlier game this season reached 16 points. This game had the best Game Score of 23 games this season. By shot type: threes 9 points (usual 4.4); two-pointers 6 points (usual 2.0). Minutes: 26:12, against a usual 20.9; Game Score per 36 minutes: 20.7, against a usual 8.5. At the Hornets, the Bulls won 129-126. 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
Williams in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (22 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 26:12 | 20.9 | +5.3 |
| Points | 16 | 7.2 | +8.8 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 6-of-8 | 6.7 · 36.7% | +1.3 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 5 · 60.0% | 3.6 · 40.5% | +1.4 · +19.5 |
| FTA · FT% | 1-of-2 | 1.2 · 66.7% | +0.8 |
| Rebounds | 5 | 3.3 | +1.7 |
| Assists | 1 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 22 games | 17.6 | 16.5 | +1.1 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 20.7 | 8.5 | +12.2 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (22 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 9 (3-of-5) | 4.4 (1.5-of-3.6) | +4.6 |
| Twos | 6 (3-of-3) | 2.0 (1.0-of-3.1) | +4.0 |
| Free throws | 1 (1-of-2) | 0.8 (0.8-of-1.2) | +0.2 |
| Total | 16 | 7.2 | +8.8 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
15.1 against a usual 4.9 (+10.2)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +9.1 |
| Rebounds | +1.0 |
| Assists | -0.2 |
| Steals and blocks | +0.6 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -0.3 |
| Total | +10.2 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 23 games this season.
Previous best: 12.2, set on Oct 25, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Bulls won 129-126 at the Hornets.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Hornets this season: 5 points (Nov 28, 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.