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Pete Nance

F · 6′9″ · Current team: Milwaukee Bucks

Regular season · Feb 3, 2026 · CHI 115 @ MIL 131 · Final

Pete Nance: season-high 15 points vs Bulls (Feb 3, 2026)

ANSWER

15 PTS · 6-of-8 FG · 3-of-5 3P · 27:12 MIN

Usual before this game: 3.7 PTS · 2.8 FGA · 8.5 MIN, from 17 regular-season games

Best Game Score of 18 games this season: 15.2 against a usual 3.1 (+12.1)

Season-high 15 points (previous high 13, set on Jan 29, 2026)

SURPRISE SCORE
97Unusual
above usual

No more than 3 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 works

Why did Pete Nance score 15 points?

In 27:12 against the Bulls on Feb 3, 2026, Pete Nance scored 15 points: 6-of-8 from the field, 3-of-5 from three (60.0%). Coming in, Nance had averaged 3.7 points on 2.8 shots in 8.5 minutes, from 17 regular-season games. The 15 points were a season high, above the previous 13. By Game Score it was the best of 18 games this season. The shot count was 8, against a usual 2.8. By shot type: threes 9 points (usual 1.9); two-pointers 6 points (usual 1.8). Minutes: 27:12, against a usual 8.5; Game Score per 36 minutes: 20.1, against a usual 13.3. Nance had 8 rebounds, against a usual 1.6. At home against the Bulls, the Bucks won 131-115. 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

Nance in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (17 games)Change
Minutes27:128.5+18.7
Points153.7+11.3
Shots (FGA) · FG%6-of-82.8 · 55.3%+5.2
3PA · 3P%5 · 60.0%1.4 · 45.8%+3.6 · +14.2
Rebounds81.6+6.4
Assists20.4+1.6
Turnovers00.4-0.4
Game Score per 36 minutes20.113.3+6.8
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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 (17 games)Change
Threes9 (3-of-5)1.9 (0.6-of-1.4)+7.1
Twos6 (3-of-3)1.8 (0.9-of-1.4)+4.2
Total153.7+11.3
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

15.2 against a usual 3.1 (+12.1)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+9.4
Rebounds+2.1
Assists+1.2
Steals and blocks-0.5
Turnovers and fouls-0.1
Total+12.1
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 18 games, oldest first, this game last: 8.4, 3, 0.7, 0, 1.6, 1.3, -1.8, 0, -1, 3.6, 2.7, 9, 8.6, 1.4, 1, 11.9, 3, 15.2

Best Game Score of 18 games this season.

Previous best: 11.9, set on Jan 29, 2026.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Bucks won 131-115 at home against the Bulls.
  • Previous appearance: Feb 1, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • No earlier regular-season meetings with the Bulls this season.
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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.