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Reed Sheppard

G · 6′2″ · Current team: Houston Rockets

Regular season · Jan 26, 2026 · MEM 99 @ HOU 108 · Final

Reed Sheppard 4 points on 2-of-11 in 15 minutes vs Grizzlies (Jan 26, 2026)

ANSWER

4 PTS · 2-of-11 FG · 0-of-7 3P · 15:18 MIN

Usual before this game: 13.1 PTS · 10.9 FGA · 25.0 MIN, from 43 regular-season games

Lowest Game Score of 44 games this season: -3.4 against a usual 10.1 (-13.5)

Season-low 4 points (previous low 5, set on Nov 3, 2025 and Dec 3, 2025)

SURPRISE SCORE
99Very rare
below usual

No more than 1 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 less than once a season.

How the score works

Why did Reed Sheppard score 4 points?

In 15:18 against the Grizzlies on Jan 26, 2026, Reed Sheppard scored 4 points: 2-of-11 from the field (18.2%), 0-of-7 from three (0.0%), no free throw attempts. Before this game, Sheppard averaged 13.1 points on 10.9 shots in 25.0 minutes across 43 regular-season games. The previous low this season was 5 points. By Game Score it was the lowest of 44 games this season. The rate from the field was 18.2%, against a usual 44.0%. By shot type: threes 0 points (usual 7.6). Playing time was 15:18, against a usual 25.0 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was -8.0, against a usual 14.6. Sheppard had 0 assists, against a usual 3.1. The Rockets won 108-99 at home against the Grizzlies. 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

Sheppard in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (43 games)Change
Minutes15:1825.0-9.7
Points413.1-9.1
Shots (FGA) · FG%11 · 18.2%10.9 · 44.0%+0.1 · -25.8
3PA · 3P%7 · 0.0%6.2 · 40.7%+0.8 · -40.7
FTA · FT%0-of-01.2 · 76.9%-1.2
Rebounds42.5+1.5
Assists03.1-3.1
Turnovers21.2+0.8
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 43 games34.921.4+13.5
Game Score per 36 minutes-8.014.6-22.6
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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 (43 games)Change
Threes0 (0-of-7)7.6 (2.5-of-6.2)-7.6
Twos4 (2-of-4)4.6 (2.3-of-4.7)-0.6
Free throws0 (0-of-0)0.9 (0.9-of-1.2)-0.9
Total413.1-9.1
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

-3.4 against a usual 10.1 (-13.5)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-10.2
Rebounds+0.3
Assists-2.2
Steals and blocks-1.0
Turnovers and fouls-0.4
Total-13.5
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 44 games, oldest first, this game last: 5.2, 3, 15.5, 5.8, 10.7, 2.1, 11.3, 14.4, 14.7, 17.6, 12.4, 13.6, 8.8, 23.7, 5.9, 24.9, 13, 6.4, 4.4, 8.2, 6.5, 6.8, 7.2, 10.9, 27.7, 6.3, 5.6, 9.5, 22.4, 8.2, 10.9, 3.1, 7.4, 1.9, 11.8, 5.3, 3.4, 4.9, 12.3, 5.5, 17, 8.5, 9.6, -3.4

Lowest Game Score of 44 games this season.

Previous lowest: 1.9, set on Jan 7, 2026.

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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Rockets won 108-99 at home against the Grizzlies.
  • Previous appearance: Jan 23, 2026, 3 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Grizzlies this season: 12 points (Nov 5, 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.