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Reed Sheppard

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

Regular season · Mar 21, 2026 · MIA 122 @ HOU 123 · Final

Reed Sheppard 23 points vs Heat (Mar 21, 2026): season-best Game Score

ANSWER

23 PTS · 8-of-12 FG · 5-of-8 3P · 2-of-2 FT · 36:36 MIN

Usual before this game: 13.4 PTS · 11.5 FGA · 26.0 MIN, from 69 regular-season games

Best Game Score of 70 games this season: 31.0 against a usual 9.9 (+21.1)

SURPRISE SCORE
99Very rare
above usual

No more than 1 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 less than once a season.

How the score works

Why did Reed Sheppard score 23 points?

In 36:36 against the Heat on Mar 21, 2026, Reed Sheppard scored 23 points: 8-of-12 from the field (66.7%), 5-of-8 from three (62.5%), 2-of-2 on free throws. Before this game, Sheppard averaged 13.4 points on 11.5 shots in 26.0 minutes across 69 regular-season games. This game had the best Game Score of 70 games this season. The 66.7% from the field compares with a usual 42.8%. From threes, 15 points against a usual 8.0; from two-pointers, 6 points against a usual 4.5; from free throws, 2 points against a usual 0.9. Sheppard played 36:36 against a usual 26.0 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 30.5, against a usual 13.7. Sheppard had 14 assists, against a usual 3.2. The Rockets won 123-122 at home against the Heat. 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 (69 games)Change
Minutes36:3626.0+10.6
Points2313.4+9.6
Shots (FGA) · FG%12 · 66.7%11.5 · 42.8%+0.5 · +23.9
3PA · 3P%8 · 62.5%6.8 · 38.9%+1.2 · +23.6
FTA · FT%2-of-21.1 · 79.7%+0.9
Rebounds22.8-0.8
Assists143.2+10.8
Turnovers01.6-1.6
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 69 games15.622.3-6.7
Game Score per 36 minutes30.513.7+16.8
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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 (69 games)Change
Threes15 (5-of-8)8.0 (2.7-of-6.8)+7.0
Twos6 (3-of-4)4.5 (2.3-of-4.7)+1.5
Free throws2 (2-of-2)0.9 (0.9-of-1.1)+1.1
Total2313.4+9.6
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

31.0 against a usual 9.9 (+21.1)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+10.6
Rebounds-0.4
Assists+7.5
Steals and blocks+2.1
Turnovers and fouls+1.3
Total+21.1
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 70 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, 5.1, 8.8, 3.1, 7.5, 2.6, 1.3, 13.3, 14.7, 13, 9.9, 7.8, 11.2, 19.6, 21.2, 10.7, 21.5, 22, 11.8, 8, -0.2, 3.1, 12.7, 6.8, 4.7, 11.6, 31

Best Game Score of 70 games this season.

Previous best: 27.7, set on Dec 20, 2025.

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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Rockets won 123-122 at home against the Heat.
  • Previous appearance: Mar 20, 2026, 1 day earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Heat this season: 14 points (Feb 28, 2026).
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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.