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Rob Dillingham

6′2″ · Inactive · last listed with Charlotte Hornets

Regular season · Apr 12, 2026 · CHI 128 @ DAL 149 · Final

Rob Dillingham 25 points vs Mavericks (Apr 12, 2026): 2nd-best of 65 games

ANSWER

25 PTS · 11-of-18 FG · 1-of-5 3P · 2-of-4 FT · 29:56 MIN

Usual before this game: 6.0 PTS · 6.2 FGA · 14.7 MIN, from 64 regular-season games

2nd-best Game Score of 65 games this season: 17.2 against a usual 3.4 (+13.8)

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 Rob Dillingham score 25 points?

Rob Dillingham scored 25 points against the Mavericks on Apr 12, 2026 in 29:56: 11-of-18 from the field (61.1%), 1-of-5 from three (20.0%), 2-of-4 on free throws. Coming in, Dillingham had averaged 6.0 points on 6.2 shots in 14.7 minutes, from 64 regular-season games. This game had the 2nd-best Game Score of 65 games this season. Dillingham took 18 shots, 11.8 more than usual. Dillingham shot 61.1% from the field, against a usual 38.6%. Points by shot type, against the usual: two-pointers 20 (3.5), free throws 2 (0.6), threes 3 (1.9). Playing time was 29:56, against a usual 14.7 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 20.7, against a usual 8.3. Dillingham had 5 turnovers and 2 fouls, against a usual 1.5 and 1.8. At the Mavericks, the Bulls lost 149-128, a 21-point loss. 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

Dillingham in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (64 games)Change
Minutes29:5614.7+15.2
Points256.0+19.0
Shots (FGA) · FG%18 · 61.1%6.2 · 38.6%+11.8 · +22.5
3PA · 3P%5 · 20.0%2.0 · 32.0%+3.0 · -12.0
FTA · FT%2-of-40.8 · 76.5%+3.2
Rebounds52.0+3.0
Assists52.2+2.8
Turnovers51.5+3.5
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 63 games31.222.6+8.6
Game Score per 36 minutes20.78.3+12.4
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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 (64 games)Change
Threes3 (1-of-5)1.9 (0.6-of-2.0)+1.1
Twos20 (10-of-13)3.5 (1.7-of-4.2)+16.5
Free throws2 (2-of-4)0.6 (0.6-of-0.8)+1.4
Total256.0+19.0
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

17.2 against a usual 3.4 (+13.8)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+13.4
Rebounds+0.8
Assists+2.0
Steals and blocks+1.2
Turnovers and fouls-3.6
Total+13.8
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 65 games, oldest first, this game last: -0.4, 2, 6.2, 3.7, 1.4, 4.3, 3.8, 6.3, 0.3, 1.7, 3.6, 1, 2.8, 3.4, 3.3, 2.8, 2, -2.2, 0.6, 2.3, 1.4, 0.2, 5.2, 1, -0.8, 3.9, 3.3, 5.7, -4.2, 0.3, -0.1, 0.4, 0.9, -0.4, -1, 6.6, 6.8, 13.2, 0.6, 0.9, 8.1, 2.1, 5.4, -0.1, 4.3, 2.7, 0, -0.8, 11.4, 8.9, 8.4, 10.6, 10.9, 7.7, 5.7, -1.3, 1.9, -0.9, 7.9, 0.8, 5.8, 18.6, -1.6, 6.3, 17.2

2nd-best Game Score of 65 games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Bulls lost 149-128 at the Mavericks, a 21-point loss.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Mavericks this season: 8 points (Nov 17, 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.