Royce O'Neale 0 points on 0-of-4 in 19 minutes vs Rockets (Dec 5, 2025)
0 PTS · 0-of-4 FG · 0-of-4 3P · 19:18 MIN
Usual before this game: 11.3 PTS · 9.1 FGA · 30.2 MIN, from 22 regular-season games
Lowest Game Score of 23 games this season: -1.2 against a usual 9.4 (-10.6)
Season-low 0 points (previous low 3, set on Nov 16, 2025)
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 worksWhy did Royce O'Neale score 0 points?
In 19:18 against the Rockets on Dec 5, 2025, Royce O'Neale scored 0 points: 0-of-4 from the field, 0-of-4 from three. Coming in, O'Neale had averaged 11.3 points on 9.1 shots in 30.2 minutes, from 22 regular-season games. The previous low this season was 3 points. By Game Score it was the lowest of 23 games this season. The shot count was 4, against a usual 9.1. Points by shot type, against the usual: threes 0 (9.4), two-pointers 0 (1.6). O'Neale played 19:18 against a usual 30.2 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was -2.2, against a usual 11.2. The Suns lost 117-98 at the Rockets. 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
O'Neale in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (22 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 19:18 | 30.2 | -10.9 |
| Points | 0 | 11.3 | -11.3 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 0-of-4 | 9.1 · 42.8% | -5.1 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 0-of-4 | 7.5 · 41.8% | -3.5 |
| Rebounds | 2 | 5.4 | -3.4 |
| Assists | 2 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 22 games | 10.3 | 14.9 | -4.6 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | -2.2 | 11.2 | -13.4 |
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 | 0 (0-of-4) | 9.4 (3.1-of-7.5) | -9.4 |
| Twos | 0 (0-of-0) | 1.6 (0.8-of-1.6) | -1.6 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 0.3 (0.3-of-0.5) | -0.3 |
| Total | 0 | 11.3 | -11.3 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
-1.2 against a usual 9.4 (-10.6)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | -9.2 |
| Rebounds | -1.3 |
| Assists | -0.7 |
| Steals and blocks | -0.4 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +1.0 |
| Total | -10.6 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Lowest Game Score of 23 games this season.
Previous lowest: 0.0, set on Nov 16, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Suns lost 117-98 at the Rockets.
- Previous appearance: Dec 1, 2025, 4 days earlier.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Rockets this season: 12 points (Nov 24, 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.