Royce O'Neale 5 points on 2-of-7 vs Warriors (Dec 20, 2025)
5 PTS · 2-of-7 FG · 1-of-6 3P · 29:42 MIN
Usual before this game: 10.5 PTS · 8.7 FGA · 29.6 MIN, from 27 regular-season games
4th-lowest Game Score of 28 games this season: 0.4 against a usual 8.8 (-8.4)
below usual
No more than 4 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 about 2 to 4 times a season.
How the score worksWhy did Royce O'Neale score 5 points?
Royce O'Neale scored 5 points against the Warriors on Dec 20, 2025 in 29:42: 2-of-7 from the field, 1-of-6 from three (16.7%). Before this game, O'Neale averaged 10.5 points on 8.7 shots in 29.6 minutes across 27 regular-season games. This game had the 4th-lowest Game Score of 28 games this season. Points by shot type, against the usual: threes 3 (8.7). O'Neale played 29:42 against a usual 29.6 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 0.5, against a usual 10.7. At the Warriors, the Suns lost 119-116. 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 (27 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 29:42 | 29.6 | +0.1 |
| Points | 5 | 10.5 | -5.5 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 2-of-7 | 8.7 · 42.3% | -1.7 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 6 · 16.7% | 7.0 · 41.3% | -1.0 · -24.6 |
| Rebounds | 3 | 5.3 | -2.3 |
| Assists | 2 | 2.9 | -0.9 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 27 games | 14.4 | 14.8 | -0.4 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 0.5 | 10.7 | -10.2 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (27 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 3 (1-of-6) | 8.7 (2.9-of-7.0) | -5.7 |
| Twos | 2 (1-of-1) | 1.5 (0.8-of-1.7) | +0.5 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 0.3 (0.3-of-0.4) | -0.3 |
| Total | 5 | 10.5 | -5.5 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
0.4 against a usual 8.8 (-8.4)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | -5.0 |
| Rebounds | -1.0 |
| Assists | -0.6 |
| Steals and blocks | -0.5 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -1.3 |
| Total | -8.4 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
4th-lowest Game Score of 28 games this season.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Suns lost 119-116 at the Warriors.
- Previous appearance: Dec 18, 2025, 2 days earlier.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Warriors this season: 8 points (Nov 4, 2025), 9 points (Dec 18, 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.