Rui Hachimura 0 points on 0-of-6 vs Rockets (Dec 25, 2025): lowest of 26 games
0 PTS · 0-of-6 FG · 0-of-3 3P · 27:42 MIN
Usual before this game: 13.3 PTS · 9.6 FGA · 32.9 MIN, from 25 regular-season games
Lowest Game Score of 26 games this season: -3.7 against a usual 9.6 (-13.3)
Matched the season low of 0 points, set on Dec 1, 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 Rui Hachimura score 0 points?
In 27:42 against the Rockets on Dec 25, 2025, Rui Hachimura scored 0 points: 0-of-6 from the field, 0-of-3 from three, no free throw attempts. Coming in, Hachimura had averaged 13.3 points on 9.6 shots in 32.9 minutes, from 25 regular-season games. The 0 points tied the season low, set on Dec 1, 2025. By Game Score it was the lowest of 26 games this season. Hachimura took 6 shots, 3.6 fewer than usual. From two-pointers, 0 points against a usual 6.6; from threes, 0 points against a usual 5.6; from free throws, 0 points against a usual 1.1. Hachimura played 27:42 against a usual 32.9 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was -4.8, against a usual 10.5. The Lakers lost 119-96 at home against the Rockets, a 23-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
What changed
Hachimura in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (25 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 27:42 | 32.9 | -5.2 |
| Points | 0 | 13.3 | -13.3 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 0-of-6 | 9.6 · 53.5% | -3.6 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 0-of-3 | 4.1 · 45.6% | -1.1 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 1.4 · 75.0% | -1.4 |
| Rebounds | 2 | 3.8 | -1.8 |
| Assists | 1 | 0.8 | +0.2 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0.9 | +0.1 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 25 games | 12.4 | 14.7 | -2.3 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | -4.8 | 10.5 | -15.3 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (25 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 0 (0-of-3) | 5.6 (1.9-of-4.1) | -5.6 |
| Twos | 0 (0-of-3) | 6.6 (3.3-of-5.5) | -6.6 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 1.1 (1.1-of-1.4) | -1.1 |
| Total | 0 | 13.3 | -13.3 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
-3.7 against a usual 9.6 (-13.3)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | -12.6 |
| Rebounds | -0.5 |
| Assists | +0.1 |
| Steals and blocks | +0.3 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -0.6 |
| Total | -13.3 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Lowest Game Score of 26 games this season.
Previous lowest: -0.4, set on Dec 1, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Lakers lost 119-96 at home against the Rockets, a 23-point loss.
- Previous appearance: Dec 18, 2025, 7 days earlier.
- Between the previous appearance and this game, the Lakers played 2 regular-season games, on Dec 20, 2025 and Dec 23, 2025; Hachimura was not in either box score; the data does not say why.
- No earlier regular-season meetings with the Rockets this season.
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.