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Russell Westbrook

6′4″ · Inactive · last listed with Sacramento Kings

Regular season · Feb 21, 2026 · SAC 122 @ SAS 139 · Final

Russell Westbrook 7 points on 3-of-9 in 21 minutes vs Spurs (Feb 21, 2026)

ANSWER

7 PTS · 3-of-9 FG · 1-of-4 3P · 21:18 MIN

Usual before this game: 15.1 PTS · 13.0 FGA · 29.0 MIN, from 53 regular-season games

2nd-lowest Game Score of 54 games this season: 0.1 against a usual 11.7 (-11.6)

SURPRISE SCORE
95Unusual
below usual

No more than 5 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 works

Why did Russell Westbrook score 7 points?

In 21:18 against the Spurs on Feb 21, 2026, Russell Westbrook scored 7 points: 3-of-9 from the field, 1-of-4 from three, no free throw attempts. Before this game, Westbrook averaged 15.1 points on 13.0 shots in 29.0 minutes across 53 regular-season games. By Game Score it was the 2nd-lowest of 54 games this season. Westbrook took 9 shots, 4.0 fewer than usual. From two-pointers, 4 points against a usual 7.1; from threes, 3 points against a usual 6.1; from free throws, 0 points against a usual 1.9. Playing time was 21:18, against a usual 29.0 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 0.2, against a usual 14.5. Westbrook had 2 assists, against a usual 6.5. The Kings lost 139-122 at the Spurs. 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

01

What changed

Westbrook in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (53 games)Change
Minutes21:1829.0-7.7
Points715.1-8.1
Shots (FGA) · FG%3-of-913.0 · 42.8%-4.0
3PA · 3P%1-of-46.0 · 34.2%-2.0
FTA · FT%0-of-02.7 · 69.7%-2.7
Rebounds35.6-2.6
Assists26.5-4.5
Turnovers53.4+1.6
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 53 games26.526.1+0.4
Game Score per 36 minutes0.214.5-14.3
02

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 (53 games)Change
Threes3 (1-of-4)6.1 (2.0-of-6.0)-3.1
Twos4 (2-of-5)7.1 (3.5-of-7.0)-3.1
Free throws0 (0-of-0)1.9 (1.9-of-2.7)-1.9
Total715.1-8.1
03

Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

0.1 against a usual 11.7 (-11.6)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-6.0
Rebounds-1.3
Assists-3.1
Steals and blocks+0.3
Turnovers and fouls-1.5
Total-11.6
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 54 games, oldest first, this game last: 2.4, 6, 16.6, 11.3, 10.1, 12.5, 21.5, 28.5, 15.6, 1.9, 14.9, 2.4, 13.7, 10.9, 10.2, 5.3, 22.4, 4.7, 12.2, 21.2, 2.5, 7.8, 10.4, 29.1, 12.9, 7.4, 18.8, 9.1, 12.5, 18.3, 17.4, 4.2, 6.5, 4, 15.7, 16.4, 3.9, 9.2, 16.2, 15.2, 16.2, 21.2, 21.7, 16.8, 12.4, 7, 8.5, 2.4, 7.3, 2.4, 14, 8.3, -1.5, 0.1

2nd-lowest Game Score of 54 games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Kings lost 139-122 at the Spurs.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Spurs this season: 14 points (Nov 16, 2025).
06

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.