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Saddiq Bey

F · 6′8″ · Current team: New Orleans Pelicans

Regular season · Nov 13, 2026 · MEM 142 @ NOP 111 · Final

Saddiq Bey 30 points vs Grizzlies (Nov 13, 2026)

ANSWER

30 PTS · 11-of-20 FG · 6-of-9 3P · 2-of-3 FT · 34:51 MIN

Usual before this game: 16.0 PTS · 11.7 FGA · 28.0 MIN, from this season's 12 games plus last season's average, counted as 4 games

Game Score 24.1 against a usual 12.5 (+11.6)

SURPRISE SCORE
95Unusual
above usual

No more than 5 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 Saddiq Bey score 30 points?

Saddiq Bey scored 30 points against the Grizzlies on Nov 13, 2026 in 34:51: 11-of-20 from the field (55.0%), 6-of-9 from three (66.7%), 2-of-3 on free throws. The usual line blends this season's 12 games with last season's average, counted as 4 games: 16.0 points on 11.7 shots in 28.0 minutes. The shot count was 20, against a usual 11.7. The 55.0% from the field compares with a usual 45.9%. By shot type: threes 18 points (usual 5.7); two-pointers 10 points (usual 7.0); free throws 2 points (usual 3.3). Bey played 34:51 against a usual 28.0 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 24.9, against a usual 16.0. Bey had 10 rebounds, against a usual 4.0. At home against the Grizzlies, the Pelicans lost 142-111, a 31-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

Bey in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (blended)Change
Minutes34:5128.0+6.9
Points3016.0+14.0
Shots (FGA) · FG%20 · 55.0%11.7 · 45.9%+8.3 · +9.1
3PA · 3P%9 · 66.7%5.4 · 35.4%+3.6 · +31.3
FTA · FT%2-of-33.8 · 87.4%-0.8
Rebounds104.0+6.0
Assists02.4-2.4
Turnovers01.0-1.0
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 12 games25.021.9+3.1
Game Score per 36 minutes24.916.0+8.9
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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 (blended)Change
Threes18 (6-of-9)5.7 (1.9-of-5.4)+12.3
Twos10 (5-of-11)7.0 (3.5-of-6.3)+3.0
Free throws2 (2-of-3)3.3 (3.3-of-3.8)-1.3
Total3016.0+14.0
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

24.1 against a usual 12.5 (+11.6)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+10.3
Rebounds+3.0
Assists-1.7
Steals and blocks-0.3
Turnovers and fouls+0.3
Total+11.6
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each game this season, oldest first, this game last: 7.4, 15.1, 11, 7.3, 9.1, 22.6, 12.8, 18.7, 13.9, 9.1, 5.9, 10.2, 24.1

No rank yet: too few earlier games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Pelicans lost 142-111 at home against the Grizzlies, a 31-point loss.
  • Previous appearance: Nov 11, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Grizzlies this season: 18 points (Nov 2, 2026).
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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.