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Sandro Mamukelashvili

F-C · 6′10″ · Current team: Los Angeles Lakers

Regular season · Mar 23, 2026 · TOR 143 @ UTA 127 · Final

Sandro Mamukelashvili 23 points vs Jazz (Mar 23, 2026): season-best Game Score

ANSWER

23 PTS · 9-of-14 FG · 3-of-6 3P · 2-of-4 FT · 32:12 MIN

Usual before this game: 10.7 PTS · 7.7 FGA · 21.7 MIN, from 68 regular-season games

Best Game Score of 69 games this season: 23.5 against a usual 9.5 (+14.0)

SURPRISE SCORE
97Unusual
above usual

No more than 3 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 Sandro Mamukelashvili score 23 points?

In 32:12 against the Jazz on Mar 23, 2026, Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 23 points: 9-of-14 from the field (64.3%), 3-of-6 from three (50.0%), 2-of-4 on free throws. Before this game, Mamukelashvili averaged 10.7 points on 7.7 shots in 21.7 minutes across 68 regular-season games. By Game Score it was the best of 69 games this season. The shot count was 14, against a usual 7.7. The rate from the field was 64.3%, against a usual 51.3%. From two-pointers, 12 points against a usual 5.3; from threes, 9 points against a usual 3.9. Minutes: 32:12, against a usual 21.7; Game Score per 36 minutes: 26.3, against a usual 15.7. Steals and blocks: 5 and 1, against a usual 0.7 and 0.5. At the Jazz, the Raptors won 143-127. 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

Mamukelashvili in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (68 games)Change
Minutes32:1221.7+10.5
Points2310.7+12.3
Shots (FGA) · FG%14 · 64.3%7.7 · 51.3%+6.3 · +13.0
3PA · 3P%6 · 50.0%3.6 · 36.5%+2.4 · +13.5
FTA · FT%2-of-41.9 · 75.8%+2.1
Rebounds44.8-0.8
Assists21.9+0.1
Turnovers00.8-0.8
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 68 games20.418.6+1.8
Game Score per 36 minutes26.315.7+10.6
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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 (68 games)Change
Threes9 (3-of-6)3.9 (1.3-of-3.6)+5.1
Twos12 (6-of-8)5.3 (2.6-of-4.1)+6.7
Free throws2 (2-of-4)1.5 (1.5-of-1.9)+0.5
Total2310.7+12.3
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

23.5 against a usual 9.5 (+14.0)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+9.3
Rebounds-0.8
Assists+0.1
Steals and blocks+4.6
Turnovers and fouls+0.8
Total+14.0
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 69 games, oldest first, this game last: 4.4, 3.8, 14.8, 3.6, 7.5, 12, 1, 11.6, 11.6, 11.3, 12.3, 11.5, 4.1, 6.5, 20.4, 9.1, 13.3, 2.7, 8.9, 8.9, 7.6, 12.8, 2.4, 11, 0.9, 9.8, 16.9, 18.2, 0.7, 16.4, 15.1, 12.2, 11.2, -0.9, 21.5, 10.2, 7.7, 15.4, -1.6, 5.4, 9.8, 18.5, 18.5, 19.9, 17.9, 7.5, 6.2, 10.4, 13.7, 10.9, 18.6, 16, 3.3, 5.5, 14, 0.8, 2.3, 5.2, 1.3, 9.4, 13.4, 7.6, 5.7, 8, 5.4, 15.9, 5.3, 2.8, 23.5

Best Game Score of 69 games this season.

Previous best: 21.5, set on Jan 3, 2026.

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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Raptors won 143-127 at the Jazz.
  • Previous appearance: Mar 22, 2026, 1 day earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Jazz this season: 20 points (Feb 1, 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.