Simone Fontecchio: season-high 23 points vs Magic (Jan 28, 2026)
23 PTS · 7-of-11 FG · 6-of-9 3P · 3-of-4 FT · 19:30 MIN
Usual before this game: 8.5 PTS · 6.8 FGA · 16.8 MIN, from 44 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 45 games this season: 20.9 against a usual 6.1 (+14.8)
Season-high 23 points (previous high 20, set on Dec 6, 2025)
above usual
No more than 1 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 less than once a season.
How the score worksWhy did Simone Fontecchio score 23 points?
In 19:30 against the Magic on Jan 28, 2026, Simone Fontecchio scored 23 points: 7-of-11 from the field (63.6%), 6-of-9 from three (66.7%), 3-of-4 on free throws. Before this game, Fontecchio averaged 8.5 points on 6.8 shots in 16.8 minutes across 44 regular-season games. No earlier game this season reached 23 points. By Game Score it was the best of 45 games this season. Fontecchio took 11 shots, 4.2 more than usual. Fontecchio shot 63.6% from the field, against a usual 40.5%. By shot type: threes 18 points (usual 5.4); free throws 3 points (usual 1.2). Playing time was 19:30, against a usual 16.8 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 38.6, against a usual 13.1. At home against the Magic, the Heat lost 133-124. 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
Fontecchio in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (44 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 19:30 | 16.8 | +2.7 |
| Points | 23 | 8.5 | +14.5 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 11 · 63.6% | 6.8 · 40.5% | +4.2 · +23.1 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 9 · 66.7% | 4.8 · 37.6% | +4.2 · +29.1 |
| FTA · FT% | 3-of-4 | 1.5 · 80.0% | +2.5 |
| Rebounds | 5 | 3.1 | +1.9 |
| Assists | 2 | 1.5 | +0.5 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 43 games | 27.1 | 20.0 | +7.1 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 38.6 | 13.1 | +25.5 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (44 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 18 (6-of-9) | 5.4 (1.8-of-4.8) | +12.6 |
| Twos | 2 (1-of-2) | 1.9 (1.0-of-2.0) | +0.1 |
| Free throws | 3 (3-of-4) | 1.2 (1.2-of-1.5) | +1.8 |
| Total | 23 | 8.5 | +14.5 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
20.9 against a usual 6.1 (+14.8)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +13.0 |
| Rebounds | +0.3 |
| Assists | +0.4 |
| Steals and blocks | +0.1 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +1.0 |
| Total | +14.8 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 45 games this season.
Previous best: 16.2, set on Jan 22, 2026.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Heat lost 133-124 at home against the Magic.
- Previous appearance: Jan 25, 2026, 3 days earlier.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Magic this season: 13 points (Oct 22, 2025), 5 points (Dec 5, 2025), 0 points (Dec 9, 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.