Sion James: season-high 7 assists vs Cavaliers (Feb 20, 2026)
5 PTS · 7 AST · 1-of-2 FG · 1-of-2 3P · 2-of-2 FT · 29:42 MIN
Usual before this game: 5.7 PTS · 1.9 AST · 4.6 FGA · 23.8 MIN, from 56 regular-season games
2nd-best Game Score of 57 games this season: 15.2 against a usual 4.8 (+10.4)
Season-high 7 assists (previous high 5, set on Jan 10, 2026 and Jan 18, 2026)
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 worksWhy did Sion James have 7 assists?
Sion James scored 5 points against the Cavaliers on Feb 20, 2026 in 29:42: 1-of-2 from the field, 1-of-2 from three, 2-of-2 on free throws. Coming in, James had averaged 5.7 points on 4.6 shots in 23.8 minutes, from 56 regular-season games. No earlier game this season reached 7 assists. This game had the 2nd-best Game Score of 57 games this season. Points by shot type, against the usual: two-pointers 0 (1.5). James played 29:42 against a usual 23.8 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 18.4, against a usual 7.2. James had 7 assists, against a usual 1.9. At home against the Cavaliers, the Hornets lost 118-113. 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
James in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (56 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 29:42 | 23.8 | +5.9 |
| Points | 5 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 1-of-2 | 4.6 · 38.0% | -2.6 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 1-of-2 | 2.7 · 36.6% | -0.7 |
| FTA · FT% | 2-of-2 | 1.4 · 85.5% | +0.6 |
| Rebounds | 6 | 3.4 | +2.6 |
| Assists | 7 | 1.9 | +5.1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0.9 | -0.9 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 56 games | 4.0 | 10.9 | -6.9 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 18.4 | 7.2 | +11.2 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (56 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 3 (1-of-2) | 3.0 (1.0-of-2.7) | 0.0 |
| Twos | 0 (0-of-0) | 1.5 (0.7-of-1.9) | -1.5 |
| Free throws | 2 (2-of-2) | 1.2 (1.2-of-1.4) | +0.8 |
| Total | 5 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
15.2 against a usual 4.8 (+10.4)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +0.9 |
| Rebounds | +1.7 |
| Assists | +3.6 |
| Steals and blocks | +3.0 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +1.2 |
| Total | +10.4 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
2nd-best Game Score of 57 games this season.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Hornets lost 118-113 at home against the Cavaliers.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Cavaliers this season: 9 points (Dec 14, 2025), 7 points (Dec 22, 2025), 0 points (Jan 21, 2026).
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.