Spencer Jones 16 points vs Heat (Dec 29, 2025): 2nd-best of 28 games
16 PTS · 5-of-6 FG · 5-of-5 3P · 1-of-2 FT · 33:06 MIN
Usual before this game: 5.6 PTS · 4.0 FGA · 19.8 MIN, from 27 regular-season games
2nd-best Game Score of 28 games this season: 17.5 against a usual 4.9 (+12.6)
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 Spencer Jones score 16 points?
In 33:06 against the Heat on Dec 29, 2025, Spencer Jones scored 16 points: 5-of-6 from the field, 5-of-5 from three (100.0%), 1-of-2 on free throws. Coming in, Jones had averaged 5.6 points on 4.0 shots in 19.8 minutes, from 27 regular-season games. This game had the 2nd-best Game Score of 28 games this season. By shot type: threes 15 points (usual 2.4); two-pointers 0 points (usual 2.7). Playing time was 33:06, against a usual 19.8 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 19.0, against a usual 8.9. Jones had 3 steals and 1 block, against a usual 0.9 and 0.3. At the Heat, the Nuggets lost 147-123, a 24-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
What changed
Jones in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (27 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 33:06 | 19.8 | +13.3 |
| Points | 16 | 5.6 | +10.4 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 5-of-6 | 4.0 · 53.7% | +2.0 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 5 · 100.0% | 2.1 · 37.9% | +2.9 · +62.1 |
| FTA · FT% | 1-of-2 | 0.9 · 56.0% | +1.1 |
| Rebounds | 3 | 2.6 | +0.4 |
| Assists | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 25 games | 9.2 | 11.3 | -2.1 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 19.0 | 8.9 | +10.1 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (27 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 15 (5-of-5) | 2.4 (0.8-of-2.1) | +12.6 |
| Twos | 0 (0-of-1) | 2.7 (1.3-of-1.9) | -2.7 |
| Free throws | 1 (1-of-2) | 0.5 (0.5-of-0.9) | +0.5 |
| Total | 16 | 5.6 | +10.4 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
17.5 against a usual 4.9 (+12.6)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +9.9 |
| Rebounds | -0.4 |
| Assists | 0.0 |
| Steals and blocks | +2.6 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.5 |
| Total | +12.6 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
2nd-best Game Score of 28 games this season.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Nuggets lost 147-123 at the Heat, a 24-point loss.
- Previous appearance: Dec 27, 2025, 2 days earlier.
- No earlier regular-season meetings with the Heat this season.
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.