Steven Adams 0 rebounds in 16 minutes vs Nuggets (Dec 15, 2025)
3 PTS · 0 REB · 1-of-1 FG · 1-of-2 FT · 15:30 MIN
Usual before this game: 6.4 PTS · 9.1 REB · 4.4 FGA · 21.6 MIN, from 18 regular-season games
Lowest Game Score of 19 games this season: 0.1 against a usual 9.2 (-9.1)
Matched the season low of 3 points, set on Nov 7, 2025 and Nov 16, 2025
Season-low 0 rebounds (previous low 5, set on Nov 1, 2025)
below usual
No more than 2 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far below their usual.
For a player who plays every game, a game this far below the usual comes about once or twice a season.
How the score worksWhy did Steven Adams have 0 rebounds?
In 15:30 against the Nuggets on Dec 15, 2025, Steven Adams scored 3 points: 1-of-1 from the field, 1-of-2 on free throws. Coming in, Adams had averaged 6.4 points on 4.4 shots in 21.6 minutes, from 18 regular-season games. The 3 points tied the season low, set on Nov 7, 2025 and Nov 16, 2025. The previous low this season was 5 rebounds. This game had the lowest Game Score of 19 games this season. Adams took 1 shot, 3.4 fewer than usual. Points by shot type, against the usual: two-pointers 2 (4.6). Adams played 15:30 against a usual 21.6 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 0.2, against a usual 15.3. Rebounds: 0, against a usual 9.1. The Rockets lost 128-125 at the Nuggets. 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
Adams in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (18 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 15:30 | 21.6 | -6.1 |
| Points | 3 | 6.4 | -3.4 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 1-of-1 | 4.4 · 53.2% | -3.4 |
| FTA · FT% | 1-of-2 | 2.3 · 76.2% | -0.3 |
| Rebounds | 0 | 9.1 | -9.1 |
| Assists | 0 | 1.6 | -1.6 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 18 games | 8.2 | 12.6 | -4.4 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 0.2 | 15.3 | -15.1 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (18 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twos | 2 (1-of-1) | 4.6 (2.3-of-4.4) | -2.6 |
| Free throws | 1 (1-of-2) | 1.8 (1.8-of-2.3) | -0.8 |
| Total | 3 | 6.4 | -3.4 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
0.1 against a usual 9.2 (-9.1)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | -1.8 |
| Rebounds | -4.6 |
| Assists | -1.1 |
| Steals and blocks | -1.3 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -0.3 |
| Total | -9.1 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Lowest Game Score of 19 games this season.
Previous lowest: 1.3, set on Nov 16, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Rockets lost 128-125 at the Nuggets.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Nuggets this season: 5 points (Nov 21, 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.