Tim Hardaway Jr. 9 points on 3-of-13 vs Raptors (Dec 31, 2025)
9 PTS · 3-of-13 FG · 3-of-9 3P · 30:12 MIN
Usual before this game: 13.3 PTS · 9.7 FGA · 26.6 MIN, from 32 regular-season games
2nd-lowest Game Score of 33 games this season: 1.1 against a usual 9.7 (-8.6)
below usual
No more than 5 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 2 to 4 times a season.
How the score worksWhy did Tim Hardaway Jr. score 9 points?
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 9 points against the Raptors on Dec 31, 2025 in 30:12: 3-of-13 from the field (23.1%), 3-of-9 from three (33.3%), no free throw attempts. Before this game, Hardaway averaged 13.3 points on 9.7 shots in 26.6 minutes across 32 regular-season games. This game had the 2nd-lowest Game Score of 33 games this season. Hardaway took 13 shots, 3.3 more than usual. Hardaway shot 23.1% from the field, against a usual 46.6%. Points by shot type, against the usual: two-pointers 0 (3.6), free throws 0 (1.6). Hardaway played 30:12 against a usual 26.6 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 1.3, against a usual 13.1. At the Raptors, the Nuggets won 106-103. 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
Hardaway in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (32 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 30:12 | 26.6 | +3.6 |
| Points | 9 | 13.3 | -4.3 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 13 · 23.1% | 9.7 · 46.6% | +3.3 · -23.5 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 9 · 33.3% | 6.5 · 41.1% | +2.5 · -7.8 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 1.8 · 89.3% | -1.8 |
| Rebounds | 5 | 2.3 | +2.7 |
| Assists | 1 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0.4 | +0.6 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 32 games | 21.2 | 17.5 | +3.7 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 1.3 | 13.1 | -11.8 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (32 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 9 (3-of-9) | 8.1 (2.7-of-6.5) | +0.9 |
| Twos | 0 (0-of-4) | 3.6 (1.8-of-3.2) | -3.6 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 1.6 (1.6-of-1.8) | -1.6 |
| Total | 9 | 13.3 | -4.3 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
1.1 against a usual 9.7 (-8.6)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | -7.1 |
| Rebounds | +0.7 |
| Assists | -0.3 |
| Steals and blocks | -0.5 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -1.4 |
| Total | -8.6 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
2nd-lowest Game Score of 33 games this season.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Nuggets won 106-103 at the Raptors.
- Previous appearance: Dec 29, 2025, 2 days earlier.
- No earlier regular-season meetings with the Raptors 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.