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T.J. McConnell

G · 6′1″ · Current team: Indiana Pacers

Regular season · Nov 17, 2025 · IND 112 @ DET 127 · Final

T.J. McConnell 0 points on 0-of-4 vs Pistons (Nov 17, 2025)

ANSWER

0 PTS · 0-of-4 FG · 15:24 MIN

Usual before this game: 9.0 PTS · 8.5 FGA · 16.9 MIN, from this season's 3 games plus last season's average, counted as 8.5 games

Game Score -1.9 against a usual 7.8 (-9.7)

SURPRISE SCORE
99Very rare
below usual

No more than 1 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 less than once a season.

How the score works

Why did T.J. McConnell score 0 points?

T.J. McConnell scored 0 points against the Pistons on Nov 17, 2025 in 15:24: 0-of-4 from the field, no three-point attempts. Before this game, the usual line was 9.0 points on 8.5 shots in 16.9 minutes: this season's 3 games plus last season's average, counted as 8.5 games. McConnell took 4 shots, 4.5 fewer than usual. From two-pointers, 0 points against a usual 7.7. Playing time was 15:24, against a usual 16.9 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was -4.4, against a usual 16.5. The Pacers lost 127-112 at the Pistons. 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

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What changed

McConnell in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (blended)Change
Minutes15:2416.9-1.5
Points09.0-9.0
Shots (FGA) · FG%0-of-48.5 · 48.0%-4.5
3PA · 3P%0-of-01.0 · 23.6%-1.0
Rebounds12.0-1.0
Assists23.8-1.8
Turnovers11.00.0
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 3 games12.530.3-17.8
Game Score per 36 minutes-4.416.5-20.9
02

Points by shot type

Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change

Points by shot type against the usual line
Shot typeThis gameUsual (blended)Change
Threes0 (0-of-0)0.7 (0.2-of-1.0)-0.7
Twos0 (0-of-4)7.7 (3.8-of-7.5)-7.7
Free throws0 (0-of-0)0.6 (0.6-of-0.8)-0.6
Total09.0-9.0
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

-1.9 against a usual 7.8 (-9.7)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-7.4
Rebounds-0.5
Assists-1.3
Steals and blocks-0.1
Turnovers and fouls-0.4
Total-9.7
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each game this season, oldest first, this game last: 6.6, 3.5, 6, -1.9

No rank yet: too few earlier games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Pacers lost 127-112 at the Pistons.
  • Previous appearance: Nov 15, 2025, 2 days earlier.
  • No earlier regular-season meetings with the Pistons this season.
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What this page cannot tell you

The same on every performance page

Limits

Box scores record what happened, not why: no injuries or health, defensive assignments, matchups, coaching decisions or play-by-play.

METHOD

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.