Tyler Kolek 16 points vs Pacers (Dec 18, 2025): best of 21 games
16 PTS · 7-of-10 FG · 2-of-4 3P · 26:12 MIN
Usual before this game: 3.6 PTS · 3.2 FGA · 9.9 MIN, from 20 regular-season games
Best Game Score of the 21 games the source holds this season: 21.8 against a usual 3.1 (+18.7)
Season-high 16 points among the games the source holds (previous high 8, set on Nov 22, 2025)
above usual
No more than 1 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 less than once a season.
How the score worksWhy did Tyler Kolek score 16 points?
In 26:12 against the Pacers on Dec 18, 2025, Tyler Kolek scored 16 points: 7-of-10 from the field (70.0%), 2-of-4 from three. Before this game, Kolek averaged 3.6 points on 3.2 shots in 9.9 minutes across 20 regular-season games. No earlier game the source holds this season reached 16 points. This game had the best Game Score of the 21 games the source holds this season. Shot attempts: 10, against a usual 3.2. The 70.0% from the field compares with a usual 45.3%. By shot type: two-pointers 10 points (usual 2.0); threes 6 points (usual 1.4). Minutes: 26:12, against a usual 9.9; Game Score per 36 minutes: 30.0, against a usual 11.1. Kolek had 11 assists, against a usual 1.9. At the Pacers, the Knicks won 114-113. 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
Kolek in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (20 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 26:12 | 9.9 | +16.3 |
| Points | 16 | 3.6 | +12.4 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 10 · 70.0% | 3.2 · 45.3% | +6.8 · +24.7 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 2-of-4 | 1.5 · 30.0% | +2.5 |
| Rebounds | 6 | 0.9 | +5.1 |
| Assists | 11 | 1.9 | +9.1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0.6 | +1.4 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 18 games | 18.9 | 17.6 | +1.3 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 30.0 | 11.1 | +18.9 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (20 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 6 (2-of-4) | 1.4 (0.5-of-1.5) | +4.6 |
| Twos | 10 (5-of-6) | 2.0 (1.0-of-1.7) | +8.0 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 0.2 (0.2-of-0.4) | -0.2 |
| Total | 16 | 3.6 | +12.4 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
21.8 against a usual 3.1 (+18.7)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +9.9 |
| Rebounds | +2.2 |
| Assists | +6.4 |
| Steals and blocks | +1.2 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -1.0 |
| Total | +18.7 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of the 21 games the source holds this season.
Previous best: 8.2, set on Dec 3, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Knicks won 114-113 at the Pacers.
- No earlier regular-season meetings with the Pacers this season.
- The source holds fewer Knicks games than this season has, so season highs, lows and ranks count only the games it holds.
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.