Yanic Konan Niederhäuser: season-high 16 points vs Kings (Dec 30, 2025)
16 PTS · 6-of-8 FG · 0-of-1 3P · 4-of-6 FT · 25:06 MIN
Usual before this game: 2.5 PTS · 1.4 FGA · 6.7 MIN, from 15 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 16 games this season: 15.3 against a usual 2.1 (+13.2)
Season-high 16 points (previous high 6, reached in 3 earlier games)
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 Yanic Konan Niederhäuser score 16 points?
Yanic Konan Niederhäuser scored 16 points against the Kings on Dec 30, 2025 in 25:06: 6-of-8 from the field, 0-of-1 from three, 4-of-6 on free throws (66.7%). Coming in, Niederhäuser had averaged 2.5 points on 1.4 shots in 6.7 minutes, from 15 regular-season games. No earlier game this season reached 16 points. This game had the best Game Score of 16 games this season. The shot count was 8, against a usual 1.4. By shot type: two-pointers 12 points (usual 2.0); free throws 4 points (usual 0.5). Niederhäuser played 25:06 against a usual 6.7 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 21.9, against a usual 11.3. At home against the Kings, the Clippers won 131-90, a 41-point win. 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
Niederhäuser in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (15 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 25:06 | 6.7 | +18.4 |
| Points | 16 | 2.5 | +13.5 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 6-of-8 | 1.4 · 71.4% | +6.6 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 0-of-1 | 0.0 | +1.0 |
| FTA · FT% | 6 · 66.7% | 1.0 · 53.3% | +5.0 · +13.4 |
| Rebounds | 6 | 1.5 | +4.5 |
| Assists | 2 | 0.2 | +1.8 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0.4 | +0.6 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 21.9 | 11.3 | +10.6 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (15 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twos | 12 (6-of-7) | 2.0 (1.0-of-1.4) | +10.0 |
| Free throws | 4 (4-of-6) | 0.5 (0.5-of-1.0) | +3.5 |
| Total | 16 | 2.5 | +13.5 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
15.3 against a usual 2.1 (+13.2)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +10.2 |
| Rebounds | +1.9 |
| Assists | +1.3 |
| Steals and blocks | +0.3 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -0.5 |
| Total | +13.2 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 16 games this season.
Previous best: 5.8, set on Nov 20, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Clippers won 131-90 at home against the Kings, a 41-point win.
- Previous appearance: Dec 28, 2025, 2 days earlier.
- No earlier regular-season meetings with the Kings 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.