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Anthony Edwards

G · 6′4″ · Current team: Minnesota Timberwolves

Playoffs · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · May 6, 2026 · MIN 95 @ SAS 133 · Final

Anthony Edwards 12 points on 5-of-13 in 24 minutes vs Spurs (May 6, 2026)

ANSWER

12 PTS · 5-of-13 FG · 1-of-5 3P · 1-of-2 FT · 24:06 MIN

Usual: 2025-26 regular season, 61 games, Oct 22 – Apr 10 (28.8 PTS · 20.2 FGA · 35.0 MIN)

Game Score 1.0 against a usual 20.7 (-19.7)

SURPRISE SCORE
98Rare
below usual

Playoff game · against the 2025-26 regular season

No more than 2 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far below their usual: playoff games, each against the player's regular-season usual.

How the score works

Why did Anthony Edwards score 12 points?

Anthony Edwards scored 12 points in 24:06 against the Spurs on May 6, 2026, Game 2 of the conference semifinals: 5-of-13 from the field (38.5%), 1-of-5 from three (20.0%), 1-of-2 on free throws. Coming in, Edwards had averaged 28.8 points on 20.2 shots in 35.0 minutes, from 61 regular-season games. Shot attempts: 13, against a usual 20.2. The rate from the field was 38.5%, against a usual 48.9%. By shot type: threes 3 points (usual 10.1); two-pointers 8 points (usual 13.0); free throws 1 point (usual 5.7). Minutes: 24:06, against a usual 35.0; Game Score per 36 minutes: 1.5, against a usual 21.2. Edwards had 0 assists, against a usual 3.7. The Timberwolves lost 133-95 at the Spurs, a 38-point loss. 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

Edwards in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (61 games)Change
Minutes24:0635.0-10.9
Points1228.8-16.8
Shots (FGA) · FG%13 · 38.5%20.2 · 48.9%-7.2 · -10.4
3PA · 3P%5 · 20.0%8.4 · 39.9%-3.4 · -19.9
FTA · FT%1-of-27.2 · 79.6%-5.2
Rebounds35.0-2.0
Assists03.7-3.7
Turnovers42.9+1.1
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 61 games28.831.8-3.0
Game Score per 36 minutes1.521.2-19.7
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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 (61 games)Change
Threes3 (1-of-5)10.1 (3.4-of-8.4)-7.1
Twos8 (4-of-8)13.0 (6.5-of-11.8)-5.0
Free throws1 (1-of-2)5.7 (5.7-of-7.2)-4.7
Total1228.8-16.8
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

1.0 against a usual 20.7 (-19.7)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-13.6
Rebounds-0.8
Assists-2.6
Steals and blocks-1.9
Turnovers and fouls-0.8
Total-19.7
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This postseason so far

Playoff games in date order, this game last; no score

This postseason's games, oldest first, this game last
DateRoundOppMINPTSREBASTGame Score
Apr 18, 2026First round · Game 1@ DEN38:06229716.2
Apr 20, 2026First round · Game 2@ DEN40:003010220.1
Apr 23, 2026First round · Game 3vs DEN23:4217538.5
Apr 25, 2026First round · Game 4vs DEN17:365300.7
May 4, 2026Conference semifinals · Game 1@ SAS25:18183314.0
May 6, 2026This gameConference semifinals · Game 2@ SAS24:0612301.0
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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Timberwolves lost 133-95 at the Spurs, a 38-point loss.
  • Previous appearance: May 4, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier in this series: 18 points (Game 1).
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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 regular-season usual line, never blended with last season. How rare a gap is comes from NBA playoff games of 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26, each postseason checked on a table fit on the others; the top tier is Rare.