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Ayo Dosunmu

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

Regular season · Mar 18, 2026 · UTA 111 @ MIN 147 · Final

Ayo Dosunmu 23 points vs Jazz (Mar 18, 2026): 3rd-best of 61 games

ANSWER

23 PTS · 7-of-13 FG · 3-of-5 3P · 6-of-7 FT · 27:12 MIN

Usual before this game: 14.3 PTS · 10.4 FGA · 26.5 MIN, from 60 regular-season games

3rd-best Game Score of 61 games this season: 24.0 against a usual 11.4 (+12.6)

SURPRISE SCORE
96Unusual
above usual

No more than 4 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 about 2 to 4 times a season.

How the score works

Why did Ayo Dosunmu score 23 points?

Ayo Dosunmu scored 23 points against the Jazz on Mar 18, 2026 in 27:12: 7-of-13 from the field (53.8%), 3-of-5 from three (60.0%), 6-of-7 on free throws (85.7%). Before this game, Dosunmu averaged 14.3 points on 10.4 shots in 26.5 minutes across 60 regular-season games. By Game Score it was the 3rd-best of 61 games this season. The 53.8% from the field compares with a usual 51.9%. Points by shot type, against the usual: free throws 6 (1.7), threes 9 (5.3). Playing time was 27:12, against a usual 26.5 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 31.8, against a usual 15.6. Steals and blocks: 3 and 0, against a usual 0.8 and 0.2. The Timberwolves won 147-111 at home against the Jazz, a 36-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

01

What changed

Dosunmu in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (60 games)Change
Minutes27:1226.5+0.7
Points2314.3+8.7
Shots (FGA) · FG%13 · 53.8%10.4 · 51.9%+2.6 · +1.9
3PA · 3P%5 · 60.0%4.0 · 44.0%+1.0 · +16.0
FTA · FT%7 · 85.7%2.0 · 85.7%+5.0 · 0.0
Rebounds92.9+6.1
Assists63.4+2.6
Turnovers11.3-0.3
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 60 games23.920.3+3.6
Game Score per 36 minutes31.815.6+16.2
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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 (60 games)Change
Threes9 (3-of-5)5.3 (1.8-of-4.0)+3.7
Twos8 (4-of-8)7.3 (3.6-of-6.4)+0.7
Free throws6 (6-of-7)1.7 (1.7-of-2.0)+4.3
Total2314.3+8.7
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

24.0 against a usual 11.4 (+12.6)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+7.3
Rebounds+1.6
Assists+1.8
Steals and blocks+2.1
Turnovers and fouls-0.2
Total+12.6
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 61 games, oldest first, this game last: 9.9, 9.7, 17.9, 5.1, 24.1, 6.7, 8.5, 19.8, 4.3, 13, 20.5, 11.1, 17.5, 4.7, 21.1, 1.5, 9.7, 12.1, 11.5, 4.3, 7.3, 8.1, 3.6, 8.7, 7.8, 9.7, 11.6, 17.1, 13, 12.6, 19.2, 23.1, 7.1, 14.7, 13.3, 15.9, 18.4, 6.1, 3.6, 15.1, 13.9, 17, 26.7, 4.4, 18.8, 5.7, 17, 13.1, 1, 11.7, 4.2, 9, 8, 11.6, 11.6, -0.2, 6.7, 13, 13.3, 10.8, 24

3rd-best Game Score of 61 games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Timberwolves won 147-111 at home against the Jazz, a 36-point win.
  • Previous appearance: Mar 17, 2026, 1 day earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Jazz this season: 18 points (Nov 16, 2025), 15 points (Jan 14, 2026).
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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.