Ayo Dosunmu: season-high 12 assists vs Mavericks (Mar 30, 2026)
18 PTS · 12 AST · 8-of-13 FG · 1-of-2 3P · 1-of-1 FT · 33:18 MIN
Usual before this game: 14.5 PTS · 3.5 AST · 10.6 FGA · 26.8 MIN, from 63 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 64 games this season: 27.8 against a usual 11.8 (+16.0)
Season-high 12 assists (previous high 9, set on Oct 31, 2025 and Jan 31, 2026)
above usual
No more than 2 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 once or twice a season.
How the score worksWhy did Ayo Dosunmu have 12 assists?
In 33:18 against the Mavericks on Mar 30, 2026, Ayo Dosunmu scored 18 points: 8-of-13 from the field (61.5%), 1-of-2 from three, 1-of-1 on free throws. Before this game, Dosunmu averaged 14.5 points on 10.6 shots in 26.8 minutes across 63 regular-season games. No earlier game this season reached 12 assists. This game had the best Game Score of 64 games this season. Dosunmu shot 61.5% from the field, against a usual 51.7%. From two-pointers, 14 points against a usual 7.3; from threes, 3 points against a usual 5.4. Minutes: 33:18, against a usual 26.8; Game Score per 36 minutes: 30.1, against a usual 15.8. Dosunmu had 12 assists, against a usual 3.5. At the Mavericks, the Timberwolves won 124-94, a 30-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
Dosunmu in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (63 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 33:18 | 26.8 | +6.5 |
| Points | 18 | 14.5 | +3.5 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 13 · 61.5% | 10.6 · 51.7% | +2.4 · +9.8 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 1-of-2 | 4.1 · 44.5% | -2.1 |
| FTA · FT% | 1-of-1 | 2.0 · 86.0% | -1.0 |
| Rebounds | 15 | 3.2 | +11.8 |
| Assists | 12 | 3.5 | +8.5 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 63 games | 18.7 | 20.4 | -1.7 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 30.1 | 15.8 | +14.3 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (63 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 3 (1-of-2) | 5.4 (1.8-of-4.1) | -2.4 |
| Twos | 14 (7-of-11) | 7.3 (3.7-of-6.5) | +6.7 |
| Free throws | 1 (1-of-1) | 1.8 (1.8-of-2.0) | -0.8 |
| Total | 18 | 14.5 | +3.5 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
27.8 against a usual 11.8 (+16.0)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +2.9 |
| Rebounds | +4.1 |
| Assists | +5.9 |
| Steals and blocks | +2.0 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +1.1 |
| Total | +16.0 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 64 games this season.
Previous best: 26.7, set on Jan 31, 2026.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Timberwolves won 124-94 at the Mavericks, a 30-point win.
- Previous appearance: Mar 22, 2026, 8 days earlier.
- Between the previous appearance and this game, the Timberwolves played 2 regular-season games, on Mar 25, 2026 and Mar 28, 2026; Dosunmu was not in either box score; the data does not say why.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Mavericks this season: 20 points (Jan 10, 2026), 5 points (Feb 20, 2026).
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.