Baylor Scheierman: season-high 20 points vs Knicks (Apr 9, 2026)
20 PTS · 7-of-8 FG · 6-of-7 3P · 30:24 MIN
Usual before this game: 5.0 PTS · 4.0 FGA · 18.0 MIN, from 74 regular-season games
2nd-best Game Score of 75 games this season: 18.0 against a usual 4.7 (+13.3)
Season-high 20 points (previous high 17, set on Nov 1, 2025)
above usual
No more than 3 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 worksWhy did Baylor Scheierman score 20 points?
In 30:24 against the Knicks on Apr 9, 2026, Baylor Scheierman scored 20 points: 7-of-8 from the field, 6-of-7 from three (85.7%). Coming in, Scheierman had averaged 5.0 points on 4.0 shots in 18.0 minutes, from 74 regular-season games. The 20 points were a season high, above the previous 17. By Game Score it was the 2nd-best of 75 games this season. Shot attempts: 8, against a usual 4.0. By shot type: threes 18 points (usual 3.4). Scheierman played 30:24 against a usual 18.0 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 21.3, against a usual 9.3. The Celtics lost 112-106 at the Knicks. 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
Scheierman in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (74 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 30:24 | 18.0 | +12.4 |
| Points | 20 | 5.0 | +15.0 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 7-of-8 | 4.0 · 44.5% | +4.0 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 7 · 85.7% | 2.9 · 38.2% | +4.1 · +47.5 |
| Rebounds | 4 | 3.5 | +0.5 |
| Assists | 0 | 1.4 | -1.4 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 68 games | 12.5 | 11.9 | +0.6 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 21.3 | 9.3 | +12.0 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (74 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 18 (6-of-7) | 3.4 (1.1-of-2.9) | +14.6 |
| Twos | 2 (1-of-1) | 1.3 (0.7-of-1.1) | +0.7 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 0.3 (0.3-of-0.3) | -0.3 |
| Total | 20 | 5.0 | +15.0 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
18.0 against a usual 4.7 (+13.3)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +14.3 |
| Rebounds | +0.3 |
| Assists | -1.0 |
| Steals and blocks | -0.6 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.3 |
| Total | +13.3 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
2nd-best Game Score of 75 games this season.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Celtics lost 112-106 at the Knicks.
- Previous appearance: Apr 7, 2026, 2 days earlier.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Knicks this season: 0 points (Oct 24, 2025), 0 points (Dec 2, 2025), 10 points (Feb 8, 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.