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Baylor Scheierman

G · 6′6″ · Current team: Boston Celtics

Regular season · Apr 12, 2026 · ORL 108 @ BOS 113 · Final

Baylor Scheierman: season-high 30 points vs Magic (Apr 12, 2026)

ANSWER

30 PTS · 8-of-20 FG · 6-of-14 3P · 8-of-8 FT · 38:48 MIN

Usual before this game: 5.2 PTS · 4.1 FGA · 18.3 MIN, from 76 regular-season games

Best Game Score of 77 games this season: 24.7 against a usual 4.9 (+19.8)

Season-high 30 points (previous high 20, set on Apr 9, 2026)

SURPRISE SCORE
99Very rare
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 works

Why did Baylor Scheierman score 30 points?

In 38:48 against the Magic on Apr 12, 2026, Baylor Scheierman scored 30 points: 8-of-20 from the field (40.0%), 6-of-14 from three (42.9%), 8-of-8 on free throws (100.0%). Coming in, Scheierman had averaged 5.2 points on 4.1 shots in 18.3 minutes, from 76 regular-season games. The 30 points were a season high, above the previous 20. This game had the best Game Score of 77 games this season. The shot count was 20, against a usual 4.1. The rate from the field was 40.0%, against a usual 45.7%. From threes, 18 points against a usual 3.6; from free throws, 8 points against a usual 0.2; from two-pointers, 4 points against a usual 1.4. Minutes: 38:48, against a usual 18.3; Game Score per 36 minutes: 22.9, against a usual 9.6. Assists: 7, against a usual 1.4. At home against the Magic, the Celtics won 113-108. 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

Scheierman in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (76 games)Change
Minutes38:4818.3+20.5
Points305.2+24.8
Shots (FGA) · FG%20 · 40.0%4.1 · 45.7%+15.9 · -5.7
3PA · 3P%14 · 42.9%3.0 · 39.7%+11.0 · +3.2
FTA · FT%8 · 100.0%0.3 · 87.0%+7.7 · +13.0
Rebounds73.4+3.6
Assists71.4+5.6
Turnovers30.6+2.4
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 70 games28.911.9+17.0
Game Score per 36 minutes22.99.6+13.3
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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 (76 games)Change
Threes18 (6-of-14)3.6 (1.2-of-3.0)+14.4
Twos4 (2-of-6)1.4 (0.7-of-1.1)+2.6
Free throws8 (8-of-8)0.2 (0.2-of-0.3)+7.8
Total305.2+24.8
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

24.7 against a usual 4.9 (+19.8)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+16.1
Rebounds+0.8
Assists+3.9
Steals and blocks+2.1
Turnovers and fouls-3.1
Total+19.8
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 77 games, oldest first, this game last: 0.3, 0.6, 4.1, 1.6, -1.1, 18.7, -1.1, -1.1, 4.6, 3.4, 2.5, 5.3, 1.6, 8.7, 1.2, 1.9, -0.8, 10, 3.9, -0.2, -0.7, -1.5, -0.1, 1.4, 0.6, 3.2, 0.3, -1.9, 1.3, -1.1, 1.5, 1.2, 8.5, 2, 1.3, 9, 2.9, 4.3, 8.5, 1.2, 1.1, 6.6, 14.2, 0.2, 5.4, 14, 8.2, 12.4, 9.9, 3.5, 3.6, 10.1, 4.1, 14.8, 7.1, 8.1, 9.1, 5.3, 17.2, 4.9, 11.4, 2.7, 11, 4.7, 5.7, 4.8, 9.6, 3.9, 7.5, 3, 9, 2.6, 1.3, 2.9, 18, 6.2, 24.7

Best Game Score of 77 games this season.

Previous best: 18.7, set on Nov 1, 2025.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Celtics won 113-108 at home against the Magic.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Magic this season: 2 points (Nov 23, 2025).
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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.