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Davion Mitchell

G · 6′0″ · Current team: Miami Heat

Regular season · Nov 13, 2026 · CLE 121 @ MIA 133 · Final

Davion Mitchell 17 assists vs Cavaliers (Nov 13, 2026)

ANSWER

22 PTS · 17 AST · 7-of-14 FG · 3-of-7 3P · 5-of-6 FT · 38:56 MIN

Usual before this game: 14.4 PTS · 7.9 AST · 11.1 FGA · 33.7 MIN, from this season's 11 games plus last season's average, counted as 4.5 games

Game Score 26.9 against a usual 13.0 (+13.9)

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 Davion Mitchell have 17 assists?

In 38:56 against the Cavaliers on Nov 13, 2026, Davion Mitchell scored 22 points: 7-of-14 from the field (50.0%), 3-of-7 from three (42.9%), 5-of-6 on free throws (83.3%). The usual line blends this season's 11 games with last season's average, counted as 4.5 games: 14.4 points on 11.1 shots in 33.7 minutes. Mitchell shot 50.0% from the field, against a usual 49.2%. From free throws, 5 points against a usual 1.5; from threes, 9 points against a usual 5.9; from two-pointers, 8 points against a usual 7.0. Minutes: 38:56, against a usual 33.7; Game Score per 36 minutes: 24.9, against a usual 13.9. Mitchell had 17 assists, against a usual 7.9. At home against the Cavaliers, the Heat won 133-121. 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

Mitchell in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (blended)Change
Minutes38:5633.7+5.2
Points2214.4+7.6
Shots (FGA) · FG%14 · 50.0%11.1 · 49.2%+2.9 · +0.8
3PA · 3P%7 · 42.9%4.9 · 40.2%+2.1 · +2.7
FTA · FT%6 · 83.3%2.1 · 68.3%+3.9 · +15.0
Rebounds52.2+2.8
Assists177.9+9.1
Turnovers12.3-1.3
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 11 games19.218.9+0.3
Game Score per 36 minutes24.913.9+11.0
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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 (blended)Change
Threes9 (3-of-7)5.9 (2.0-of-4.9)+3.1
Twos8 (4-of-7)7.0 (3.5-of-6.2)+1.0
Free throws5 (5-of-6)1.5 (1.5-of-2.1)+3.5
Total2214.4+7.6
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

26.9 against a usual 13.0 (+13.9)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+6.1
Rebounds+1.1
Assists+6.4
Steals and blocks-0.8
Turnovers and fouls+1.1
Total+13.9
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each game this season, oldest first, this game last: 8.8, 12.7, 21.6, 13.3, 10.1, 13.3, 16.9, 14.4, 13.6, 17, 17.4, 26.9

No rank yet: too few earlier games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Heat won 133-121 at home against the Cavaliers.
  • Previous appearance: Nov 10, 2026, 3 days earlier.
  • No earlier regular-season meetings with the Cavaliers this season.
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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.