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De'Aaron Fox

G · 6′3″ · Current team: San Antonio Spurs

Playoffs · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · May 4, 2026 · MIN 104 @ SAS 102 · Final

De'Aaron Fox 10 points on 5-of-14 vs Timberwolves (May 4, 2026)

ANSWER

10 PTS · 5-of-14 FG · 0-of-4 3P · 33:06 MIN

Usual: 2025-26 regular season, 71 games, Nov 8 – Apr 12 (18.5 PTS · 14.5 FGA · 30.9 MIN)

Game Score 1.1 against a usual 14.8 (-13.7)

SURPRISE SCORE
97Unusual
below usual

Playoff game · against the 2025-26 regular season

No more than 3 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far below their usual: playoff games, each against the player's regular-season usual.

How the score works

Why did De'Aaron Fox score 10 points?

De'Aaron Fox scored 10 points in 33:06 against the Timberwolves on May 4, 2026, Game 1 of the conference semifinals: 5-of-14 from the field (35.7%), 0-of-4 from three, no free throw attempts. Coming in, Fox had averaged 18.5 points on 14.5 shots in 30.9 minutes, from 71 regular-season games. The rate from the field was 35.7%, against a usual 48.5%. By shot type: threes 0 points (usual 5.4); free throws 0 points (usual 2.6). Minutes: 33:06, against a usual 30.9; Game Score per 36 minutes: 1.2, against a usual 17.2. Turnovers and fouls: 6 and 3, against a usual 2.3 and 2.2. At home against the Timberwolves, the Spurs lost 104-102. 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

Fox in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (71 games)Change
Minutes33:0630.9+2.2
Points1018.5-8.5
Shots (FGA) · FG%14 · 35.7%14.5 · 48.5%-0.5 · -12.8
3PA · 3P%0-of-45.5 · 33.0%-1.5
FTA · FT%0-of-03.4 · 76.0%-3.4
Rebounds33.8-0.8
Assists66.2-0.2
Turnovers62.3+3.7
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 71 games26.925.2+1.7
Game Score per 36 minutes1.217.2-16.0
02

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 (71 games)Change
Threes0 (0-of-4)5.4 (1.8-of-5.5)-5.4
Twos10 (5-of-10)10.5 (5.3-of-9.0)-0.5
Free throws0 (0-of-0)2.6 (2.6-of-3.4)-2.6
Total1018.5-8.5
03

Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

1.1 against a usual 14.8 (-13.7)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-8.6
Rebounds-0.5
Assists-0.2
Steals and blocks-0.4
Turnovers and fouls-4.0
Total-13.7
04

This postseason so far

Playoff games in date order, this game last; no score

This postseason's games, oldest first, this game last
DateRoundOppMINPTSREBASTGame Score
Apr 19, 2026First round · Game 1vs POR34:06175816.6
Apr 21, 2026First round · Game 2vs POR33:3617249.0
Apr 24, 2026First round · Game 3@ POR36:30184610.6
Apr 26, 2026First round · Game 4@ POR38:48286725.8
Apr 28, 2026First round · Game 5vs POR33:54213918.6
May 4, 2026This gameConference semifinals · Game 1vs MIN33:0610361.1
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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Spurs lost 104-102 at home against the Timberwolves.
  • Previous appearance: Apr 28, 2026, 6 days earlier.
  • No earlier games in this series.
  • The source holds fewer Spurs regular-season games than the 2025-26 regular season had, so the usual line counts only the games it holds.
06

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 regular-season usual line, never blended with last season. How rare a gap is comes from NBA playoff games of 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26, each postseason checked on a table fit on the others; the top tier is Rare.