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Deni Avdija

F · 6′8″ · Current team: Portland Trail Blazers

Regular season · Nov 7, 2026 · SAS 125 @ POR 103 · Final

Deni Avdija 15 points on 5-of-13 in 24 minutes vs Spurs (Nov 7, 2026)

ANSWER

15 PTS · 5-of-13 FG · 2-of-3 3P · 3-of-4 FT · 23:31 MIN

Usual before this game: 23.7 PTS · 15.8 FGA · 33.3 MIN, from this season's 8 games plus last season's average, counted as 6 games

Game Score 6.6 against a usual 18.5 (-11.9)

SURPRISE SCORE
96Unusual
below usual

No more than 4 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far below their usual.

For a player who plays every game, a game this far below the usual comes about 2 to 4 times a season.

How the score works

Why did Deni Avdija score 15 points?

Deni Avdija scored 15 points against the Spurs on Nov 7, 2026 in 23:31: 5-of-13 from the field (38.5%), 2-of-3 from three, 3-of-4 on free throws. Before this game, the usual line was 23.7 points on 15.8 shots in 33.3 minutes: this season's 8 games plus last season's average, counted as 6 games. The 38.5% from the field compares with a usual 47.2%. Points by shot type, against the usual: two-pointers 6 (11.5), free throws 3 (7.0). Minutes: 23:31, against a usual 33.3; Game Score per 36 minutes: 10.1, against a usual 20.0. Assists: 1, against a usual 6.9. At home against the Spurs, the Trail Blazers lost 125-103, a 22-point loss. 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

Avdija in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (blended)Change
Minutes23:3133.3-9.8
Points1523.7-8.7
Shots (FGA) · FG%13 · 38.5%15.8 · 47.2%-2.8 · -8.7
3PA · 3P%2-of-35.6 · 31.3%-2.6
FTA · FT%3-of-49.7 · 71.9%-5.7
Rebounds46.8-2.8
Assists16.9-5.9
Turnovers33.4-0.4
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 8 games31.728.8+2.9
Game Score per 36 minutes10.120.0-9.9
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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
Threes6 (2-of-3)5.2 (1.7-of-5.6)+0.8
Twos6 (3-of-10)11.5 (5.7-of-10.2)-5.5
Free throws3 (3-of-4)7.0 (7.0-of-9.7)-4.0
Total1523.7-8.7
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

6.6 against a usual 18.5 (-11.9)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-7.0
Rebounds-1.3
Assists-4.1
Steals and blocks-0.1
Turnovers and fouls+0.6
Total-11.9
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each game this season, oldest first, this game last: 15.4, 20.7, 18.8, 22.7, 16.5, 16.6, 18.5, 17.2, 6.6

No rank yet: too few earlier games this season.

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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Trail Blazers lost 125-103 at home against the Spurs, a 22-point loss.
  • Previous appearance: Nov 6, 2026, 1 day earlier.
  • No earlier regular-season meetings with the Spurs 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.