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Deni Avdija

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

Regular season · Nov 13, 2026 · POR 120 @ SAC 107 · Final

Deni Avdija 34 points vs Kings (Nov 13, 2026)

ANSWER

34 PTS · 11-of-13 FG · 3-of-5 3P · 9-of-9 FT · 34:34 MIN

Usual before this game: 23.4 PTS · 15.8 FGA · 32.7 MIN, from this season's 11 games plus last season's average, counted as 4.5 games

Game Score 30.0 against a usual 18.1 (+11.9)

SURPRISE SCORE
95Unusual
above usual

No more than 5 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 works

Why did Deni Avdija score 34 points?

Deni Avdija scored 34 points against the Kings on Nov 13, 2026 in 34:34: 11-of-13 from the field (84.6%), 3-of-5 from three (60.0%), 9-of-9 on free throws (100.0%). The usual line blends this season's 11 games with last season's average, counted as 4.5 games: 23.4 points on 15.8 shots in 32.7 minutes. Avdija shot 84.6% from the field, against a usual 47.0%. By shot type: two-pointers 16 points (usual 11.1); threes 9 points (usual 5.7); free throws 9 points (usual 6.6). Minutes: 34:34, against a usual 32.7; Game Score per 36 minutes: 31.2, against a usual 19.9. The Trail Blazers won 120-107 at the Kings. 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
Minutes34:3432.7+1.9
Points3423.4+10.6
Shots (FGA) · FG%13 · 84.6%15.8 · 47.0%-2.8 · +37.6
3PA · 3P%5 · 60.0%5.7 · 33.2%-0.7 · +26.8
FTA · FT%9 · 100.0%9.0 · 72.6%0.0 · +27.4
Rebounds66.3-0.3
Assists46.5-2.5
Turnovers33.4-0.4
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 11 games26.029.5-3.5
Game Score per 36 minutes31.219.9+11.3
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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 (blended)Change
Threes9 (3-of-5)5.7 (1.9-of-5.7)+3.3
Twos16 (8-of-8)11.1 (5.5-of-10.1)+4.9
Free throws9 (9-of-9)6.6 (6.6-of-9.0)+2.4
Total3423.4+10.6
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

30.0 against a usual 18.1 (+11.9)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+15.1
Rebounds-0.5
Assists-1.8
Steals and blocks-0.6
Turnovers and fouls-0.3
Total+11.9
04

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, 21.3, 21.5, 30

No rank yet: too few earlier games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Trail Blazers won 120-107 at the Kings.
  • Previous appearance: Nov 11, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Kings this season: 26 points (Oct 23, 2026).
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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.