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Devin Vassell

G-F · 6′5″ · Current team: San Antonio Spurs

Playoffs · Conference finals · Game 3 · May 22, 2026 · OKC 123 @ SAS 108 · Final

Devin Vassell 20 points vs Thunder (May 22, 2026): Conference finals Game 3

ANSWER

20 PTS · 6-of-12 FG · 3-of-6 3P · 5-of-5 FT · 36:06 MIN

Usual: 2025-26 regular season, 66 games, Oct 22 – Apr 12 (13.8 PTS · 11.2 FGA · 30.5 MIN)

Game Score 20.7 against a usual 10.5 (+10.2)

SURPRISE SCORE
96Unusual
above usual

Playoff game · against the 2025-26 regular season

No more than 4 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far above their usual: playoff games, each against the player's regular-season usual.

How the score works

Why did Devin Vassell score 20 points?

Devin Vassell scored 20 points in 36:06 against the Thunder on May 22, 2026, Game 3 of the conference finals: 6-of-12 from the field (50.0%), 3-of-6 from three (50.0%), 5-of-5 on free throws (100.0%). Before this game, Vassell averaged 13.8 points on 11.2 shots in 30.5 minutes across 66 regular-season games. The 50.0% from the field compares with a usual 43.7%. From free throws, 5 points against a usual 1.5; from threes, 9 points against a usual 7.4; from two-pointers, 6 points against a usual 4.9. Playing time was 36:06, against a usual 30.5 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 20.6, against a usual 12.4. Steals and blocks: 4 and 0, against a usual 0.8 and 0.4. At home against the Thunder, the Spurs lost 123-108. 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

Vassell in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (66 games)Change
Minutes36:0630.5+5.6
Points2013.8+6.2
Shots (FGA) · FG%12 · 50.0%11.2 · 43.7%+0.8 · +6.3
3PA · 3P%6 · 50.0%6.4 · 38.2%-0.4 · +11.8
FTA · FT%5 · 100.0%1.8 · 81.1%+3.2 · +18.9
Rebounds74.0+3.0
Assists22.5-0.5
Turnovers00.9-0.9
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 66 games17.318.1-0.8
Game Score per 36 minutes20.612.4+8.2
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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 (66 games)Change
Threes9 (3-of-6)7.4 (2.5-of-6.4)+1.6
Twos6 (3-of-6)4.9 (2.5-of-4.8)+1.1
Free throws5 (5-of-5)1.5 (1.5-of-1.8)+3.5
Total2013.8+6.2
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

20.7 against a usual 10.5 (+10.2)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+6.3
Rebounds+1.5
Assists-0.4
Steals and blocks+2.9
Turnovers and fouls-0.1
Total+10.2
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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 POR34:1815329.4
Apr 21, 2026First round · Game 2vs POR33:541612214.9
Apr 24, 2026First round · Game 3@ POR32:3011737.9
Apr 26, 2026First round · Game 4@ POR34:5411639.5
Apr 28, 2026First round · Game 5vs POR33:4810125.5
May 4, 2026Conference semifinals · Game 1vs MIN36:24145314.2
May 6, 2026Conference semifinals · Game 2vs MIN21:3610549.2
May 8, 2026Conference semifinals · Game 3@ MIN36:12136310.1
May 10, 2026Conference semifinals · Game 4@ MIN33:24141312.0
May 12, 2026Conference semifinals · Game 5vs MIN32:2412327.4
May 15, 2026Conference semifinals · Game 6@ MIN27:2411548.4
May 18, 2026Conference finals · Game 1@ OKC50:4213628.8
May 20, 2026Conference finals · Game 2@ OKC37:36224115.0
May 22, 2026This gameConference finals · Game 3vs OKC36:06207220.7
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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Spurs lost 123-108 at home against the Thunder.
  • Previous appearance: May 20, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier in this series: 13 points (Game 1), 22 points (Game 2).
  • 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.
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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 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.