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Dillon Brooks

G-F · 6′7″ · Current team: Phoenix Suns

Regular season · Nov 9, 2026 · SAS 122 @ PHX 96 · Final

Dillon Brooks 7 points on 3-of-14 vs Spurs (Nov 9, 2026)

ANSWER

7 PTS · 3-of-14 FG · 1-of-2 3P · 26:21 MIN

Usual before this game: 18.2 PTS · 14.3 FGA · 30.8 MIN, from this season's 8 games plus last season's average, counted as 6 games

Game Score -1.0 against a usual 11.5 (-12.5)

SURPRISE SCORE
98Rare
below usual

No more than 2 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 once or twice a season.

How the score works

Why did Dillon Brooks score 7 points?

In 26:21 against the Spurs on Nov 9, 2026, Dillon Brooks scored 7 points: 3-of-14 from the field (21.4%), 1-of-2 from three, no free throw attempts. The usual line blends this season's 8 games with last season's average, counted as 6 games: 18.2 points on 14.3 shots in 30.8 minutes. Brooks shot 21.4% from the field, against a usual 46.2%. By shot type: two-pointers 4 points (usual 8.7); threes 3 points (usual 6.8); free throws 0 points (usual 2.7). Playing time was 26:21, against a usual 30.8 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was -1.4, against a usual 13.4. At home against the Spurs, the Suns lost 122-96, a 26-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

01

What changed

Brooks in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (blended)Change
Minutes26:2130.8-4.4
Points718.2-11.2
Shots (FGA) · FG%14 · 21.4%14.3 · 46.2%-0.3 · -24.8
3PA · 3P%1-of-25.6 · 40.2%-3.6
FTA · FT%0-of-03.5 · 78.6%-3.5
Rebounds43.8+0.2
Assists02.2-2.2
Turnovers11.8-0.8
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 8 games26.221.6+4.6
Game Score per 36 minutes-1.413.4-14.8
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 (blended)Change
Threes3 (1-of-2)6.8 (2.3-of-5.6)-3.8
Twos4 (2-of-12)8.7 (4.4-of-8.7)-4.7
Free throws0 (0-of-0)2.7 (2.7-of-3.5)-2.7
Total718.2-11.2
03

Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

-1.0 against a usual 11.5 (-12.5)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-12.2
Rebounds+0.5
Assists-1.5
Steals and blocks-1.1
Turnovers and fouls+1.8
Total-12.5
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each game this season, oldest first, this game last: 2.3, 9.9, 17.1, 17.7, 14, 5.9, 18.3, 5.3, -1

No rank yet: too few earlier games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Suns lost 122-96 at home against the Spurs, a 26-point loss.
  • Previous appearance: Nov 7, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • No earlier regular-season meetings with the Spurs this season.
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 usual line. How rare a gap is comes from NBA regular-season games of 2023-24 and 2024-25, checked on 2025-26.