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Dominick Barlow

F · 6′9″ · Current team: Philadelphia 76ers

Regular season · Feb 2, 2026 · PHI 128 @ LAC 113 · Final

Dominick Barlow: season-high 26 points vs Clippers (Feb 2, 2026)

ANSWER

26 PTS · 10-of-16 FG · 1-of-1 3P · 5-of-5 FT · 35:24 MIN

Usual before this game: 7.9 PTS · 5.6 FGA · 23.7 MIN, from 38 regular-season games

Best Game Score of 39 games this season: 30.5 against a usual 7.9 (+22.6)

Season-high 26 points (previous high 21, set on Dec 20, 2025)

SURPRISE SCORE
99Very rare
above usual

No more than 1 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 less than once a season.

How the score works

Why did Dominick Barlow score 26 points?

Dominick Barlow scored 26 points against the Clippers on Feb 2, 2026 in 35:24: 10-of-16 from the field (62.5%), 1-of-1 from three, 5-of-5 on free throws (100.0%). Before this game, Barlow averaged 7.9 points on 5.6 shots in 23.7 minutes across 38 regular-season games. The previous high this season was 21 points. This game had the best Game Score of 39 games this season. Barlow took 16 shots, 10.4 more than usual. The rate from the field was 62.5%, against a usual 55.7%. Points by shot type, against the usual: two-pointers 18 (5.5), free throws 5 (1.3), threes 3 (1.1). Barlow played 35:24 against a usual 23.7 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 31.0, against a usual 12.0. Barlow had 16 rebounds, against a usual 4.8. The 76ers won 128-113 at the Clippers. 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

Barlow in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (38 games)Change
Minutes35:2423.7+11.7
Points267.9+18.1
Shots (FGA) · FG%16 · 62.5%5.6 · 55.7%+10.4 · +6.8
3PA · 3P%1-of-11.4 · 26.4%-0.4
FTA · FT%5 · 100.0%1.7 · 77.8%+3.3 · +22.2
Rebounds164.8+11.2
Assists21.3+0.7
Turnovers00.8-0.8
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 38 games22.712.8+9.9
Game Score per 36 minutes31.012.0+19.0
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 (38 games)Change
Threes3 (1-of-1)1.1 (0.4-of-1.4)+1.9
Twos18 (9-of-15)5.5 (2.7-of-4.2)+12.5
Free throws5 (5-of-5)1.3 (1.3-of-1.7)+3.7
Total267.9+18.1
03

Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

30.5 against a usual 7.9 (+22.6)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+13.7
Rebounds+6.6
Assists+0.5
Steals and blocks+1.4
Turnovers and fouls+0.4
Total+22.6
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 39 games, oldest first, this game last: 14, 1.2, 11.1, 4.7, 3, 8.2, 6.9, 8.1, 11, 12.6, 10.5, 13, 3.4, 4.7, 8.6, 13.3, 11.1, 17.9, 11.3, 0.6, 11.3, 2.2, 2.1, 2.8, 12.6, 9.4, 11.1, 3.3, 0.9, 5.4, 12.9, 8.9, 9.3, 3.9, 8.2, 6.5, 4.4, 9.3, 30.5

Best Game Score of 39 games this season.

Previous best: 17.9, set on Dec 20, 2025.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The 76ers won 128-113 at the Clippers.
  • Previous appearance: Jan 31, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Clippers this season: 7 points (Nov 17, 2025).
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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.