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Donovan Clingan

C · 7′2″ · Current team: Portland Trail Blazers

Regular season · Mar 27, 2026 · DAL 100 @ POR 93 · Final

Donovan Clingan 6 points on 2-of-9 vs Mavericks (Mar 27, 2026)

ANSWER

6 PTS · 2-of-9 FG · 0-of-1 3P · 2-of-4 FT · 31:30 MIN

Usual before this game: 12.4 PTS · 9.0 FGA · 27.3 MIN, from 69 regular-season games

2nd-lowest Game Score of 70 games this season: 1.3 against a usual 14.1 (-12.8)

SURPRISE SCORE
97Unusual
below usual

No more than 3 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 Donovan Clingan score 6 points?

Donovan Clingan scored 6 points against the Mavericks on Mar 27, 2026 in 31:30: 2-of-9 from the field, 0-of-1 from three, 2-of-4 on free throws. Before this game, Clingan averaged 12.4 points on 9.0 shots in 27.3 minutes across 69 regular-season games. By Game Score it was the 2nd-lowest of 70 games this season. Points by shot type, against the usual: two-pointers 4 (7.3), threes 0 (3.2). Minutes: 31:30, against a usual 27.3; Game Score per 36 minutes: 1.5, against a usual 18.6. Clingan had 5 turnovers and 4 fouls, against a usual 1.2 and 2.3. At home against the Mavericks, the Trail Blazers lost 100-93. 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

Clingan in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (69 games)Change
Minutes31:3027.3+4.2
Points612.4-6.4
Shots (FGA) · FG%2-of-99.0 · 52.6%0.0
3PA · 3P%0-of-13.2 · 33.8%-2.2
FTA · FT%2-of-42.8 · 67.7%+1.2
Rebounds1711.8+5.2
Assists02.2-2.2
Turnovers51.2+3.8
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 69 games20.417.1+3.3
Game Score per 36 minutes1.518.6-17.1
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 (69 games)Change
Threes0 (0-of-1)3.2 (1.1-of-3.2)-3.2
Twos4 (2-of-8)7.3 (3.6-of-5.8)-3.3
Free throws2 (2-of-4)1.9 (1.9-of-2.8)+0.1
Total612.4-6.4
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

1.3 against a usual 14.1 (-12.8)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-7.9
Rebounds+2.1
Assists-1.5
Steals and blocks-1.1
Turnovers and fouls-4.4
Total-12.8
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 70 games, oldest first, this game last: 9.5, 15.9, 13.8, 18.8, 9.2, 7.4, 2.6, 7.3, 15, 1.2, 6.4, 7.7, 18, 13.5, 24.6, 24, 6.5, 17.2, 10.9, 11.2, 4.6, 8.5, 17.9, 15.7, 20.7, 8.5, 11.5, 19.5, 18.6, 3.4, 14.3, 24.8, 13.1, 13, 13.5, 9.7, 6.1, 7.9, 15.3, 25.2, 9.3, 16.8, 10, 15.6, 5.1, 12.1, 20.7, 13.1, 22.5, 15.6, 10.3, 31.4, 15.1, 21.9, 19.2, 8, 12.1, 10.4, 15.2, 9.6, 12.6, 29.1, 17.3, 12.6, 25.6, 24.4, 15.5, 8.2, 22, 1.3

2nd-lowest Game Score of 70 games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Trail Blazers lost 100-93 at home against the Mavericks.
  • Previous appearance: Mar 25, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Mavericks this season: 16 points (Nov 16, 2025), 18 points (Dec 29, 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.