Duncan Robinson 5 steals vs Cavaliers (May 9, 2026)
15 PTS · 5 STL · 5-of-9 FG · 4-of-7 3P · 1-of-2 FT · 35:36 MIN
Usual: 2025-26 regular season, 76 games, Oct 22 – Apr 12 (12.1 PTS · 0.6 STL · 9.0 FGA · 27.4 MIN)
Game Score 18.5 against a usual 8.9 (+9.6)
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 worksWhy did Duncan Robinson have 5 steals?
Duncan Robinson scored 15 points in 35:36 against the Cavaliers on May 9, 2026, Game 3 of the conference semifinals: 5-of-9 from the field, 4-of-7 from three (57.1%), 1-of-2 on free throws. Coming in, Robinson had averaged 12.1 points on 9.0 shots in 27.4 minutes, from 76 regular-season games. By shot type: threes 12 points (usual 8.6). Minutes: 35:36, against a usual 27.4; Game Score per 36 minutes: 18.7, against a usual 11.7. Steals and blocks: 5 and 1, against a usual 0.6 and 0.3. At the Cavaliers, the Pistons lost 116-109. 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
What changed
Robinson in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (76 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 35:36 | 27.4 | +8.2 |
| Points | 15 | 12.1 | +2.9 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 5-of-9 | 9.0 · 45.4% | 0.0 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 7 · 57.1% | 7.0 · 40.9% | 0.0 · +16.2 |
| FTA · FT% | 1-of-2 | 1.4 · 74.8% | +0.6 |
| Rebounds | 3 | 2.6 | +0.4 |
| Assists | 4 | 2.1 | +1.9 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 76 games | 11.5 | 15.9 | -4.4 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 18.7 | 11.7 | +7.0 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (76 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 12 (4-of-7) | 8.6 (2.9-of-7.0) | +3.4 |
| Twos | 2 (1-of-2) | 2.5 (1.3-of-2.0) | -0.5 |
| Free throws | 1 (1-of-2) | 1.0 (1.0-of-1.4) | 0.0 |
| Total | 15 | 12.1 | +2.9 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
18.5 against a usual 8.9 (+9.6)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +3.0 |
| Rebounds | 0.0 |
| Assists | +1.3 |
| Steals and blocks | +4.9 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.4 |
| Total | +9.6 |
This postseason so far
Playoff games in date order, this game last; no score
| Date | Round | Opp | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | Game Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2026 | First round · Game 1 | vs ORL | 26:00 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5.2 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | First round · Game 2 | vs ORL | 31:54 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 8.3 |
| Apr 25, 2026 | First round · Game 3 | @ ORL | 27:48 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | First round · Game 4 | @ ORL | 29:00 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | First round · Game 5 | vs ORL | 25:00 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8.2 |
| May 1, 2026 | First round · Game 6 | @ ORL | 36:30 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 8.3 |
| May 3, 2026 | First round · Game 7 | vs ORL | 36:00 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7.6 |
| May 5, 2026 | Conference semifinals · Game 1 | vs CLE | 27:54 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 14.8 |
| May 7, 2026 | Conference semifinals · Game 2 | vs CLE | 36:54 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 15.6 |
| May 9, 2026This game | Conference semifinals · Game 3 | @ CLE | 35:36 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 18.5 |
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Pistons lost 116-109 at the Cavaliers.
- Previous appearance: May 7, 2026, 2 days earlier.
- Earlier in this series: 19 points (Game 1), 17 points (Game 2).
- The source holds fewer Pistons regular-season games than the 2025-26 regular season had, so the usual line counts only the games it holds.
What this page cannot tell you
The same on every performance page
Box scores record what happened, not why: no injuries or health, defensive assignments, matchups, coaching decisions or play-by-play.
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.