Dylan Cardwell: season-high 14 points vs Clippers (Feb 6, 2026)
14 PTS · 7-of-11 FG · 31:00 MIN
Usual before this game: 4.7 PTS · 3.3 FGA · 20.0 MIN, from 25 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 26 games this season: 17.2 against a usual 6.5 (+10.7)
Season-high 14 points (previous high 12, set on Jan 18, 2026)
above usual
No more than 3 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 about 2 to 4 times a season.
How the score worksWhy did Dylan Cardwell score 14 points?
Dylan Cardwell scored 14 points against the Clippers on Feb 6, 2026 in 31:00: 7-of-11 from the field (63.6%), no free throw attempts. Coming in, Cardwell had averaged 4.7 points on 3.3 shots in 20.0 minutes, from 25 regular-season games. The 14 points were a season high, above the previous 12. By Game Score it was the best of 26 games this season. Shot attempts: 11, against a usual 3.3. The 63.6% from the field compares with a usual 59.8%. Points by shot type, against the usual: two-pointers 14 (3.9). Cardwell played 31:00 against a usual 20.0 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 20.0, against a usual 11.8. Cardwell had 14 rebounds, against a usual 7.1. At home against the Clippers, the Kings lost 114-111. 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
Cardwell in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (25 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 31:00 | 20.0 | +11.0 |
| Points | 14 | 4.7 | +9.3 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 11 · 63.6% | 3.3 · 59.8% | +7.7 · +3.8 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 1.4 · 55.6% | -1.4 |
| Rebounds | 14 | 7.1 | +6.9 |
| Assists | 1 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0.8 | +1.2 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 25 games | 17.9 | 10.0 | +7.9 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 20.0 | 11.8 | +8.2 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (25 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twos | 14 (7-of-11) | 3.9 (2.0-of-3.3) | +10.1 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 0.8 (0.8-of-1.4) | -0.8 |
| Total | 14 | 4.7 | +9.3 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
17.2 against a usual 6.5 (+10.7)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +6.2 |
| Rebounds | +4.1 |
| Assists | 0.0 |
| Steals and blocks | +0.5 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -0.1 |
| Total | +10.7 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 26 games this season.
Previous best: 11.9, set on Jan 18, 2026.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Kings lost 114-111 at home against the Clippers.
- Previous appearance: Feb 4, 2026, 2 days earlier.
- No earlier regular-season meetings with the Clippers this season.
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 usual line. How rare a gap is comes from NBA regular-season games of 2023-24 and 2024-25, checked on 2025-26.