Dylan Cardwell: season-high 15 points vs Clippers (Apr 5, 2026)
15 PTS · 7-of-8 FG · 1-of-1 3P · 27:12 MIN
Usual before this game: 5.1 PTS · 3.9 FGA · 20.2 MIN, from 40 regular-season games
2nd-best Game Score of 41 games this season: 16.6 against a usual 6.9 (+9.7)
Season-high 15 points (previous high 14, set on Feb 6, 2026)
above usual
No more than 5 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 15 points?
Dylan Cardwell scored 15 points against the Clippers on Apr 5, 2026 in 27:12: 7-of-8 from the field, 1-of-1 from three, no free throw attempts. Before this game, Cardwell averaged 5.1 points on 3.9 shots in 20.2 minutes across 40 regular-season games. No earlier game this season reached 15 points. This game had the 2nd-best Game Score of 41 games this season. Shot attempts: 8, against a usual 3.9. Points by shot type, against the usual: two-pointers 12 (4.4), threes 3 (0.0). Minutes: 27:12, against a usual 20.2; Game Score per 36 minutes: 22.0, against a usual 12.3. Steals and blocks: 2 and 4, against a usual 0.6 and 1.4. At home against the Clippers, the Kings lost 138-109, a 29-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
What changed
Cardwell in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (40 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 27:12 | 20.2 | +7.0 |
| Points | 15 | 5.1 | +9.9 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 7-of-8 | 3.9 · 57.1% | +4.1 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 1-of-1 | 0.0 · 0.0% | +1.0 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 1.2 · 53.1% | -1.2 |
| Rebounds | 8 | 7.5 | +0.5 |
| Assists | 2 | 1.4 | +0.6 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0.9 | +2.1 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 40 games | 17.1 | 11.1 | +6.0 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 22.0 | 12.3 | +9.7 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (40 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 3 (1-of-1) | 0.0 (0.0-of-0.0) | +3.0 |
| Twos | 12 (6-of-7) | 4.4 (2.2-of-3.9) | +7.6 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 0.7 (0.7-of-1.2) | -0.7 |
| Total | 15 | 5.1 | +9.9 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
16.6 against a usual 6.9 (+9.7)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +9.2 |
| Rebounds | -0.4 |
| Assists | +0.4 |
| Steals and blocks | +3.2 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -2.7 |
| Total | +9.7 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
2nd-best Game Score of 41 games this season.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Kings lost 138-109 at home against the Clippers, a 29-point loss.
- Previous appearance: Apr 3, 2026, 2 days earlier.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Clippers this season: 14 points (Feb 6, 2026), 0 points (Mar 14, 2026).
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.