Dylan Harper 3 points on 1-of-11 vs Cavaliers (Dec 5, 2025)
3 PTS · 1-of-11 FG · 0-of-5 3P · 1-of-4 FT · 23:18 MIN
Usual before this game: 13.6 PTS · 10.3 FGA · 21.3 MIN, from 11 regular-season games
Game Score -2.5 against a usual 10.7 (-13.2)
below usual
No more than 1 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 less than once a season.
How the score worksWhy did Dylan Harper score 3 points?
In 23:18 against the Cavaliers on Dec 5, 2025, Dylan Harper scored 3 points: 1-of-11 from the field (9.1%), 0-of-5 from three (0.0%), 1-of-4 on free throws. Coming in, Harper had averaged 13.6 points on 10.3 shots in 21.3 minutes, from 11 regular-season games. The 9.1% from the field compares with a usual 49.6%. Points by shot type, against the usual: two-pointers 2 (8.7), threes 0 (2.2), free throws 1 (2.7). Harper played 23:18 against a usual 21.3 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was -3.9, against a usual 18.0. The Spurs lost 130-117 at the Cavaliers. 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
Harper in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (11 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 23:18 | 21.3 | +2.0 |
| Points | 3 | 13.6 | -10.6 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 11 · 9.1% | 10.3 · 49.6% | +0.7 · -40.5 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 5 · 0.0% | 2.2 · 33.3% | +2.8 · -33.3 |
| FTA · FT% | 1-of-4 | 3.5 · 78.9% | +0.5 |
| Rebounds | 4 | 3.0 | +1.0 |
| Assists | 6 | 3.5 | +2.5 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1.5 | +0.5 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 11 games | 25.7 | 26.6 | -0.9 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | -3.9 | 18.0 | -21.9 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (11 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 0 (0-of-5) | 2.2 (0.7-of-2.2) | -2.2 |
| Twos | 2 (1-of-6) | 8.7 (4.4-of-8.1) | -6.7 |
| Free throws | 1 (1-of-4) | 2.7 (2.7-of-3.5) | -1.7 |
| Total | 3 | 13.6 | -10.6 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
-2.5 against a usual 10.7 (-13.2)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | -13.7 |
| Rebounds | +0.3 |
| Assists | +1.7 |
| Steals and blocks | -1.1 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -0.4 |
| Total | -13.2 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
No rank yet: too few earlier games this season.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Spurs lost 130-117 at the Cavaliers.
- Previous appearance: Dec 3, 2025, 2 days earlier.
- No earlier regular-season meetings with the Cavaliers this season.
- The source holds fewer Spurs games than this season has, so season highs, lows and ranks count 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 usual line. How rare a gap is comes from NBA regular-season games of 2023-24 and 2024-25, checked on 2025-26.