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Gary Payton II

G · 6′2″ · Current team: Golden State Warriors

Regular season · Mar 15, 2026 · GSW 107 @ NYK 110 · Final

Gary Payton II 19 points vs Knicks (Mar 15, 2026): season-best Game Score

ANSWER

19 PTS · 8-of-13 FG · 3-of-6 3P · 27:42 MIN

Usual before this game: 6.3 PTS · 5.1 FGA · 14.2 MIN, from 59 regular-season games

Best Game Score of 60 games this season: 20.0 against a usual 5.8 (+14.2)

Matched the season high of 19 points, set on Nov 29, 2025 and Feb 25, 2026

SURPRISE SCORE
97Unusual
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 works

Why did Gary Payton II score 19 points?

Gary Payton II scored 19 points against the Knicks on Mar 15, 2026 in 27:42: 8-of-13 from the field (61.5%), 3-of-6 from three (50.0%). Before this game, Payton averaged 6.3 points on 5.1 shots in 14.2 minutes across 59 regular-season games. The 19 points tied the season high, set on Nov 29, 2025 and Feb 25, 2026. This game had the best Game Score of 60 games this season. Shot attempts: 13, against a usual 5.1. The rate from the field was 61.5%, against a usual 53.6%. From threes, 9 points against a usual 1.6; from two-pointers, 10 points against a usual 4.4. Payton played 27:42 against a usual 14.2 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 26.0, against a usual 14.7. At the Knicks, the Warriors lost 110-107. 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

Payton in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (59 games)Change
Minutes27:4214.2+13.5
Points196.3+12.7
Shots (FGA) · FG%13 · 61.5%5.1 · 53.6%+7.9 · +7.9
3PA · 3P%6 · 50.0%1.8 · 29.5%+4.2 · +20.5
Rebounds63.4+2.6
Assists41.6+2.4
Turnovers00.9-0.9
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 54 games21.119.4+1.7
Game Score per 36 minutes26.014.7+11.3
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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 (59 games)Change
Threes9 (3-of-6)1.6 (0.5-of-1.8)+7.4
Twos10 (5-of-7)4.4 (2.2-of-3.3)+5.6
Free throws0 (0-of-0)0.3 (0.3-of-0.4)-0.3
Total196.3+12.7
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

20.0 against a usual 5.8 (+14.2)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+9.3
Rebounds+0.7
Assists+1.7
Steals and blocks+1.7
Turnovers and fouls+0.8
Total+14.2
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 60 games, oldest first, this game last: 2.2, 7.6, -0.4, 3.4, 0.3, -0.5, -0.9, 5, 2.3, 1.3, 6.2, 6.8, 3.6, 0.7, 3.3, 9.4, 5.6, 13, -1.1, 17.2, 10.3, 0.7, 0.9, -0.7, -1, 0.4, 6.2, 9.6, 10.4, 4.5, 5.6, 6.5, -0.1, 9.4, 13, 14.5, 3.9, 7.3, 1.7, 2.9, 4.7, 5.2, 1.6, 0.2, -1.1, 0.7, 15.3, 13, 7.6, 7.3, 14.9, 9.2, 1.6, 17.3, 9.6, 8.1, 8.2, 14.8, 12.7, 20

Best Game Score of 60 games this season.

Previous best: 17.3, set on Feb 25, 2026.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Warriors lost 110-107 at the Knicks.
  • Previous appearance: Mar 13, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Knicks this season: 0 points (Jan 15, 2026).
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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.