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Jordan Miller

G · 6′5″ · Current team: LA Clippers

Regular season · Mar 16, 2026 · SAS 119 @ LAC 115 · Final

Jordan Miller 22 points vs Spurs (Mar 16, 2026): 2nd-best of 47 games

ANSWER

22 PTS · 10-of-13 FG · 1-of-1 3P · 1-of-1 FT · 26:18 MIN

Usual before this game: 9.4 PTS · 6.3 FGA · 21.2 MIN, from 46 regular-season games

2nd-best Game Score of 47 games this season: 22.9 against a usual 8.0 (+14.9)

Matched the season high of 22 points, set on Nov 12, 2025

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 Jordan Miller score 22 points?

Jordan Miller scored 22 points against the Spurs on Mar 16, 2026 in 26:18: 10-of-13 from the field (76.9%), 1-of-1 from three, 1-of-1 on free throws. Coming in, Miller had averaged 9.4 points on 6.3 shots in 21.2 minutes, from 46 regular-season games. The 22 points tied the season high, set on Nov 12, 2025. This game had the 2nd-best Game Score of 47 games this season. Shot attempts: 13, against a usual 6.3. The rate from the field was 76.9%, against a usual 51.9%. From two-pointers, 18 points against a usual 5.3; from free throws, 1 point against a usual 2.3; from threes, 3 points against a usual 1.8. Miller played 26:18 against a usual 21.2 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 31.3, against a usual 13.6. The Clippers lost 119-115 at home against the Spurs. 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

Miller in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (46 games)Change
Minutes26:1821.2+5.1
Points229.4+12.6
Shots (FGA) · FG%13 · 76.9%6.3 · 51.9%+6.7 · +25.0
3PA · 3P%1-of-11.8 · 32.9%-0.8
FTA · FT%1-of-12.9 · 78.4%-1.9
Rebounds92.9+6.1
Assists32.1+0.9
Turnovers01.1-1.1
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 43 games21.818.6+3.2
Game Score per 36 minutes31.313.6+17.7
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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 (46 games)Change
Threes3 (1-of-1)1.8 (0.6-of-1.8)+1.2
Twos18 (9-of-12)5.3 (2.7-of-4.5)+12.7
Free throws1 (1-of-1)2.3 (2.3-of-2.9)-1.3
Total229.4+12.6
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

22.9 against a usual 8.0 (+14.9)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+10.9
Rebounds+3.1
Assists+0.7
Steals and blocks-0.9
Turnovers and fouls+1.1
Total+14.9
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 47 games, oldest first, this game last: 20.3, -1.5, 3.7, 5.2, 9.7, 0.9, 0, 3.6, 4.7, 2.5, 5.4, 0.7, 0.9, 8.2, 5.4, 17, 3.4, 10.4, 13.9, 22.3, 16.4, 5.2, 9.7, 14.7, 10.7, 5.1, 13.9, 17.8, 1.5, 6.3, 5.5, 5.9, 1.2, 3.3, 7.9, 10.6, 7.1, 24.4, 11.7, 4.9, 14.2, 9.4, -2.2, 12.7, 11.4, 4, 22.9

2nd-best Game Score of 47 games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Clippers lost 119-115 at home against the Spurs.
  • Previous appearance: Mar 14, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Spurs this season: 11 points (Mar 6, 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.