Jrue Holiday 29 points vs Spurs (Apr 24, 2026): First round Game 3
29 PTS · 12-of-18 FG · 5-of-9 3P · 40:30 MIN
Usual: 2025-26 regular season, 53 games, Oct 22 – Apr 12 (16.3 PTS · 13.4 FGA · 29.4 MIN)
Game Score 27.7 against a usual 13.2 (+14.5)
above usual
Playoff game · against the 2025-26 regular season
No more than 3 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far above their usual: playoff games, each against the player's regular-season usual.
How the score worksWhy did Jrue Holiday score 29 points?
Jrue Holiday scored 29 points in 40:30 against the Spurs on Apr 24, 2026, Game 3 of the first round: 12-of-18 from the field (66.7%), 5-of-9 from three (55.6%), no free throw attempts. Coming in, Holiday had averaged 16.3 points on 13.4 shots in 29.4 minutes, from 53 regular-season games. Holiday took 18 shots, 4.6 more than usual. The rate from the field was 66.7%, against a usual 45.1%. By shot type: threes 15 points (usual 7.7); two-pointers 14 points (usual 6.9); free throws 0 points (usual 1.7). Holiday played 40:30 against a usual 29.4 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 24.6, against a usual 16.1. Steals and blocks: 4 and 0, against a usual 1.0 and 0.1. The Trail Blazers lost 120-108 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
What changed
Holiday in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (53 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 40:30 | 29.4 | +11.1 |
| Points | 29 | 16.3 | +12.7 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 18 · 66.7% | 13.4 · 45.1% | +4.6 · +21.6 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 9 · 55.6% | 6.8 · 37.8% | +2.2 · +17.8 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 2.0 · 83.8% | -2.0 |
| Rebounds | 6 | 4.6 | +1.4 |
| Assists | 5 | 6.1 | -1.1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2.8 | -0.8 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 53 games | 21.0 | 23.6 | -2.6 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 24.6 | 16.1 | +8.5 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (53 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 15 (5-of-9) | 7.7 (2.6-of-6.8) | +7.3 |
| Twos | 14 (7-of-9) | 6.9 (3.5-of-6.6) | +7.1 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 1.7 (1.7-of-2.0) | -1.7 |
| Total | 29 | 16.3 | +12.7 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
27.7 against a usual 13.2 (+14.5)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +12.0 |
| Rebounds | +0.7 |
| Assists | -0.8 |
| Steals and blocks | +2.9 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -0.3 |
| Total | +14.5 |
This postseason so far
Playoff games in date order, this game last; no score
| Date | Round | Opp | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | Game Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2026 | First round · Game 1 | @ SAS | 35:36 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 8.6 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | First round · Game 2 | @ SAS | 39:00 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 11.7 |
| Apr 24, 2026This game | First round · Game 3 | vs SAS | 40:30 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 27.7 |
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Trail Blazers lost 120-108 at home against the Spurs.
- Previous appearance: Apr 21, 2026, 3 days earlier.
- Earlier in this series: 9 points (Game 1), 16 points (Game 2).
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 regular-season usual line, never blended with last season. How rare a gap is comes from NBA playoff games of 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26, each postseason checked on a table fit on the others; the top tier is Rare.