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Julius Randle

F-C · 6′9″ · Current team: Brooklyn Nets

Playoffs · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · May 15, 2026 · SAS 139 @ MIN 109 · Final

Julius Randle 3 points on 1-of-8 in 24 minutes vs Spurs (May 15, 2026)

ANSWER

3 PTS · 1-of-8 FG · 0-of-2 3P · 1-of-2 FT · 23:42 MIN

Usual: 2025-26 regular season, 79 games, Oct 22 – Apr 7 (21.1 PTS · 15.3 FGA · 33.0 MIN)

Game Score -0.2 against a usual 16.4 (-16.6)

SURPRISE SCORE
98Rare
below usual

Playoff game · against the 2025-26 regular season

No more than 2 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far below their usual: playoff games, each against the player's regular-season usual.

How the score works

Why did Julius Randle score 3 points?

Julius Randle scored 3 points in 23:42 against the Spurs on May 15, 2026, Game 6 of the conference semifinals: 1-of-8 from the field, 0-of-2 from three, 1-of-2 on free throws. Before this game, Randle averaged 21.1 points on 15.3 shots in 33.0 minutes across 79 regular-season games. Randle took 8 shots, 7.3 fewer than usual. From two-pointers, 2 points against a usual 11.9; from threes, 0 points against a usual 4.2; from free throws, 1 point against a usual 5.0. Playing time was 23:42, against a usual 33.0 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was -0.3, against a usual 17.9. Randle had 1 assist, against a usual 5.0. At home against the Spurs, the Timberwolves lost 139-109, a 30-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

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What changed

Randle in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (79 games)Change
Minutes23:4233.0-9.3
Points321.1-18.1
Shots (FGA) · FG%1-of-815.3 · 48.1%-7.3
3PA · 3P%0-of-24.4 · 31.5%-2.4
FTA · FT%1-of-26.3 · 80.2%-4.3
Rebounds76.7+0.3
Assists15.0-4.0
Turnovers02.7-2.7
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 79 games15.026.7-11.7
Game Score per 36 minutes-0.317.9-18.2
02

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 (79 games)Change
Threes0 (0-of-2)4.2 (1.4-of-4.4)-4.2
Twos2 (1-of-6)11.9 (6.0-of-10.9)-9.9
Free throws1 (1-of-2)5.0 (5.0-of-6.3)-4.0
Total321.1-18.1
03

Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

-0.2 against a usual 16.4 (-16.6)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-15.4
Rebounds+0.2
Assists-2.8
Steals and blocks-1.3
Turnovers and fouls+2.7
Total-16.6
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This postseason so far

Playoff games in date order, this game last; no score

This postseason's games, oldest first, this game last
DateRoundOppMINPTSREBASTGame Score
Apr 18, 2026First round · Game 1@ DEN31:1816728.9
Apr 20, 2026First round · Game 2@ DEN36:24249620.5
Apr 23, 2026First round · Game 3vs DEN32:4215649.2
Apr 25, 2026First round · Game 4vs DEN32:1215925.5
Apr 27, 2026First round · Game 5@ DEN32:12279621.0
Apr 30, 2026First round · Game 6vs DEN37:3018459.4
May 4, 2026Conference semifinals · Game 1@ SAS41:30211029.4
May 6, 2026Conference semifinals · Game 2@ SAS27:2412525.7
May 8, 2026Conference semifinals · Game 3vs SAS31:1212605.2
May 10, 2026Conference semifinals · Game 4vs SAS37:3612834.9
May 12, 2026Conference semifinals · Game 5@ SAS36:241710111.2
May 15, 2026This gameConference semifinals · Game 6vs SAS23:42371-0.2
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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Timberwolves lost 139-109 at home against the Spurs, a 30-point loss.
  • Previous appearance: May 12, 2026, 3 days earlier.
  • Earlier in this series: 21 points (Game 1), 12 points (Game 2), 12 points (Game 3), 12 points (Game 4), 17 points (Game 5).
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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 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.