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Maxime Raynaud

C · 7′1″ · Current team: Sacramento Kings

Regular season · Apr 3, 2026 · NOP 113 @ SAC 117 · Final

Maxime Raynaud 28 points vs Pelicans (Apr 3, 2026): season-best Game Score

ANSWER

28 PTS · 11-of-14 FG · 0-of-1 3P · 6-of-7 FT · 29:00 MIN

Usual before this game: 11.9 PTS · 8.8 FGA · 26.1 MIN, from 69 regular-season games

Best Game Score of 70 games this season: 26.7 against a usual 10.1 (+16.6)

SURPRISE SCORE
98Rare
above usual

No more than 2 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 once or twice a season.

How the score works

Why did Maxime Raynaud score 28 points?

In 29:00 against the Pelicans on Apr 3, 2026, Maxime Raynaud scored 28 points: 11-of-14 from the field (78.6%), 0-of-1 from three, 6-of-7 on free throws (85.7%). Coming in, Raynaud had averaged 11.9 points on 8.8 shots in 26.1 minutes, from 69 regular-season games. This game had the best Game Score of 70 games this season. Shot attempts: 14, against a usual 8.8. Raynaud shot 78.6% from the field, against a usual 56.5%. From two-pointers, 22 points against a usual 9.4; from free throws, 6 points against a usual 1.7. Minutes: 29:00, against a usual 26.1; Game Score per 36 minutes: 33.1, against a usual 14.0. At home against the Pelicans, the Kings won 117-113. 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

Raynaud in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (69 games)Change
Minutes29:0026.1+2.9
Points2811.9+16.1
Shots (FGA) · FG%14 · 78.6%8.8 · 56.5%+5.2 · +22.1
3PA · 3P%0-of-10.9 · 30.2%+0.1
FTA · FT%7 · 85.7%2.1 · 78.2%+4.9 · +7.5
Rebounds97.3+1.7
Assists41.3+2.7
Turnovers11.2-0.2
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 69 games26.517.9+8.6
Game Score per 36 minutes33.114.0+19.1
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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 (69 games)Change
Threes0 (0-of-1)0.8 (0.3-of-0.9)-0.8
Twos22 (11-of-13)9.4 (4.7-of-7.9)+12.6
Free throws6 (6-of-7)1.7 (1.7-of-2.1)+4.3
Total2811.9+16.1
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

26.7 against a usual 10.1 (+16.6)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+14.7
Rebounds+0.5
Assists+1.9
Steals and blocks-0.9
Turnovers and fouls+0.4
Total+16.6
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 70 games, oldest first, this game last: 0.5, -0.4, 5.9, 7.1, 4, 3.2, 5.1, 10.3, 5.1, -2.4, -0.2, 14.8, 5.9, 23.9, 11.4, 10.5, 11.3, 3.5, 23.7, 12.2, 8.4, 8.7, 16.9, 13.4, 13.4, 11.5, 3.8, 5.8, 13.3, 7.9, 9.4, 7.5, 7.2, 6.8, 3.6, 8.4, 6, -1.5, -1.9, 2.5, 7.7, 15.5, 12.2, 5.2, 12.5, 12.5, 22, 6.5, 18.9, 15.2, 12.6, 9.9, 19.2, 12, 22, 5.5, 22.8, 16.6, 4.2, 16.3, 4.5, 22, 25.4, 19.8, 7.9, 11.5, 17.4, 9, 4.2, 26.7

Best Game Score of 70 games this season.

Previous best: 25.4, set on Mar 19, 2026.

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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Kings won 117-113 at home against the Pelicans.
  • Previous appearance: Apr 1, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Pelicans this season: 21 points (Feb 9, 2026), 10 points (Mar 5, 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.