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Mike Conley

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

Mike Conley 6 points vs Spurs (May 15, 2026): Conference semifinals Game 6

ANSWER

6 PTS · 2-of-3 FG · 2-of-3 3P · 18:30 MIN

Usual: 2025-26 regular season, 54 games, Oct 22 – Apr 10 (4.5 PTS · 4.0 FGA · 18.4 MIN)

Game Score 10.5 against a usual 4.5 (+6.0)

SURPRISE SCORE
95Unusual
above usual

Playoff game · against the 2025-26 regular season

No more than 5 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 works

Why did Mike Conley score 6 points?

In Game 6 of the conference semifinals against the Spurs on May 15, 2026, Mike Conley scored 6 points in 18:30: 2-of-3 from the field, 2-of-3 from three. Coming in, Conley had averaged 4.5 points on 4.0 shots in 18.4 minutes, from 54 regular-season games. From threes, 6 points against a usual 3.1. Conley played 18:30 against a usual 18.4 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 20.4, against a usual 8.8. Steals and blocks: 3 and 0, against a usual 0.6 and 0.3. 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

Conley in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (54 games)Change
Minutes18:3018.4+0.1
Points64.5+1.5
Shots (FGA) · FG%2-of-34.0 · 33.5%-1.0
3PA · 3P%2-of-33.1 · 33.7%-0.1
Rebounds01.7-1.7
Assists42.9+1.1
Turnovers00.6-0.6
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 54 games6.511.7-5.2
Game Score per 36 minutes20.48.8+11.6
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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 (54 games)Change
Threes6 (2-of-3)3.1 (1.0-of-3.1)+2.9
Twos0 (0-of-0)0.6 (0.3-of-0.9)-0.6
Free throws0 (0-of-0)0.8 (0.8-of-0.9)-0.8
Total64.5+1.5
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

10.5 against a usual 4.5 (+6.0)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+2.5
Rebounds-0.7
Assists+0.8
Steals and blocks+2.2
Turnovers and fouls+1.2
Total+6.0
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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@ DEN10:363125.0
Apr 20, 2026First round · Game 2@ DEN3:540021.0
Apr 23, 2026First round · Game 3vs DEN0:42000-0.7
Apr 25, 2026First round · Game 4vs DEN20:305145.5
Apr 27, 2026First round · Game 5@ DEN16:544143.3
Apr 30, 2026First round · Game 6vs DEN26:307636.4
May 4, 2026Conference semifinals · Game 1@ SAS24:12122612.4
May 6, 2026Conference semifinals · Game 2@ SAS15:483133.6
May 8, 2026Conference semifinals · Game 3vs SAS4:12020-1.1
May 10, 2026Conference semifinals · Game 4vs SAS10:428027.4
May 12, 2026Conference semifinals · Game 5@ SAS15:125125.0
May 15, 2026This gameConference semifinals · Game 6vs SAS18:3060410.5
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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: 12 points (Game 1), 3 points (Game 2), 0 points (Game 3), 8 points (Game 4), 5 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.