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Pat Spencer

G · 6′2″ · Current team: Phoenix Suns

Regular season · Dec 2, 2025 · OKC 124 @ GSW 112 · Final

Pat Spencer 17 points vs Thunder (Dec 2, 2025)

ANSWER

17 PTS · 8-of-14 FG · 1-of-1 3P · 21:12 MIN

Usual before this game: 4.8 PTS · 4.5 FGA · 12.8 MIN, from 13 regular-season games

Game Score 15.3 against a usual 4.4 (+10.9)

SURPRISE SCORE
95Unusual
above usual

No more than 5 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 Pat Spencer score 17 points?

Pat Spencer scored 17 points against the Thunder on Dec 2, 2025 in 21:12: 8-of-14 from the field (57.1%), 1-of-1 from three, no free throw attempts. Before this game, Spencer averaged 4.8 points on 4.5 shots in 12.8 minutes across 13 regular-season games. Spencer took 14 shots, 9.5 more than usual. The rate from the field was 57.1%, against a usual 37.3%. From two-pointers, 14 points against a usual 2.5; from threes, 3 points against a usual 1.4. Spencer played 21:12 against a usual 12.8 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 26.0, against a usual 12.4. Spencer had 6 assists, against a usual 2.5. The Warriors lost 124-112 at home against the Thunder. 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

Spencer in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (13 games)Change
Minutes21:1212.8+8.4
Points174.8+12.2
Shots (FGA) · FG%14 · 57.1%4.5 · 37.3%+9.5 · +19.8
3PA · 3P%1-of-11.5 · 31.6%-0.5
FTA · FT%0-of-01.1 · 85.7%-1.1
Rebounds31.9+1.1
Assists62.5+3.5
Turnovers00.6-0.6
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 13 games27.718.3+9.4
Game Score per 36 minutes26.012.4+13.6
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 (13 games)Change
Threes3 (1-of-1)1.4 (0.5-of-1.5)+1.6
Twos14 (7-of-13)2.5 (1.2-of-3.0)+11.5
Free throws0 (0-of-0)0.9 (0.9-of-1.1)-0.9
Total174.8+12.2
03

Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

15.3 against a usual 4.4 (+10.9)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+8.2
Rebounds+0.4
Assists+2.5
Steals and blocks+0.3
Turnovers and fouls-0.5
Total+10.9
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each game this season, oldest first, this game last: 4.3, -0.7, -0.7, 10, 0.5, 7.7, 3, 9.2, 3.1, 15.8, 1.5, 0, 3.6, 15.3

No rank yet: too few earlier games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Warriors lost 124-112 at home against the Thunder.
  • Previous appearance: Nov 29, 2025, 3 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Thunder this season: 12 points (Nov 11, 2025).
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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.