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Rudy Gobert

C · 7′1″ · Current team: Minnesota Timberwolves

Playoffs · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · May 6, 2026 · MIN 95 @ SAS 133 · Final

Rudy Gobert 5 points on 1-of-4 vs Spurs (May 6, 2026)

ANSWER

5 PTS · 1-of-4 FG · 3-of-9 FT · 28:06 MIN

Usual: 2025-26 regular season, 76 games, Oct 22 – Apr 7 (10.9 PTS · 6.5 FGA · 31.3 MIN)

Game Score -0.1 against a usual 13.1 (-13.2)

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 Rudy Gobert score 5 points?

In Game 2 of the conference semifinals against the Spurs on May 6, 2026, Rudy Gobert scored 5 points in 28:06: 1-of-4 from the field, 3-of-9 on free throws (33.3%). Coming in, Gobert had averaged 10.9 points on 6.5 shots in 31.3 minutes, from 76 regular-season games. By shot type: two-pointers 2 points (usual 8.8). Gobert played 28:06 against a usual 31.3 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was -0.1, against a usual 15.0. Turnovers and fouls: 4 and 4, against a usual 1.4 and 2.6. At the Spurs, the Timberwolves lost 133-95, a 38-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

Gobert in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (76 games)Change
Minutes28:0631.3-3.2
Points510.9-5.9
Shots (FGA) · FG%1-of-46.5 · 68.2%-2.5
FTA · FT%9 · 33.3%4.0 · 52.6%+5.0 · -19.3
Rebounds1011.5-1.5
Assists11.7-0.7
Turnovers41.4+2.6
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 76 games16.512.9+3.6
Game Score per 36 minutes-0.115.0-15.1
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 (76 games)Change
Twos2 (1-of-4)8.8 (4.4-of-6.4)-6.8
Free throws3 (3-of-9)2.1 (2.1-of-4.0)+0.9
Total510.9-5.9
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

-0.1 against a usual 13.1 (-13.2)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-7.2
Rebounds-0.4
Assists-0.5
Steals and blocks-1.9
Turnovers and fouls-3.2
Total-13.2
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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@ DEN37:481710215.5
Apr 20, 2026First round · Game 2@ DEN27:362710.8
Apr 23, 2026First round · Game 3vs DEN36:181012313.3
Apr 25, 2026First round · Game 4vs DEN35:3641527.7
Apr 27, 2026First round · Game 5@ DEN29:183726.1
Apr 30, 2026First round · Game 6vs DEN41:481013819.3
May 4, 2026Conference semifinals · Game 1@ SAS29:42710311.3
May 6, 2026This gameConference semifinals · Game 2@ SAS28:065101-0.1
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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Timberwolves lost 133-95 at the Spurs, a 38-point loss.
  • Previous appearance: May 4, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier in this series: 7 points (Game 1).
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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.