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Scoot Henderson

G · 6′3″ · Current team: Portland Trail Blazers

Regular season · Mar 25, 2026 · MIL 99 @ POR 130 · Final

Scoot Henderson 23 points vs Bucks (Mar 25, 2026): 2nd-best of 22 games

ANSWER

23 PTS · 6-of-13 FG · 3-of-7 3P · 8-of-8 FT · 24:24 MIN

Usual before this game: 13.5 PTS · 10.9 FGA · 23.6 MIN, from 21 regular-season games

2nd-best Game Score of 22 games this season: 21.0 against a usual 8.1 (+12.9)

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 Scoot Henderson score 23 points?

In 24:24 against the Bucks on Mar 25, 2026, Scoot Henderson scored 23 points: 6-of-13 from the field (46.2%), 3-of-7 from three (42.9%), 8-of-8 on free throws (100.0%). Coming in, Henderson had averaged 13.5 points on 10.9 shots in 23.6 minutes, from 21 regular-season games. This game had the 2nd-best Game Score of 22 games this season. The rate from the field was 46.2%, against a usual 41.5%. From free throws, 8 points against a usual 2.7; from threes, 9 points against a usual 5.3. Playing time was 24:24, against a usual 23.6 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 31.0, against a usual 12.4. Henderson had 0 turnovers and 1 foul, against a usual 2.7 and 3.0. The Trail Blazers won 130-99 at home against the Bucks, a 31-point win. 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

Henderson in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (21 games)Change
Minutes24:2423.6+0.8
Points2313.5+9.5
Shots (FGA) · FG%13 · 46.2%10.9 · 41.5%+2.1 · +4.7
3PA · 3P%7 · 42.9%5.2 · 33.6%+1.8 · +9.3
FTA · FT%8 · 100.0%3.3 · 80.0%+4.7 · +20.0
Rebounds32.8+0.2
Assists43.9+0.1
Turnovers02.7-2.7
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 21 games28.426.2+2.2
Game Score per 36 minutes31.012.4+18.6
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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 (21 games)Change
Threes9 (3-of-7)5.3 (1.8-of-5.2)+3.7
Twos6 (3-of-6)5.5 (2.8-of-5.7)+0.5
Free throws8 (8-of-8)2.7 (2.7-of-3.3)+5.3
Total2313.5+9.5
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

21.0 against a usual 8.1 (+12.9)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+8.9
Rebounds+0.3
Assists+0.1
Steals and blocks+0.1
Turnovers and fouls+3.5
Total+12.9
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 22 games, oldest first, this game last: 7.4, 11.4, 11.6, 8.5, 6.5, 4.5, 12.1, 6.9, 1.8, 6.1, 0.5, -1.9, 27.1, 7.8, 17.3, 5.2, 9.7, 4.5, 6.3, 4.9, 12.8, 21

2nd-best Game Score of 22 games this season.

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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Trail Blazers won 130-99 at home against the Bucks, a 31-point win.
  • Previous appearance: Mar 23, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • No earlier regular-season meetings with the Bucks this season.
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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.