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Scottie Barnes

F-G · 6′8″ · Current team: Toronto Raptors

Playoffs · First round · Game 3 · Apr 23, 2026 · CLE 104 @ TOR 126 · Final

Scottie Barnes 33 points vs Cavaliers (Apr 23, 2026): First round Game 3

ANSWER

33 PTS · 11-of-17 FG · 3-of-5 3P · 8-of-10 FT · 34:48 MIN

Usual: 2025-26 regular season, 80 games, Oct 22 – Apr 12 (18.1 PTS · 14.0 FGA · 33.5 MIN)

Game Score 33.8 against a usual 16.7 (+17.1)

SURPRISE SCORE
98Rare
above usual

Playoff game · against the 2025-26 regular season

No more than 2 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 Scottie Barnes score 33 points?

Scottie Barnes scored 33 points in 34:48 against the Cavaliers on Apr 23, 2026, Game 3 of the first round: 11-of-17 from the field (64.7%), 3-of-5 from three (60.0%), 8-of-10 on free throws (80.0%). Coming in, Barnes had averaged 18.1 points on 14.0 shots in 33.5 minutes, from 80 regular-season games. Shot attempts: 17, against a usual 14.0. The rate from the field was 64.7%, against a usual 50.7%. From threes, 9 points against a usual 2.6; from free throws, 8 points against a usual 3.0; from two-pointers, 16 points against a usual 12.5. Minutes: 34:48, against a usual 33.5; Game Score per 36 minutes: 35.0, against a usual 18.0. Assists: 11, against a usual 5.9. At home against the Cavaliers, the Raptors won 126-104, a 22-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

Barnes in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (80 games)Change
Minutes34:4833.5+1.3
Points3318.1+14.9
Shots (FGA) · FG%17 · 64.7%14.0 · 50.7%+3.0 · +14.0
3PA · 3P%5 · 60.0%2.8 · 30.4%+2.2 · +29.6
FTA · FT%10 · 80.0%3.7 · 81.5%+6.3 · -1.5
Rebounds57.5-2.5
Assists115.9+5.1
Turnovers12.6-1.6
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 80 games28.823.6+5.2
Game Score per 36 minutes35.018.0+17.0
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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 (80 games)Change
Threes9 (3-of-5)2.6 (0.9-of-2.8)+6.4
Twos16 (8-of-12)12.5 (6.3-of-11.2)+3.5
Free throws8 (8-of-10)3.0 (3.0-of-3.7)+5.0
Total3318.1+14.9
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

33.8 against a usual 16.7 (+17.1)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+13.9
Rebounds-1.1
Assists+3.5
Steals and blocks-0.7
Turnovers and fouls+1.5
Total+17.1
04

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@ CLE32:30211711.8
Apr 20, 2026First round · Game 2@ CLE39:42264518.9
Apr 23, 2026This gameFirst round · Game 3vs CLE34:483351133.8
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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Raptors won 126-104 at home against the Cavaliers, a 22-point win.
  • Previous appearance: Apr 20, 2026, 3 days earlier.
  • Earlier in this series: 21 points (Game 1), 26 points (Game 2).
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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.