Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 15 points on 6-of-18 vs Spurs (May 28, 2026)
15 PTS · 6-of-18 FG · 0-of-5 3P · 3-of-3 FT · 28:18 MIN
Usual: 2025-26 regular season, 67 games, Oct 21 – Apr 8 (31.2 PTS · 19.4 FGA · 33.2 MIN)
Game Score 5.5 against a usual 26.6 (-21.1)
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 worksWhy did Shai Gilgeous-Alexander score 15 points?
In Game 6 of the conference finals against the Spurs on May 28, 2026, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 points in 28:18: 6-of-18 from the field (33.3%), 0-of-5 from three (0.0%), 3-of-3 on free throws. Coming in, Gilgeous-Alexander had averaged 31.2 points on 19.4 shots in 33.2 minutes, from 67 regular-season games. The rate from the field was 33.3%, against a usual 55.4%. From two-pointers, 12 points against a usual 18.1; from threes, 0 points against a usual 5.1; from free throws, 3 points against a usual 8.0. Playing time was 28:18, against a usual 33.2 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 7.0, against a usual 28.8. Steals and blocks: 0 and 0, against a usual 1.4 and 0.8. The Thunder lost 118-91 at the Spurs, a 27-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
What changed
Gilgeous-Alexander in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (67 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 28:18 | 33.2 | -4.9 |
| Points | 15 | 31.2 | -16.2 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 18 · 33.3% | 19.4 · 55.4% | -1.4 · -22.1 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 5 · 0.0% | 4.3 · 39.2% | +0.7 · -39.2 |
| FTA · FT% | 3-of-3 | 9.1 · 87.9% | -6.1 |
| Rebounds | 1 | 4.3 | -3.3 |
| Assists | 4 | 6.6 | -2.6 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 67 games | 32.5 | 33.7 | -1.2 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 7.0 | 28.8 | -21.8 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (67 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 0 (0-of-5) | 5.1 (1.7-of-4.3) | -5.1 |
| Twos | 12 (6-of-13) | 18.1 (9.0-of-15.1) | -6.1 |
| Free throws | 3 (3-of-3) | 8.0 (8.0-of-9.1) | -5.0 |
| Total | 15 | 31.2 | -16.2 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
5.5 against a usual 26.6 (-21.1)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | -16.7 |
| Rebounds | -1.2 |
| Assists | -1.8 |
| Steals and blocks | -2.0 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.6 |
| Total | -21.1 |
This postseason so far
Playoff games in date order, this game last; no score
| Date | Round | Opp | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | Game Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2026 | First round · Game 1 | vs PHX | 29:12 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 20.7 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | First round · Game 2 | vs PHX | 38:18 | 37 | 5 | 9 | 30.5 |
| Apr 25, 2026 | First round · Game 3 | @ PHX | 37:54 | 42 | 4 | 8 | 38.6 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | First round · Game 4 | @ PHX | 37:30 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 25.4 |
| May 5, 2026 | Conference semifinals · Game 1 | vs LAL | 35:18 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10.1 |
| May 7, 2026 | Conference semifinals · Game 2 | vs LAL | 27:54 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 13.3 |
| May 9, 2026 | Conference semifinals · Game 3 | @ LAL | 33:24 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 19.7 |
| May 11, 2026 | Conference semifinals · Game 4 | @ LAL | 39:18 | 35 | 1 | 8 | 26.3 |
| May 18, 2026 | Conference finals · Game 1 | vs SAS | 51:18 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 20.1 |
| May 20, 2026 | Conference finals · Game 2 | vs SAS | 38:18 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 24.9 |
| May 22, 2026 | Conference finals · Game 3 | @ SAS | 36:12 | 26 | 2 | 12 | 23.4 |
| May 24, 2026 | Conference finals · Game 4 | @ SAS | 31:18 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 13.8 |
| May 26, 2026 | Conference finals · Game 5 | vs SAS | 37:12 | 32 | 2 | 9 | 23.5 |
| May 28, 2026This game | Conference finals · Game 6 | @ SAS | 28:18 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5.5 |
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Thunder lost 118-91 at the Spurs, a 27-point loss.
- Previous appearance: May 26, 2026, 2 days earlier.
- Earlier in this series: 24 points (Game 1), 30 points (Game 2), 26 points (Game 3), 19 points (Game 4), 32 points (Game 5).
- The source holds fewer Thunder regular-season games than the 2025-26 regular season had, so the usual line counts only the games it holds.
What this page cannot tell you
The same on every performance page
Box scores record what happened, not why: no injuries or health, defensive assignments, matchups, coaching decisions or play-by-play.
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.