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Terrence Shannon Jr

G-F · 6′6″ · Current team: Minnesota Timberwolves

Regular season · Apr 8, 2026 · MIN 120 @ ORL 132 · Final

Terrence Shannon Jr: season-high 33 points vs Magic (Apr 8, 2026)

ANSWER

33 PTS · 11-of-14 FG · 5-of-7 3P · 6-of-6 FT · 31:12 MIN

Usual before this game: 4.0 PTS · 3.2 FGA · 11.1 MIN, from 40 regular-season games

Best Game Score of 41 games this season: 28.9 against a usual 2.5 (+26.4)

Season-high 33 points (previous high 18, set on Nov 26, 2025)

SURPRISE SCORE
99Very rare
above usual

No more than 1 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 less than once a season.

How the score works

Why did Terrence Shannon Jr score 33 points?

Terrence Shannon Jr scored 33 points against the Magic on Apr 8, 2026 in 31:12: 11-of-14 from the field (78.6%), 5-of-7 from three (71.4%), 6-of-6 on free throws (100.0%). Before this game, Shannon averaged 4.0 points on 3.2 shots in 11.1 minutes across 40 regular-season games. The previous high this season was 18 points. This game had the best Game Score of 41 games this season. The shot count was 14, against a usual 3.2. Shannon shot 78.6% from the field, against a usual 41.3%. From threes, 15 points against a usual 1.6; from two-pointers, 12 points against a usual 1.6; from free throws, 6 points against a usual 0.8. Minutes: 31:12, against a usual 11.1; Game Score per 36 minutes: 33.3, against a usual 8.1. Assists: 5, against a usual 0.7. The Timberwolves lost 132-120 at the Magic. 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

01

What changed

Shannon in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (40 games)Change
Minutes31:1211.1+20.1
Points334.0+29.0
Shots (FGA) · FG%14 · 78.6%3.2 · 41.3%+10.8 · +37.3
3PA · 3P%7 · 71.4%1.4 · 38.2%+5.6 · +33.2
FTA · FT%6 · 100.0%1.1 · 77.3%+4.9 · +22.7
Rebounds21.1+0.9
Assists50.7+4.3
Turnovers20.5+1.5
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 37 games25.616.2+9.4
Game Score per 36 minutes33.38.1+25.2
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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 (40 games)Change
Threes15 (5-of-7)1.6 (0.5-of-1.4)+13.4
Twos12 (6-of-7)1.6 (0.8-of-1.8)+10.4
Free throws6 (6-of-6)0.8 (0.8-of-1.1)+5.2
Total334.0+29.0
03

Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

28.9 against a usual 2.5 (+26.4)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+25.4
Rebounds+0.2
Assists+3.0
Steals and blocks-0.3
Turnovers and fouls-1.9
Total+26.4
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 41 games, oldest first, this game last: 9.9, -4.3, 2.5, 5.4, -0.9, 1.6, 1.5, -1.6, 15.6, 2.9, 2.1, 0.2, 3.3, 0.3, -0.5, 8.1, -0.1, 2.9, 2, 8.3, -1.7, -2.1, 2.8, 2.3, -1.8, -2.4, -0.4, 10.1, 4, 2.7, 7.7, -0.4, 0, 0.3, 7.1, 4.6, 8.5, -0.7, 0, 0.3, 28.9

Best Game Score of 41 games this season.

Previous best: 15.6, set on Nov 26, 2025.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Timberwolves lost 132-120 at the Magic.
  • Previous appearance: Apr 7, 2026, 1 day earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Magic this season: 0 points (Mar 7, 2026).
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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.