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Toumani Camara

F · 6′7″ · Current team: Portland Trail Blazers

Regular season · Apr 6, 2026 · POR 132 @ DEN 137 · Final

Toumani Camara 30 points vs Nuggets (Apr 6, 2026): 3rd-best of 79 games

ANSWER

30 PTS · 10-of-16 FG · 8-of-13 3P · 2-of-2 FT · 34:54 MIN

Usual before this game: 13.2 PTS · 10.7 FGA · 33.2 MIN, from 78 regular-season games

3rd-best Game Score of 79 games this season: 22.3 against a usual 9.8 (+12.5)

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 Toumani Camara score 30 points?

Toumani Camara scored 30 points against the Nuggets on Apr 6, 2026 in 34:54: 10-of-16 from the field (62.5%), 8-of-13 from three (61.5%), 2-of-2 on free throws. Before this game, Camara averaged 13.2 points on 10.7 shots in 33.2 minutes across 78 regular-season games. By Game Score it was the 3rd-best of 79 games this season. Camara took 16 shots, 5.3 more than usual. Camara shot 62.5% from the field, against a usual 43.9%. From threes, 24 points against a usual 7.8. Playing time was 34:54, against a usual 33.2 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 23.0, against a usual 10.6. The Trail Blazers lost 137-132 at the Nuggets. 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

Camara in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (78 games)Change
Minutes34:5433.2+1.7
Points3013.2+16.8
Shots (FGA) · FG%16 · 62.5%10.7 · 43.9%+5.3 · +18.6
3PA · 3P%13 · 61.5%7.1 · 36.6%+5.9 · +24.9
FTA · FT%2-of-21.7 · 70.4%+0.3
Rebounds55.2-0.2
Assists02.4-2.4
Turnovers11.8-0.8
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 78 games23.316.4+6.9
Game Score per 36 minutes23.010.6+12.4
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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 (78 games)Change
Threes24 (8-of-13)7.8 (2.6-of-7.1)+16.2
Twos4 (2-of-3)4.2 (2.1-of-3.6)-0.2
Free throws2 (2-of-2)1.2 (1.2-of-1.7)+0.8
Total3013.2+16.8
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

22.3 against a usual 9.8 (+12.5)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+15.4
Rebounds-0.3
Assists-1.7
Steals and blocks-0.4
Turnovers and fouls-0.5
Total+12.5
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 79 games, oldest first, this game last: 12.3, 17.4, 3, 2.3, 13.9, 9.9, 8.6, 10.7, 2.5, 6.4, 11.7, 6.5, 8, -1.3, 8.5, 16.6, 6.6, 12.2, 2.5, 15.6, 15.7, 16.5, -0.2, 8.4, 11.7, 4.6, 13.3, 9.6, -1.5, 8.6, 8.5, 14.7, 6.3, 0.6, 11, 14.8, 9.9, 14.1, 17, 9.1, 1.7, 3.4, 8.1, 16.1, 16.9, 14.3, 14.2, 13.5, -3.5, 4.4, 12.1, 12.6, 6.7, 26.4, 8.9, 10.3, 1.7, 15, 4.3, 11.3, 9, 5.8, 5.9, 16.9, 4.9, 3.7, 2.1, 1.6, 18.1, 14.4, 0.6, 14.3, 32.8, 8.9, 5.6, 20.4, 12.8, 19.6, 22.3

3rd-best Game Score of 79 games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Trail Blazers lost 137-132 at the Nuggets.
  • Previous appearance: Apr 2, 2026, 4 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Nuggets this season: 14 points (Oct 31, 2025), 10 points (Feb 20, 2026), 16 points (Mar 22, 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.