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Tyrese Maxey

G · 6′2″ · Current team: Philadelphia 76ers

Regular season · Nov 20, 2025 · PHI 123 @ MIL 114 · Final

Tyrese Maxey 54 points vs Bucks (Nov 20, 2025)

ANSWER

54 PTS · 18-of-30 FG · 6-of-15 3P · 12-of-14 FT · 46:36 MIN

Usual before this game: 30.9 PTS · 22.6 FGA · 39.8 MIN, from this season's 14 games plus last season's average, counted as 3 games

Game Score 46.1 against a usual 24.1 (+22.0)

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 Tyrese Maxey score 54 points?

In 46:36 against the Bucks on Nov 20, 2025, Tyrese Maxey scored 54 points: 18-of-30 from the field (60.0%), 6-of-15 from three (40.0%), 12-of-14 on free throws (85.7%). The usual line blends this season's 14 games with last season's average, counted as 3 games: 30.9 points on 22.6 shots in 39.8 minutes. Shot attempts: 30, against a usual 22.6. Maxey shot 60.0% from the field, against a usual 45.7%. From two-pointers, 24 points against a usual 13.1; from threes, 18 points against a usual 11.3; from free throws, 12 points against a usual 6.5. Minutes: 46:36, against a usual 39.8; Game Score per 36 minutes: 35.6, against a usual 21.8. Maxey had 3 steals and 3 blocks, against a usual 1.5 and 0.7. At the Bucks, the 76ers won 123-114. 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

Maxey in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (blended)Change
Minutes46:3639.8+6.8
Points5430.9+23.1
Shots (FGA) · FG%30 · 60.0%22.6 · 45.7%+7.4 · +14.3
3PA · 3P%15 · 40.0%9.3 · 40.8%+5.7 · -0.8
FTA · FT%14 · 85.7%7.4 · 88.0%+6.6 · -2.3
Rebounds54.5+0.5
Assists97.5+1.5
Turnovers52.6+2.4
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 14 games38.330.2+8.1
Game Score per 36 minutes35.621.8+13.8
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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 (blended)Change
Threes18 (6-of-15)11.3 (3.8-of-9.3)+6.7
Twos24 (12-of-15)13.1 (6.5-of-13.3)+10.9
Free throws12 (12-of-14)6.5 (6.5-of-7.4)+5.5
Total5430.9+23.1
03

Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

46.1 against a usual 24.1 (+22.0)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+20.5
Rebounds0.0
Assists+1.1
Steals and blocks+3.0
Turnovers and fouls-2.6
Total+22.0
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each game this season, oldest first, this game last: 32.5, 22, 32.6, 29.5, 27.8, 21.8, 29.7, 19.8, 25.3, 22.7, 18.7, 18.9, 26.6, 24.6, 46.1

No rank yet: too few earlier games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The 76ers won 123-114 at the Bucks.
  • Previous appearance: Nov 19, 2025, 1 day 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.