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Alyssa Thomas

C · 6′2″ · Current team: Phoenix Mercury

Regular season · Jul 11, 2026 · PHO 58 @ LVA 106 · Final

Alyssa Thomas 7 points on 3-of-8 vs Aces (Jul 11, 2026): lowest of 22 games

ANSWER

7 PTS · 3-of-8 FG · 1-of-2 FT · 28:30 MIN

Usual before this game: 14.6 PTS · 10.9 FGA · 33.5 MIN, from 21 regular-season games

Lowest Game Score of 22 games this season: 3.7 against a usual 14.2 (-10.5)

SURPRISE SCORE
95Unusual
below usual

No more than 5 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far below their usual.

For a player who plays every game, a game this far below the usual comes about once or twice a season.

How the score works

Why did Alyssa Thomas score 7 points?

Alyssa Thomas scored 7 points against the Aces on Jul 11, 2026 in 28:30: 3-of-8 from the field, 1-of-2 on free throws. Before this game, Thomas averaged 14.6 points on 10.9 shots in 33.5 minutes across 21 regular-season games. By Game Score it was the lowest of 22 games this season. From two-pointers, 6 points against a usual 11.3; from free throws, 1 point against a usual 3.3. Thomas played 28:30 against a usual 33.5 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 4.7, against a usual 15.2. Assists: 1, against a usual 8.2. At the Aces, the Mercury lost 106-58, a 48-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

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What changed

Thomas in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (21 games)Change
Minutes28:3033.5-5.0
Points714.6-7.6
Shots (FGA) · FG%3-of-810.9 · 51.5%-2.9
FTA · FT%1-of-24.8 · 69.3%-2.8
Rebounds66.9-0.9
Assists18.2-7.2
Turnovers13.7-2.7
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 21 games16.022.7-6.7
Game Score per 36 minutes4.715.2-10.5
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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 (21 games)Change
Twos6 (3-of-8)11.3 (5.6-of-10.9)-5.3
Free throws1 (1-of-2)3.3 (3.3-of-4.8)-2.3
Total714.6-7.6
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

3.7 against a usual 14.2 (-10.5)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-6.4
Rebounds-0.5
Assists-5.0
Steals and blocks-1.9
Turnovers and fouls+3.3
Total-10.5
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 22 games, oldest first, this game last: 21, 16.3, 5, 15.4, 22.5, 21.9, 20.6, 10.5, 13.2, 4, 7.3, 21.5, 6.1, 13.4, 6.2, 8.9, 18.7, 17.8, 16.5, 11, 19.6, 3.7

Lowest Game Score of 22 games this season.

Previous lowest: 4.0, set on Jun 1, 2026.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Mercury lost 106-58 at the Aces, a 48-point loss.
  • Previous appearance: Jul 9, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Aces this season: 20 points (May 9, 2026), 10 points (Jun 17, 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 WNBA regular-season games of 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, checked on 2026.