Brittney Griner 16 points vs Aces (Aug 19, 2025): 2nd-best of 30 games
16 PTS · 7-of-10 FG · 2-of-3 FT · 26:24 MIN
Usual before this game: 10.2 PTS · 8.0 FGA · 22.2 MIN, from 29 regular-season games
2nd-best Game Score of 30 games this season: 17.0 against a usual 7.0 (+10.0)
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 once or twice a season.
How the score worksWhy did Brittney Griner score 16 points?
In 26:24 against the Aces on Aug 19, 2025, Brittney Griner scored 16 points: 7-of-10 from the field (70.0%), 2-of-3 on free throws. Coming in, Griner had averaged 10.2 points on 8.0 shots in 22.2 minutes, from 29 regular-season games. This game had the 2nd-best Game Score of 30 games this season. The 70.0% from the field compares with a usual 51.5%. From two-pointers, 14 points against a usual 7.9. Minutes: 26:24, against a usual 22.2; Game Score per 36 minutes: 23.2, against a usual 11.4. Steals and blocks: 2 and 2, against a usual 0.1 and 1.2. The Dream lost 74-72 at the Aces. 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
Griner in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (29 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 26:24 | 22.2 | +4.2 |
| Points | 16 | 10.2 | +5.8 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 10 · 70.0% | 8.0 · 51.5% | +2.0 · +18.5 |
| FTA · FT% | 2-of-3 | 2.3 · 76.5% | +0.7 |
| Rebounds | 8 | 5.4 | +2.6 |
| Assists | 2 | 0.8 | +1.2 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1.6 | +0.4 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 29 games | 24.9 | 21.8 | +3.1 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 23.2 | 11.4 | +11.8 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (29 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 0 (0-of-0) | 0.5 (0.2-of-0.6) | -0.5 |
| Twos | 14 (7-of-10) | 7.9 (4.0-of-7.4) | +6.1 |
| Free throws | 2 (2-of-3) | 1.8 (1.8-of-2.3) | +0.2 |
| Total | 16 | 10.2 | +5.8 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
17.0 against a usual 7.0 (+10.0)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +5.4 |
| Rebounds | +1.6 |
| Assists | +0.8 |
| Steals and blocks | +2.5 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -0.3 |
| Total | +10.0 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
2nd-best Game Score of 30 games this season.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Dream lost 74-72 at the Aces.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Aces this season: 9 points (Jul 22, 2025).
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 usual line. How rare a gap is comes from WNBA regular-season games of 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, checked on 2026.