Cecilia Zandalasini 5 points on 1-of-8 vs Dream (Oct 19, 2026): Finals Game 2
5 PTS · 1-of-8 FG · 1-of-4 3P · 2-of-2 FT · 17:00 MIN
Usual: 2026 regular season, 37 games, May 8 – Sep 24 (8.6 PTS · 8.0 FGA · 19.0 MIN)
Game Score -2.2 against a usual 5.0 (-7.2)
below usual
Playoff game · against the 2026 regular season
No more than 4 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far below their usual: playoff games, each against the player's regular-season usual.
How the score worksWhy did Cecilia Zandalasini score 5 points?
In Game 2 of the WNBA Finals against the Dream on Oct 19, 2026, Cecilia Zandalasini scored 5 points in 17:00: 1-of-8 from the field, 1-of-4 from three, 2-of-2 on free throws. Coming in, Zandalasini had averaged 8.6 points on 8.0 shots in 19.0 minutes, from 37 regular-season games. Points by shot type, against the usual: two-pointers 0 (3.7), free throws 2 (1.0). Playing time was 17:00, against a usual 19.0 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was -4.7, against a usual 9.5. The Valkyries lost 79-65 at home against the Dream. 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
Zandalasini in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (37 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 17:00 | 19.0 | -2.0 |
| Points | 5 | 8.6 | -3.6 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 1-of-8 | 8.0 · 39.3% | 0.0 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 1-of-4 | 4.0 · 32.4% | 0.0 |
| FTA · FT% | 2-of-2 | 1.2 · 82.6% | +0.8 |
| Rebounds | 0 | 2.1 | -2.1 |
| Assists | 1 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1.4 | +1.6 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 37 games | 32.0 | 24.2 | +7.8 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | -4.7 | 9.5 | -14.2 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (37 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 3 (1-of-4) | 3.9 (1.3-of-4.0) | -0.9 |
| Twos | 0 (0-of-4) | 3.7 (1.8-of-4.0) | -3.7 |
| Free throws | 2 (2-of-2) | 1.0 (1.0-of-1.2) | +1.0 |
| Total | 5 | 8.6 | -3.6 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
-2.2 against a usual 5.0 (-7.2)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | -4.4 |
| Rebounds | -0.7 |
| Assists | -0.5 |
| Steals and blocks | -0.3 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -1.3 |
| Total | -7.2 |
This postseason so far
Playoff games in date order, this game last; no score
| Date | Round | Opp | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | Game Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | First round · Game 1 | vs DAL | 15:54 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 16.6 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | First round · Game 2 | @ DAL | 18:54 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5.2 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | First round · Game 3 | vs DAL | 15:36 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.9 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | Semifinals · Game 1 | vs LVA | 17:42 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5.2 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Semifinals · Game 2 | vs LVA | 20:18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4.2 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | Semifinals · Game 3 | @ LVA | 25:30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4.2 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | Finals · Game 1 | vs ATL | 21:42 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Oct 19, 2026This game | Finals · Game 2 | vs ATL | 17:00 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -2.2 |
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Valkyries lost 79-65 at home against the Dream.
- Previous appearance: Oct 17, 2026, 2 days earlier.
- Earlier in this series: 8 points (Game 1).
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 regular-season usual line, never blended with last season. How rare a gap is comes from WNBA playoff games of 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026, each postseason checked on a table fit on the others; the top tier is Unusual.