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Dearica Hamby

PF · 6′3″ · Current team: Los Angeles Sparks

Regular season · May 10, 2026 · LVA 105 @ LAS 78 · Final

Dearica Hamby 12 points on 4-of-11 vs Aces (May 10, 2026)

ANSWER

12 PTS · 4-of-11 FG · 0-of-1 3P · 4-of-8 FT · 27:12 MIN

Usual before this game: 18.4 PTS · 12.9 FGA · 31.2 MIN, from last season's average over 44 regular-season games

Game Score 3.5 against a usual 15.4 (-11.9)

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 Dearica Hamby score 12 points?

In 27:12 against the Aces on May 10, 2026, Dearica Hamby scored 12 points: 4-of-11 from the field (36.4%), 0-of-1 from three, 4-of-8 on free throws (50.0%). Before this first game of the season, the usual line was last season's average over 44 regular-season games: 18.4 points on 12.9 shots in 31.2 minutes. Hamby shot 36.4% from the field, against a usual 57.2%. From two-pointers, 8 points against a usual 14.0; from threes, 0 points against a usual 1.0. Hamby played 27:12 against a usual 31.2 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 4.6, against a usual 17.8. The Sparks lost 105-78 at home against the Aces, a 27-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

01

What changed

Hamby in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (blended)Change
Minutes27:1231.2-4.0
Points1218.4-6.4
Shots (FGA) · FG%11 · 36.4%12.9 · 57.2%-1.9 · -20.8
3PA · 3P%0-of-11.2 · 27.8%-0.2
FTA · FT%8 · 50.0%5.4 · 62.7%+2.6 · -12.7
Rebounds57.9-2.9
Assists13.3-2.3
Turnovers32.7+0.3
Game Score per 36 minutes4.617.8-13.2
02

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
Threes0 (0-of-1)1.0 (0.3-of-1.2)-1.0
Twos8 (4-of-10)14.0 (7.0-of-11.7)-6.0
Free throws4 (4-of-8)3.4 (3.4-of-5.4)+0.6
Total1218.4-6.4
03

Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

3.5 against a usual 15.4 (-11.9)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-7.3
Rebounds-1.1
Assists-1.6
Steals and blocks-1.9
Turnovers and fouls0.0
Total-11.9
04

Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each game this season, oldest first, this game last: 3.5

No rank yet: too few earlier games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Sparks lost 105-78 at home against the Aces, a 27-point loss.
  • No earlier regular-season meetings with the Aces this season.
06

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.