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Jordin Canada

PG · 5′6″ · Current team: Atlanta Dream

Regular season · Jul 17, 2026 · ATL 111 @ TOR 92 · Final

Jordin Canada 18 points vs Tempo (Jul 17, 2026): season-best Game Score

ANSWER

18 PTS · 6-of-12 FG · 1-of-4 3P · 5-of-6 FT · 33:00 MIN

Usual before this game: 11.5 PTS · 8.8 FGA · 31.3 MIN, from 24 regular-season games

Best Game Score of 25 games this season: 22.5 against a usual 12.0 (+10.5)

SURPRISE SCORE
95Unusual
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 works

Why did Jordin Canada score 18 points?

In 33:00 against the Tempo on Jul 17, 2026, Jordin Canada scored 18 points: 6-of-12 from the field (50.0%), 1-of-4 from three, 5-of-6 on free throws (83.3%). Coming in, Canada had averaged 11.5 points on 8.8 shots in 31.3 minutes, from 24 regular-season games. By Game Score it was the best of 25 games this season. Shot attempts: 12, against a usual 8.8. The rate from the field was 50.0%, against a usual 45.0%. By shot type: two-pointers 10 points (usual 6.3); free throws 5 points (usual 2.8). Canada played 33:00 against a usual 31.3 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 24.5, against a usual 13.8. Assists: 13, against a usual 7.4. The Dream won 111-92 at the Tempo. 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

Canada in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (24 games)Change
Minutes33:0031.3+1.7
Points1811.5+6.5
Shots (FGA) · FG%12 · 50.0%8.8 · 45.0%+3.2 · +5.0
3PA · 3P%1-of-42.6 · 30.2%+1.4
FTA · FT%6 · 83.3%3.4 · 80.5%+2.6 · +2.8
Rebounds03.8-3.8
Assists137.4+5.6
Turnovers02.3-2.3
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 24 games19.017.1+1.9
Game Score per 36 minutes24.513.8+10.7
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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 (24 games)Change
Threes3 (1-of-4)2.4 (0.8-of-2.6)+0.6
Twos10 (5-of-8)6.3 (3.2-of-6.2)+3.7
Free throws5 (5-of-6)2.8 (2.8-of-3.4)+2.2
Total1811.5+6.5
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

22.5 against a usual 12.0 (+10.5)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+5.0
Rebounds-1.4
Assists+3.9
Steals and blocks+0.8
Turnovers and fouls+2.2
Total+10.5
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 25 games, oldest first, this game last: 9.5, 18.5, 15.2, 9.6, 19.2, 5.4, 9, 14.3, 8.2, 12.1, 7.3, 4.3, 9.4, 18.1, 19.9, 16.3, 4.7, 17.9, 10.7, 7.7, 5.3, 18.2, 12.2, 15.8, 22.5

Best Game Score of 25 games this season.

Previous best: 19.9, set on Jun 20, 2026.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Dream won 111-92 at the Tempo.
  • Previous appearance: Jul 13, 2026, 4 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Tempo this season: 5 points (Jun 14, 2026), 11 points (Jun 22, 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.