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Jordin Canada

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

Playoffs · Semifinals · Game 1 · Oct 4, 2026 · NYL 82 @ ATL 92 · Final

Jordin Canada 25 points vs Liberty (Oct 4, 2026): Semifinals Game 1

ANSWER

25 PTS · 9-of-14 FG · 4-of-6 3P · 3-of-3 FT · 31:54 MIN

Usual: 2026 regular season, 43 games, May 9 – Sep 23 (11.6 PTS · 8.8 FGA · 31.1 MIN)

Game Score 23.6 against a usual 11.6 (+12.0)

SURPRISE SCORE
97Unusual
above usual

Playoff game · against the 2026 regular season

No more than 3 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far above their usual: playoff games, each against the player's regular-season usual.

How the score works

Why did Jordin Canada score 25 points?

Jordin Canada scored 25 points in 31:54 against the Liberty on Oct 4, 2026, Game 1 of the semifinals: 9-of-14 from the field (64.3%), 4-of-6 from three (66.7%), 3-of-3 on free throws. Before this game, Canada averaged 11.6 points on 8.8 shots in 31.1 minutes across 43 regular-season games. Canada took 14 shots, 5.2 more than usual. The 64.3% from the field compares with a usual 43.1%. Points by shot type, against the usual: threes 12 (2.8), two-pointers 10 (5.7). Playing time was 31:54, against a usual 31.1 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 26.6, against a usual 13.4. Canada had 5 steals and 1 block, against a usual 1.9 and 0.3. The Dream won 92-82 at home against the Liberty. 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 (43 games)Change
Minutes31:5431.1+0.8
Points2511.6+13.4
Shots (FGA) · FG%14 · 64.3%8.8 · 43.1%+5.2 · +21.2
3PA · 3P%6 · 66.7%3.2 · 29.2%+2.8 · +37.5
FTA · FT%3-of-34.0 · 78.2%-1.0
Rebounds13.5-2.5
Assists47.3-3.3
Turnovers22.4-0.4
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 43 games23.117.7+5.4
Game Score per 36 minutes26.613.4+13.2
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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 (43 games)Change
Threes12 (4-of-6)2.8 (0.9-of-3.2)+9.2
Twos10 (5-of-8)5.7 (2.9-of-5.6)+4.3
Free throws3 (3-of-3)3.1 (3.1-of-4.0)-0.1
Total2511.6+13.4
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

23.6 against a usual 11.6 (+12.0)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+12.2
Rebounds-1.0
Assists-2.3
Steals and blocks+3.6
Turnovers and fouls-0.5
Total+12.0
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This postseason so far

Playoff games in date order, this game last; no score

This postseason's games, oldest first, this game last
DateRoundOppMINPTSREBASTGame Score
Sep 27, 2026First round · Game 1vs WAS36:121031010.0
Sep 30, 2026First round · Game 2@ WAS35:001971121.2
Oct 4, 2026This gameSemifinals · Game 1vs NYL31:54251423.6
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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Dream won 92-82 at home against the Liberty.
  • Previous appearance: Sep 30, 2026, 4 days earlier.
  • No earlier games in this series.
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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 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.