Kayla McBride 4 points on 2-of-8 vs Fever (Sep 9, 2025)
4 PTS · 2-of-8 FG · 0-of-5 3P · 23:48 MIN
Usual before this game: 14.6 PTS · 11.0 FGA · 31.5 MIN, from 37 regular-season games
4th-lowest Game Score of 38 games this season: 0.6 against a usual 11.1 (-10.5)
Matched the season low of 4 points, reached in 3 earlier games
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 worksWhy did Kayla McBride score 4 points?
In 23:48 against the Fever on Sep 9, 2025, Kayla McBride scored 4 points: 2-of-8 from the field, 0-of-5 from three (0.0%), no free throw attempts. Coming in, McBride had averaged 14.6 points on 11.0 shots in 31.5 minutes, from 37 regular-season games. The 4 points tied the season low, reached in 3 earlier games. By Game Score it was the 4th-lowest of 38 games this season. Shot attempts: 8, against a usual 11.0. By shot type: threes 0 points (usual 8.2); free throws 0 points (usual 2.5). Minutes: 23:48, against a usual 31.5; Game Score per 36 minutes: 0.9, against a usual 12.6. At the Fever, the Lynx lost 83-72. 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
McBride in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (37 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 23:48 | 31.5 | -7.7 |
| Points | 4 | 14.6 | -10.6 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 2-of-8 | 11.0 · 42.4% | -3.0 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 5 · 0.0% | 6.7 · 40.9% | -1.7 · -40.9 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 2.8 · 90.5% | -2.8 |
| Rebounds | 0 | 2.3 | -2.3 |
| Assists | 2 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 37 games | 17.0 | 20.4 | -3.4 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 0.9 | 12.6 | -11.7 |
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 | 0 (0-of-5) | 8.2 (2.7-of-6.7) | -8.2 |
| Twos | 4 (2-of-3) | 3.9 (1.9-of-4.3) | +0.1 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 2.5 (2.5-of-2.8) | -2.5 |
| Total | 4 | 14.6 | -10.6 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
0.6 against a usual 11.1 (-10.5)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | -9.5 |
| Rebounds | -0.8 |
| Assists | -1.1 |
| Steals and blocks | -0.3 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +1.2 |
| Total | -10.5 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
4th-lowest Game Score of 38 games this season.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Lynx lost 83-72 at the Fever.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Fever this season: 29 points (Aug 22, 2025), 13 points (Aug 24, 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.