Kia Nurse: season-high 19 points vs Sun (Aug 23, 2025)
19 PTS · 6-of-10 FG · 5-of-9 3P · 2-of-2 FT · 17:54 MIN
Usual before this game: 6.7 PTS · 6.5 FGA · 22.1 MIN, from 35 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 36 games this season: 15.0 against a usual 3.1 (+11.9)
Season-high 19 points (previous high 17, set on Jun 27, 2025)
above usual
No more than 4 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 worksWhy did Kia Nurse score 19 points?
In 17:54 against the Sun on Aug 23, 2025, Kia Nurse scored 19 points: 6-of-10 from the field (60.0%), 5-of-9 from three (55.6%), 2-of-2 on free throws. Before this game, Nurse averaged 6.7 points on 6.5 shots in 22.1 minutes across 35 regular-season games. The 19 points were a season high, above the previous 17. By Game Score it was the best of 36 games this season. Shot attempts: 10, against a usual 6.5. Nurse shot 60.0% from the field, against a usual 33.8%. From threes, 15 points against a usual 3.8; from free throws, 2 points against a usual 1.0. Minutes: 17:54, against a usual 22.1; Game Score per 36 minutes: 30.2, against a usual 5.0. Nurse had 0 turnovers and 0 fouls, against a usual 1.3 and 1.7. The Sky lost 94-84 at home against the Sun. 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
Nurse in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (35 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 17:54 | 22.1 | -4.2 |
| Points | 19 | 6.7 | +12.3 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 10 · 60.0% | 6.5 · 33.8% | +3.5 · +26.2 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 9 · 55.6% | 3.9 · 31.9% | +5.1 · +23.7 |
| FTA · FT% | 2-of-2 | 1.3 · 76.1% | +0.7 |
| Rebounds | 2 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| Assists | 0 | 1.3 | -1.3 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1.3 | -1.3 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 35 games | 27.2 | 16.9 | +10.3 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 30.2 | 5.0 | +25.2 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (35 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 15 (5-of-9) | 3.8 (1.3-of-3.9) | +11.2 |
| Twos | 2 (1-of-1) | 1.9 (0.9-of-2.6) | +0.1 |
| Free throws | 2 (2-of-2) | 1.0 (1.0-of-1.3) | +1.0 |
| Total | 19 | 6.7 | +12.3 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
15.0 against a usual 3.1 (+11.9)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +11.5 |
| Rebounds | -0.3 |
| Assists | -0.9 |
| Steals and blocks | -0.4 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +2.0 |
| Total | +11.9 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 36 games this season.
Previous best: 13.1, set on Jul 22, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Sky lost 94-84 at home against the Sun.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Sun this season: 11 points (Jun 15, 2025), 5 points (Aug 13, 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.