Kia Nurse 17 points vs Mercury (Aug 28, 2025): season-best Game Score
17 PTS · 6-of-8 FG · 5-of-7 3P · 29:06 MIN
Usual before this game: 6.8 PTS · 6.6 FGA · 22.0 MIN, from 37 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 38 games this season: 15.5 against a usual 3.2 (+12.3)
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 17 points?
Kia Nurse scored 17 points against the Mercury on Aug 28, 2025 in 29:06: 6-of-8 from the field, 5-of-7 from three (71.4%), no free throw attempts. Before this game, Nurse averaged 6.8 points on 6.6 shots in 22.0 minutes across 37 regular-season games. This game had the best Game Score of 38 games this season. From threes, 15 points against a usual 4.0; from free throws, 0 points against a usual 1.0. Nurse played 29:06 against a usual 22.0 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 19.2, against a usual 5.3. The Sky lost 83-79 at the Mercury. 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 (37 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 29:06 | 22.0 | +7.1 |
| Points | 17 | 6.8 | +10.2 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 6-of-8 | 6.6 · 33.9% | +1.4 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 7 · 71.4% | 4.1 · 32.5% | +2.9 · +38.9 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 1.4 · 76.0% | -1.4 |
| Rebounds | 1 | 2.4 | -1.4 |
| Assists | 4 | 1.3 | +2.7 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1.2 | +1.8 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 37 games | 16.6 | 17.1 | -0.5 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 19.2 | 5.3 | +13.9 |
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 | 15 (5-of-7) | 4.0 (1.3-of-4.1) | +11.0 |
| Twos | 2 (1-of-1) | 1.8 (0.9-of-2.5) | +0.2 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 1.0 (1.0-of-1.4) | -1.0 |
| Total | 17 | 6.8 | +10.2 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
15.5 against a usual 3.2 (+12.3)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +10.8 |
| Rebounds | -0.6 |
| Assists | +1.9 |
| Steals and blocks | +1.7 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -1.5 |
| Total | +12.3 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 38 games this season.
Previous best: 15.0, set on Aug 23, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Sky lost 83-79 at the Mercury.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Mercury this season: 14 points (May 27, 2025), 10 points (Jun 21, 2025), 5 points (Aug 3, 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.