Maya Caldwell: season-high 14 points vs Mercury (Aug 1, 2025)
14 PTS · 5-of-12 FG · 4-of-7 3P · 31:06 MIN
Usual before this game: 4.5 PTS · 4.5 FGA · 16.4 MIN, from 24 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 25 games this season: 14.2 against a usual 3.7 (+10.5)
Season-high 14 points (previous high 13, set on Jul 30, 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 Maya Caldwell score 14 points?
Maya Caldwell scored 14 points against the Mercury on Aug 1, 2025 in 31:06: 5-of-12 from the field (41.7%), 4-of-7 from three (57.1%). Before this game, Caldwell averaged 4.5 points on 4.5 shots in 16.4 minutes across 24 regular-season games. The 14 points were a season high, above the previous 13. By Game Score it was the best of 25 games this season. Shot attempts: 12, against a usual 4.5. The 41.7% from the field compares with a usual 38.5%. By shot type: threes 12 points (usual 2.1). Playing time was 31:06, against a usual 16.4 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 16.4, against a usual 8.1. The Dream won 95-72 at home against the Mercury, a 23-point win. 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
Caldwell in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (24 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 31:06 | 16.4 | +14.7 |
| Points | 14 | 4.5 | +9.5 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 12 · 41.7% | 4.5 · 38.5% | +7.5 · +3.2 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 7 · 57.1% | 2.5 · 28.3% | +4.5 · +28.8 |
| Rebounds | 7 | 2.4 | +4.6 |
| Assists | 4 | 1.6 | +2.4 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0.9 | -0.9 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 22 games | 19.1 | 16.1 | +3.0 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 16.4 | 8.1 | +8.3 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (24 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 12 (4-of-7) | 2.1 (0.7-of-2.5) | +9.9 |
| Twos | 2 (1-of-5) | 2.1 (1.0-of-2.0) | -0.1 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 0.3 (0.3-of-0.5) | -0.3 |
| Total | 14 | 4.5 | +9.5 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
14.2 against a usual 3.7 (+10.5)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +5.6 |
| Rebounds | +1.8 |
| Assists | +1.7 |
| Steals and blocks | +0.7 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.7 |
| Total | +10.5 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 25 games this season.
Previous best: 11.6, set on Jul 29, 2025.
1 earlier game not counted in the usual line or the rank: no minutes recorded.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Dream won 95-72 at home against the Mercury, a 23-point win.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Mercury this season: 3 points (Jul 23, 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.