Natasha Mack: season-high 14 points vs Valkyries (Aug 19, 2025)
14 PTS · 7-of-7 FG · 17:48 MIN
Usual before this game: 4.1 PTS · 3.1 FGA · 17.5 MIN, from 23 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 24 games this season: 15.5 against a usual 6.1 (+9.4)
Season-high 14 points (previous high 10, set on Jul 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 Natasha Mack score 14 points?
Natasha Mack scored 14 points against the Valkyries on Aug 19, 2025 in 17:48: 7-of-7 from the field, no free throw attempts. Before this game, Mack averaged 4.1 points on 3.1 shots in 17.5 minutes across 23 regular-season games. No earlier game this season reached 14 points. This game had the best Game Score of 24 games this season. Shot attempts: 7, against a usual 3.1. From two-pointers, 14 points against a usual 3.6. Mack played 17:48 against a usual 17.5 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 31.3, against a usual 12.5. The Mercury won 98-91 at the Valkyries. 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
Mack in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (23 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 17:48 | 17.5 | +0.3 |
| Points | 14 | 4.1 | +9.9 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 7-of-7 | 3.1 · 56.9% | +3.9 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 1.1 · 52.0% | -1.1 |
| Rebounds | 7 | 5.2 | +1.8 |
| Assists | 0 | 0.9 | -0.9 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 21 games | 17.7 | 11.0 | +6.7 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 31.3 | 12.5 | +18.8 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (23 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twos | 14 (7-of-7) | 3.6 (1.8-of-3.0) | +10.4 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 0.5 (0.5-of-1.1) | -0.5 |
| Total | 14 | 4.1 | +9.9 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
15.5 against a usual 6.1 (+9.4)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +9.4 |
| Rebounds | +1.0 |
| Assists | -0.6 |
| Steals and blocks | -1.3 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.9 |
| Total | +9.4 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 24 games this season.
Previous best: 12.9, set on Jul 23, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Mercury won 98-91 at the Valkyries.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Valkyries this season: 4 points (Jul 14, 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.