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Rebecca Allen

SF · 6′2″ · Current team: New York Liberty

Regular season · Aug 5, 2026 · SEA 86 @ NYL 92 · Final

Rebecca Allen 12 points vs Storm (Aug 5, 2026): season-best Game Score

ANSWER

12 PTS · 4-of-6 FG · 2-of-2 3P · 2-of-2 FT · 19:24 MIN

Usual before this game: 3.4 PTS · 3.8 FGA · 16.3 MIN, from 16 regular-season games

Best Game Score of 17 games this season: 10.3 against a usual 1.7 (+8.6)

SURPRISE SCORE
96Unusual
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 works

Why did Rebecca Allen score 12 points?

In 19:24 against the Storm on Aug 5, 2026, Rebecca Allen scored 12 points: 4-of-6 from the field, 2-of-2 from three, 2-of-2 on free throws. Coming in, Allen had averaged 3.4 points on 3.8 shots in 16.3 minutes, from 16 regular-season games. By Game Score it was the best of 17 games this season. From threes, 6 points against a usual 2.1; from two-pointers, 4 points against a usual 0.9; from free throws, 2 points against a usual 0.4. Playing time was 19:24, against a usual 16.3 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 19.1, against a usual 3.8. At home against the Storm, the Liberty won 92-86. 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

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What changed

Allen in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (16 games)Change
Minutes19:2416.3+3.1
Points123.4+8.6
Shots (FGA) · FG%4-of-63.8 · 29.5%+2.2
3PA · 3P%2-of-22.6 · 26.8%-0.6
FTA · FT%2-of-20.5 · 87.5%+1.5
Rebounds11.8-0.8
Assists00.6-0.6
Turnovers10.4+0.6
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 16 games17.312.3+5.0
Game Score per 36 minutes19.13.8+15.3
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Points by shot type

Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change

Points by shot type against the usual line
Shot typeThis gameUsual (16 games)Change
Threes6 (2-of-2)2.1 (0.7-of-2.6)+3.9
Twos4 (2-of-4)0.9 (0.4-of-1.2)+3.1
Free throws2 (2-of-2)0.4 (0.4-of-0.5)+1.6
Total123.4+8.6
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

10.3 against a usual 1.7 (+8.6)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts+8.3
Rebounds-0.5
Assists-0.4
Steals and blocks+1.3
Turnovers and fouls-0.1
Total+8.6
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 17 games, oldest first, this game last: 2.2, 1.7, 1.3, -2.3, -1.4, 1.9, -0.7, -0.3, -0.8, -0.9, 4.4, 4.6, 3.5, 9.9, 2.8, 1.8, 10.3

Best Game Score of 17 games this season.

Previous best: 9.9, set on Jul 30, 2026.

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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Liberty won 92-86 at home against the Storm.
  • Previous appearance: Aug 3, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Storm this season: 0 points (Aug 3, 2026).
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What this page cannot tell you

The same on every performance page

Limits

Box scores record what happened, not why: no injuries or health, defensive assignments, matchups, coaching decisions or play-by-play.

METHOD

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.