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Sabrina Ionescu

G · 5′11″ · Current team: New York Liberty

Regular season · Jun 19, 2026 · WAS 86 @ NYL 83 · Final

Sabrina Ionescu 9 points on 4-of-13 vs Mystics (Jun 19, 2026)

ANSWER

9 PTS · 4-of-13 FG · 1-of-6 3P · 30:18 MIN

Usual before this game: 15.7 PTS · 13.6 FGA · 30.5 MIN, from this season's 3 games plus last season's average, counted as 8.5 games

Game Score -1.3 against a usual 11.5 (-12.8)

SURPRISE SCORE
96Unusual
below usual

No more than 4 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far below their usual.

For a player who plays every game, a game this far below the usual comes about once or twice a season.

How the score works

Why did Sabrina Ionescu score 9 points?

In 30:18 against the Mystics on Jun 19, 2026, Sabrina Ionescu scored 9 points: 4-of-13 from the field (30.8%), 1-of-6 from three (16.7%), no free throw attempts. Before this game, the usual line was 15.7 points on 13.6 shots in 30.5 minutes: this season's 3 games plus last season's average, counted as 8.5 games. The 30.8% from the field compares with a usual 38.7%. Points by shot type, against the usual: free throws 0 (3.3), threes 3 (5.8). Playing time was 30:18, against a usual 30.5 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was -1.5, against a usual 13.5. Ionescu had 4 turnovers and 3 fouls, against a usual 2.5 and 1.6. At home against the Mystics, the Liberty lost 86-83. 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

Ionescu in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (blended)Change
Minutes30:1830.5-0.2
Points915.7-6.7
Shots (FGA) · FG%13 · 30.8%13.6 · 38.7%-0.6 · -7.9
3PA · 3P%6 · 16.7%6.2 · 30.9%-0.2 · -14.2
FTA · FT%0-of-03.7 · 89.5%-3.7
Rebounds14.6-3.6
Assists35.2-2.2
Turnovers42.5+1.5
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 3 games25.320.1+5.2
Game Score per 36 minutes-1.513.5-15.0
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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 (blended)Change
Threes3 (1-of-6)5.8 (1.9-of-6.2)-2.8
Twos6 (3-of-7)6.6 (3.3-of-7.4)-0.6
Free throws0 (0-of-0)3.3 (3.3-of-3.7)-3.3
Total915.7-6.7
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

-1.3 against a usual 11.5 (-12.8)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-6.7
Rebounds-1.3
Assists-1.5
Steals and blocks-1.2
Turnovers and fouls-2.1
Total-12.8
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each game this season, oldest first, this game last: 6.3, 2.8, 3.9, -1.3

No rank yet: too few earlier games this season.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Liberty lost 86-83 at home against the Mystics.
  • Previous appearance: Jun 17, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Mystics this season: 5 points (Jun 14, 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.