Shatori Walker-Kimbrough: season-high 12 points vs Lynx (Jul 27, 2025)
12 PTS · 5-of-5 FG · 2-of-2 3P · 22:12 MIN
Usual before this game: 2.0 PTS · 1.9 FGA · 10.1 MIN, from 24 regular-season games
Best Game Score of 25 games this season: 12.5 against a usual 1.4 (+11.1)
Season-high 12 points (previous high 11, set on Jul 23, 2025)
above usual
No more than 2 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 a season or less.
How the score worksWhy did Shatori Walker-Kimbrough score 12 points?
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough scored 12 points against the Lynx on Jul 27, 2025 in 22:12: 5-of-5 from the field, 2-of-2 from three. Coming in, Walker-Kimbrough had averaged 2.0 points on 1.9 shots in 10.1 minutes, from 24 regular-season games. No earlier game this season reached 12 points. This game had the best Game Score of 25 games this season. Walker-Kimbrough took 5 shots, 3.1 more than usual. By shot type: two-pointers 6 points (usual 0.9); threes 6 points (usual 0.9). Walker-Kimbrough played 22:12 against a usual 10.1 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was 20.3, against a usual 5.1. The Dream won 90-86 at the Lynx. 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
Walker-Kimbrough in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (24 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 22:12 | 10.1 | +12.1 |
| Points | 12 | 2.0 | +10.0 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 5-of-5 | 1.9 · 39.1% | +3.1 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 2-of-2 | 1.0 · 30.4% | +1.0 |
| Rebounds | 1 | 0.8 | +0.2 |
| Assists | 1 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | 20.3 | 5.1 | +15.2 |
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 | 6 (2-of-2) | 0.9 (0.3-of-1.0) | +5.1 |
| Twos | 6 (3-of-3) | 0.9 (0.5-of-0.9) | +5.1 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 0.2 (0.2-of-0.4) | -0.2 |
| Total | 12 | 2.0 | +10.0 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
12.5 against a usual 1.4 (+11.1)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | +9.6 |
| Rebounds | 0.0 |
| Assists | +0.3 |
| Steals and blocks | +0.4 |
| Turnovers and fouls | +0.8 |
| Total | +11.1 |
Season so far
Regular season, in date order
Best Game Score of 25 games this season.
Previous best: 11.3, set on Jul 23, 2025.
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Dream won 90-86 at the Lynx.
- Earlier regular-season meetings with the Lynx this season: 0 points (Jun 27, 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.