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Sonia Citron

SF · 6′1″ · Current team: Washington Mystics

Regular season · Sep 4, 2025 · PHO 75 @ WAS 69 · Final

Sonia Citron 7 points on 2-of-9 vs Mercury (Sep 4, 2025): 2nd-lowest of 42 games

ANSWER

7 PTS · 2-of-9 FG · 1-of-3 3P · 2-of-3 FT · 31:18 MIN

Usual before this game: 15.1 PTS · 10.8 FGA · 32.1 MIN, from 41 regular-season games

2nd-lowest Game Score of 42 games this season: 1.7 against a usual 11.2 (-9.5)

Matched the season low of 7 points, set on Jul 3, 2025 and Jul 22, 2025

SURPRISE SCORE
97Unusual
below usual

No more than 3 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 Sonia Citron score 7 points?

Sonia Citron scored 7 points against the Mercury on Sep 4, 2025 in 31:18: 2-of-9 from the field, 1-of-3 from three, 2-of-3 on free throws. Before this game, Citron averaged 15.1 points on 10.8 shots in 32.1 minutes across 41 regular-season games. The 7 points matched the season low set on Jul 3, 2025 and Jul 22, 2025. This game had the 2nd-lowest Game Score of 42 games this season. Points by shot type, against the usual: two-pointers 2 (6.6), threes 3 (5.5), free throws 2 (3.0). Playing time was 31:18, against a usual 32.1 minutes; per 36 minutes, the Game Score was 2.0, against a usual 12.6. The Mystics lost 75-69 at home against the Mercury. 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

Citron in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (41 games)Change
Minutes31:1832.1-0.8
Points715.1-8.1
Shots (FGA) · FG%2-of-910.8 · 47.3%-1.8
3PA · 3P%1-of-34.2 · 43.9%-1.2
FTA · FT%2-of-33.5 · 88.0%-0.5
Rebounds44.00.0
Assists12.4-1.4
Turnovers32.0+1.0
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 41 games19.520.7-1.2
Game Score per 36 minutes2.012.6-10.6
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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 (41 games)Change
Threes3 (1-of-3)5.5 (1.8-of-4.2)-2.5
Twos2 (1-of-6)6.6 (3.3-of-6.6)-4.6
Free throws2 (2-of-3)3.0 (3.0-of-3.5)-1.0
Total715.1-8.1
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Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

1.7 against a usual 11.2 (-9.5)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-8.3
Rebounds+0.1
Assists-1.0
Steals and blocks+0.2
Turnovers and fouls-0.5
Total-9.5
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 42 games, oldest first, this game last: 15.5, 12.1, 6.5, 15.9, 6.5, 9.4, 1, 10.5, 9.6, 8.5, 5.7, 13.3, 12.6, 23.1, 4.5, 16.3, 19.1, 4.8, 12.4, 3.9, 6.8, 5.4, 10, 13.6, 6.4, 21.4, 12.5, 13.1, 11.2, 21.1, 15.9, 8.9, 14.6, 18, 11.3, 9, 10.9, 9.5, 14, 4.8, 10.8, 1.7

2nd-lowest Game Score of 42 games this season.

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Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Mystics lost 75-69 at home against the Mercury.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Mercury this season: 14 points (May 25, 2025), 13 points (Jul 27, 2025).
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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.