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Sydney Taylor

SG · 5′9″ · Current team: Chicago Sky

Regular season · Sep 19, 2026 · CHI 81 @ ATL 106 · Final

Sydney Taylor 2 points on 1-of-8 vs Dream (Sep 19, 2026): lowest of 35 games

ANSWER

2 PTS · 1-of-8 FG · 0-of-5 3P · 0-of-2 FT · 22:54 MIN

Usual before this game: 13.8 PTS · 11.2 FGA · 20.3 MIN, from 34 regular-season games

Lowest Game Score of 35 games this season: -4.6 against a usual 7.8 (-12.4)

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 Sydney Taylor score 2 points?

In 22:54 against the Dream on Sep 19, 2026, Sydney Taylor scored 2 points: 1-of-8 from the field, 0-of-5 from three (0.0%), 0-of-2 on free throws. Before this game, Taylor averaged 13.8 points on 11.2 shots in 20.3 minutes across 34 regular-season games. This game had the lowest Game Score of 35 games this season. Taylor took 8 shots, 3.2 fewer than usual. From threes, 0 points against a usual 6.0; from two-pointers, 2 points against a usual 5.7; from free throws, 0 points against a usual 2.1. Taylor played 22:54 against a usual 20.3 minutes; per 36 minutes the Game Score was -7.2, against a usual 13.9. Turnovers and fouls: 3 and 4, against a usual 1.5 and 2.5. At the Dream, the Sky lost 106-81, a 25-point loss. 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

Taylor in this game against the usual line

This game against the usual line
StatThis gameUsual (34 games)Change
Minutes22:5420.3+2.6
Points213.8-11.8
Shots (FGA) · FG%1-of-811.2 · 43.2%-3.2
3PA · 3P%5 · 0.0%6.0 · 33.5%-1.0 · -33.5
FTA · FT%0-of-22.6 · 79.5%-0.6
Rebounds41.5+2.5
Assists31.8+1.2
Turnovers31.5+1.5
UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 34 games22.629.5-6.9
Game Score per 36 minutes-7.213.9-21.1
02

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 (34 games)Change
Threes0 (0-of-5)6.0 (2.0-of-6.0)-6.0
Twos2 (1-of-3)5.7 (2.9-of-5.2)-3.7
Free throws0 (0-of-2)2.1 (2.1-of-2.6)-2.1
Total213.8-11.8
03

Game Score

One measure of the whole box score line

-4.6 against a usual 7.8 (-12.4)

Its five parts
The change in Game Score, by part
PartChange
Scoring, net of shot attempts-11.6
Rebounds+0.6
Assists+0.8
Steals and blocks-0.1
Turnovers and fouls-2.1
Total-12.4
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Season so far

Regular season, in date order

Game Score in each of this season's 35 games, oldest first, this game last: -2.1, 3.6, 3.6, 3.1, 18.2, 3.1, 7.7, -3.6, -2.1, -1.4, 27.7, 19.2, 7.9, 1.7, 11.5, 24.3, 5.7, -0.8, 5.7, 6.8, 10.5, 8.2, 13.5, 10.9, 25.7, 12.1, 13.8, 11.5, 6.2, 9.8, -2.3, -0.9, 2.4, 5.2, -4.6

Lowest Game Score of 35 games this season.

Previous lowest: -3.6, set on Jun 5, 2026.

05

Context

From the rows this page already reads

  • The Sky lost 106-81 at the Dream, a 25-point loss.
  • Previous appearance: Sep 17, 2026, 2 days earlier.
  • Earlier regular-season meetings with the Dream this season: 0 points (Jun 9, 2026), 18 points (Jul 19, 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.