Veronica Burton 3 points on 1-of-7 vs Dream (Oct 21, 2026): Finals Game 3
3 PTS · 1-of-7 FG · 1-of-4 3P · 29:24 MIN
Usual: 2026 regular season, 44 games, May 8 – Sep 24 (12.2 PTS · 9.2 FGA · 28.6 MIN)
Game Score -1.0 against a usual 12.0 (-13.0)
below usual
Playoff game · against the 2026 regular season
No more than 3 in 100 games by players at this level finish this far below their usual: playoff games, each against the player's regular-season usual.
How the score worksWhy did Veronica Burton score 3 points?
In Game 3 of the WNBA Finals against the Dream on Oct 21, 2026, Veronica Burton scored 3 points in 29:24: 1-of-7 from the field, 1-of-4 from three, no free throw attempts. Before this game, Burton averaged 12.2 points on 9.2 shots in 28.6 minutes across 44 regular-season games. By shot type: two-pointers 0 points (usual 5.0); free throws 0 points (usual 3.0); threes 3 points (usual 4.2). Minutes: 29:24, against a usual 28.6; Game Score per 36 minutes: -1.2, against a usual 15.1. Turnovers and fouls: 3 and 4, against a usual 1.5 and 2.6. At the Dream, the Valkyries lost 97-71, a 26-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
What changed
Burton in this game against the usual line
| Stat | This game | Usual (44 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes | 29:24 | 28.6 | +0.8 |
| Points | 3 | 12.2 | -9.2 |
| Shots (FGA) · FG% | 1-of-7 | 9.2 · 42.2% | -2.2 |
| 3PA · 3P% | 1-of-4 | 3.9 · 35.5% | +0.1 |
| FTA · FT% | 0-of-0 | 3.6 · 83.6% | -3.6 |
| Rebounds | 2 | 3.6 | -1.6 |
| Assists | 4 | 5.8 | -1.8 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| UsageUsual: minutes-weighted average of per-game usage, 44 games | 14.9 | 19.8 | -4.9 |
| Game Score per 36 minutes | -1.2 | 15.1 | -16.3 |
Points by shot type
Twos, threes and free throws: the changes add up to the points change
| Shot type | This game | Usual (44 games) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threes | 3 (1-of-4) | 4.2 (1.4-of-3.9) | -1.2 |
| Twos | 0 (0-of-3) | 5.0 (2.5-of-5.3) | -5.0 |
| Free throws | 0 (0-of-0) | 3.0 (3.0-of-3.6) | -3.0 |
| Total | 3 | 12.2 | -9.2 |
Game Score
One measure of the whole box score line
-1.0 against a usual 12.0 (-13.0)
Its five parts
| Part | Change |
|---|---|
| Scoring, net of shot attempts | -8.6 |
| Rebounds | -0.9 |
| Assists | -1.2 |
| Steals and blocks | -0.2 |
| Turnovers and fouls | -2.1 |
| Total | -13.0 |
This postseason so far
Playoff games in date order, this game last; no score
| Date | Round | Opp | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | Game Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | First round · Game 1 | vs DAL | 22:54 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 10.2 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | First round · Game 2 | @ DAL | 36:42 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 9.3 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | First round · Game 3 | vs DAL | 36:42 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 11.4 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | Semifinals · Game 1 | vs LVA | 17:42 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Semifinals · Game 2 | vs LVA | 27:36 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6.7 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | Semifinals · Game 3 | @ LVA | 37:06 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6.2 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | Finals · Game 1 | vs ATL | 29:42 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3.8 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | Finals · Game 2 | vs ATL | 24:12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Oct 21, 2026This game | Finals · Game 3 | @ ATL | 29:24 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -1.0 |
Context
From the rows this page already reads
- The Valkyries lost 97-71 at the Dream, a 26-point loss.
- Previous appearance: Oct 19, 2026, 2 days earlier.
- Earlier in this series: 5 points (Game 1), 11 points (Game 2).
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 regular-season usual line, never blended with last season. How rare a gap is comes from WNBA playoff games of 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026, each postseason checked on a table fit on the others; the top tier is Unusual.