NBA · Regular season · Saturday, Dec 20, 2025
Best and worst NBA performances, Dec 20, 2025
20 NBA players finished far above or below their usual on Dec 20, 2025, led by Luka Dončić (12 points).
Showing: Regular seasonUsual: each player's games before Dec 20
179ELIGIBLEScored, with 12+ usual minutes or 20+ played
6ABOVE USUAL
14BELOW USUAL
6FEWER MINUTES
about 9EXPECTED BY DESIGNPer list, above and below, on an ordinary night
How to read this
The Above and Below lists hold games further from the player's usual than at least 95 in 100 comparable games, so an ordinary night still fills both lists. 179 eligible games on this night, so about 9 would land in each list even on an ordinary night. Fewer minutes than usual shows minutes only, never a score. Each list runs from the largest Game Score change down. "Early season" marks a usual line built from fewer than 20 of the player's games this season. How the score works
01
Above their usual
6 players · largest change first
Santi AldamaMEM vs WAS · 37 PTS · 15-of-23 FG · 35:42 MIN
Usual 12.9 PTS in 26.9 MIN · Game Score 32.2 against a usual 11.4
Season-high 37 points among the games the source holds (previous high 29)▲ 99Very rare · above usualReed SheppardHOU @ DEN · 28 PTS · 9-of-15 FG · 30:00 MIN
Usual 12.8 PTS in 25.3 MIN · Game Score 27.7 against a usual 10.5
Best Game Score of 25 games this season▲ 99Very rare · above usualPayton PritchardBOS @ TOR · 33 PTS · 13-of-24 FG · 37:00 MIN
Usual 16.4 PTS in 32.2 MIN · Game Score 30.3 against a usual 13.2
2nd-best Game Score of 28 games this season▲ 98Rare · above usualNoah PendaORL @ UTA · 13 PTS · 6-of-11 FG · 23:36 MIN
Usual 3.6 PTS in 9.0 MIN · Game Score 18.1 against a usual 3.8▲ 98Rare · above usualKevin LoveUTA vs ORL · 16 PTS · 6-of-12 FG · 31:54 MIN
Usual 6.4 PTS in 15.1 MIN · Game Score 17.6 against a usual 5.8
Best Game Score of 17 games this season▲ 96Unusual · above usualDominick BarlowPHI vs DAL · 21 PTS · 9-of-13 FG · 30:18 MIN
Usual 8.4 PTS in 26.3 MIN · Game Score 17.9 against a usual 8.6
Season-high 21 points (previous high 13)▲ 95Unusual · above usual
02
Below their usual
14 players · largest change first
Luka DončićLAL @ LAC · 12 PTS · 4-of-13 FG · 19:36 MIN
Usual 35.2 PTS in 37.4 MIN · Game Score 2.2 against a usual 28.4
Season-low 12 points (previous low 19)▼ 99Very rare · below usualNikola JokićDEN vs HOU · 25 PTS · 9-of-20 FG · 29:06 MIN
Usual 29.6 PTS in 35.1 MIN · Game Score 13.6 against a usual 31.0
Lowest Game Score of 27 games this season▼ 97Unusual · below usualAlperen SengunHOU @ DEN · 8 PTS · 4-of-9 FG · 30:24 MIN
Usual 23.7 PTS in 36.2 MIN · Game Score 3.4 against a usual 20.5
Season-low 8 points (previous low 14)▼ 98Rare · below usualLaMelo BallCHA @ DET · 8 PTS · 3-of-14 FG · 23:06 MIN
Usual 20.3 PTS in 29.2 MIN · Game Score 0.9 against a usual 15.4
Season-low 8 points (previous low 11)▼ 96Unusual · below usualBennedict MathurinIND @ NOP · 4 PTS · 2-of-9 FG · 26:42 MIN
Usual 19.4 PTS in 32.6 MIN · Game Score -0.7 against a usual 12.7
Season-low 4 points (previous low 7)▼ 97Unusual · below usualImmanuel QuickleyTOR vs BOS · 3 PTS · 1-of-12 FG · 31:36 MIN
Usual 16.2 PTS in 32.2 MIN · Game Score 1.4 against a usual 13.8
Season-low 3 points (previous low 4)▼ 98Rare · below usualJeremiah FearsNOP vs IND · 5 PTS · 2-of-6 FG · 22:30 MIN
Usual 15.4 PTS in 27.4 MIN · Game Score -2.0 against a usual 10.3
2nd-lowest Game Score of 29 games this season▼ 99Very rare · below usualJaylen WellsMEM vs WAS · 4 PTS · 2-of-10 FG · 32:00 MIN
Usual 12.7 PTS in 27.0 MIN · Game Score -1.8 against a usual 9.4
Matched the season low of 4 points among the games the source holds▼ 98Rare · below usualMarcus SmartLAL @ LAC · 5 PTS · 1-of-12 FG · 30:36 MIN
Usual 10.6 PTS in 27.2 MIN · Game Score -1.7 against a usual 8.2
Lowest Game Score of 18 games this season▼ 98Rare · below usualJose AlvaradoNOP vs IND · 3 PTS · 1-of-5 FG · 22:00 MIN
Usual 8.6 PTS in 22.6 MIN · Game Score -1.7 against a usual 7.2
Lowest Game Score of 28 games this season▼ 97Unusual · below usualBogdan BogdanovićLAC vs LAL · 2 PTS · 1-of-6 FG · 17:54 MIN
Usual 9.7 PTS in 24.8 MIN · Game Score -2.0 against a usual 6.8▼ 95Unusual · below usualRoyce O'NealePHX @ GSW · 5 PTS · 2-of-7 FG · 29:42 MIN
Usual 10.5 PTS in 29.6 MIN · Game Score 0.4 against a usual 8.8
4th-lowest Game Score of 28 games this season▼ 96Unusual · below usualMoussa DiabatéCHA @ DET · 1 PTS · 0-of-2 FG · 16:42 MIN
Usual 8.2 PTS in 21.9 MIN · Game Score 1.4 against a usual 9.6
Season-low 1 point (previous low 2)▼ 95Unusual · below usualSidy CissokoPOR @ SAC · 1 PTS · 0-of-5 FG · 23:36 MIN
Usual 5.5 PTS in 19.9 MIN · Game Score -4.1 against a usual 3.5
Lowest Game Score of 23 games this season▼ 99Very rare · below usual
03
Fewer minutes than usual
6 players · minutes only, no score
Ivica ZubacLAC vs LAL · the box score does not record why10:48MIN · usual 32.8Max ChristieDAL @ PHI · the box score does not record why14:18MIN · usual 28.5Aaron HolidayHOU @ DEN · the box score does not record why8:00MIN · usual 16.3Precious AchiuwaSAC vs POR · the box score does not record why9:36MIN · usual 20.0Herbert JonesNOP vs IND · the box score does not record why12:06MIN · usual 29.1Draymond GreenGSW vs PHX · the box score does not record why8:12MIN · usual 28.3
04
Not scored
Played, with no score shown
- 13 players with fewer than 10 games this season and no usable last season: 2 with no last season, 3 with under 20 games last season, 8 in a new role
Game Score against each player's own usual line. How rare a gap is comes from NBA regular-season games of 2023-24 and 2024-25, checked on 2025-26. How the score works