NBA · Regular season · Wednesday, Dec 31, 2025
Best and worst NBA performances, Dec 31, 2025
17 NBA players finished far above or below their usual on Dec 31, 2025, led by Julian Champagnie (36 points).
Showing: Regular seasonUsual: each player's games before Dec 31
159ELIGIBLEScored, with 12+ usual minutes or 20+ played
5ABOVE USUAL
12BELOW USUAL
3FEWER MINUTES
about 8EXPECTED 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. 159 eligible games on this night, so about 8 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
5 players · largest change first
Julian ChampagnieSAS vs NYK · 36 PTS · 11-of-17 FG · 36:12 MIN
Usual 10.0 PTS in 27.3 MIN · Game Score 29.6 against a usual 8.2
Season-high 36 points among the games the source holds (previous high 25)▲ 99Very rare · above usualIsaac OkoroCHI vs NOP · 24 PTS · 8-of-10 FG · 35:36 MIN
Usual 8.4 PTS in 23.8 MIN · Game Score 21.5 against a usual 6.2
Season-high 24 points (previous high 19)▲ 98Rare · above usualJonas ValanciunasDEN @ TOR · 17 PTS · 5-of-6 FG · 23:06 MIN
Usual 8.2 PTS in 13.0 MIN · Game Score 21.6 against a usual 6.6
Season-high 17 points (previous high 16)▲ 99Very rare · above usualTre JonesCHI vs NOP · 20 PTS · 7-of-7 FG · 27:06 MIN
Usual 12.2 PTS in 26.7 MIN · Game Score 25.5 against a usual 12.3
Matched the season high of 20 points▲ 98Rare · above usualJamaree BouyeaPHX @ CLE · 18 PTS · 7-of-12 FG · 15:18 MIN
Usual 7.2 PTS in 14.5 MIN · Game Score 16.9 against a usual 6.6
Matched the season high of 18 points▲ 95Unusual · above usual
02
Below their usual
12 players · largest change first
Stephon CastleSAS vs NYK · 5 PTS · 1-of-9 FG · 26:48 MIN
Usual 18.2 PTS in 30.6 MIN · Game Score -0.8 against a usual 14.9
Lowest Game Score of the 23 games the source holds this season▼ 99Very rare · below usualNaz ReidMIN @ ATL · 6 PTS · 2-of-10 FG · 21:54 MIN
Usual 14.3 PTS in 26.8 MIN · Game Score -0.9 against a usual 11.1
2nd-lowest Game Score of 34 games this season▼ 96Unusual · below usualBones HylandMIN @ ATL · 0 PTS · 0-of-7 FG · 12:36 MIN
Usual 6.5 PTS in 13.4 MIN · Game Score -6.3 against a usual 5.4
Matched the season low of 0 points▼ 99Very rare · below usualDylan HarperSAS vs NYK · 2 PTS · 1-of-6 FG · 16:18 MIN
Usual 12.0 PTS in 21.3 MIN · Game Score -1.6 against a usual 9.5
3rd-lowest Game Score of the 22 games the source holds this season▼ 96Unusual · below usualJeremiah FearsNOP @ CHI · 5 PTS · 2-of-8 FG · 22:30 MIN
Usual 14.4 PTS in 26.8 MIN · Game Score 0.2 against a usual 9.5
3rd-lowest Game Score of 35 games this season▼ 96Unusual · below usualGary Trent Jr.MIL vs WAS · 0 PTS · 0-of-4 FG · 15:30 MIN
Usual 9.6 PTS in 26.6 MIN · Game Score -2.9 against a usual 6.1
Season-low 0 points (previous low 2)▼ 99Very rare · below usualMoussa DiabatéCHA vs GSW · 0 PTS · 0-of-3 FG · 27:54 MIN
Usual 8.2 PTS in 23.1 MIN · Game Score 1.3 against a usual 10.0
Season-low 0 points (previous low 1)▼ 96Unusual · below usualKhris MiddletonWAS @ MIL · 0 PTS · 0-of-6 FG · 22:36 MIN
Usual 10.6 PTS in 25.0 MIN · Game Score -0.4 against a usual 8.3
Season-low 0 points among the games the source holds (previous low 2)▼ 97Unusual · below usualTim Hardaway Jr.DEN @ TOR · 9 PTS · 3-of-13 FG · 30:12 MIN
Usual 13.3 PTS in 26.6 MIN · Game Score 1.1 against a usual 9.7
2nd-lowest Game Score of 33 games this season▼ 95Unusual · below usualOso IghodaroPHX @ CLE · 0 PTS · 0-of-4 FG · 20:36 MIN
Usual 5.1 PTS in 19.1 MIN · Game Score -3.2 against a usual 5.2
Matched the season low of 0 points▼ 98Rare · below usualJamal SheadTOR vs DEN · 2 PTS · 1-of-8 FG · 21:12 MIN
Usual 6.7 PTS in 20.7 MIN · Game Score -0.5 against a usual 6.6
3rd-lowest Game Score of 35 games this season▼ 96Unusual · below usualGradey DickTOR vs DEN · 0 PTS · 0-of-2 FG · 11:48 MIN
Usual 6.3 PTS in 15.7 MIN · Game Score -2.4 against a usual 4.4
Matched the season low of 0 points▼ 96Unusual · below usual
03
Fewer minutes than usual
3 players · minutes only, no score
04
Not scored
Played, with no score shown
- 7 players with fewer than 10 games this season and no usable last season: 1 with no last season, 4 with under 20 games last season, 1 in a new role, 1 on a new team
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