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NBA games · Jan 25, 2026
NBA · Regular season · Sunday, Jan 25, 2026

Best and worst NBA performances, Jan 25, 2026

8 NBA players finished far above or below their usual on Jan 25, 2026, led by Jaden McDaniels (3 points).

Showing: Regular seasonUsual: each player's games before Jan 25
117ELIGIBLEScored, with 12+ usual minutes or 20+ played
1ABOVE USUAL
7BELOW USUAL
3FEWER MINUTES
about 6EXPECTED 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. 117 eligible games on this night, so about 6 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. How the score works

01

Above their usual

1 player

02

Below their usual

7 players · largest change first

Jaden McDanielsMIN vs GSW · 3 PTS · 1-of-8 FG · 27:30 MIN Usual 15.1 PTS in 32.2 MIN · Game Score -4.4 against a usual 12.0 Lowest Game Score of 44 games this season▼ 99Very rare · below usualDerik QueenNOP @ SAS · 4 PTS · 2-of-7 FG · 17:12 MIN Usual 12.4 PTS in 26.0 MIN · Game Score -3.8 against a usual 11.3 Lowest Game Score of 47 games this season▼ 99Very rare · below usualIn limited minutesMichael Porter Jr.BKN @ LAC · 9 PTS · 3-of-11 FG · 21:36 MIN Usual 25.4 PTS in 33.2 MIN · Game Score 4.1 against a usual 18.5 Season-low 9 points (previous low 12)▼ 97Unusual · below usualIn limited minutesNaz ReidMIN vs GSW · 0 PTS · 0-of-4 FG · 25:18 MIN Usual 14.6 PTS in 26.3 MIN · Game Score -1.2 against a usual 11.6 Matched the season low of 0 points▼ 97Unusual · below usualMaxime RaynaudSAC @ DET · 2 PTS · 1-of-6 FG · 22:00 MIN Usual 9.7 PTS in 23.0 MIN · Game Score -1.9 against a usual 8.1 2nd-lowest Game Score of 39 games this season▼ 97Unusual · below usualCollin GillespiePHX vs MIA · 11 PTS · 4-of-12 FG · 30:42 MIN Usual 13.4 PTS in 28.3 MIN · Game Score 3.0 against a usual 12.2 3rd-lowest Game Score of 46 games this season▼ 95Unusual · below usualJordan GoodwinPHX vs MIA · 2 PTS · 1-of-7 FG · 21:48 MIN Usual 8.8 PTS in 21.5 MIN · Game Score -1.3 against a usual 7.8 4th-lowest Game Score of 43 games this season▼ 96Unusual · below usual
03

Fewer minutes than usual

3 players · minutes only, no score

04

Not scored

Played, with no score shown

  • 4 players with fewer than 10 games this season and no usable last season: 1 with no last season, 2 with under 20 games last season, 1 in a new role
METHOD

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