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NBA games · Jan 28, 2026
NBA · Regular season · Wednesday, Jan 28, 2026

Best and worst NBA performances, Jan 28, 2026

23 NBA players finished far above or below their usual on Jan 28, 2026, led by OG Anunoby (26 points).

Showing: Regular seasonUsual: each player's games before Jan 28
174ELIGIBLEScored, with 12+ usual minutes or 20+ played
10ABOVE USUAL
13BELOW USUAL
4FEWER 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. 174 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

10 players · largest change first

OG AnunobyNYK @ TOR · 26 PTS · 11-of-18 FG · 33:42 MIN Usual 15.5 PTS in 32.6 MIN · Game Score 28.0 against a usual 11.8 Matched the season high of 26 points among the games the source holds▲ 97Unusual · above usualAnthony BlackORL @ MIA · 26 PTS · 11-of-19 FG · 37:24 MIN Usual 15.5 PTS in 30.5 MIN · Game Score 27.3 against a usual 11.4 Tied for the 3rd-best Game Score of the 43 games the source holds this season▲ 96Unusual · above usualMoses MoodyGSW @ UTA · 26 PTS · 9-of-15 FG · 26:00 MIN Usual 10.8 PTS in 24.5 MIN · Game Score 23.4 against a usual 8.2 3rd-best Game Score of 47 games this season▲ 96Unusual · above usualGui SantosGSW @ UTA · 16 PTS · 6-of-7 FG · 21:36 MIN Usual 4.0 PTS in 12.2 MIN · Game Score 18.4 against a usual 3.4 Season-high 16 points (previous high 14)▲ 98Rare · above usualMore minutes than usualSimone FontecchioMIA vs ORL · 23 PTS · 7-of-11 FG · 19:30 MIN Usual 8.5 PTS in 16.8 MIN · Game Score 20.9 against a usual 6.1 Season-high 23 points (previous high 20)▲ 99Very rare · above usualMoussa DiabatéCHA @ MEM · 18 PTS · 8-of-9 FG · 33:06 MIN Usual 8.2 PTS in 24.4 MIN · Game Score 23.7 against a usual 9.9 Season-high 18 points (previous high 17)▲ 98Rare · above usualMore minutes than usualMikal BridgesNYK @ TOR · 30 PTS · 12-of-15 FG · 36:18 MIN Usual 15.7 PTS in 34.4 MIN · Game Score 26.7 against a usual 14.3 2nd-best Game Score of the 46 games the source holds this season▲ 95Unusual · above usualJohn KoncharMEM vs CHA · 8 PTS · 3-of-3 FG · 24:30 MIN Usual 2.7 PTS in 13.6 MIN · Game Score 15.0 against a usual 3.8 Best Game Score of the 27 games the source holds this season▲ 96Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualAce BaileyUTA vs GSW · 19 PTS · 8-of-15 FG · 34:06 MIN Usual 11.1 PTS in 24.7 MIN · Game Score 18.5 against a usual 7.3 2nd-best Game Score of 41 games this season▲ 95Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualAl HorfordGSW @ UTA · 9 PTS · 8 AST · 4-of-5 FG · 24:06 MIN Usual 6.9 PTS · 2.0 AST in 19.7 MIN · Game Score 16.7 against a usual 6.9 Season-high 8 assists (previous high 6)▲ 95Unusual · above usual
02

Below their usual

13 players · largest change first

Jalen BrunsonNYK @ TOR · 13 PTS · 5-of-13 FG · 29:48 MIN Usual 27.7 PTS in 34.4 MIN · Game Score 4.1 against a usual 19.6 2nd-lowest Game Score of the 41 games the source holds this season▼ 98Rare · below usualLeBron JamesLAL @ CLE · 11 PTS · 3-of-10 FG · 27:06 MIN Usual 22.4 PTS in 33.4 MIN · Game Score 3.4 against a usual 18.6 2nd-lowest Game Score of 29 games this season▼ 97Unusual · below usualRui HachimuraLAL @ CLE · 0 PTS · 0-of-7 FG · 17:36 MIN Usual 12.5 PTS in 30.5 MIN · Game Score -4.6 against a usual 9.0 Matched the season low of 0 points▼ 99Very rare · below usualIn limited minutesImmanuel QuickleyTOR vs NYK · 7 PTS · 3-of-9 FG · 29:48 MIN Usual 17.1 PTS in 32.6 MIN · Game Score 1.2 against a usual 14.5 2nd-lowest Game Score of 46 games this season▼ 96Unusual · below usualSvi MykhailiukUTA vs GSW · 2 PTS · 1-of-5 FG · 15:54 MIN Usual 8.9 PTS in 24.2 MIN · Game Score -4.3 against a usual 7.0 Lowest Game Score of 40 games this season▼ 99Very rare · below usualIn limited minutesJulian ChampagnieSAS @ HOU · 2 PTS · 1-of-4 FG · 20:54 MIN Usual 11.9 PTS in 28.7 MIN · Game Score -0.9 against a usual 9.8 2nd-lowest Game Score of the 46 games the source holds this season▼ 95Unusual · below usualIn limited minutesCollin SextonCHA @ MEM · 6 PTS · 2-of-10 FG · 17:24 MIN Usual 14.6 PTS in 22.9 MIN · Game Score 1.6 against a usual 10.9 Lowest Game Score of 39 games this season▼ 98Rare · below usualJosh GreenCHA @ MEM · 0 PTS · 0-of-4 FG · 16:24 MIN Usual 4.8 PTS in 16.1 MIN · Game Score -4.1 against a usual 4.4 Matched the season low of 0 points▼ 99Very rare · below usualJa'Kobe WalterTOR vs NYK · 0 PTS · 0-of-6 FG · 20:06 MIN Usual 6.2 PTS in 17.9 MIN · Game Score -3.6 against a usual 4.7 Matched the season low of 0 points▼ 97Unusual · below usualDraymond GreenGSW @ UTA · 0 PTS · 0-of-6 FG · 22:36 MIN Usual 8.5 PTS in 26.6 MIN · Game Score -0.8 against a usual 7.5 Season-low 0 points (previous low 2)▼ 97Unusual · below usualMarcus SmartLAL @ CLE · 2 PTS · 1-of-4 FG · 23:48 MIN Usual 10.1 PTS in 28.7 MIN · Game Score -0.3 against a usual 7.6 3rd-lowest Game Score of 37 games this season▼ 95Unusual · below usualPatrick WilliamsCHI @ IND · 0 PTS · 0-of-2 FG · 17:06 MIN Usual 6.6 PTS in 18.2 MIN · Game Score -1.6 against a usual 4.6 Matched the season low of 0 points▼ 96Unusual · below usualDorian Finney-SmithHOU vs SAS · 0 PTS · 0-of-2 FG · 19:24 MIN Usual 3.1 PTS in 15.5 MIN · Game Score -3.6 against a usual 2.1▼ 99Very rare · below usualEarly seasonNew roleNew team
03

Fewer minutes than usual

4 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