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NBA games · Feb 11, 2026
NBA · Regular season · Wednesday, Feb 11, 2026

Best and worst NBA performances, Feb 11, 2026

25 NBA players finished far above or below their usual on Feb 11, 2026, led by Sam Merrill (32 points).

Showing: Regular seasonUsual: each player's games before Feb 11
253ELIGIBLEScored, with 12+ usual minutes or 20+ played
16ABOVE USUAL
9BELOW USUAL
6FEWER MINUTES
about 13EXPECTED 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. 253 eligible games on this night, so about 13 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

16 players · largest change first

Sam MerrillCLE vs WAS · 32 PTS · 11-of-12 FG · 25:00 MIN Usual 12.9 PTS in 25.6 MIN · Game Score 30.9 against a usual 9.3 Season-high 32 points among the games the source holds (previous high 22)▲ 99Very rare · above usualJose AlvaradoNYK @ PHI · 26 PTS · 8-of-13 FG · 18:36 MIN Usual 7.9 PTS in 21.9 MIN · Game Score 25.2 against a usual 6.4 Season-high 26 points among the games the source holds (previous high 24)▲ 99Very rare · above usualDay'Ron SharpeBKN vs IND · 19 PTS · 8-of-11 FG · 30:48 MIN Usual 8.3 PTS in 18.3 MIN · Game Score 25.2 against a usual 9.0 Matched the season high of 19 points▲ 98Rare · above usualMore minutes than usualMicah PotterIND @ BKN · 19 PTS · 6-of-8 FG · 26:48 MIN Usual 7.0 PTS in 18.2 MIN · Game Score 22.1 against a usual 6.0 Season-high 19 points (previous high 16)▲ 99Very rare · above usualMore minutes than usualCam ThomasMIL @ ORL · 34 PTS · 12-of-20 FG · 25:06 MIN Usual 15.1 PTS in 23.8 MIN · Game Score 24.4 against a usual 8.6 Tied for the 3rd-best Game Score of 26 games this season▲ 96Unusual · above usualJericho SimsMIL @ ORL · 17 PTS · 6-of-6 FG · 35:54 MIN Usual 3.3 PTS in 15.5 MIN · Game Score 18.9 against a usual 3.6 Season-high 17 points (previous high 15)▲ 98Rare · above usualMore minutes than usualPaul ReedDET @ TOR · 22 PTS · 10-of-17 FG · 32:36 MIN Usual 5.9 PTS in 12.2 MIN · Game Score 21.1 against a usual 6.3 2nd-best Game Score of the 38 games the source holds this season▲ 96Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualJalen WilliamsOKC @ PHX · 28 PTS · 11-of-12 FG · 19:36 MIN Usual 17.1 PTS in 29.3 MIN · Game Score 27.3 against a usual 13.8 Season-high 28 points among the games the source holds (previous high 26)▲ 98Rare · above usualJordan WalshBOS vs CHI · 16 PTS · 7-of-12 FG · 29:06 MIN Usual 5.4 PTS in 18.2 MIN · Game Score 18.0 against a usual 5.5 3rd-best Game Score of 48 games this season▲ 95Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualGG JacksonMEM @ DEN · 21 PTS · 6-of-12 FG · 28:12 MIN Usual 8.4 PTS in 18.3 MIN · Game Score 18.7 against a usual 6.4 Season-high 21 points among the games the source holds (previous high 19)▲ 96Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualJulius RandleMIN vs POR · 41 PTS · 14-of-24 FG · 32:54 MIN Usual 22.0 PTS in 33.6 MIN · Game Score 29.7 against a usual 17.8 Season-high 41 points (previous high 39)▲ 95Unusual · above usualTaelon PeterIND @ BKN · 14 PTS · 5-of-11 FG · 26:42 MIN Usual 1.9 PTS in 7.3 MIN · Game Score 12.8 against a usual 1.5 Season-high 14 points (previous high 6)▲ 98Rare · above usualMore minutes than usualRob DillinghamCHI @ BOS · 16 PTS · 6-of-12 FG · 30:06 MIN Usual 3.7 PTS in 10.0 MIN · Game Score 13.2 against a usual 2.1 Season-high 16 points (previous high 11)▲ 98Rare · above usualMore minutes than usualPatrick WilliamsCHI @ BOS · 12 PTS · 5-of-10 FG · 34:30 MIN Usual 6.8 PTS in 18.9 MIN · Game Score 14.9 against a usual 4.6 2nd-best Game Score of 51 games this season▲ 95Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualMohamed DiawaraNYK @ PHI · 14 PTS · 5-of-10 FG · 20:30 MIN Usual 2.5 PTS in 6.8 MIN · Game Score 11.9 against a usual 1.8 2nd-best Game Score of the 45 games the source holds this season▲ 95Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualOusmane DiengMIL @ ORL · 17 PTS · 6-of-10 FG · 22:36 MIN Usual 3.6 PTS in 10.7 MIN · Game Score 12.5 against a usual 2.8 Season-high 17 points (previous high 14)▲ 95Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usual
02

Below their usual

9 players · largest change first

Deni AvdijaPOR @ MIN · 11 PTS · 3-of-14 FG · 26:54 MIN Usual 25.5 PTS in 34.4 MIN · Game Score 1.2 against a usual 19.8 Matched the season low of 11 points▼ 99Very rare · below usualFranz WagnerORL vs MIL · 5 PTS · 1-of-7 FG · 20:36 MIN Usual 22.4 PTS in 32.7 MIN · Game Score 4.2 against a usual 17.7 Season-low 5 points among the games the source holds (previous low 7)▼ 98Rare · below usualIn limited minutesKelly Oubre Jr.PHI vs NYK · 2 PTS · 0-of-6 FG · 30:12 MIN Usual 14.3 PTS in 32.7 MIN · Game Score -0.8 against a usual 10.8 2nd-lowest Game Score of 32 games this season▼ 96Unusual · below usualBobby Portis Jr.MIL @ ORL · 4 PTS · 1-of-5 FG · 16:24 MIN Usual 13.3 PTS in 24.4 MIN · Game Score -1.3 against a usual 10.2 2nd-lowest Game Score of 50 games this season▼ 98Rare · below usualIn limited minutesNickeil Alexander-WalkerATL @ CHA · 10 PTS · 2-of-13 FG · 40:18 MIN Usual 20.3 PTS in 33.1 MIN · Game Score 3.2 against a usual 14.4 3rd-lowest Game Score of 54 games this season▼ 95Unusual · below usualJamal SheadTOR vs DET · 0 PTS · 0-of-5 FG · 23:48 MIN Usual 6.9 PTS in 22.2 MIN · Game Score -4.2 against a usual 6.7 Matched the season low of 0 points▼ 99Very rare · below usualTerance MannBKN vs IND · 4 PTS · 2-of-7 FG · 25:18 MIN Usual 7.6 PTS in 25.3 MIN · Game Score -0.6 against a usual 7.0 2nd-lowest Game Score of 46 games this season▼ 96Unusual · below usualWill RileyWAS @ CLE · 4 PTS · 1-of-12 FG · 28:48 MIN Usual 7.2 PTS in 16.5 MIN · Game Score -2.0 against a usual 5.3 2nd-lowest Game Score of the 44 games the source holds this season▼ 96Unusual · below usualRyan DunnPHX vs OKC · 2 PTS · 1-of-4 FG · 22:48 MIN Usual 6.1 PTS in 19.4 MIN · Game Score -1.2 against a usual 5.5 4th-lowest Game Score of 48 games this season▼ 96Unusual · below usual
03

Fewer minutes than usual

6 players · minutes only, no score

04

Not scored

Played, with no score shown

  • 16 players with fewer than 10 games this season and no usable last season: 6 with no last season, 5 with under 20 games last season, 5 on a new team
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