NBA · Regular season · Thursday, Feb 19, 2026
Best and worst NBA performances, Feb 19, 2026
23 NBA players finished far above or below their usual on Feb 19, 2026, led by Bennedict Mathurin (season-high 38 points).
Showing: Regular seasonUsual: each player's games before Feb 19
182ELIGIBLEScored, with 12+ usual minutes or 20+ played
8ABOVE USUAL
15BELOW USUAL
2FEWER 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. 182 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
8 players · largest change first
Bennedict MathurinLAC vs DEN · 38 PTS · 12-of-22 FG · 33:48 MIN
Usual 17.4 PTS in 31.6 MIN · Game Score 30.5 against a usual 11.6
Season-high 38 points (previous high 36)▲ 99Very rare · above usualPaul ReedDET @ NYK · 18 PTS · 7-of-9 FG · 29:24 MIN
Usual 6.3 PTS in 12.8 MIN · Game Score 20.7 against a usual 6.7
3rd-best Game Score of the 39 games the source holds this season▲ 95Unusual · above usualCade CunninghamDET @ NYK · 42 PTS · 17-of-34 FG · 38:30 MIN
Usual 25.4 PTS in 34.8 MIN · Game Score 34.7 against a usual 20.7
2nd-best Game Score of the 47 games the source holds this season▲ 95Unusual · above usualKevin DurantHOU @ CHA · 35 PTS · 14-of-20 FG · 35:54 MIN
Usual 25.8 PTS in 36.5 MIN · Game Score 32.7 against a usual 19.0
Best Game Score of 51 games this season▲ 96Unusual · above usualGrant WilliamsCHA vs HOU · 20 PTS · 7-of-10 FG · 29:18 MIN
Usual 6.4 PTS in 19.0 MIN · Game Score 18.8 against a usual 5.4▲ 97Unusual · above usualAnthony GillWAS vs IND · 13 PTS · 6-of-9 FG · 30:42 MIN
Usual 2.3 PTS in 8.3 MIN · Game Score 14.1 against a usual 2.4
Season-high 13 points among the games the source holds (previous high 11)▲ 97Unusual · above usualTristan VukcevicWAS vs IND · 12 PTS · 5 STL · 4-of-7 FG · 17:24 MIN
Usual 7.7 PTS · 0.3 STL in 12.1 MIN · Game Score 16.9 against a usual 5.4
Season-high 5 steals among the games the source holds (previous high 2)▲ 95Unusual · above usualBen SheppardIND @ WAS · 15 PTS · 6-of-8 FG · 27:00 MIN
Usual 6.5 PTS in 21.4 MIN · Game Score 15.7 against a usual 5.0
Best Game Score of 45 games this season▲ 95Unusual · above usual
02
Below their usual
15 players · largest change first
Nikola JokićDEN @ LAC · 22 PTS · 9-of-22 FG · 36:06 MIN
Usual 28.7 PTS in 34.3 MIN · Game Score 11.1 against a usual 29.8
Lowest Game Score of 40 games this season▼ 97Unusual · below usualAndrew NembhardIND @ WAS · 5 PTS · 2-of-7 FG · 21:36 MIN
Usual 17.4 PTS in 32.1 MIN · Game Score -2.8 against a usual 13.9
Lowest Game Score of 44 games this season▼ 99Very rare · below usualMatas BuzelisCHI vs TOR · 4 PTS · 2-of-10 FG · 31:18 MIN
Usual 15.2 PTS in 28.3 MIN · Game Score -3.7 against a usual 11.4
Lowest Game Score of 56 games this season▼ 99Very rare · below usualJosh GiddeyCHI vs TOR · 5 PTS · 1-of-7 FG · 21:24 MIN
Usual 18.6 PTS in 32.1 MIN · Game Score 2.7 against a usual 17.1
Lowest Game Score of 35 games this season▼ 97Unusual · below usualRussell WestbrookSAC vs ORL · 5 PTS · 2-of-8 FG · 16:48 MIN
Usual 15.3 PTS in 29.3 MIN · Game Score -1.5 against a usual 11.9
Lowest Game Score of 53 games this season▼ 98Rare · below usualOG AnunobyNYK vs DET · 8 PTS · 3-of-13 FG · 31:36 MIN
Usual 16.4 PTS in 32.8 MIN · Game Score 0.9 against a usual 12.9
Tied for the 2nd-lowest Game Score of the 41 games the source holds this season▼ 95Unusual · below usualTim Hardaway Jr.DEN @ LAC · 2 PTS · 1-of-5 FG · 20:18 MIN
Usual 14.1 PTS in 27.5 MIN · Game Score -1.3 against a usual 10.2
Matched the season low of 2 points▼ 97Unusual · below usualMikal BridgesNYK vs DET · 8 PTS · 4-of-9 FG · 25:30 MIN
Usual 15.9 PTS in 34.3 MIN · Game Score 3.0 against a usual 14.3
2nd-lowest Game Score of the 55 games the source holds this season▼ 96Unusual · below usualDraymond GreenGSW vs BOS · 0 PTS · 0-of-7 FG · 18:36 MIN
Usual 8.6 PTS in 26.7 MIN · Game Score -3.2 against a usual 7.4
Matched the season low of 0 points▼ 99Very rare · below usualJakob PoeltlTOR @ CHI · 2 PTS · 1-of-1 FG · 16:06 MIN
Usual 9.7 PTS in 25.1 MIN · Game Score -0.8 against a usual 9.8
Matched the season low of 2 points▼ 96Unusual · below usualZiaire WilliamsBKN @ CLE · 2 PTS · 1-of-9 FG · 22:18 MIN
Usual 9.7 PTS in 23.0 MIN · Game Score -2.6 against a usual 6.8
3rd-lowest Game Score of 39 games this season▼ 97Unusual · below usualKeldon JohnsonSAS vs PHX · 6 PTS · 2-of-6 FG · 20:12 MIN
Usual 13.7 PTS in 24.1 MIN · Game Score 2.5 against a usual 11.4
6th-lowest Game Score of the 54 games the source holds this season▼ 95Unusual · below usualCraig Porter Jr.CLE vs BKN · 2 PTS · 1-of-5 FG · 16:48 MIN
Usual 4.7 PTS in 17.9 MIN · Game Score -1.9 against a usual 6.4
3rd-lowest Game Score of the 49 games the source holds this season▼ 96Unusual · below usualNique CliffordSAC vs ORL · 5 PTS · 5 TOV · 1-of-5 FG · 30:00 MIN
Usual 6.6 PTS · 1.2 TOV in 21.3 MIN · Game Score -2.6 against a usual 4.4
2nd-lowest Game Score of 53 games this season▼ 95Unusual · below usualEthan ThompsonIND @ WAS · 2 PTS · 1-of-7 FG · 26:48 MIN
Usual 5.0 PTS in 16.0 MIN · Game Score -2.6 against a usual 3.6
2nd-lowest Game Score of 23 games this season▼ 96Unusual · below usual
03
Fewer minutes than usual
2 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: 2 with no last season, 3 with under 20 games last season, 2 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