NBA · Regular season · Thursday, Feb 26, 2026
Best and worst NBA performances, Feb 26, 2026
15 NBA players finished far above or below their usual on Feb 26, 2026, led by Precious Achiuwa (season-high 29 points).
Showing: Regular seasonUsual: each player's games before Feb 26
183ELIGIBLEScored, with 12+ usual minutes or 20+ played
10ABOVE USUAL
5BELOW 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. 183 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
Precious AchiuwaSAC @ DAL · 29 PTS · 13-of-19 FG · 33:12 MIN
Usual 7.7 PTS in 21.0 MIN · Game Score 32.2 against a usual 7.4
Season-high 29 points (previous high 22)▲ 99Very rare · above usualSaddiq BeyNOP @ UTA · 42 PTS · 14-of-20 FG · 34:12 MIN
Usual 16.8 PTS in 30.5 MIN · Game Score 38.4 against a usual 13.6
Season-high 42 points (previous high 36)▲ 99Very rare · above usualCorey KispertATL vs WAS · 33 PTS · 11-of-19 FG · 28:06 MIN
Usual 9.2 PTS in 20.2 MIN · Game Score 25.7 against a usual 6.8
Season-high 33 points (previous high 20)▲ 99Very rare · above usualJulian ChampagnieSAS @ BKN · 26 PTS · 10-of-14 FG · 24:00 MIN
Usual 11.2 PTS in 28.0 MIN · Game Score 26.6 against a usual 9.4
2nd-best Game Score of the 58 games the source holds this season▲ 98Rare · above usualNaji MarshallDAL vs SAC · 36 PTS · 14-of-23 FG · 42:12 MIN
Usual 15.3 PTS in 29.8 MIN · Game Score 27.7 against a usual 12.7
Season-high 36 points among the games the source holds (previous high 32)▲ 96Unusual · above usualDaeqwon PlowdenSAC @ DAL · 19 PTS · 7-of-7 FG · 25:42 MIN
Usual 6.7 PTS in 21.7 MIN · Game Score 18.1 against a usual 4.7▲ 96Unusual · above usualNick RichardsCHI vs POR · 14 PTS · 4-of-7 FG · 26:42 MIN
Usual 4.3 PTS in 11.6 MIN · Game Score 14.8 against a usual 3.3
Best Game Score of 35 games this season▲ 96Unusual · above usualRobert Williams IIIPOR @ CHI · 14 PTS · 6-of-9 FG · 22:36 MIN
Usual 6.3 PTS in 16.2 MIN · Game Score 19.4 against a usual 8.5
Matched the season high of 14 points▲ 97Unusual · above usualLeonard MillerCHI vs POR · 11 PTS · 4-of-5 FG · 23:12 MIN
Usual 2.3 PTS in 4.9 MIN · Game Score 10.0 against a usual 1.8
Season-high 11 points (previous high 7)▲ 96Unusual · above usualRasheer FlemingPHX vs LAL · 8 PTS · 3-of-5 FG · 20:42 MIN
Usual 2.6 PTS in 8.0 MIN · Game Score 9.3 against a usual 1.5
Matched the season high of 8 points▲ 95Unusual · above usual
02
Below their usual
5 players · largest change first
Julius RandleMIN @ LAC · 4 PTS · 1-of-10 FG · 31:42 MIN
Usual 21.9 PTS in 33.4 MIN · Game Score -0.3 against a usual 17.6
Season-low 4 points (previous low 10)▼ 99Very rare · below usualJalen GreenPHX vs LAL · 9 PTS · 4-of-15 FG · 23:48 MIN
Usual 13.3 PTS in 19.8 MIN · Game Score -2.1 against a usual 7.6▼ 97Unusual · below usualMax ChristieDAL vs SAC · 8 PTS · 3-of-9 FG · 26:48 MIN
Usual 13.3 PTS in 29.6 MIN · Game Score 0.7 against a usual 9.9
4th-lowest Game Score of the 52 games the source holds this season▼ 95Unusual · below usualQuentin GrimesPHI vs MIA · 9 PTS · 3-of-8 FG · 21:00 MIN
Usual 12.8 PTS in 29.7 MIN · Game Score 1.0 against a usual 10.1
2nd-lowest Game Score of 53 games this season▼ 95Unusual · below usualDavion MitchellMIA @ PHI · 3 PTS · 1-of-3 FG · 24:18 MIN
Usual 9.0 PTS in 28.8 MIN · Game Score 1.3 against a usual 9.4
4th-lowest Game Score of 49 games this season▼ 95Unusual · below usual
03
Fewer minutes than usual
4 players · minutes only, no score
Jalen SuggsORL vs HOU · the box score does not record why13:18MIN · usual 26.4Norman PowellMIA @ PHI · the box score does not record why10:06MIN · usual 30.4Jarred VanderbiltLAL @ PHX · the box score does not record why5:54MIN · usual 18.7Jordan PooleNOP @ UTA · the box score does not record why10:12MIN · usual 25.2
04
Not scored
Played, with no score shown
- 10 players with fewer than 10 games this season and no usable last season: 2 with no last season, 4 with under 20 games last season, 1 in a new role, 3 on a new team
- 1 player listed as playing, with no minutes recorded
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