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NBA games · Mar 8, 2026
NBA · Regular season · Sunday, Mar 8, 2026

Best and worst NBA performances, Mar 8, 2026

20 NBA players finished far above or below their usual on Mar 8, 2026, led by Scoot Henderson (28 points).

Showing: Regular seasonUsual: each player's games before Mar 8
193ELIGIBLEScored, with 12+ usual minutes or 20+ played
9ABOVE USUAL
11BELOW USUAL
4FEWER MINUTES
about 10EXPECTED 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. 193 eligible games on this night, so about 10 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

9 players · largest change first

Scoot HendersonPOR vs IND · 28 PTS · 10-of-15 FG · 26:18 MIN Usual 11.9 PTS in 23.8 MIN · Game Score 27.1 against a usual 7.0▲ 99Very rare · above usualEarly seasonDaniel GaffordDAL @ TOR · 21 PTS · 10-of-10 FG · 23:18 MIN Usual 8.3 PTS in 21.5 MIN · Game Score 25.5 against a usual 8.7 Season-high 21 points among the games the source holds (previous high 20)▲ 99Very rare · above usualCollin SextonCHI @ SAC · 28 PTS · 9-of-12 FG · 22:18 MIN Usual 14.4 PTS in 23.0 MIN · Game Score 25.5 against a usual 10.3 2nd-best Game Score of 54 games this season▲ 99Very rare · above usualRussell WestbrookSAC vs CHI · 23 PTS · 7-of-17 FG · 34:42 MIN Usual 15.3 PTS in 28.9 MIN · Game Score 26.6 against a usual 11.7 3rd-best Game Score of 60 games this season▲ 96Unusual · above usualMalik MonkSAC vs CHI · 30 PTS · 11-of-24 FG · 30:48 MIN Usual 12.4 PTS in 22.0 MIN · Game Score 22.6 against a usual 8.2 Season-high 30 points (previous high 26)▲ 95Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualMaxime RaynaudSAC vs CHI · 26 PTS · 10-of-20 FG · 38:06 MIN Usual 10.6 PTS in 24.6 MIN · Game Score 22.8 against a usual 9.2 3rd-best Game Score of 57 games this season▲ 96Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualBaylor ScheiermanBOS @ CLE · 16 PTS · 6-of-8 FG · 25:48 MIN Usual 4.6 PTS in 16.3 MIN · Game Score 17.2 against a usual 4.2 2nd-best Game Score of 59 games this season▲ 96Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualRasheer FlemingPHX vs CHA · 16 PTS · 6-of-8 FG · 22:42 MIN Usual 3.1 PTS in 8.8 MIN · Game Score 13.8 against a usual 2.1 Season-high 16 points (previous high 8)▲ 98Rare · above usualMore minutes than usualRJ BarrettTOR vs DAL · 31 PTS · 13-of-19 FG · 33:42 MIN Usual 18.3 PTS in 29.8 MIN · Game Score 24.6 against a usual 13.4 Season-high 31 points (previous high 29)▲ 96Unusual · above usual
02

Below their usual

11 players · largest change first

Max ChristieDAL @ TOR · 2 PTS · 1-of-11 FG · 25:36 MIN Usual 13.0 PTS in 29.7 MIN · Game Score -5.7 against a usual 9.4 Lowest Game Score of the 58 games the source holds this season▼ 99Very rare · below usualMyles TurnerMIL vs ORL · 3 PTS · 1-of-6 FG · 22:54 MIN Usual 12.3 PTS in 27.6 MIN · Game Score -3.4 against a usual 10.0 Lowest Game Score of 59 games this season▼ 99Very rare · below usualMikal BridgesNYK @ LAL · 0 PTS · 0-of-6 FG · 27:24 MIN Usual 15.5 PTS in 33.8 MIN · Game Score 0.4 against a usual 13.8 Season-low 0 points among the games the source holds (previous low 5)▼ 98Rare · below usualBilal CoulibalyWAS @ NOP · 5 PTS · 1-of-12 FG · 23:48 MIN Usual 10.5 PTS in 26.2 MIN · Game Score -2.3 against a usual 8.6 2nd-lowest Game Score of the 43 games the source holds this season▼ 99Very rare · below usualCoby WhiteCHA @ PHX · 7 PTS · 3-of-10 FG · 19:36 MIN Usual 17.9 PTS in 27.5 MIN · Game Score 1.1 against a usual 12.0 2nd-lowest Game Score of 35 games this season▼ 96Unusual · below usualIn limited minutesAJ GreenMIL vs ORL · 4 PTS · 1-of-8 FG · 28:12 MIN Usual 10.0 PTS in 29.7 MIN · Game Score -3.1 against a usual 6.8 Lowest Game Score of 59 games this season▼ 99Very rare · below usualJalen SmithCHI @ SAC · 4 PTS · 1-of-6 FG · 19:54 MIN Usual 10.3 PTS in 20.3 MIN · Game Score -0.6 against a usual 9.3 3rd-lowest Game Score of 47 games this season▼ 98Rare · below usualKlay ThompsonDAL @ TOR · 5 PTS · 2-of-10 FG · 20:48 MIN Usual 11.8 PTS in 21.9 MIN · Game Score -1.9 against a usual 7.1 2nd-lowest Game Score of the 56 games the source holds this season▼ 97Unusual · below usualTari EasonHOU @ SAS · 2 PTS · 1-of-6 FG · 20:06 MIN Usual 11.2 PTS in 26.5 MIN · Game Score 0.6 against a usual 9.0 Matched the season low of 2 points▼ 96Unusual · below usualDuncan RobinsonDET @ MIA · 3 PTS · 1-of-7 FG · 23:54 MIN Usual 11.9 PTS in 27.9 MIN · Game Score 0.7 against a usual 8.5 5th-lowest Game Score of the 60 games the source holds this season▼ 95Unusual · below usualPatrick WilliamsCHI @ SAC · 5 PTS · 3 TOV · 2-of-6 FG · 17:12 MIN Usual 7.0 PTS · 0.9 TOV in 19.5 MIN · Game Score -1.6 against a usual 5.0 Tied for the 5th-lowest Game Score of 56 games this season▼ 95Unusual · below usual
03

Fewer minutes than usual

4 players · minutes only, no score

04

Not scored

Played, with no score shown

  • 9 players with fewer than 10 games this season and no usable last season: 4 with no last season, 2 with under 20 games last season, 3 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