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NBA games · Mar 9, 2026
NBA · Regular season · Monday, Mar 9, 2026

Best and worst NBA performances, Mar 9, 2026

8 NBA players finished far above or below their usual on Mar 9, 2026, led by Jaylin Williams (29 points).

Showing: Regular seasonUsual: each player's games before Mar 9
89ELIGIBLEScored, with 12+ usual minutes or 20+ played
6ABOVE USUAL
2BELOW USUAL
2FEWER MINUTES
about 4EXPECTED 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. 89 eligible games on this night, so about 4 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

6 players · largest change first

Jaylin WilliamsOKC vs DEN · 29 PTS · 10-of-17 FG · 39:36 MIN Usual 7.1 PTS in 20.3 MIN · Game Score 24.8 against a usual 6.7 2nd-best Game Score of the 50 games the source holds this season▲ 99Very rare · above usualMore minutes than usualKarl-Anthony TownsNYK @ LAC · 35 PTS · 13-of-17 FG · 35:36 MIN Usual 19.6 PTS in 31.1 MIN · Game Score 32.1 against a usual 16.4 4th-best Game Score of the 61 games the source holds this season▲ 96Unusual · above usualOchai AgbajiBKN vs MEM · 18 PTS · 8-of-9 FG · 22:24 MIN Usual 4.5 PTS in 15.3 MIN · Game Score 17.2 against a usual 3.2 Season-high 18 points (previous high 15)▲ 98Rare · above usualMore minutes than usualRayan RupertMEM @ BKN · 20 PTS · 5-of-13 FG · 35:54 MIN Usual 3.6 PTS in 13.8 MIN · Game Score 15.6 against a usual 2.5 Season-high 20 points among the games the source holds (previous high 16)▲ 96Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualShai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC vs DEN · 35 PTS · 15 AST · 14-of-21 FG · 39:00 MIN Usual 31.7 PTS · 6.5 AST in 33.3 MIN · Game Score 40.0 against a usual 27.0 Season-high 15 assists among the games the source holds (previous high 13)▲ 95Unusual · above usualJustin EdwardsPHI @ CLE · 14 PTS · 5-of-6 FG · 28:12 MIN Usual 4.7 PTS in 14.1 MIN · Game Score 14.3 against a usual 3.5 2nd-best Game Score of 47 games this season▲ 95Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usual
02

Below their usual

2 players · largest change first

03

Fewer minutes than usual

2 players · minutes only, no score

04

Not scored

Played, with no score shown

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