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NBA games · Mar 31, 2026
NBA · Regular season · Tuesday, Mar 31, 2026

Best and worst NBA performances, Mar 31, 2026

10 NBA players finished far above or below their usual on Mar 31, 2026, led by Bennedict Mathurin (4 points).

Showing: Regular seasonUsual: each player's games before Mar 31
132ELIGIBLEScored, with 12+ usual minutes or 20+ played
1ABOVE USUAL
9BELOW USUAL
5FEWER MINUTES
about 7EXPECTED 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. 132 eligible games on this night, so about 7 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

1 player

02

Below their usual

9 players · largest change first

Bennedict MathurinLAC vs POR · 4 PTS · 2-of-7 FG · 22:24 MIN Usual 18.8 PTS in 31.0 MIN · Game Score -2.9 against a usual 12.8 Lowest Game Score of 48 games this season▼ 99Very rare · below usualIn limited minutesGrayson AllenPHX @ ORL · 10 PTS · 4-of-14 FG · 32:12 MIN Usual 17.3 PTS in 29.5 MIN · Game Score -1.3 against a usual 12.9 Lowest Game Score of 47 games this season▼ 99Very rare · below usualDonovan MitchellCLE @ LAL · 10 PTS · 4-of-10 FG · 24:12 MIN Usual 28.1 PTS in 33.7 MIN · Game Score 7.3 against a usual 21.0 4th-lowest Game Score of the 66 games the source holds this season▼ 95Unusual · below usualIn limited minutesMax ChristieDAL @ MIL · 3 PTS · 1-of-12 FG · 26:24 MIN Usual 12.3 PTS in 29.4 MIN · Game Score -4.4 against a usual 8.7 2nd-lowest Game Score of the 70 games the source holds this season▼ 99Very rare · below usualDillon BrooksPHX @ ORL · 9 PTS · 4-of-13 FG · 21:48 MIN Usual 20.9 PTS in 30.6 MIN · Game Score 0.4 against a usual 12.2 3rd-lowest Game Score of 51 games this season▼ 96Unusual · below usualIn limited minutesDonovan ClinganPOR @ LAC · 4 PTS · 2-of-5 FG · 28:54 MIN Usual 12.2 PTS in 27.2 MIN · Game Score 2.5 against a usual 13.9 3rd-lowest Game Score of 72 games this season▼ 95Unusual · below usualNic ClaxtonBKN vs CHA · 4 PTS · 1-of-3 FG · 21:36 MIN Usual 11.8 PTS in 28.0 MIN · Game Score 2.4 against a usual 12.1 2nd-lowest Game Score of 68 games this season▼ 95Unusual · below usualCraig Porter Jr.CLE @ LAL · 0 PTS · 0-of-3 FG · 15:30 MIN Usual 4.4 PTS in 17.6 MIN · Game Score -3.1 against a usual 6.0 Matched the season low of 0 points among the games the source holds▼ 98Rare · below usualJevon CarterORL vs PHX · 0 PTS · 0-of-6 FG · 22:06 MIN Usual 6.6 PTS in 16.0 MIN · Game Score -3.9 against a usual 4.8 Matched the season low of 0 points among the games the source holds▼ 99Very rare · below usual
03

Fewer minutes than usual

5 players · minutes only, no score

04

Not scored

Played, with no score shown

  • 6 players with fewer than 10 games this season and no usable last season: 3 with no 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