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NBA games · Apr 1, 2026
NBA · Regular season · Wednesday, Apr 1, 2026

Best and worst NBA performances, Apr 1, 2026

17 NBA players finished far above or below their usual on Apr 1, 2026, led by Paul George (season-high 39 points).

Showing: Regular seasonUsual: each player's games before Apr 1
164ELIGIBLEScored, with 12+ usual minutes or 20+ played
15ABOVE USUAL
2BELOW USUAL
7FEWER MINUTES
about 8EXPECTED 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. 164 eligible games on this night, so about 8 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

15 players · largest change first

Paul GeorgePHI @ WAS · 39 PTS · 15-of-22 FG · 30:24 MIN Usual 16.8 PTS in 30.7 MIN · Game Score 37.1 against a usual 13.2 Season-high 39 points (previous high 35)▲ 99Very rare · above usualOusmane DiengMIL @ HOU · 36 PTS · 15-of-31 FG · 44:42 MIN Usual 6.4 PTS in 17.3 MIN · Game Score 25.4 against a usual 4.7 Season-high 36 points (previous high 19)▲ 99Very rare · above usualMore minutes than usualVictor WembanyamaSAS @ GSW · 41 PTS · 16-of-22 FG · 28:54 MIN Usual 24.5 PTS in 29.4 MIN · Game Score 41.2 against a usual 21.8 Matched the season high of 41 points among the games the source holds▲ 98Rare · above usualAnthony GillWAS vs PHI · 21 PTS · 8-of-9 FG · 34:30 MIN Usual 4.9 PTS in 15.6 MIN · Game Score 23.9 against a usual 4.7 Season-high 21 points among the games the source holds (previous high 18)▲ 99Very rare · above usualMore minutes than usualEthan ThompsonIND @ CHI · 24 PTS · 8-of-15 FG · 30:48 MIN Usual 5.0 PTS in 17.1 MIN · Game Score 21.9 against a usual 3.3 Season-high 24 points (previous high 15)▲ 99Very rare · above usualMore minutes than usualPrecious AchiuwaSAC @ TOR · 28 PTS · 12-of-19 FG · 38:00 MIN Usual 9.6 PTS in 23.4 MIN · Game Score 27.0 against a usual 9.2 3rd-best Game Score of 68 games this season▲ 98Rare · above usualMore minutes than usualReed SheppardHOU vs MIL · 27 PTS · 9-of-15 FG · 37:12 MIN Usual 13.5 PTS in 26.3 MIN · Game Score 27.5 against a usual 10.2 3rd-best Game Score of 76 games this season▲ 98Rare · above usualMore minutes than usualKobe BrownIND @ CHI · 17 PTS · 8-of-10 FG · 28:06 MIN Usual 5.2 PTS in 14.3 MIN · Game Score 18.2 against a usual 4.2 2nd-best Game Score of 56 games this season▲ 98Rare · above usualMore minutes than usualSam HauserBOS @ MIA · 23 PTS · 9-of-11 FG · 28:42 MIN Usual 8.9 PTS in 24.7 MIN · Game Score 20.7 against a usual 6.9 3rd-best Game Score of 73 games this season▲ 96Unusual · above usualJaylen BrownBOS @ MIA · 43 PTS · 17-of-29 FG · 37:18 MIN Usual 28.6 PTS in 34.4 MIN · Game Score 32.7 against a usual 19.7 3rd-best Game Score of 67 games this season▲ 95Unusual · above usualJohn KoncharUTA vs DEN · 12 PTS · 4-of-7 FG · 29:12 MIN Usual 3.9 PTS in 18.6 MIN · Game Score 18.4 against a usual 5.5 Tied for the 2nd-best Game Score of 49 games this season▲ 97Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualPete NanceMIL @ HOU · 23 PTS · 9-of-13 FG · 39:54 MIN Usual 4.9 PTS in 14.2 MIN · Game Score 16.7 against a usual 4.1 Season-high 23 points (previous high 16)▲ 96Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualGuerschon YabuseleCHI vs IND · 20 PTS · 6-of-12 FG · 25:06 MIN Usual 5.3 PTS in 14.4 MIN · Game Score 15.1 against a usual 4.3 Season-high 20 points (previous high 18)▲ 95Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualJamal SheadTOR vs SAC · 16 PTS · 5-of-9 FG · 37:06 MIN Usual 6.5 PTS in 22.3 MIN · Game Score 16.8 against a usual 6.4 2nd-best Game Score of 76 games this season▲ 95Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualAdem BonaPHI @ WAS · 13 PTS · 5-of-5 FG · 21:12 MIN Usual 4.8 PTS in 17.4 MIN · Game Score 15.3 against a usual 5.1 Best Game Score of 66 games this season▲ 96Unusual · above usual
02

Below their usual

2 players · largest change first

03

Fewer minutes than usual

7 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: 8 with no last season, 1 with under 20 games last season, 2 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