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NBA games · Apr 9, 2026
NBA · Regular season · Thursday, Apr 9, 2026

Best and worst NBA performances, Apr 9, 2026

15 NBA players finished far above or below their usual on Apr 9, 2026, led by Leonard Miller (season-high 26 points).

Showing: Regular seasonUsual: each player's games before Apr 9
102ELIGIBLEScored, with 12+ usual minutes or 20+ played
8ABOVE USUAL
7BELOW USUAL
0FEWER MINUTES
about 5EXPECTED 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. 102 eligible games on this night, so about 5 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

8 players · largest change first

Leonard MillerCHI @ WAS · 26 PTS · 11-of-14 FG · 38:41 MIN Usual 7.0 PTS in 14.1 MIN · Game Score 25.7 against a usual 5.7 Season-high 26 points (previous high 21)▲ 99Very rare · above usualMore minutes than usualBrandon IngramTOR vs MIA · 38 PTS · 13-of-23 FG · 36:36 MIN Usual 21.3 PTS in 33.8 MIN · Game Score 34.5 against a usual 14.9 Season-high 38 points (previous high 37)▲ 99Very rare · above usualObi ToppinIND @ BKN · 26 PTS · 11-of-14 FG · 18:36 MIN Usual 10.7 PTS in 17.5 MIN · Game Score 26.2 against a usual 8.7 Season-high 26 points (previous high 21)▲ 99Very rare · above usualE.J. LiddellBKN vs IND · 26 PTS · 10-of-16 FG · 36:36 MIN Usual 4.0 PTS in 11.0 MIN · Game Score 19.5 against a usual 3.1 Season-high 26 points (previous high 21)▲ 97Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualTre JonesCHI @ WAS · 31 PTS · 9-of-14 FG · 30:03 MIN Usual 13.8 PTS in 27.1 MIN · Game Score 28.9 against a usual 13.4 2nd-best Game Score of 63 games this season▲ 98Rare · above usualBaylor ScheiermanBOS @ NYK · 20 PTS · 7-of-8 FG · 30:24 MIN Usual 5.0 PTS in 18.0 MIN · Game Score 18.0 against a usual 4.7 Season-high 20 points (previous high 17)▲ 97Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualBen SarafBKN vs IND · 19 PTS · 8-of-16 FG · 27:42 MIN Usual 6.9 PTS in 20.0 MIN · Game Score 15.0 against a usual 4.3 Best Game Score of 42 games this season▲ 95Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualMalevy LeonsGSW vs LAL · 12 PTS · 4-of-8 FG · 24:06 MIN Usual 2.5 PTS in 10.2 MIN · Game Score 12.1 against a usual 2.5 Season-high 12 points (previous high 9)▲ 95Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usual
02

Below their usual

7 players · largest change first

Alperen SengunHOU vs PHI · 8 PTS · 4-of-14 FG · 32:48 MIN Usual 20.5 PTS in 33.4 MIN · Game Score 3.4 against a usual 17.8 Tied for the 2nd-lowest Game Score of 71 games this season▼ 95Unusual · below usualPaul GeorgePHI @ HOU · 7 PTS · 2-of-8 FG · 24:12 MIN Usual 17.7 PTS in 31.1 MIN · Game Score -0.1 against a usual 14.0 Matched the season low of 7 points▼ 97Unusual · below usualNorman PowellMIA @ TOR · 7 PTS · 2-of-5 FG · 16:36 MIN Usual 21.9 PTS in 30.0 MIN · Game Score 1.1 against a usual 15.0 2nd-lowest Game Score of 57 games this season▼ 98Rare · below usualIn limited minutesAndrew WigginsMIA @ TOR · 5 PTS · 2-of-6 FG · 21:36 MIN Usual 15.8 PTS in 30.7 MIN · Game Score 1.4 against a usual 12.8 Season-low 5 points (previous low 6)▼ 97Unusual · below usualIn limited minutesDrake PowellBKN vs IND · 2 PTS · 1-of-7 FG · 20:06 MIN Usual 6.5 PTS in 20.9 MIN · Game Score -3.1 against a usual 4.4 2nd-lowest Game Score of 62 games this season▼ 99Very rare · below usualAdem BonaPHI @ HOU · 2 PTS · 0-of-1 FG · 15:00 MIN Usual 4.9 PTS in 17.4 MIN · Game Score -0.5 against a usual 5.3 3rd-lowest Game Score of 69 games this season▼ 95Unusual · below usualRob DillinghamCHI @ WAS · 5 PTS · 6 TOV · 2-of-10 FG · 27:19 MIN Usual 5.9 PTS · 1.4 TOV in 14.3 MIN · Game Score -1.6 against a usual 3.4 3rd-lowest Game Score of 63 games this season▼ 95Unusual · below usual
03

Fewer minutes than usual

0 players · minutes only, no score

None on this night.

04

Not scored

Played, with no score shown

  • 5 players with fewer than 10 games this season and no usable last season: 3 with no last season, 1 with under 20 games last season, 1 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