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NBA games · Apr 12, 2026
NBA · Regular season · Sunday, Apr 12, 2026

Best and worst NBA performances, Apr 12, 2026

39 NBA players finished far above or below their usual on Apr 12, 2026, led by Joan Beringer (season-high 24 points).

Showing: Regular seasonUsual: each player's games before Apr 12
245ELIGIBLEScored, with 12+ usual minutes or 20+ played
35ABOVE USUAL
4BELOW USUAL
11FEWER MINUTES
about 12EXPECTED 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. 245 eligible games on this night, so about 12 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

35 players · largest change first

Joan BeringerMIN vs NOP · 24 PTS · 9-of-12 FG · 31:18 MIN Usual 3.4 PTS in 7.3 MIN · Game Score 29.4 against a usual 3.3 Season-high 24 points (previous high 14)▲ 99Very rare · above usualMore minutes than usualPaul ReedDET @ IND · 26 PTS · 11-of-11 FG · 21:42 MIN Usual 7.5 PTS in 13.7 MIN · Game Score 32.1 against a usual 7.7 2nd-best Game Score of the 65 games the source holds this season▲ 99Very rare · above usualMore minutes than usualClint CapelaHOU vs MEM · 23 PTS · 9-of-11 FG · 22:58 MIN Usual 3.5 PTS in 12.2 MIN · Game Score 27.0 against a usual 4.6 Season-high 23 points (previous high 10)▲ 99Very rare · above usualMore minutes than usualBuddy HieldATL @ MIA · 31 PTS · 12-of-18 FG · 21:24 MIN Usual 7.2 PTS in 16.0 MIN · Game Score 26.2 against a usual 5.2 Season-high 31 points (previous high 25)▲ 99Very rare · above usualMore minutes than usualRyan NembhardDAL vs CHI · 15 PTS · 23 AST · 6-of-11 FG · 38:17 MIN Usual 6.5 PTS · 5.0 AST in 19.2 MIN · Game Score 26.5 against a usual 5.7 Season-high 23 assists among the games the source holds (previous high 13)▲ 99Very rare · above usualMore minutes than usualNae'Qwan TomlinCLE vs WAS · 26 PTS · 9-of-16 FG · 36:30 MIN Usual 5.5 PTS in 15.5 MIN · Game Score 25.3 against a usual 4.7 Season-high 26 points among the games the source holds (previous high 18)▲ 99Very rare · above usualMore minutes than usualOscar TshiebweUTA @ LAL · 29 PTS · 12-of-17 FG · 32:06 MIN Usual 7.0 PTS in 16.0 MIN · Game Score 28.1 against a usual 7.7 Season-high 29 points (previous high 16)▲ 99Very rare · above usualMore minutes than usualBaylor ScheiermanBOS vs ORL · 30 PTS · 8-of-20 FG · 38:48 MIN Usual 5.2 PTS in 18.3 MIN · Game Score 24.7 against a usual 4.9 Season-high 30 points (previous high 20)▲ 99Very rare · above usualMore minutes than usualBranden CarlsonOKC vs PHX · 26 PTS · 10-of-20 FG · 42:12 MIN Usual 5.3 PTS in 10.9 MIN · Game Score 24.2 against a usual 4.6 Season-high 26 points among the games the source holds (previous high 23)▲ 99Very rare · above usualMore minutes than usualRon Harper Jr.BOS vs ORL · 27 PTS · 10-of-20 FG · 36:42 MIN Usual 3.4 PTS in 10.0 MIN · Game Score 22.3 against a usual 2.8 Season-high 27 points (previous high 22)▲ 99Very rare · above usualMore minutes than usualLachlan OlbrichCHI @ DAL · 10 PTS · 10 AST · 4-of-7 FG · 30:36 MIN Usual 2.2 PTS · 0.9 AST in 8.7 MIN · Game Score 21.2 against a usual 2.3 Season-high 10 assists (previous high 5)▲ 99Very rare · above usualMore minutes than usualJeremiah FearsNOP @ MIN · 36 PTS · 12-of-28 FG · 41:24 MIN Usual 14.0 PTS in 25.6 MIN · Game Score 27.6 against a usual 9.6 2nd-best Game Score of 82 games this season▲ 98Rare · above usualMore minutes than usualRyan DunnPHX @ OKC · 20 PTS · 8-of-11 FG · 24:36 MIN Usual 5.6 PTS in 19.3 MIN · Game Score 22.0 against a usual 5.2 Season-high 20 points (previous high 17)▲ 99Very rare · above usualJohn PoulakidasDAL vs CHI · 28 PTS · 9-of-18 FG · 36:03 MIN Usual 7.3 PTS in 18.1 MIN · Game Score 21.5 against a usual 4.8▲ 98Rare · above usualMore minutes than usualEarly seasonKoby BreaPHX @ OKC · 20 PTS · 7-of-11 FG · 28:42 MIN Usual 2.3 PTS in 5.0 MIN · Game Score 17.7 against a usual 1.1▲ 99Very rare · above usualMore minutes than usualEarly seasonJamaree BouyeaPHX @ OKC · 27 PTS · 12-of-23 FG · 39:42 MIN Usual 5.2 PTS in 13.4 MIN · Game Score 20.7 against a usual 4.4 Season-high 27 points (previous high 18)▲ 98Rare · above usualMore minutes than usualKhaman MaluachPHX @ OKC · 18 PTS · 8-of-15 FG · 29:00 MIN Usual 2.7 PTS in 8.5 MIN · Game Score 17.9 against a usual 2.6 Season-high 18 points (previous high 12)▲ 99Very rare · above usualMore minutes than usualNique CliffordSAC @ POR · 24 PTS · 10-of-13 FG · 38:48 MIN Usual 8.4 PTS in 24.9 MIN · Game Score 21.2 against a usual 5.9 2nd-best Game Score of 75 games this season▲ 97Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualJoe InglesMIN vs NOP · 15 PTS · 6-of-10 FG · 32:24 MIN Usual 1.1 PTS in 5.2 MIN · Game Score 16.7 against a usual 1.5 Season-high 15 points (previous high 7)▲ 99Very rare · above usualMore minutes than usualMicah PeavyNOP @ MIN · 21 PTS · 6-of-12 FG · 40:48 MIN Usual 4.0 PTS in 14.5 MIN · Game Score 18.1 against a usual 3.0 Season-high 21 points (previous high 20)▲ 96Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualLuka GarzaBOS vs ORL · 27 PTS · 10-of-18 FG · 38:00 MIN Usual 7.8 PTS in 15.9 MIN · Game Score 21.7 against a usual 7.1 Season-high 27 points (previous high 22)▲ 97Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualTyrese ProctorCLE vs WAS · 22 PTS · 9-of-16 FG · 34:42 MIN Usual 4.9 PTS in 10.2 MIN · Game Score 17.3 against a usual 3.2 Season-high 22 points among the games the source holds (previous high 16)▲ 97Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualJamir WatkinsWAS @ CLE · 24 PTS · 7-of-13 FG · 34:18 MIN Usual 7.0 PTS in 20.4 MIN · Game Score 19.9 against a usual 5.9 Season-high 24 points among the games the source holds (previous high 20)▲ 98Rare · above usualMore minutes than usualRob DillinghamCHI @ DAL · 25 PTS · 11-of-18 FG · 29:56 MIN Usual 6.0 PTS in 14.7 MIN · Game Score 17.2 against a usual 3.4 2nd-best Game Score of 65 games this season▲ 97Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualQuenton JacksonIND vs DET · 21 PTS · 7-of-15 FG · 29:42 MIN Usual 8.9 PTS in 18.1 MIN · Game Score 20.5 against a usual 7.0 4th-best Game Score of 49 games this season▲ 95Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualTobias HarrisDET @ IND · 24 PTS · 9-of-12 FG · 21:48 MIN Usual 13.1 PTS in 27.7 MIN · Game Score 24.1 against a usual 10.8 Best Game Score of the 62 games the source holds this season▲ 97Unusual · above usualMoussa CisseDAL vs CHI · 17 PTS · 20 REB · 6-of-15 FG · 40:49 MIN Usual 4.1 PTS · 5.3 REB in 13.2 MIN · Game Score 18.0 against a usual 4.8 Season-high 20 rebounds among the games the source holds (previous high 13)▲ 97Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualKobe BrownIND vs DET · 20 PTS · 7-of-13 FG · 34:30 MIN Usual 5.6 PTS in 15.5 MIN · Game Score 17.2 against a usual 4.7 Season-high 20 points (previous high 18)▲ 96Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualJD DavisonHOU vs MEM · 9 PTS · 7 AST · 2-of-9 FG · 26:27 MIN Usual 2.2 PTS · 1.0 AST in 7.1 MIN · Game Score 13.8 against a usual 1.8 Season-high 7 assists (previous high 4)▲ 98Rare · above usualMore minutes than usualRui HachimuraLAL vs UTA · 22 PTS · 8-of-12 FG · 29:00 MIN Usual 11.3 PTS in 28.3 MIN · Game Score 20.0 against a usual 8.2 3rd-best Game Score of 68 games this season▲ 96Unusual · above usualTyler SmithDAL vs CHI · 20 PTS · 7-of-12 FG · 37:01 MIN Usual 3.3 PTS in 11.7 MIN · Game Score 13.9 against a usual 2.5▲ 97Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualEarly seasonNew roleNew teamKeshad JohnsonMIA vs ATL · 12 PTS · 6-of-8 FG · 25:24 MIN Usual 4.0 PTS in 8.2 MIN · Game Score 14.1 against a usual 3.1 Best Game Score of 32 games this season▲ 95Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualKevin McCullar Jr.NYK vs CHA · 14 PTS · 6-of-11 FG · 24:42 MIN Usual 1.9 PTS in 6.9 MIN · Game Score 10.8 against a usual 1.5 Season-high 14 points among the games the source holds (previous high 13)▲ 96Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualEarly seasonJae'Sean TateHOU vs MEM · 13 PTS · 6-of-9 FG · 26:13 MIN Usual 2.6 PTS in 8.4 MIN · Game Score 10.3 against a usual 2.1 Season-high 13 points (previous high 8)▲ 95Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usualThanasis AntetokounmpoMIL @ PHI · 8 PTS · 6 AST · 3-of-6 FG · 27:12 MIN Usual 1.2 PTS · 0.3 AST in 3.7 MIN · Game Score 8.9 against a usual 1.2 Season-high 6 assists (previous high 2)▲ 97Unusual · above usualMore minutes than usual
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Below their usual

4 players · largest change first

03

Fewer minutes than usual

11 players · minutes only, no score

04

Not scored

Played, with no score shown

  • 34 players with fewer than 10 games this season and no usable last season: 21 with no last season, 3 with under 20 games last season, 10 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