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NBA games · Apr 21, 2026
NBA · Playoffs · Tuesday, Apr 21, 2026

Best and worst NBA playoff performances, Apr 21, 2026

9 NBA players finished far above or below their regular-season usual on Apr 21, 2026, led by Marcus Smart (25 points).

Showing: PlayoffsUsual: each player's 2025-26 regular season
54ELIGIBLEScored, with 12+ usual minutes or 20+ played
5ABOVE USUAL
4BELOW USUAL
5FEWER MINUTES
about 3EXPECTED BY DESIGNPer list, above and below, on an ordinary night
How to read this

The Above and Below lists hold playoff games further from the player's regular-season usual than at least 95 in 100 comparable playoff games, so an ordinary night still fills both lists. 54 eligible games on this night, so about 3 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

5 players · largest change first

02

Below their usual

4 players · largest change first

03

Fewer minutes than usual

5 players · minutes only, no score

04

Not scored

Played, with no score shown

  • 2 players with fewer than 20 regular-season games this season
METHOD

Game Score against each player's own regular-season usual line, never blended with last season. How rare a gap is comes from NBA playoff games of 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26, each postseason checked on a table fit on the others; the top tier is Rare. How the score works