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NBA games · May 26, 2026
NBA · Playoffs · Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Best and worst NBA playoff performances, May 26, 2026

1 NBA player finished far above or below their regular-season usual on May 26, 2026, led by Alex Caruso (22 points).

Showing: PlayoffsUsual: each player's 2025-26 regular season
20ELIGIBLEScored, with 12+ usual minutes or 20+ played
1ABOVE USUAL
0BELOW USUAL
4FEWER MINUTES
about 1EXPECTED 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. 20 eligible games on this night, so about 1 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

03

Fewer minutes than usual

4 players · minutes only, no score

04

Not scored

Played, with no score shown

  • 1 player 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