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Every day, we bring you the best and worst performers from the previous night in the NBA.

🏀 Best players of the day

	PLAYER	RAT	STATS
1LAL	LeBron James	30.89	19 pts – 13 ast – 8 reb – 2 stl – 9-15 FG
2CLE	Donovan Mitchell	30.84	32 pts – 4 ast – 3 reb – 2 stl – 11-20 FG
3DEN	Nikola Jokic	29.09	25 pts – 13 reb – 11 ast – 1 stl – 11-19 FG
4LAL	Luke Kennard	28.89	27 pts – 4 reb – 3 ast – 0 stl – 9-13 FG
5NYK	Jalen Brunson	28.48	28 pts – 7 ast – 5 reb – 1 stl – 9-22 FG
6DEN	Jamal Murray	26.70	30 pts – 7 ast – 5 reb – 0 stl – 7-22 FG
7NYK	Karl-Anthony Towns	26.00	25 pts – 8 reb – 4 ast – 3 blk – 6-13 FG
8LAL	Deandre Ayton	23.91	19 pts – 11 reb – 2 ast – 1 blk – 8-10 FG
9CLE	James Harden	22.52	22 pts – 10 ast – 2 reb – 2 stl – 8-18 FG
10CLE	Max Strus	22.43	24 pts – 3 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 8-10 FG
11CLE	Evan Mobley	21.76	17 pts – 7 reb – 4 ast – 0 stl – 6-9 FG
12NYK	OG Anunoby	21.40	18 pts – 8 reb – 0 ast – 1 stl – 6-9 FG
13DEN	Aaron Gordon	21.21	17 pts – 8 reb – 3 ast – 0 stl – 5-10 FG
14NYK	Josh Hart	20.12	11 pts – 14 reb – 5 ast – 3 stl – 4-8 FG
15LAL	Marcus Smart	16.00	15 pts – 8 ast – 2 reb – 2 blk – 5-12 FG
16DEN	Bruce Brown	15.87	16 pts – 10 reb – 2 ast – 3 stl – 7-7 FG
17HOU	Tari Eason	15.79	14 pts – 2 reb – 0 ast – 3 stl – 6-10 FG
18LAL	Rui Hachimura	14.98	14 pts – 2 reb – 0 ast – 3 stl – 6-10 FG
19MIN	Rudy Gobert	14.68	17 pts – 10 reb – 2 ast – 1 stl – 8-9 FG
20TOR	RJ Barrett	13.47	24 pts – 3 ast – 2 reb – 1 stl – 7-13 FG

* (RAT) Global Rating, which measures performance based on individual and team stats. You can check season rankings here.

📉 Worst players of the day

	PLAYER	RAT	STATS
1NYK	Landry Shamet	-0.28	3 pts – 1 reb – 1 ast – 0 tov – 1-6 FG
2MIN	Naz Reid	0.91	5 pts – 3 reb – 2 ast – 2 tov – 2-6 FG
3LAL	Jarred Vanderbilt	2.42	3 pts – 5 reb – 0 ast – 0 tov – 1-2 FG
4NYK	Miles McBride	2.69	6 pts – 2 ast – 1 reb – 1 tov – 2-6 FG
5TOR	Jakob Poeltl	3.85	4 pts – 6 reb – 2 ast – 2 tov – 1-2 FG
6TOR	Sandro Mamukelashvili	3.94	3 pts – 8 reb – 2 ast – 0 tov – 1-3 FG
7ATL	Jonathan Kuminga	4.49	8 pts – 4 reb – 1 ast – 0 tov – 3-7 FG
8TOR	Ja’Kobe Walter	4.63	7 pts – 2 reb – 2 ast – 0 tov – 2-5 FG
9HOU	Josh Okogie	5.02	7 pts – 1 ast – 0 reb – 0 tov – 2-4 FG
10DEN	Tim Hardaway Jr	5.78	7 pts – 3 reb – 1 ast – 2 tov – 2-6 FG
11HOU	Reed Sheppard	5.80	17 pts – 8 ast – 1 reb – 4 tov – 6-20 FG
12CLE	Keon Ellis	6.10	3 pts – 3 reb – 0 ast – 0 tov – 1-1 FG
13DEN	Cameron Johnson	6.51	12 pts – 1 ast – 0 reb – 1 tov – 5-12 FG
14MIN	Julius Randle	6.89	16 pts – 7 reb – 2 ast – 1 tov – 7-16 FG
15MIN	Ayo Dosunmu	6.91	14 pts – 1 ast – 0 reb – 1 tov – 5-10 FG
16MIN	Donte DiVincenzo	7.53	12 pts – 4 reb – 2 ast – 1 tov – 4-9 FG
17TOR	Jamal Shead	7.74	17 pts – 2 ast – 1 reb – 2 tov – 6-11 FG
18ATL	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	7.80	17 pts – 4 ast – 1 reb – 1 tov – 6-17 FG
19ATL	Dyson Daniels	8.10	4 pts – 11 ast – 9 reb – 2 tov – 2-7 FG
20LAL	Jake LaRavia	9.04	6 pts – 3 ast – 2 reb – 1 tov – 1-3 FG

* Minimum 15 minutes played

🚀 Breakout players of the day

	PLAYER	DIFF	STATS
1LAL	Luke Kennard	23.40	27 pts – 4 reb – 3 ast – 0 stl – 9-13 FG
2LAL	LeBron James	22.21	19 pts – 13 ast – 8 reb – 2 stl – 9-15 FG
3DEN	Aaron Gordon	13.58	17 pts – 8 reb – 3 ast – 0 stl – 5-10 FG
4NYK	OG Anunoby	11.74	18 pts – 8 reb – 0 ast – 1 stl – 6-9 FG
5HOU	Tari Eason	10.49	16 pts – 10 reb – 2 ast – 3 stl – 7-7 FG
6LAL	Marcus Smart	9.95	15 pts – 8 ast – 2 reb – 2 blk – 5-12 FG
7LAL	Deandre Ayton	9.79	19 pts – 11 reb – 2 ast – 1 blk – 8-10 FG
8CLE	Donovan Mitchell	8.55	32 pts – 4 ast – 3 reb – 2 stl – 11-20 FG
9DEN	Bruce Brown	7.70	8 pts – 7 reb – 3 ast – 5 stl – 3-7 FG
10DEN	Christian Braun	7.05	12 pts – 8 reb – 1 ast – 0 stl – 4-10 FG
11CLE	Evan Mobley	6.64	17 pts – 7 reb – 4 ast – 0 stl – 6-9 FG
12NYK	Karl-Anthony Towns	5.97	25 pts – 8 reb – 4 ast – 3 blk – 6-13 FG
13TOR	Collin Murray-Boyles	5.91	14 pts – 4 reb – 4 ast – 0 stl – 7-8 FG
14NYK	Josh Hart	5.62	11 pts – 14 reb – 5 ast – 3 stl – 4-8 FG
15NYK	Jalen Brunson	5.14	28 pts – 7 ast – 5 reb – 1 stl – 9-22 FG
16LAL	Rui Hachimura	4.55	14 pts – 2 reb – 0 ast – 3 stl – 6-10 FG
17CLE	Jarrett Allen	4.08	10 pts – 7 reb – 0 ast – 1 stl – 5-7 FG
18CLE	Sam Merrill	3.91	7 pts – 4 reb – 2 ast – 0 stl – 1-4 FG
19TOR	RJ Barrett	3.78	24 pts – 3 ast – 2 reb – 1 stl – 7-13 FG
20DEN	Jamal Murray	3.45	30 pts – 7 ast – 5 reb – 0 stl – 7-22 FG

* (DIFF) Difference between last game and 2025-26 Global Rating (minimum five games played)

😞 Bombs of the day

	PLAYER	DIFF	STATS
1MIN	Julius Randle	-14.42	16 pts – 7 reb – 2 ast – 1 tov – 7-16 FG
2MIN	Naz Reid	-11.83	5 pts – 3 reb – 2 ast – 2 tov – 2-6 FG
3HOU	Alperen Sengun	-10.77	19 pts – 8 reb – 6 ast – 3 tov – 6-19 FG
4ATL	Jalen Johnson	-8.03	23 pts – 7 reb – 3 ast – 1 tov – 8-19 FG
5TOR	Scottie Barnes	-7.93	21 pts – 7 ast – 1 reb – 5 tov – 6-14 FG
6HOU	Reed Sheppard	-6.87	17 pts – 8 ast – 1 reb – 4 tov – 6-20 FG
7NYK	Mikal Bridges	-6.68	11 pts – 2 reb – 1 ast – 1 tov – 5-9 FG
8DEN	Nikola Jokic	-6.48	25 pts – 13 reb – 11 ast – 5 tov – 11-19 FG
9MIN	Donte DiVincenzo	-6.05	12 pts – 4 reb – 2 ast – 1 tov – 4-9 FG
10TOR	Sandro Mamukelashvili	-5.94	3 pts – 8 reb – 2 ast – 0 tov – 1-3 FG
11DEN	Tim Hardaway Jr	-5.59	7 pts – 3 reb – 1 ast – 2 tov – 2-6 FG
12HOU	Amen Thompson	-5.47	17 pts – 7 reb – 7 ast – 2 tov – 7-18 FG
13ATL	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	-5.31	17 pts – 4 ast – 1 reb – 1 tov – 6-17 FG
14NYK	Miles McBride	-5.09	6 pts – 2 ast – 1 reb – 1 tov – 2-6 FG
15MIN	Anthony Edwards	-4.95	22 pts – 9 reb – 7 ast – 3 tov – 7-19 FG
16NYK	Landry Shamet	-4.59	3 pts – 1 reb – 1 ast – 0 tov – 1-6 FG
17TOR	Jakob Poeltl	-4.38	4 pts – 6 reb – 2 ast – 2 tov – 1-2 FG
18ATL	Dyson Daniels	-4.14	4 pts – 11 ast – 9 reb – 2 tov – 2-7 FG
19TOR	Brandon Ingram	-4.01	17 pts – 4 ast – 2 reb – 1 tov – 5-9 FG
20DEN	Cameron Johnson	-3.78	12 pts – 1 ast – 0 reb – 1 tov – 5-12 FG

* (DIFF) Difference between last game and 2025-26 Global Rating (minimum five games played)

⭐ Best rookies of the day

	PLAYER	RAT	STATS
1TOR	Collin Murray-Boyles	11.38	14 pts – 4 reb – 4 ast – 0 stl – 7-8 FG

* You can check season rankings here.

🎯 Most clutch players

	PLAYER	RAT	STATS
1DEN	Aaron Gordon	1.25	2 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 1-2 FG
2DEN	Bruce Brown	0.88	0 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
3DEN	Nikola Jokic	0.38	0 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
4MIN	Rudy Gobert	0.24	0 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
5MIN	Ayo Dosunmu	0.00	0 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
6MIN	Jaden McDaniels	0.00	0 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
7DEN	Jamal Murray	0.00	0 pts – 1 ast – 0 reb – 0 stl – 0-1 FG
8MIN	Julius Randle	0.00	0 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
9DEN	Christian Braun	-0.50	0 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
10MIN	Anthony Edwards	-0.56	0 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-1 FG

* (RAT) Clutch Rating, which measures performance in the last five minutes of 4Q or OT when the score is within five points

🌍 Best international players

	PLAYER	RAT	STATS
1RS	Nikola Jokic	29.09	25 pts – 13 reb – 11 ast – 1 stl – 11-19 FG
2CA	Jamal Murray	26.70	30 pts – 7 ast – 5 reb – 0 stl – 7-22 FG
3DO	Karl-Anthony Towns	26.00	25 pts – 8 reb – 4 ast – 3 blk – 6-13 FG
4BS	Deandre Ayton	23.91	19 pts – 11 reb – 2 ast – 1 blk – 8-10 FG
5GB	OG Anunoby	21.40	18 pts – 8 reb – 0 ast – 1 stl – 6-9 FG
6JP	Rui Hachimura	14.98	14 pts – 2 reb – 0 ast – 3 stl – 6-10 FG
7FR	Rudy Gobert	14.68	17 pts – 10 reb – 2 ast – 1 stl – 8-9 FG
8CA	RJ Barrett	13.47	24 pts – 3 ast – 2 reb – 1 stl – 7-13 FG
9TR	Alperen Sengun	10.28	19 pts – 8 reb – 6 ast – 1 stl – 6-19 FG
10AU	Dyson Daniels	8.10	4 pts – 11 ast – 9 reb – 3 stl – 2-7 FG
11CA	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	7.80	17 pts – 4 ast – 1 reb – 1 blk – 6-17 FG
12PH	Jordan Clarkson	7.68	8 pts – 2 reb – 1 ast – 0 stl – 4-6 FG
13NG	Josh Okogie	5.02	7 pts – 1 ast – 0 reb – 2 stl – 2-4 FG
14CD	Jonathan Kuminga	4.49	8 pts – 4 reb – 1 ast – 0 stl – 3-7 FG
15GE	Sandro Mamukelashvili	3.94	3 pts – 8 reb – 2 ast – 1 stl – 1-3 FG
16AT	Jakob Poeltl	3.85	4 pts – 6 reb – 2 ast – 2 blk – 1-2 FG
17SN	Mouhamed Gueye	2.30	3 pts – 3 reb – 1 ast – 1 stl – 1-3 FG
18NG	Gabe Vincent	1.91	2 pts – 2 ast – 1 reb – 1 stl – 1-2 FG
19CH	Clint Capela	0.58	2 pts – 2 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 1-2 FG
20CN	Kyle Anderson	-0.37	0 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 1 stl – 0-0 FG

* Includes players who represent national teams other than Team USA

💺 Best bench players

	PLAYER	RAT	STATS
1DEN	Bruce Brown	15.87	8 pts – 7 reb – 3 ast – 5 stl – 3-7 FG
2HOU	Tari Eason	15.79	16 pts – 10 reb – 2 ast – 3 stl – 7-7 FG
3TOR	Collin Murray-Boyles	11.38	14 pts – 4 reb – 4 ast – 0 stl – 7-8 FG
4CLE	Sam Merrill	9.48	7 pts – 4 reb – 2 ast – 0 stl – 1-4 FG
5LAL	Jake LaRavia	9.04	6 pts – 3 ast – 2 reb – 1 stl – 1-3 FG
6NYK	Mitchell Robinson	8.64	3 pts – 4 reb – 1 ast – 2 blk – 1-1 FG
7NYK	Jordan Clarkson	7.68	8 pts – 2 reb – 1 ast – 0 stl – 4-6 FG
8MIN	Ayo Dosunmu	6.91	14 pts – 1 ast – 0 reb – 1 stl – 5-10 FG
9DEN	Spencer Jones	6.48	5 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 1-1 FG
10CLE	Keon Ellis	6.10	3 pts – 3 reb – 0 ast – 1 stl – 1-1 FG
11DEN	Tim Hardaway Jr	5.78	7 pts – 3 reb – 1 ast – 1 stl – 2-6 FG
12TOR	Ja’Kobe Walter	4.63	7 pts – 2 reb – 2 ast – 0 stl – 2-5 FG
13ATL	Jonathan Kuminga	4.49	8 pts – 4 reb – 1 ast – 0 stl – 3-7 FG
14TOR	Sandro Mamukelashvili	3.94	3 pts – 8 reb – 2 ast – 1 stl – 1-3 FG
15MIN	Mike Conley	3.92	3 pts – 2 ast – 1 reb – 1 stl – 1-1 FG
16LAL	Jaxson Hayes	3.38	4 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 1 blk – 1-1 FG
17HOU	Jae’Sean Tate	2.94	4 pts – 4 reb – 0 ast – 1 stl – 1-5 FG
18NYK	Miles McBride	2.69	6 pts – 2 ast – 1 reb – 0 stl – 2-6 FG
19LAL	Jarred Vanderbilt	2.42	3 pts – 5 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 1-2 FG
20ATL	Mouhamed Gueye	2.30	3 pts – 3 reb – 1 ast – 1 stl – 1-3 FG

🏆 All-Time Playoffs Ranking

	PLAYER	CATEGORY	RANK	PASSED
CLE	James Harden	Scoring	13	Larry Bird
DEN	Nikola Jokić	Scoring	43	Kevin Garnett
LAL	Marcus Smart	Assists	58	Jeff Hornacek
DEN	Jamal Murray	Assists	64	Doc Rivers
DEN	Jamal Murray	Scoring	80	Danny Ainge, Dolph Schayes
NYK	Jalen Brunson	Scoring	95	Jojo White, Bob McAdoo, Damian Lillard
NYK	Jalen Brunson	Assists	101	Bob Dandridge, John Wall
CLE	Donovan Mitchell	Assists	137	Vinnie Johnson, John Paxson, Nate Archibald, Cliff Hagan, Kenny Smith, Ron Harper, Dan Majerle
CLE	Donovan Mitchell	Steals	146	Kerry Kittles, Richard Jefferson
LAL	Marcus Smart	Scoring	154	Chris Bosh, Vinnie Johnson
ATL	CJ McCollum	Scoring	159	Peja Stojakovic, John Starks, Willis Reed, Bill Laimbeer
LAL	Marcus Smart	Blocks	165	Boris Diaw, Jason Kidd, Mike Green, Dan Majerle, Clemon Johnson, Hassan Whiteside, Nazr Mohammed
NYK	Karl-Anthony Towns	Rebounds	175	Danny Green, Rik Smits, Josh Smith, Mark Aguirre, Garfield Heard, Tom Hawkins

🌐 Stats per country

	COUNTRY	STATS	PLAYERS
1	United States	627 points – 203 rebounds – 136 assists	57
	Rest of the World	253 points – 111 rebounds – 65 assists	24
2	Canada	73 points – 17 assists – 8 rebounds –	4
3	Dominican Republic	25 points – 8 rebounds – 4 assists	1
4	Serbia	25 points – 13 rebounds – 11 assists	1
5	Turkey	19 points – 8 rebounds – 6 assists	1
6	Bahamas	19 points – 11 rebounds – 2 assists	1
7	Great Britain	18 points – 8 rebounds – 0 assists	1
8	France	17 points – 14 rebounds – 2 assists	2
9	Japan	14 points – 2 rebounds – 0 assists	1
10	Nigeria	9 points – 3 assists – 1 rebound –	2
11	DR Congo	8 points – 4 rebounds – 1 assist	1
12	Philippines	8 points – 2 rebounds – 1 assist	1
13	Australia	4 points – 11 assists – 9 rebounds –	1
14	Austria	4 points – 6 rebounds – 2 assists	1
15	Senegal	3 points – 3 rebounds – 1 assist	1
16	Georgia	3 points – 8 rebounds – 2 assists	1
17	Switzerland	2 points – 2 rebounds – 0 assists	1
18	Germany	2 points – 2 assists – 1 rebound –	1
19	Lithuania	0 points – 3 rebounds – 0 assists	1
20	China	0 points – 0 rebounds – 0 assists	1

* Includes players who represent national teams other than Team USA

👟 Sneakers

BRAND	STATS	PLAYERS
Nike	270 points – 118 rebounds – 68 assists	33
Adidas	109 points – 29 assists – 26 rebounds –	7
Puma	60 points – 16 rebounds – 15 assists	4
Jordan Brand	31 points – 8 rebounds – 5 assists	4
New Balance	30 points – 7 assists – 5 rebounds –	1
Li-Ning	26 points – 4 rebounds – 1 assist	1
361.00	17 points – 8 rebounds – 3 assists	1
Anta	12 points – 4 rebounds – 2 assists	1
Andiem	5 points – 0 rebounds – 0 assists	1
Serious Player Only	2 points – 0 rebounds – 0 assists	1
Under Armour	0 points – 1 rebound – 0 assists	1

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