HoopsHype Daily: Marcus Smart does it all, VJ Edgecombe silences Boston

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	Marcus Smart	34.82	25 pts – 7 ast – 2 reb – 5 stl – 8-13 FG
2PHI	VJ Edgecombe	34.70	30 pts – 10 reb – 2 ast – 2 stl – 12-20 FG
3LAL	LeBron James	30.58	28 pts – 8 reb – 7 ast – 1 stl – 8-20 FG
4POR	Scoot Henderson	29.77	31 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 1 stl – 11-17 FG
5PHI	Tyrese Maxey	28.73	29 pts – 9 ast – 4 reb – 2 stl – 11-28 FG
6LAL	Luke Kennard	28.18	23 pts – 6 reb – 2 ast – 3 stl – 8-13 FG
7PHI	Paul George	22.44	19 pts – 4 reb – 3 ast – 1 stl – 7-13 FG
8POR	Robert Williams	21.94	11 pts – 9 reb – 4 ast – 2 blk – 5-6 FG
9BOS	Jaylen Brown	21.49	36 pts – 7 reb – 4 ast – 1 stl – 11-24 FG
10PHI	Andre Drummond	17.65	10 pts – 8 reb – 2 ast – 1 stl – 4-4 FG
11POR	Toumani Camara	17.60	10 pts – 9 reb – 1 ast – 3 stl – 3-7 FG
12HOU	Alperen Sengun	16.28	20 pts – 11 reb – 5 ast – 4 stl – 9-20 FG
13POR	Jrue Holiday	14.91	16 pts – 9 ast – 5 reb – 2 blk – 6-17 FG
14LAL	Rui Hachimura	14.20	13 pts – 5 reb – 2 ast – 0 stl – 5-10 FG
15BOS	Jayson Tatum	12.75	19 pts – 14 reb – 9 ast – 1 stl – 8-19 FG
16LAL	Jaxson Hayes	12.67	16 pts – 12 reb – 2 ast – 3 stl – 6-16 FG
17SAS	Devin Vassell	12.18	16 pts – 9 ast – 5 reb – 1 stl – 6-10 FG
18HOU	Amen Thompson	12.12	16 pts – 9 ast – 5 reb – 1 stl – 6-10 FG
19SAS	Luke Kornet	11.60	10 pts – 9 reb – 2 ast – 2 stl – 4-5 FG
20POR	Donovan Clingan	11.08	9 pts – 10 reb – 2 ast – 2 blk – 4-12 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
1LAL	Jake LaRavia	-4.16	0 pts – 2 reb – 0 ast – 2 tov – 0-2 FG
2PHI	Adem Bona	-3.14	0 pts – 3 reb – 0 ast – 1 tov – 0-4 FG
3BOS	Derrick White	-0.13	8 pts – 3 ast – 2 reb – 3 tov – 3-12 FG
4POR	Jerami Grant	0.65	5 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 0 tov – 1-8 FG
5SAS	Harrison Barnes	1.95	4 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 0 tov – 1-3 FG
6HOU	Josh Okogie	2.47	7 pts – 2 reb – 0 ast – 0 tov – 3-6 FG
7BOS	Sam Hauser	3.05	6 pts – 4 reb – 1 ast – 0 tov – 2-8 FG
8BOS	Payton Pritchard	3.26	4 pts – 5 reb – 5 ast – 1 tov – 2-8 FG
9SAS	Keldon Johnson	3.85	7 pts – 4 reb – 1 ast – 1 tov – 3-7 FG
10HOU	Tari Eason	3.92	10 pts – 8 reb – 1 ast – 1 tov – 4-14 FG
11SAS	Dylan Harper	4.04	10 pts – 2 ast – 0 reb – 3 tov – 4-7 FG
12BOS	Neemias Queta	4.52	8 pts – 6 reb – 0 ast – 1 tov – 3-4 FG
13PHI	Quentin Grimes	4.96	6 pts – 3 reb – 1 ast – 1 tov – 2-6 FG
14LAL	Deandre Ayton	5.24	6 pts – 5 reb – 1 ast – 1 tov – 3-8 FG
15BOS	Nikola Vucevic	5.28	9 pts – 5 reb – 1 ast – 0 tov – 3-7 FG
16SAS	Julian Champagnie	6.33	9 pts – 4 reb – 0 ast – 1 tov – 3-4 FG
17PHI	Justin Edwards	6.75	5 pts – 4 reb – 1 ast – 0 tov – 2-5 FG
18POR	Deni Avdija	7.41	14 pts – 4 reb – 3 ast – 4 tov – 5-13 FG
19SAS	De’Aaron Fox	7.55	17 pts – 4 ast – 2 reb – 3 tov – 6-16 FG
20HOU	Jabari Smith	8.43	18 pts – 6 reb – 1 ast – 1 tov – 7-16 FG

* Minimum 15 minutes played

🚀 Breakout players of the day

	PLAYER	DIFF	STATS
1LAL	Marcus Smart	28.77	25 pts – 7 ast – 2 reb – 5 stl – 8-13 FG
2PHI	VJ Edgecombe	22.80	30 pts – 10 reb – 2 ast – 2 stl – 12-20 FG
3LAL	Luke Kennard	22.69	23 pts – 6 reb – 2 ast – 3 stl – 8-13 FG
4LAL	LeBron James	21.90	28 pts – 8 reb – 7 ast – 1 stl – 8-20 FG
5POR	Robert Williams	16.98	11 pts – 9 reb – 4 ast – 2 blk – 5-6 FG
6PHI	Paul George	16.66	19 pts – 4 reb – 3 ast – 1 stl – 7-13 FG
7POR	Toumani Camara	9.29	10 pts – 9 reb – 1 ast – 3 stl – 3-7 FG
8POR	Jrue Holiday	8.80	16 pts – 9 ast – 5 reb – 2 blk – 6-17 FG
9PHI	Andre Drummond	8.51	10 pts – 8 reb – 2 ast – 1 stl – 4-4 FG
10LAL	Jaxson Hayes	5.72	6 pts – 4 reb – 1 ast – 2 blk – 1-2 FG
11PHI	Tyrese Maxey	4.99	29 pts – 9 ast – 4 reb – 2 stl – 11-28 FG
12PHI	Kelly Oubre	4.91	12 pts – 5 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 5-10 FG
13LAL	Rui Hachimura	3.77	13 pts – 5 reb – 2 ast – 0 stl – 5-10 FG
14PHI	Justin Edwards	3.12	5 pts – 4 reb – 1 ast – 1 blk – 2-5 FG
15SAS	Luke Kornet	2.33	10 pts – 9 reb – 2 ast – 2 stl – 4-5 FG
16POR	Donovan Clingan	0.56	9 pts – 10 reb – 2 ast – 2 blk – 4-12 FG
17BOS	Jaylen Brown	-0.44	36 pts – 7 reb – 4 ast – 1 stl – 11-24 FG
18SAS	Devin Vassell	-1.30	16 pts – 12 reb – 2 ast – 3 stl – 6-16 FG
19HOU	Tari Eason	-1.38	10 pts – 8 reb – 1 ast – 1 blk – 4-14 FG
20SAS	Stephon Castle	-2.95	18 pts – 7 reb – 5 ast – 2 stl – 7-20 FG

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

😞 Bombs of the day

	PLAYER	DIFF	STATS
1BOS	Derrick White	-16.61	8 pts – 3 ast – 2 reb – 3 tov – 3-12 FG
2LAL	Jake LaRavia	-13.47	0 pts – 2 reb – 0 ast – 2 tov – 0-2 FG
3BOS	Payton Pritchard	-13.14	4 pts – 5 reb – 5 ast – 1 tov – 2-8 FG
4POR	Deni Avdija	-12.05	14 pts – 4 reb – 3 ast – 4 tov – 5-13 FG
5POR	Jerami Grant	-10.83	5 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 0 tov – 1-8 FG
6SAS	Harrison Barnes	-10.40	4 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 0 tov – 1-3 FG
7SAS	Keldon Johnson	-10.19	7 pts – 4 reb – 1 ast – 1 tov – 3-7 FG
8BOS	Nikola Vucevic	-9.00	9 pts – 5 reb – 1 ast – 0 tov – 3-7 FG
9LAL	Deandre Ayton	-8.88	6 pts – 5 reb – 1 ast – 1 tov – 3-8 FG
10HOU	Kevin Durant	-8.64	23 pts – 6 reb – 4 ast – 9 tov – 7-12 FG
11BOS	Neemias Queta	-7.78	8 pts – 6 reb – 0 ast – 1 tov – 3-4 FG
12SAS	De’Aaron Fox	-6.81	17 pts – 4 ast – 2 reb – 3 tov – 6-16 FG
13PHI	Adem Bona	-6.81	0 pts – 3 reb – 0 ast – 1 tov – 0-4 FG
14PHI	Quentin Grimes	-6.81	6 pts – 3 reb – 1 ast – 1 tov – 2-6 FG
15HOU	Amen Thompson	-6.13	16 pts – 9 ast – 5 reb – 3 tov – 6-10 FG
16HOU	Alperen Sengun	-4.77	20 pts – 11 reb – 5 ast – 1 tov – 9-20 FG
17HOU	Jabari Smith	-4.72	18 pts – 6 reb – 1 ast – 1 tov – 7-16 FG
18HOU	Josh Okogie	-4.62	7 pts – 2 reb – 0 ast – 0 tov – 3-6 FG
19SAS	Julian Champagnie	-4.11	9 pts – 4 reb – 0 ast – 1 tov – 3-4 FG
20SAS	Dylan Harper	-3.98	10 pts – 2 ast – 0 reb – 3 tov – 4-7 FG

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

⭐ Best rookies of the day

	PLAYER	RAT	STATS
1PHI	VJ Edgecombe	34.70	30 pts – 10 reb – 2 ast – 2 stl – 12-20 FG
2SAS	Carter Bryant	4.13	7 pts – 2 reb – 2 ast – 0 stl – 3-5 FG
3SAS	Dylan Harper	4.04	10 pts – 2 ast – 0 reb – 1 stl – 4-7 FG

* You can check season rankings here.

🎯 Most clutch players

	PLAYER	RAT	STATS
1LAL	Marcus Smart	7.13	4 pts – 2 ast – 0 reb – 1 stl – 1-1 FG
2POR	Toumani Camara	4.50	2 pts – 2 reb – 0 ast – 1 stl – 0-0 FG
3POR	Scoot Henderson	3.38	3 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 1-1 FG
4SAS	Devin Vassell	2.32	4 pts – 3 reb – 0 ast – 1 stl – 1-4 FG
5POR	Jrue Holiday	1.88	2 pts – 3 reb – 0 ast – 1 blk – 1-2 FG
6POR	Robert Williams	1.75	2 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 1-2 FG
7LAL	Rui Hachimura	1.63	2 pts – 1 ast – 0 reb – 0 stl – 1-2 FG
8LAL	LeBron James	1.25	2 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 1-2 FG
9LAL	Luke Kennard	1.25	1 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 1 stl – 0-0 FG
10POR	Deni Avdija	0.88	0 pts – 1 ast – 0 reb – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
11HOU	Alperen Sengun	0.72	1 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
12SAS	Luke Kornet	0.56	0 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
13POR	Donovan Clingan	0.00	0 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
14SAS	Dylan Harper	0.00	0 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
15HOU	Jabari Smith	0.00	0 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
16LAL	Jaxson Hayes	0.00	0 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
17POR	Jerami Grant	0.00	0 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
18HOU	Josh Okogie	0.00	0 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
19SAS	Keldon Johnson	0.00	0 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
20POR	Kris Murray	0.00	0 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 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
1BS	VJ Edgecombe	34.70	30 pts – 10 reb – 2 ast – 2 stl – 12-20 FG
2BE	Toumani Camara	17.60	10 pts – 9 reb – 1 ast – 3 stl – 3-7 FG
3TR	Alperen Sengun	16.28	20 pts – 11 reb – 5 ast – 4 stl – 9-20 FG
4JP	Rui Hachimura	14.20	13 pts – 5 reb – 2 ast – 0 stl – 5-10 FG
5CA	Shaedon Sharpe	8.67	9 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 1 blk – 3-5 FG
6IL	Deni Avdija	7.41	14 pts – 4 reb – 3 ast – 1 blk – 5-13 FG
7ME	Nikola Vucevic	5.28	9 pts – 5 reb – 1 ast – 0 stl – 3-7 FG
8BS	Deandre Ayton	5.24	6 pts – 5 reb – 1 ast – 1 blk – 3-8 FG
9PT	Neemias Queta	4.52	8 pts – 6 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 3-4 FG
10FR	Victor Wembanyama	3.58	5 pts – 4 reb – 1 ast – 1 blk – 1-3 FG
11NG	Josh Okogie	2.47	7 pts – 2 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 3-6 FG
12BA	Luka Garza	2.12	2 pts – 3 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 1-2 FG
13CH	Clint Capela	-0.51	0 pts – 2 reb – 0 ast – 1 blk – 0-3 FG
14AU	Matisse Thybulle	-0.98	0 pts – 1 reb – 1 ast – 1 blk – 0-3 FG
15TR	Adem Bona	-3.14	0 pts – 3 reb – 0 ast – 1 blk – 0-4 FG

* Includes players who represent national teams other than Team USA

💺 Best bench players

	PLAYER	RAT	STATS
1POR	Robert Williams	21.94	11 pts – 9 reb – 4 ast – 2 blk – 5-6 FG
2PHI	Andre Drummond	17.65	10 pts – 8 reb – 2 ast – 1 stl – 4-4 FG
3SAS	Luke Kornet	11.60	10 pts – 9 reb – 2 ast – 2 stl – 4-5 FG
4POR	Shaedon Sharpe	8.67	9 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 1 blk – 3-5 FG
5PHI	Justin Edwards	6.75	5 pts – 4 reb – 1 ast – 1 blk – 2-5 FG
6BOS	Nikola Vucevic	5.28	9 pts – 5 reb – 1 ast – 0 stl – 3-7 FG
7PHI	Quentin Grimes	4.96	6 pts – 3 reb – 1 ast – 1 blk – 2-6 FG
8BOS	Baylor Scheierman	4.63	5 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 1 stl – 2-2 FG
9SAS	Carter Bryant	4.13	7 pts – 2 reb – 2 ast – 0 stl – 3-5 FG
10SAS	Dylan Harper	4.04	10 pts – 2 ast – 0 reb – 1 stl – 4-7 FG
11SAS	Keldon Johnson	3.85	7 pts – 4 reb – 1 ast – 2 stl – 3-7 FG
12BOS	Payton Pritchard	3.26	4 pts – 5 reb – 5 ast – 0 stl – 2-8 FG
13BOS	Luka Garza	2.12	2 pts – 3 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 1-2 FG
14SAS	Harrison Barnes	1.95	4 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 1-3 FG
15POR	Jerami Grant	0.65	5 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 1 stl – 1-8 FG
16PHI	Dominick Barlow	0.11	0 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
17BOS	Jordan Walsh	-0.04	0 pts – 3 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-1 FG
18BOS	Ron Harper Jr	-0.04	0 pts – 1 ast – 0 reb – 0 stl – 0-1 FG
19POR	Matisse Thybulle	-0.98	0 pts – 1 reb – 1 ast – 1 blk – 0-3 FG
20POR	Kris Murray	-2.02	1 pts – 2 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-1 FG

🏆 All-Time Ranking

	PLAYER	CATEGORY	RANK	PASSED
BOS	Jayson Tatum	Scoring	32	Reggie Miller, Clyde Drexler
POR	Jrue Holiday	Assists	45	Karl Malone
PHI	Paul George	Scoring	47	Byron Scott, John Stockton
BOS	Jayson Tatum	Rebounds	51	Clyde Drexler
LAL	Marcus Smart	Steals	55	Dirk Nowitzki, Chauncey Billups, Allen Iverson, Reggie Miller
BOS	Jaylen Brown	Rebounds	81	Dennis Johnson, Rudy LaRusso, Andre Iguodala
HOU	Clint Capela	Rebounds	95	Chet Walker
BOS	Jaylen Brown	Assists	113	Klay Thompson, Dick McGuire
POR	Jrue Holiday	Scoring	117	Paul Millsap, Anthony Davis
BOS	Derrick White	Blocks	117	Ron Harper
LAL	Marcus Smart	Scoring	151	Deron Williams, Lamar Odom, CJ McCollum, Bailey Howell
BOS	Derrick White	Assists	186	Devin Booker, Andy Phillip
POR	Jrue Holiday	Blocks	186	Nene
POR	Jrue Holiday	Rebounds	190	Khris Middleton, Boris Diaw

🌐 Stats per country

	COUNTRY	STATS	PLAYERS
1	United States	479 points – 188 rebounds – 108 assists	44
	Rest of the World	133 points – 71 rebounds – 17 assists	16
2	Bahamas	36 points – 15 rebounds – 3 assists	2
3	Turkey	20 points – 14 rebounds – 5 assists	2
4	Israel	14 points – 4 rebounds – 3 assists	1
5	Japan	13 points – 5 rebounds – 2 assists	1
6	Belgium	10 points – 9 rebounds – 1 assist	1
7	Montenegro	9 points – 5 rebounds – 1 assist	1
8	Canada	9 points – 1 rebound – 0 assists	1
9	Portugal	8 points – 6 rebounds – 0 assists	1
10	Nigeria	7 points – 2 rebounds – 0 assists	1
11	France	5 points – 4 rebounds – 1 assist	1
12	Bosnia	2 points – 3 rebounds – 0 assists	1
13	Switzerland	0 points – 2 rebounds – 0 assists	1
14	Australia	0 points – 1 rebound – 1 assist	1
15	Ukraine	0 points – 0 rebounds – 0 assists	1

* Includes players who represent national teams other than Team USA

👟 Sneakers

BRAND	STATS	PLAYERS
Nike	159 points – 82 rebounds – 43 assists	19
Puma	67 points – 9 rebounds – 8 assists	4
Jordan Brand	32 points – 19 rebounds – 11 assists	2
Adidas	14 points – 9 rebounds – 0 assists	3

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