HoopsHype Daily: Nikola Jokic back at his best, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads OKC sweep

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
1DEN	Nikola Jokic	41.48	27 pts – 16 ast – 12 reb – 2 blk – 9-15 FG
2OKC	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	34.46	31 pts – 8 ast – 2 reb – 1 blk – 10-17 FG
3OKC	Isaiah Hartenstein	28.40	18 pts – 12 reb – 3 ast – 1 stl – 5-7 FG
4OKC	Chet Holmgren	28.39	24 pts – 12 reb – 3 ast – 2 stl – 9-16 FG
5DEN	Spencer Jones	25.96	20 pts – 3 reb – 1 ast – 3 stl – 7-9 FG
6DEN	Cameron Johnson	25.80	18 pts – 6 reb – 5 ast – 3 stl – 8-13 FG
7ORL	Franz Wagner	23.50	19 pts – 5 reb – 3 ast – 4 stl – 7-15 FG
8DEN	Jamal Murray	22.65	24 pts – 7 ast – 4 reb – 4 stl – 9-23 FG
9OKC	Ajay Mitchell	20.25	22 pts – 6 ast – 4 reb – 0 stl – 7-16 FG
10ORL	Wendell Carter Jr	19.66	12 pts – 11 reb – 4 ast – 2 blk – 3-8 FG
11MIN	Julius Randle	17.47	27 pts – 9 reb – 6 ast – 1 stl – 8-15 FG
12ORL	Paolo Banchero	15.87	18 pts – 8 reb – 4 ast – 1 stl – 4-18 FG
13ORL	Desmond Bane	15.57	22 pts – 5 reb – 1 ast – 1 stl – 7-18 FG
14PHX	Dillon Brooks	13.97	23 pts – 4 reb – 3 ast – 1 stl – 10-19 FG
15OKC	Cason Wallace	13.87	10 pts – 4 reb – 4 ast – 1 stl – 4-7 FG
16OKC	Alex Caruso	13.31	9 pts – 3 ast – 2 reb – 3 stl – 3-5 FG
17DEN	Christian Braun	13.16	20 pts – 2 reb – 2 ast – 1 stl – 7-12 FG
18PHX	Collin Gillespie	12.55	20 pts – 2 reb – 2 ast – 1 stl – 7-12 FG
19PHX	Jalen Green	12.33	23 pts – 6 reb – 4 ast – 4 stl – 10-25 FG
20PHX	Grayson Allen	11.46	12 pts – 3 reb – 3 ast – 2 blk – 4-5 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
1ORL	Jalen Suggs	-4.08	5 pts – 2 reb – 2 ast – 3 tov – 1-13 FG
2ORL	Anthony Black	-0.97	2 pts – 2 reb – 0 ast – 0 tov – 1-4 FG
3OKC	Luguentz Dort	-0.28	1 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 0 tov – 0-2 FG
4DET	Duncan Robinson	0.75	7 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 1 tov – 2-8 FG
5DET	Caris LeVert	1.36	2 pts – 5 reb – 3 ast – 2 tov – 1-4 FG
6MIN	Mike Conley	2.32	4 pts – 4 ast – 1 reb – 1 tov – 2-4 FG
7DEN	Bruce Brown	2.48	7 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 3 tov – 3-7 FG
8MIN	Jaden McDaniels	3.25	13 pts – 3 reb – 1 ast – 4 tov – 5-11 FG
9MIN	Naz Reid	3.71	12 pts – 8 reb – 1 ast – 3 tov – 5-11 FG
10DET	Javonte Green	3.92	5 pts – 5 reb – 0 ast – 0 tov – 2-4 FG
11MIN	Rudy Gobert	4.33	3 pts – 7 reb – 2 ast – 1 tov – 1-2 FG
12DET	Ausar Thompson	4.48	6 pts – 9 reb – 1 ast – 2 tov – 2-8 FG
13PHX	Royce O’Neale	7.10	8 pts – 7 reb – 2 ast – 1 tov – 3-3 FG
14MIN	Bones Hyland	7.32	15 pts – 1 reb – 1 ast – 3 tov – 5-9 FG
15PHX	Oso Ighodaro	7.76	8 pts – 8 reb – 4 ast – 2 tov – 4-5 FG
16DET	Jalen Duren	7.78	12 pts – 8 reb – 3 ast – 4 tov – 5-8 FG
17DET	Cade Cunningham	8.10	25 pts – 9 reb – 6 ast – 8 tov – 7-23 FG
18ORL	Jamal Cain	8.24	8 pts – 9 reb – 0 ast – 0 tov – 4-8 FG
19DET	Isaiah Stewart	8.79	8 pts – 3 reb – 1 ast – 2 tov – 3-4 FG
20MIN	Ayo Dosunmu	9.60	18 pts – 4 ast – 3 reb – 2 tov – 7-14 FG

* Minimum 15 minutes played

🚀 Breakout players of the day

	PLAYER	DIFF	STATS
1DEN	Spencer Jones	21.50	20 pts – 3 reb – 1 ast – 3 stl – 7-9 FG
2OKC	Isaiah Hartenstein	16.22	18 pts – 12 reb – 3 ast – 1 stl – 5-7 FG
3DEN	Cameron Johnson	15.51	18 pts – 6 reb – 5 ast – 3 stl – 8-13 FG
4OKC	Chet Holmgren	12.64	24 pts – 12 reb – 3 ast – 2 stl – 9-16 FG
5OKC	Alex Caruso	8.23	14 pts – 4 reb – 1 ast – 1 stl – 5-7 FG
6DEN	Christian Braun	8.17	9 pts – 3 ast – 2 reb – 3 stl – 3-5 FG
7ORL	Jamal Cain	7.90	8 pts – 9 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 4-8 FG
8ORL	Wendell Carter Jr	7.54	12 pts – 11 reb – 4 ast – 2 blk – 3-8 FG
9ORL	Franz Wagner	7.41	19 pts – 5 reb – 3 ast – 4 stl – 7-15 FG
10OKC	Ajay Mitchell	6.10	22 pts – 6 ast – 4 reb – 0 stl – 7-16 FG
11DEN	Nikola Jokic	5.91	27 pts – 16 ast – 12 reb – 2 blk – 9-15 FG
12ORL	Paolo Banchero	4.61	18 pts – 8 reb – 4 ast – 1 stl – 4-18 FG
13OKC	Cason Wallace	4.39	10 pts – 4 reb – 4 ast – 1 stl – 4-7 FG
14MIN	Bones Hyland	3.35	15 pts – 1 reb – 1 ast – 1 stl – 5-9 FG
15PHX	Grayson Allen	2.97	12 pts – 3 reb – 3 ast – 2 blk – 4-5 FG
16PHX	Dillon Brooks	2.80	23 pts – 4 reb – 3 ast – 1 stl – 10-19 FG
17PHX	Oso Ighodaro	1.98	8 pts – 8 reb – 4 ast – 2 stl – 4-5 FG
18DET	Tobias Harris	1.84	20 pts – 6 reb – 0 ast – 1 stl – 8-17 FG
19OKC	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	1.14	31 pts – 8 ast – 2 reb – 1 blk – 10-17 FG
20MIN	Ayo Dosunmu	1.10	18 pts – 4 ast – 3 reb – 1 stl – 7-14 FG

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

😞 Bombs of the day

	PLAYER	DIFF	STATS
1DET	Cade Cunningham	-14.63	25 pts – 9 reb – 6 ast – 8 tov – 7-23 FG
2ORL	Jalen Suggs	-13.39	5 pts – 2 reb – 2 ast – 3 tov – 1-13 FG
3ORL	Anthony Black	-12.70	2 pts – 2 reb – 0 ast – 0 tov – 1-4 FG
4MIN	Rudy Gobert	-12.41	3 pts – 7 reb – 2 ast – 1 tov – 1-2 FG
5DET	Jalen Duren	-11.82	12 pts – 8 reb – 3 ast – 4 tov – 5-8 FG
6DET	Duncan Robinson	-9.75	7 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 1 tov – 2-8 FG
7MIN	Naz Reid	-9.03	12 pts – 8 reb – 1 ast – 3 tov – 5-11 FG
8MIN	Jaden McDaniels	-8.71	13 pts – 3 reb – 1 ast – 4 tov – 5-11 FG
9PHX	Devin Booker	-7.88	24 pts – 6 ast – 0 reb – 6 tov – 8-16 FG
10DET	Ausar Thompson	-7.84	6 pts – 9 reb – 1 ast – 2 tov – 2-8 FG
11DEN	Bruce Brown	-5.69	7 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 3 tov – 3-7 FG
12DET	Caris LeVert	-5.58	2 pts – 5 reb – 3 ast – 2 tov – 1-4 FG
13OKC	Luguentz Dort	-5.29	1 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 0 tov – 0-2 FG
14MIN	Julius Randle	-3.84	27 pts – 9 reb – 6 ast – 5 tov – 8-15 FG
15MIN	Mike Conley	-3.24	4 pts – 4 ast – 1 reb – 1 tov – 2-4 FG
16DET	Javonte Green	-3.12	5 pts – 5 reb – 0 ast – 0 tov – 2-4 FG
17PHX	Royce O’Neale	-2.00	8 pts – 7 reb – 2 ast – 1 tov – 3-3 FG
18DET	Isaiah Stewart	-0.92	8 pts – 3 reb – 1 ast – 2 tov – 3-4 FG
19DEN	Jamal Murray	-0.60	24 pts – 7 ast – 4 reb – 4 tov – 9-23 FG
20PHX	Collin Gillespie	-0.17	20 pts – 2 reb – 2 ast – 0 tov – 7-12 FG

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

⭐ Best rookies of the day

	PLAYER	RAT	STATS
1PHX	Khaman Maluach	2.09	2 pts – 2 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 1-1 FG
2MIN	Joan Beringer	1.79	2 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 1 stl – 0-0 FG
3PHX	Rasheer Fleming	-0.05	0 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 2 stl – 0-2 FG

* You can check season rankings here.

🎯 Most clutch players

	PLAYER	RAT	STATS
1ORL	Desmond Bane	3.38	3 pts – 2 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 1-3 FG
2ORL	Jamal Cain	3.38	2 pts – 2 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 1-1 FG
3ORL	Wendell Carter Jr	2.50	2 pts – 3 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-1 FG
4DET	Isaiah Stewart	0.96	0 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 2 blk – 0-0 FG
5ORL	Paolo Banchero	0.50	0 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-1 FG
6DET	Ausar Thompson	0.48	0 pts – 2 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
7DET	Tobias Harris	-0.08	0 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 1 stl – 0-1 FG
8DET	Cade Cunningham	-0.32	1 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-2 FG
9DET	Daniss Jenkins	-0.56	0 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-1 FG
10DET	Caris LeVert	-1.12	0 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
11DET	Jalen Duren	-1.20	0 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
12ORL	Jalen Suggs	-2.75	0 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-3 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	41.48	27 pts – 16 ast – 12 reb – 2 blk – 9-15 FG
2CA	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	34.46	31 pts – 8 ast – 2 reb – 1 blk – 10-17 FG
3DE	Isaiah Hartenstein	28.40	18 pts – 12 reb – 3 ast – 1 stl – 5-7 FG
4DE	Franz Wagner	23.50	19 pts – 5 reb – 3 ast – 4 stl – 7-15 FG
5CA	Jamal Murray	22.65	24 pts – 7 ast – 4 reb – 4 stl – 9-23 FG
6BE	Ajay Mitchell	20.25	22 pts – 6 ast – 4 reb – 0 stl – 7-16 FG
7CA	Dillon Brooks	13.97	23 pts – 4 reb – 3 ast – 1 stl – 10-19 FG
8DE	Tristan Da Silva	8.59	6 pts – 4 reb – 1 ast – 0 stl – 2-4 FG
9LT	Jonas Valanciunas	7.18	9 pts – 2 reb – 1 ast – 1 blk – 4-4 FG
10FR	Rudy Gobert	4.33	3 pts – 7 reb – 2 ast – 2 stl – 1-2 FG
11GE	Goga Bitadze	3.95	2 pts – 6 reb – 0 ast – 2 blk – 1-4 FG
12ME	Javonte Green	3.92	5 pts – 5 reb – 0 ast – 2 blk – 2-4 FG
13CN	Kyle Anderson	2.20	4 pts – 6 ast – 3 reb – 0 stl – 2-4 FG
14SS	Khaman Maluach	2.09	2 pts – 2 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 1-1 FG
15FR	Joan Beringer	1.79	2 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 1 stl – 0-0 FG
16AU	Joe Ingles	-0.05	0 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
17CA	Luguentz Dort	-0.28	1 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 1 blk – 0-2 FG
18PR	Julian Strawther	-0.39	0 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG

* Includes players who represent national teams other than Team USA

💺 Best bench players

	PLAYER	RAT	STATS
1OKC	Cason Wallace	13.87	10 pts – 4 reb – 4 ast – 1 stl – 4-7 FG
2OKC	Alex Caruso	13.31	14 pts – 4 reb – 1 ast – 1 stl – 5-7 FG
3PHX	Grayson Allen	11.46	12 pts – 3 reb – 3 ast – 2 blk – 4-5 FG
4DET	Isaiah Stewart	8.79	8 pts – 3 reb – 1 ast – 8 blk – 3-4 FG
5ORL	Tristan Da Silva	8.59	6 pts – 4 reb – 1 ast – 0 stl – 2-4 FG
6ORL	Jamal Cain	8.24	8 pts – 9 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 4-8 FG
7MIN	Bones Hyland	7.32	15 pts – 1 reb – 1 ast – 1 stl – 5-9 FG
8DEN	Jonas Valanciunas	7.18	9 pts – 2 reb – 1 ast – 1 blk – 4-4 FG
9MIN	Terrence Shannon	7.18	15 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 6-10 FG
10PHX	Royce O’Neale	7.10	8 pts – 7 reb – 2 ast – 0 stl – 3-3 FG
11DEN	Tim Hardaway Jr	6.47	8 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 3-5 FG
12DEN	Tyus Jones	5.90	3 pts – 2 ast – 0 reb – 1 stl – 1-2 FG
13ORL	Goga Bitadze	3.95	2 pts – 6 reb – 0 ast – 2 blk – 1-4 FG
14DET	Javonte Green	3.92	5 pts – 5 reb – 0 ast – 2 blk – 2-4 FG
15MIN	Naz Reid	3.71	12 pts – 8 reb – 1 ast – 0 stl – 5-11 FG
16OKC	Aaron Wiggins	3.63	2 pts – 2 ast – 0 reb – 0 stl – 1-1 FG
17OKC	Isaiah Joe	2.54	6 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 2-5 FG
18DEN	Bruce Brown	2.48	7 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 2 stl – 3-7 FG
19OKC	Jaylin Williams	2.46	3 pts – 1 ast – 0 reb – 1 blk – 1-3 FG
20DET	Daniss Jenkins	2.27	3 pts – 4 ast – 2 reb – 0 stl – 1-6 FG

🏆 All-Time Ranking

	PLAYER	CATEGORY	RANK	PASSED
MIN	Mike Conley	Assists	39	Danny Ainge
MIN	Rudy Gobert	Rebounds	63	Shawn Marion, Sam Perkins
DEN	Nikola Jokic	Blocks	101	Tyson Chandler, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Klay Thompson
DEN	Jamal Murray	Steals	132	Doug Christie, Deron Williams, Eric Snow, Joe Dumars, Chris Webber
OKC	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Assists	152	Alex English, Chris Webber, Hedo Turkoglu, Guy Rodgers, Vlade Divac
PHX	Devin Booker	Scoring	156	Chris Bosh, Vinnie Johnson
DET	Tobias Harris	Rebounds	159	Gary Payton, Michael Cooper, Amar’e Stoudemire
PHX	Devin Booker	Assists	168	David West, Mario Elie, Rasheed Wallace, Charlie Ward, Lamar Odom, Earl Monroe, Bill Bradley, Mark Aguirre
OKC	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Scoring	173	A.C. Green, Anfernee Hardaway, Lou Hudson, Alonzo Mourning
OKC	Alex Caruso	Steals	173	Damian Lillard, Dave Cowens, Gerald Henderson
OKC	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Blocks	195	Jon Koncak, Vince Carter, Dan Schayes
DET	Tobias Harris	Scoring	200	Maurice Lucas, Jae Crowder, Kyle Korver, Zach Randolph

🌐 Stats per country

	COUNTRY	STATS	PLAYERS
1	United States	475 points – 166 rebounds – 90 assists	48
	Rest of the World	198 points – 74 rebounds – 56 assists	19
2	Canada	79 points – 18 assists – 11 rebounds –	4
3	Germany	43 points – 21 rebounds – 7 assists	3
4	Serbia	27 points – 16 assists – 12 rebounds –	2
5	Belgium	22 points – 6 assists – 4 rebounds –	1
6	Lithuania	9 points – 2 rebounds – 1 assist	1
7	Montenegro	5 points – 5 rebounds – 0 assists	1
8	France	5 points – 8 rebounds – 2 assists	2
9	China	4 points – 6 assists – 3 rebounds –	1
10	Georgia	2 points – 6 rebounds – 0 assists	1
11	South Sudan	2 points – 2 rebounds – 0 assists	1
12	Australia	0 points – 0 rebounds – 0 assists	1
13	Puerto Rico	0 points – 0 rebounds – 0 assists	1

* Includes players who represent national teams other than Team USA

👟 Sneakers

BRAND	STATS	PLAYERS
Nike	382 points – 162 rebounds – 86 assists	39
Adidas	43 points – 10 rebounds – 7 assists	4
Jordan Brand	32 points – 14 rebounds – 11 assists	4
New Balance	24 points – 7 assists – 4 rebounds –	1
Andiem	20 points – 3 rebounds – 1 assist	1
Under Armour	15 points – 1 rebound – 1 assist	1
Puma	8 points – 3 rebounds – 1 assist	1

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