HoopsHype Daily: Payton Pritchard explodes off the bench, James Harden now sixth in all-time playoff assists

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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
1BOS Payton Pritchard 37.34 32 pts – 5 ast – 4 reb – 1 stl – 12-21 FG
2SAS Victor Wembanyama 36.61 27 pts – 12 reb – 3 ast – 7 blk – 9-17 FG
3SAS De’Aaron Fox 36.10 28 pts – 7 ast – 6 reb – 2 blk – 11-17 FG
4BOS Jayson Tatum 34.11 30 pts – 11 ast – 7 reb – 0 stl – 8-16 FG
5HOU Tari Eason 28.77 20 pts – 8 reb – 2 ast – 5 stl – 7-10 FG
6TOR Scottie Barnes 27.73 23 pts – 9 reb – 6 ast – 3 blk – 6-15 FG
7HOU Amen Thompson 25.32 23 pts – 7 ast – 4 reb – 1 stl – 10-16 FG
8HOU Alperen Sengun 24.13 19 pts – 6 reb – 2 ast – 1 stl – 6-12 FG
9TOR Collin Murray-Boyles 20.48 15 pts – 10 reb – 3 ast – 2 stl – 5-11 FG
10BOS Jaylen Brown 19.50 20 pts – 7 reb – 1 ast – 1 stl – 6-15 FG
11HOU Reed Sheppard 19.44 17 pts – 3 ast – 1 reb – 3 stl – 6-12 FG
12HOU Jabari Smith 17.73 16 pts – 8 reb – 3 ast – 3 stl – 4-15 FG
13SAS Stephon Castle 17.05 16 pts – 8 ast – 1 reb – 1 stl – 6-14 FG
14PHI Joel Embiid 15.88 26 pts – 10 reb – 6 ast – 1 stl – 9-21 FG
15BOS Neemias Queta 15.30 9 pts – 8 reb – 1 ast – 1 blk – 3-3 FG
16TOR Brandon Ingram 14.60 10 pts – 6 reb – 1 ast – 1 stl – 4-7 FG
17TOR Jakob Poeltl 13.99 11 pts – 6 reb – 3 ast – 1 stl – 5-9 FG
18SAS Devin Vassell 13.64 11 pts – 6 reb – 3 ast – 1 stl – 5-9 FG
19PHI Tyrese Maxey 13.01 22 pts – 6 ast – 2 reb – 1 blk – 7-14 FG
20POR Deni Avdija 12.80 26 pts – 7 reb – 3 ast – 1 stl – 8-14 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
1POR Scoot Henderson -5.02 0 pts – 2 ast – 0 reb – 1 tov – 0-7 FG
2PHI Kelly Oubre -2.22 2 pts – 4 reb – 1 ast – 0 tov – 0-6 FG
3CLE Max Strus -0.79 1 pts – 7 reb – 0 ast – 1 tov – 0-5 FG
4PHI VJ Edgecombe -0.45 6 pts – 4 reb – 1 ast – 1 tov – 2-9 FG
5TOR Ja’Kobe Walter 0.11 0 pts – 7 reb – 3 ast – 0 tov – 0-9 FG
6LAL Luke Kennard 0.50 7 pts – 3 reb – 2 ast – 2 tov – 3-8 FG
7LAL Jaxson Hayes 0.71 2 pts – 2 reb – 0 ast – 0 tov – 1-2 FG
8HOU Dorian Finney-Smith 1.18 2 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 0 tov – 0-2 FG
9LAL LeBron James 1.67 10 pts – 9 ast – 4 reb – 8 tov – 2-9 FG
10TOR Jamal Shead 1.73 2 pts – 4 reb – 4 ast – 0 tov – 1-6 FG
11SAS Dylan Harper 2.23 3 pts – 2 reb – 1 ast – 0 tov – 1-6 FG
12LAL Jake LaRavia 2.44 6 pts – 3 reb – 0 ast – 2 tov – 2-5 FG
13POR Toumani Camara 2.91 8 pts – 5 reb – 1 ast – 2 tov – 3-8 FG
14LAL Bronny James 3.35 5 pts – 4 ast – 2 reb – 1 tov – 2-5 FG
15CLE Donovan Mitchell 3.93 20 pts – 6 reb – 3 ast – 4 tov – 6-24 FG
16POR Robert Williams 4.52 4 pts – 6 reb – 2 ast – 0 tov – 2-4 FG
17CLE Dean Wade 4.65 7 pts – 5 reb – 0 ast – 0 tov – 3-5 FG
18CLE Jaylon Tyson 4.73 9 pts – 5 reb – 0 ast – 2 tov – 3-6 FG
19BOS Sam Hauser 5.20 6 pts – 4 reb – 1 ast – 0 tov – 2-8 FG
20BOS Nikola Vucevic 5.27 4 pts – 5 reb – 2 ast – 1 tov – 2-6 FG
* Minimum 15 minutes played
🚀 Breakout players of the day
​ PLAYER DIFF STATS
1HOU Tari Eason 23.47 20 pts – 8 reb – 2 ast – 5 stl – 7-10 FG
2SAS Victor Wembanyama 21.92 27 pts – 12 reb – 3 ast – 7 blk – 9-17 FG
3SAS De’Aaron Fox 21.74 28 pts – 7 ast – 6 reb – 2 blk – 11-17 FG
4BOS Payton Pritchard 20.94 32 pts – 5 ast – 4 reb – 1 stl – 12-21 FG
5TOR Collin Murray-Boyles 15.01 15 pts – 10 reb – 3 ast – 2 stl – 5-11 FG
6PHI Joel Embiid 9.05 26 pts – 10 reb – 6 ast – 1 stl – 9-21 FG
7TOR Scottie Barnes 8.92 23 pts – 9 reb – 6 ast – 3 blk – 6-15 FG
8HOU Amen Thompson 7.07 23 pts – 7 ast – 4 reb – 1 stl – 10-16 FG
9HOU Reed Sheppard 6.77 17 pts – 3 ast – 1 reb – 3 stl – 6-12 FG
10TOR Jakob Poeltl 5.76 10 pts – 6 reb – 1 ast – 1 stl – 4-7 FG
11HOU Jabari Smith 4.58 16 pts – 8 reb – 3 ast – 3 stl – 4-15 FG
12PHI Paul George 4.08 16 pts – 4 reb – 1 ast – 3 stl – 6-13 FG
13SAS Stephon Castle 3.87 16 pts – 8 ast – 1 reb – 1 stl – 6-14 FG
14HOU Aaron Holiday 3.34 9 pts – 1 ast – 0 reb – 1 stl – 3-8 FG
15HOU Alperen Sengun 3.08 19 pts – 6 reb – 2 ast – 1 stl – 6-12 FG
16BOS Neemias Queta 3.00 9 pts – 8 reb – 1 ast – 1 blk – 3-3 FG
17HOU Josh Okogie 2.69 5 pts – 4 reb – 1 ast – 3 stl – 2-5 FG
18LAL Bronny James 2.62 5 pts – 4 ast – 2 reb – 0 stl – 2-5 FG
19POR Jrue Holiday 2.61 20 pts – 6 reb – 4 ast – 1 stl – 6-13 FG
20CLE Sam Merrill 1.56 14 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 5-9 FG
* (DIFF) Difference between last game and 2025-26 Global Rating (minimum five games played)
😞 Bombs of the day
​ PLAYER DIFF STATS
1CLE Donovan Mitchell -18.36 20 pts – 6 reb – 3 ast – 4 tov – 6-24 FG
2PHI VJ Edgecombe -12.35 6 pts – 4 reb – 1 ast – 1 tov – 2-9 FG
3PHI Tyrese Maxey -10.73 22 pts – 6 ast – 2 reb – 1 tov – 7-14 FG
4CLE James Harden -10.40 19 pts – 8 ast – 2 reb – 7 tov – 6-14 FG
5CLE Evan Mobley -9.59 8 pts – 9 reb – 3 ast – 1 tov – 4-11 FG
6BOS Nikola Vucevic -9.01 4 pts – 5 reb – 2 ast – 1 tov – 2-6 FG
7PHI Kelly Oubre -8.03 2 pts – 4 reb – 1 ast – 0 tov – 0-6 FG
8LAL LeBron James -7.01 10 pts – 9 ast – 4 reb – 8 tov – 2-9 FG
9LAL Jake LaRavia -6.87 6 pts – 3 reb – 0 ast – 2 tov – 2-5 FG
10POR Deni Avdija -6.66 26 pts – 7 reb – 3 ast – 5 tov – 8-14 FG
11LAL Jaxson Hayes -6.24 2 pts – 2 reb – 0 ast – 0 tov – 1-2 FG
12SAS Dylan Harper -5.79 3 pts – 2 reb – 1 ast – 0 tov – 1-6 FG
13TOR Jamal Shead -5.70 2 pts – 4 reb – 4 ast – 0 tov – 1-6 FG
14POR Toumani Camara -5.40 8 pts – 5 reb – 1 ast – 2 tov – 3-8 FG
15LAL Luke Kennard -4.99 7 pts – 3 reb – 2 ast – 2 tov – 3-8 FG
16CLE Jaylon Tyson -4.46 9 pts – 5 reb – 0 ast – 2 tov – 3-6 FG
17TOR Ja’Kobe Walter -3.98 0 pts – 7 reb – 3 ast – 0 tov – 0-9 FG
18BOS Derrick White -3.77 6 pts – 6 reb – 3 ast – 2 tov – 2-5 FG
19LAL Rui Hachimura -3.38 13 pts – 3 reb – 1 ast – 1 tov – 6-10 FG
20LAL Deandre Ayton -2.96 19 pts – 10 reb – 0 ast – 2 tov – 9-12 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 20.48 15 pts – 10 reb – 3 ast – 2 stl – 5-11 FG
2SAS Carter Bryant 6.19 6 pts – 1 reb – 1 ast – 0 stl – 2-3 FG
3SAS Dylan Harper 2.23 3 pts – 2 reb – 1 ast – 1 stl – 1-6 FG
4LAL Adou Thiero 0.87 3 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 1-1 FG
5BOS Hugo Gonzalez 0.67 0 pts – 2 ast – 0 reb – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
6POR Yang Hansen -0.05 0 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
7PHI VJ Edgecombe -0.45 6 pts – 4 reb – 1 ast – 1 stl – 2-9 FG
* You can check season rankings here.
🎯 Most clutch players
​ PLAYER RAT STATS
1TOR Scottie Barnes 7.88 6 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
2TOR Brandon Ingram 6.75 5 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 1-1 FG
3CLE Sam Merrill 3.52 5 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 2-2 FG
4TOR RJ Barrett 3.00 3 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 1-3 FG
5TOR Collin Murray-Boyles 2.13 0 pts – 2 reb – 1 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
6CLE Evan Mobley 1.12 0 pts – 2 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
7TOR Jamal Shead 0.38 0 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
8CLE Dean Wade -0.32 0 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
9CLE James Harden -0.32 0 pts – 2 ast – 0 reb – 0 stl – 0-2 FG
10CLE Jarrett Allen -0.32 0 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
11CLE Max Strus -0.88 0 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-1 FG
12CLE Donovan Mitchell -2.56 0 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-4 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
1FR Victor Wembanyama 36.61 27 pts – 12 reb – 3 ast – 7 blk – 9-17 FG
2TR Alperen Sengun 24.13 19 pts – 6 reb – 2 ast – 1 stl – 6-12 FG
3PT Neemias Queta 15.30 9 pts – 8 reb – 1 ast – 1 blk – 3-3 FG
4AT Jakob Poeltl 13.99 10 pts – 6 reb – 1 ast – 1 stl – 4-7 FG
5IL Deni Avdija 12.80 26 pts – 7 reb – 3 ast – 1 stl – 8-14 FG
6BS Deandre Ayton 11.16 19 pts – 10 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 9-12 FG
7CA RJ Barrett 10.35 18 pts – 8 reb – 1 ast – 2 stl – 8-22 FG
8NG Josh Okogie 9.78 5 pts – 4 reb – 1 ast – 3 stl – 2-5 FG
9GE Sandro Mamukelashvili 8.49 2 pts – 8 reb – 1 ast – 2 stl – 1-3 FG
10BA Luka Garza 8.28 6 pts – 3 reb – 2 ast – 0 stl – 2-2 FG
11JP Rui Hachimura 7.05 13 pts – 3 reb – 1 ast – 1 stl – 6-10 FG
12CA Shaedon Sharpe 5.72 8 pts – 3 reb – 0 ast – 1 stl – 3-6 FG
13ME Nikola Vucevic 5.27 4 pts – 5 reb – 2 ast – 0 stl – 2-6 FG
14DE Dennis Schroeder 4.33 8 pts – 5 reb – 0 ast – 1 stl – 4-7 FG
15DE Maxi Kleber 3.10 1 pts – 2 ast – 1 reb – 1 stl – 0-0 FG
16BE Toumani Camara 2.91 8 pts – 5 reb – 1 ast – 1 stl – 3-8 FG
17TR Adem Bona 1.75 4 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 2-2 FG
18ES Hugo Gonzalez 0.67 0 pts – 2 ast – 0 reb – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
19CD Bismack Biyombo 0.08 0 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 0-0 FG
20CA AJ Lawson 0.00 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
1BOS Payton Pritchard 37.34 32 pts – 5 ast – 4 reb – 1 stl – 12-21 FG
2TOR Collin Murray-Boyles 20.48 15 pts – 10 reb – 3 ast – 2 stl – 5-11 FG
3SAS Keldon Johnson 11.31 9 pts – 1 reb – 1 ast – 1 stl – 3-5 FG
4PHI Quentin Grimes 11.16 12 pts – 6 ast – 2 reb – 1 stl – 5-7 FG
5POR Jerami Grant 8.78 17 pts – 5 reb – 1 ast – 1 blk – 6-12 FG
6TOR Sandro Mamukelashvili 8.49 2 pts – 8 reb – 1 ast – 2 stl – 1-3 FG
7BOS Luka Garza 8.28 6 pts – 3 reb – 2 ast – 0 stl – 2-2 FG
8BOS Baylor Scheierman 7.36 6 pts – 5 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 2-5 FG
9CLE Sam Merrill 7.13 14 pts – 0 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 5-9 FG
10SAS Carter Bryant 6.19 6 pts – 1 reb – 1 ast – 0 stl – 2-3 FG
11POR Shaedon Sharpe 5.72 8 pts – 3 reb – 0 ast – 1 stl – 3-6 FG
12BOS Jordan Walsh 5.62 3 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 2 stl – 1-4 FG
13BOS Nikola Vucevic 5.27 4 pts – 5 reb – 2 ast – 0 stl – 2-6 FG
14CLE Jaylon Tyson 4.73 9 pts – 5 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 3-6 FG
15POR Robert Williams 4.52 4 pts – 6 reb – 2 ast – 2 blk – 2-4 FG
16CLE Dennis Schroeder 4.33 8 pts – 5 reb – 0 ast – 1 stl – 4-7 FG
17BOS Ron Harper Jr 3.92 3 pts – 1 reb – 0 ast – 0 stl – 1-1 FG
18SAS Jordan McLaughlin 3.83 2 pts – 1 ast – 0 reb – 1 stl – 1-1 FG
19PHI Trendon Watford 3.34 4 pts – 1 ast – 0 reb – 0 stl – 1-1 FG
20SAS Harrison Barnes 3.07 2 pts – 1 reb – 1 ast – 0 stl – 1-2 FG
🏆 All-Time Ranking
​ PLAYER CATEGORY RANK PASSED
CLE James Harden Assists 6 Tony Parker
BOS Jayson Tatum Scoring 29 Klay Thompson, James Worthy
PHI Paul George Steals 39 James Worthy, Danny Green
POR Jrue Holiday Assists 42 Al Horford, Terry Porter
BOS Jayson Tatum Assists 43 Terry Porter, Jrue Holiday, Andre Iguodala
BOS Jayson Tatum Rebounds 50 Giannis Antetokounmpo
PHI Paul George Assists 64 Charles Barkley
PHI Joel Embiid Blocks 77 Chris Bosh, Antonio Davis
CLE Donovan Mitchell Scoring 83 Hal Greer, Sam Perkins
POR Robert Williams Blocks 105 Bill Walton, Bill Laimbeer, P.J. Brown, Thurl Bailey, Ervin Johnson
BOS Jaylen Brown Assists 108 Mookie Blaylock, Jeff Teague, Reggie Miller
POR Jrue Holiday Scoring 110 Serge Ibaka
BOS Derrick White Blocks 111 Jack Sikma, Jerome Kersey, Antonio McDyess
PHI Joel Embiid Rebounds 128 Zach Randolph, Ray Allen, Bob Lanier
PHI Joel Embiid Scoring 132 LaMarcus Aldridge, JR Smith, Sidney Moncrief, Earl Monroe
CLE Donovan Mitchell Assists 133 Sidney Moncrief, Toni Kukoc
CLE Donovan Mitchell Steals 139 Luka Doncic, Lafayette Lever
PHI Paul George Blocks 141 Rick Mahorn, Elton Brand
LAL Marcus Smart Scoring 145 Bill Sharman, CJ McCollum, Dan Majerle, Kenyon Martin
BOS Jaylen Brown Blocks 147 Erick Dampier
LAL Marcus Smart Blocks 150 Ralph Sampson, Bill Cartwright, Mike Gminski, Pascal Siakam, Dave Cowens, Dan Roundfield, Kyle Korver, Metta World Peace
BOS Derrick White Assists 182 Dave DeBusschere, B.J. Armstrong, Sedale Threatt
POR Jrue Holiday Rebounds 183 Larry Nance, Steven Adams
🌐 Stats per country
​ COUNTRY STATS PLAYERS
1 United States 628 points – 249 rebounds – 144 assists 72
​ Rest of the World 196 points – 98 rebounds – 25 assists 26
2 France 27 points – 12 rebounds – 4 assists 2
3 Canada 26 points – 11 rebounds – 1 assist 4
4 Israel 26 points – 7 rebounds – 3 assists 1
5 Bahamas 25 points – 14 rebounds – 1 assist 2
6 Turkey 23 points – 6 rebounds – 2 assists 2
7 Japan 13 points – 3 rebounds – 1 assist 1
8 Austria 10 points – 6 rebounds – 1 assist 1
9 Germany 9 points – 6 rebounds – 2 assists 2
10 Portugal 9 points – 8 rebounds – 1 assist 1
11 Belgium 8 points – 5 rebounds – 1 assist 1
12 Bosnia 6 points – 3 rebounds – 2 assists 1
13 Nigeria 5 points – 4 rebounds – 1 assist 1
14 Montenegro 4 points – 5 rebounds – 2 assists 1
15 Ukraine 3 points – 0 rebounds – 0 assists 1
16 Georgia 2 points – 8 rebounds – 1 assist 1
17 DR Congo 0 points – 0 rebounds – 0 assists 1
18 Spain 0 points – 2 assists – 0 rebounds – 1
19 Czech Republic 0 points – 0 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 276 points – 143 rebounds – 52 assists 35
Adidas 93 points – 41 rebounds – 19 assists 8
Puma 60 points – 30 rebounds – 9 assists 7
Jordan Brand 51 points – 20 rebounds – 15 assists 4
New Balance 5 points – 0 rebounds – 0 assists 1
Li-Ning 0 points – 0 rebounds – 0 assists 1

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