NBA Scoring Leaders as Underdogs
2025-2026 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | MIN | MIN/G | PTS | PTS/G | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | Koby BreaK. Brea PHO | 9 | 60.4 | 6.7 | 36 | 4.0 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 |
| 452 | Luguentz DortL. Dort OKC | 4 | 118.5 | 29.6 | 35 | 8.8 | 13 | 42 | 31.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 |
| T453 | Taj GibsonT. Gibson MEM | 10 | 96.9 | 9.7 | 34 | 3.4 | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 |
| T453 | Charles BasseyC. Bassey GSW | 7 | 70.4 | 10.1 | 34 | 4.9 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 |
| T455 | Thanasis AntetokounmpoT. Antetokounmpo MIL | 24 | 115.8 | 4.8 | 32 | 1.3 | 9 | 21 | 42.9 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 |
| T455 | Haywood HighsmithH. HighsmithPHO | 5 | 78.0 | 15.6 | 32 | 6.4 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 |
| T455 | Hunter TysonH. Tyson DEN | 7 | 97.0 | 13.9 | 32 | 4.6 | 9 | 28 | 32.1 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 |
| T458 | DaQuan JeffriesD. Jeffries SAC | 3 | 59.9 | 20.0 | 31 | 10.3 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 |
| T458 | Omer YurtsevenO. YurtsevenGSW | 6 | 86.5 | 14.4 | 31 | 5.2 | 11 | 25 | 44.0 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 |
| T458 | Kobe BufkinK. Bufkin LAL | 6 | 73.9 | 12.3 | 31 | 5.2 | 10 | 30 | 33.3 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 |
| T458 | Tyler SmithT. Smith DAL | 10 | 109.0 | 10.9 | 31 | 3.1 | 12 | 33 | 36.4 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 |
| T462 | Pacome DadietP. Dadiet NYK | 6 | 59.3 | 9.9 | 30 | 5.0 | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 |
| T462 | Branden CarlsonB. CarlsonOKC | 3 | 57.0 | 19.0 | 30 | 10.0 | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 |
| T462 | Alijah MartinA. Martin TOR | 12 | 92.5 | 7.7 | 30 | 2.5 | 8 | 29 | 27.6 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 |
| T465 | Kelly OlynykK. Olynyk SAS | 13 | 93.1 | 7.2 | 29 | 2.2 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 |
| T465 | Ariel HukportiA. HukportiNYK | 11 | 119.3 | 10.8 | 29 | 2.6 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 |
| T467 | Maxi KleberM. KleberLAL | 16 | 153.1 | 9.6 | 28 | 1.8 | 10 | 27 | 37.0 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 |
| T467 | Tolu Smith IIIT. Smith III DET | 6 | 79.9 | 13.3 | 28 | 4.7 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 |
| T467 | Brooks BarnhizerB. BarnhizerOKC | 3 | 75.3 | 25.1 | 28 | 9.3 | 10 | 28 | 35.7 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 |
| 470 | Nigel Hayes-DavisN. Hayes-DavisPHO | 15 | 141.9 | 9.5 | 27 | 1.8 | 12 | 32 | 37.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 |
| T471 | Mason PlumleeM. Plumlee CHA | 13 | 120.9 | 9.3 | 26 | 2.0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 |
| T471 | Isaiah LiversI. LiversPHO | 17 | 151.9 | 8.9 | 26 | 1.5 | 7 | 23 | 30.4 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 |
| T471 | Andersson GarciaA. Garcia UTH | 5 | 168.8 | 33.8 | 26 | 5.2 | 9 | 29 | 31.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 |
| 474 | Xavier Tillman Sr.X. Tillman Sr.CHA | 11 | 76.7 | 7.0 | 25 | 2.3 | 11 | 20 | 55.0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 475 | Isaiah HartensteinI. HartensteinOKC | 2 | 51.6 | 25.8 | 24 | 12.0 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 |
About this leaderboard
Compare NBA scoring in games where each player's team was an underdog during the 2025-2026 season. This split isolates points, minutes, and shooting in the underdog role. Use it to examine historical scoring when teams were expected to trail. It does not guarantee future results.