NBA Scoring Leaders as Underdogs
2025-2026 Season
| Rk | Player | GP | MIN | MIN/G | PTS | PTS/G | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T476 | Chet HolmgrenC. Holmgren OKC | 2 | 64.7 | 32.4 | 24 | 12.0 | 8 | 22 | 36.4 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 |
| T476 | Carter BryantC. Bryant SAS | 14 | 101.4 | 7.2 | 24 | 1.7 | 10 | 28 | 35.7 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 478 | Chris PaulC. Paul LAC | 8 | 110.1 | 13.8 | 23 | 2.9 | 10 | 25 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| T479 | Larry Nance Jr.L. Nance Jr. CLE | 5 | 69.9 | 14.0 | 22 | 4.4 | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| T479 | Lindy Waters IIIL. Waters IIISAS | 13 | 77.4 | 6.0 | 22 | 1.7 | 8 | 24 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| T479 | Marcus SasserM. Sasser DET | 6 | 38.6 | 6.4 | 22 | 3.7 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| T482 | Steven AdamsS. Adams HOU | 5 | 140.3 | 28.1 | 21 | 4.2 | 8 | 23 | 34.8 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 |
| T482 | Dorian Finney-SmithD. Finney-SmithHOU | 5 | 95.4 | 19.1 | 21 | 4.2 | 8 | 22 | 36.4 | 0 | 0 | — |
| T484 | Alondes WilliamsA. Williams WAS | 3 | 71.3 | 23.8 | 19 | 6.3 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 |
| T484 | Javonte CookeJ. Cooke POR | 13 | 75.2 | 5.8 | 19 | 1.5 | 7 | 34 | 20.6 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 |
| T484 | Nikola TopicN. TopicOKC | 4 | 67.3 | 16.8 | 19 | 4.8 | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| T484 | Kevin McCullar Jr.K. McCullar Jr. NYK | 7 | 64.9 | 9.3 | 19 | 2.7 | 8 | 18 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | — |
| T484 | Adou ThieroA. Thiero LAL | 8 | 78.4 | 9.8 | 19 | 2.4 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 |
| T489 | Eric GordonE. Gordon PHI | 3 | 39.3 | 13.1 | 18 | 6.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 0 | 0 | — |
| T489 | Jordan McLaughlinJ. McLaughlinSAS | 8 | 28.3 | 3.5 | 18 | 2.3 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| T489 | Curtis JonesC. Jones DEN | 3 | 49.1 | 16.4 | 18 | 6.0 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 |
| T489 | Kadary RichmondK. RichmondWAS | 2 | 35.5 | 17.8 | 18 | 9.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 |
| T493 | JD DavisonJD DavisonHOU | 5 | 53.1 | 10.6 | 17 | 3.4 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| T493 | TyTy Washington Jr.T. Washington Jr.LAC | 7 | 48.3 | 6.9 | 17 | 2.4 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| T493 | Antonio ReevesA. Reeves CHA | 8 | 51.0 | 6.4 | 17 | 2.1 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| T493 | Chaz LanierC. LanierDET | 9 | 67.5 | 7.5 | 17 | 1.9 | 5 | 20 | 25.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 |
| T493 | Alex AntetokounmpoA. Antetokounmpo MIL | 5 | 19.7 | 3.9 | 17 | 3.4 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 |
| T493 | Keshon GilbertK. Gilbert ATL | 4 | 73.8 | 18.5 | 17 | 4.3 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 |
| T493 | Grant NelsonG. Nelson BKN | 4 | 35.0 | 8.8 | 17 | 4.3 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 |
| 500 | Monte MorrisM. Morris IND | 5 | 52.2 | 10.4 | 16 | 3.2 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 |
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.