2025-2026 Best Games

[Mike G]

Last night, the Lakers' Austin Reaves posted an "alltime" -- since 1985 -- top 50 Game Score.
In the first week of the season, a bunch of standout performances around the league; here ranked by
bpmG = gBPM * min/48

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bpmG   player    date   tm   opp  min   TS%   Pt   Rb  As  St  Bk  TO   GmSc   BPM
17.9   Gordon   10.23   Den  GSW   39  1.06   50    8   2   0   1   2   44.2   22.2
17.8   Reaves   10.26   LAL  Sac   39   .81   51   11   9   2   0   2   49.6   21.8
17.0   Giannis  10.26   Mil  Cle   33   .74   40   14   9   2   2   2   43.1   24.5
13.6   Doncic   10.21   Dal  GSW   41   .69   43   12   9   2   1   3   38.9   15.9
13.4   Wemby    10.22   SAS  Dal   30   .77   40   15   1   1   3   0   37.6   21.7
11.9   Doncic   10.24   LAL  Min   35   .78   49   11   8   0   0   3   42.0   16.4
11.9   Curry    10.23   GSW  Den   37   .74   42    6   7   3   1   2   38.1   15.4
11.6   LaMelo   10.26   Cha  Was   35   .68   38   13  13   3   0   4   38.1   16.1
11.1   Shai     10.23   OKC  Ind   45   .65   55    8   5   2   1   2   43.1   11.7

https://www.basketball-reference.com/le ... score.html
The GmSc just gets my attention, rather than factoring into the rank. Giannis last night was a close 2nd in bpmG.

Players who [have] never had a GmSc above 49.6 include:
top Gm Sc
49.6 Barkley
49.5 Shaq
49.2 Curry
49.0 Wade
48.5 Iverson
48.0 Nowitzki
47.9 Tatum
47.5 Paul
46.7 Olajuwon

The top 100 GmSc are currently 46.6 and up.

[Mike G]

A new Best Game last night.

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bpmG+   date   player   tm  opp   min  TS%   Pt  Rb  As  St  Bk  TO   GmSc   BPM
23.5   11.03   Jokic   Den  Sac   36   .73   34   7  14   4   2   1   39.7   26.3
21.9   10.23   Gordon  Den  GSW   39  1.06   50   8   2   0   1   2   44.2   22.2
21.8   10.26   Reaves  LAL  Sac   39   .81   51  11   9   2   0   2   49.6   21.8
20.5   10.26  Giannis  Mil  Cle   33   .74   40  14   9   2   2   2   43.1   24.5
18.3   10.31  Leonard  LAC  NOP   36   .89   34   5   5   6   0   2   35.4   19.3

17.9   10.21   Doncic  Dal  GSW   41   .68   43  12   9   2   1   3   38.9   15.9
16.6   10.27 Markkanen Uta  Phx   45   .65   51  14   3   0   0   1   40.7   12.7
16.5   10.22   Wemby   SAS  Dal   30   .77   40  15   1   1   3   0   37.6   21.7
15.8   10.23   Shai    OKC  Ind   45   .65   55   8   5   2   1   2   43.1   11.7
15.7   10.23   Curry   GSW  Den   37   .74   42   6   7   3   1   2   38.1   15.4
15.6   10.24   Doncic  LAL  Min   35   .78   49  11   8   0   0   3   42.0   16.4

bpmG+ = (BPM+5)*min/48

[Mike G]

And again:

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bpmG   date    player  tm   opp  min   TS%   Pt  Rb  As  St  Bk  TO   GmSc   BPM
25.6   11.05   Jokic   Den  Mia   37   .77   33  15  16   3   0   3   42.1   28.6
23.5   11.03   Jokic   Den  Sac   36   .73   34   7  14   4   2   1   39.7   26.3
21.9   10.23   Gordon  Den  GSW   39  1.06   50   8   2   0   1   2   44.2   22.2
21.8   10.26   Reaves  LAL  Sac   39   .81   51  11   9   2   0   2   49.6   21.8
20.5   10.26  Giannis  Mil  Cle   33   .74   40  14   9   2   2   2   43.1   24.5

20.3   11.05  Mitchell Cle  Phl   35   .91   46   4   8   1   0   2   43.1   22.7
18.3   10.31  Leonard  LAC  NOP   36   .89   34   5   5   6   0   2   35.4   19.3
17.9   10.21   Doncic  Dal  GSW   41   .69   43  12   9   2   1   3   38.9   15.9
16.6   10.27 Markkanen Uta  Phx   45   .65   51  14   3   0   0   1   40.7   12.7
16.5   10.22   Wemby   SAS  Dal   30   .77   40  15   1   1   3   0   37.6   21.7

Donovan Mitchell also with a hot night.