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Max Christie
Last: vs Houston Rockets · Tipped off 8:00 PM ET · this page updates each morning
Points by game
The Edge
Role and usageChristie's profile stands out most on potential assists per game (53rd percentile) and rebound chances per game (39th percentile). Latest snapshot 2026-10-30.
Early sample: percentiles among players with 2+ games.
Our pick
No active pick on Max Christie.
No graded picks on him yet.
Points against the line
Recorded line 8.5 · Points · as of Oct 28
2026-27 season · all games played, playoffs included · game log · through 2026-10-28
Hit rate by situation · 2026-27 · against the recorded line 8.5
home, away, back-to-back, in wins and in losses splits have fewer than 10 games this season and are not shown yet.
This season's games only · historical frequency, not a forecast.
Where he scores
47% of his shots come from threes above the break, where he makes 33%, close to the league rate there.
- Restricted area29%▼ 37.6 vs league16% of attempts · 7 FGA · small sample
- Three-pointers33%level with league67% of attempts · 30 FGA
- Mid-range100%▲ 60.0 vs league2% of attempts · 1 FGA · small sample
- Share of attempts
- FG% above league
- below
- under 20 attempts
Where he shoots from, against the league
- Restricted area16% / 29%2 of 7 · 29% FG against 66% for the league
- Paint (non-restricted)16% / 19%4 of 7 · 57% FG against 44% for the league
- Mid-range2% / 10%1 of 1 · 100% FG against 40% for the league
- Left corner 316% / 6%3 of 7 · 43% FG against 34% for the league
- Right corner 34% / 5%0 of 2 · 0% FG against 34% for the league
- Above-the-break 347% / 31%7 of 21 · 33% FG against 34% for the league
Distance buckets and the period split are not available: this player's shots for this season are not in our shot chart yet.
Matchup: vs Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets defense
Who guards him, then team ratings and what they allow to guards.
Who guards him
Fred VanVleet has guarded him most: 18.5 partial possessions, 2 points on 1 of 1.
2026-27 matchups · roster as of Oct 30 · defender ratings as of Oct 30. Tough, average or soft is the defender's own FG% allowed against the league (top, middle or bottom third), shown only for defenders in the league ranking.
Team defense
Houston Rockets: the 9th-best defense at an average pace; stingy against guards on points.
Allowed-to-guards figures use 2025-26 (last season), 325 guard-games against HOU · team ratings over 5 games, snapshot 2026-10-30.
5 meetings on record: 12.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists per game (last on Oct 21). The vs HOU window above shows each game.
HOU injury report · Oct 30
- Reed Sheppard · Out
- Marcus Smart · Out
- Steven Adams · Out
- Alperen Sengun · Day-to-day
Lineup context
Team ratings with him on and off the floor, then points per game with and without his top teammates by minutes.
On and off
The team is 46.7 points per 100 possessions worse with him on the floor (small sample: under 100 minutes on one side).
- Net rating
Offensive and defensive rating
- Offensive rating
- Defensive rating (lower is better)
Points per 100 possessions · 3 games · as of Oct 26.
With and without teammates
- P.J. Washingtonsmall sample without
- Zaccharie Risachersmall sample without
- Cooper Flaggsmall sample without
Teammate availability from the injury report as of Oct 30.
Game log & career
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