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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Last: @ Houston Rockets · Tipped off 8:30 PM ET · this page updates each morning
Points by game
The Edge
Role and usageGilgeous-Alexander's profile stands out most on usage rate (97th percentile) and potential assists per game (85th percentile). Latest snapshot 2026-10-30.
Early sample: percentiles among players with 2+ games.
Our pick
No active pick on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
Our graded record on him: 5-2-0 · see every pick below.
Points against the line
Hypothetical threshold · no verified market line: 26.5
2026-27 season · all games played, playoffs included · game log · through 2026-10-28
Hit rate by situation · 2026-27 · against the season median 26.5
home, away, back-to-back, 2+ days rest, 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
35% of his shots come from mid-range, where he makes 55%, 15.2 percentage points above the league rate there.
- Restricted area58%▼ 8.3 vs league17% of attempts · 19 FGA · small sample
- Three-pointers26%▼ 7.8 vs league31% of attempts · 34 FGA
- Mid-range55%▲ 15.2 vs league35% of attempts · 38 FGA
- Share of attempts
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Where he shoots from, against the league
- Restricted area17% / 29%11 of 19 · 58% FG against 66% for the league
- Paint (non-restricted)17% / 19%9 of 18 · 50% FG against 44% for the league
- Mid-range35% / 10%21 of 38 · 55% FG against 40% for the league
- Left corner 31% / 6%0 of 1 · 0% FG against 34% for the league
- Right corner 31% / 5%0 of 1 · 0% FG against 34% for the league
- Above-the-break 329% / 31%9 of 32 · 28% FG against 34% for the league
Matchup: @ Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets defense
Who guards him, then team ratings and what they allow to guards.
Who guards him
Last season (2025-26): no defender on this roster has guarded him for 5+ partial possessions this season yet. Amen Thompson has guarded him most: 52.2 partial possessions, 20 points on 8 of 15.
2025-26 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.
2 meetings on record: 27.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists per game (last on Jan 15). 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 35.1 points per 100 possessions better 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
- Ajay Mitchellsmall sample without
- Jared McCainsmall sample without
- Isaiah Hartensteinsmall sample without
Teammate availability from the injury report as of Oct 30.
Game log & career
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