Interesting from over at clutch fans..
http://www.numberfire.com/nba/news/3...storic-offense
The Numbers Behind the Dallas Mavericks’ Historic Offense
The Dallas Mavericks are currently scoring 116.7 points per 100 possessions, which is on pace to be, and pretty easily, the best offense in NBA history. Rounding out the top five is one of Magic’s Lakers squads, an early MJ Bulls team, a Larry Bird-led Celtics group, and Steve Nash run-and-gun Suns. So, yeah, the Mavericks are putting up some impressive offensive numbers.
Let’s take a look at how they’re accomplishing such a feat.
Starting with the offense four factors, the Mavericks are above league average in three of the four categories – effective field goal percentage, turnover percentage, offensive rebound percentage, and free throw rate. In the first two, the Mavericks rank second and third in the NBA, respectively. In general, they’re shooting the lights out.
Look at how their top seven players are shooting so far this year. (
Table and rest of article at the link. Hint...it is GOOD!
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