Possessions per Game | NBA Team Stats


1	106.2	105.1	109.0	107.1	105.7	105.9	106.4	103.8
2	106.0	95.9	100.8	102.2	106.0	103.9	107.4	104.5
3	105.9	108.4	105.1	105.8	105.9	106.5	105.6	105.5
4	105.5	100.7	99.6	101.8	105.5	105.4	105.6	103.0
5	103.3	107.4	102.9	100.7	102.9	102.9	103.6	102.7
5	103.3	103.4	104.3	103.8	103.3	103.2	103.4	98.5
7	102.8	101.6	97.3	99.7	101.4	100.8	104.2	100.7
8	102.6	98.0	99.4	102.3	102.6	102.3	103.0	105.2
8	102.6	100.4	102.0	102.7	102.5	102.9	102.3	103.5
10	102.4	100.7	98.4	99.0	102.3	101.6	103.4	101.3
10	102.4	100.9	100.4	99.4	101.7	103.4	101.3	101.9
12	102.3	97.2	98.7	101.5	102.2	104.4	99.8	104.1
13	101.9	96.6	100.7	101.5	101.0	99.6	104.2	103.0
14	101.8	94.0	94.8	98.3	100.1	101.6	101.9	102.1
15	101.7	99.5	102.2	98.6	101.7	102.3	101.4	99.3
16	101.6	116.8	106.9	105.0	100.1	104.4	99.8	103.8
17	101.5	105.2	103.3	102.8	101.3	100.2	103.3	104.6
17	101.5	103.1	101.9	101.0	101.2	103.7	99.6	99.8
19	101.3	97.1	97.5	99.3	98.7	102.1	100.4	102.4
20	101.0	114.2	104.9	102.5	100.8	99.1	102.6	102.1
21	100.9	101.3	99.4	101.9	100.9	101.7	100.3	101.8
21	100.9	101.3	103.8	101.5	99.7	100.1	101.4	103.1
23	100.8	96.4	101.5	101.5	100.9	100.1	101.8	101.6
24	100.5	99.5	92.7	94.7	99.0	101.0	99.7	99.5
25	99.9	96.6	98.9	98.7	100.3	99.7	100.4	99.4
26	98.9	98.0	97.8	97.2	98.9	100.3	97.9	101.5
27	98.6	94.3	94.2	95.0	99.0	103.4	95.2	97.5
28	98.4	97.4	97.4	96.0	98.5	96.7	100.8	99.4
29	97.8	97.8	96.8	97.7	97.1	97.2	98.6	100.2
30	97.6	91.8	92.3	93.6	96.8	97.9	97.1	98.9

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What are Possessions per Game in NBA Team Stats?

Possessions per Game measures the average number of offensive possessions a team uses in each game, serving as a key indicator of pace.

Which teams have the highest possessions per game in the NBA in 2026?

Through games played November 12, 2026, Atlanta has the highest possessions per game in the NBA at 106.2. Chicago is second at 106.0, Miami third at 105.9 & New Orleans fourth at 105.5. Minnesota & the LA Clippers are tied for fifth at 103.3. Atlanta's average is 0.2 possessions above second place & 6.3 possessions above the 25th-ranked team.

Only 3.8 possessions separate first from tenth. Toronto is seventh at 102.8. Utah & Portland are tied for eighth at 102.6 and Sacramento & San Antonio tied for tenth at 102.4.

Five separate ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one team. Memphis is 12th at 102.3, Indiana 13th at 101.9, Cleveland 14th at 101.8, Brooklyn 15th at 101.7 & Washington 16th at 101.6. Dallas & the Los Angeles Lakers are tied 17th at 101.5.

Nine teams sit inside 0.9 possessions of each other from 15th to 23rd, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Philadelphia is 19th at 101.3 & Detroit 20th at 101.0. Oklahoma City & Orlando are tied 21st at 100.9. Golden State is 23rd at 100.8, Milwaukee 24th at 100.5 & Phoenix 25th at 99.9.

How this ranking is measured

The ranking above covers the top 25 of 30 NBA teams in the 2026 regular season. Possessions per Game measures the average number of offensive possessions a team uses in each game, serving as a key indicator of pace. Figures are as of November 12, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.