Inside the NBA numbers: A look at the season’s stats

Published April 10, 2023 4:59 AM

By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Basketball Writer

Scoring was up in the NBA this season, to a level not seen in more than a half-century. NBA teams averaged 114.7 points per game. That’s the ninth-highest figure in the league’s 77 seasons and the most since teams averaged 116.7 per game in 1969-70. It represents a jump of 3.7% over last season. The league shot fewer 3-pointers this season, albeit slightly. And Golden State was the first team in a quarter-century to win and lose games by at least 45 points in the same season.

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