Every second matters for an efficient offense

Offensive ratings for half-court possessions and number of seconds into the shot clock at the time of first offensive action, by each season from 2014-23

aVERAGEs of last 10 seasons

TREND LINE

offensive rating

125

122.5

115

105

103.2

95

4

14

2

6

8

10

12

seconds off shot clock

aVERAGEs of last 10 seasons

TREND LINE

offensive rating

125

122.5

115

105

103.2

seconds off shot clock

95

4

14

2

6

8

10

12

Line chart showing how with every second off the shot clock, teams' offensive ratings drop across each season from 2014 to 2013 as well as the average and rolling average forall.
2022-23 season statistics through All-Star break.