Highest points per attempt
1.373
Shots inside 4 feet, on 56,943 attempts (26.0% of field goals).
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Findings
Most points
98,151
From three-pointers, on 90,970 attempts at 1.079 points per attempt.
Team scoring gap
0.113
Points per attempt from Denver (1.154) to Brooklyn (1.041).
Three-point share
49.7%
Golden State, 3,616 attempts. Sacramento is at 33.9% on 2,476.
These are descriptive observations. They do not identify causal effects. A high points-per-attempt describes the shots that were taken. It does not say that taking more of those shots would raise scoring.
Team rates
Points per attempt and effective field-goal percentage use each team’s makes and attempts. The zoomed chart is the scale from the notebook, so the gap stays visible. Switch to “From zero” to see that gap against a full axis.
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Points per attempt
Shot mix
Read volume and efficiency together. The stacked bar is the share of each team’s attempts. The bars under it are points per attempt on a fixed axis from 0 to 1.70. Long twos can be a small slice and still a poor rate.
Points per attempt by distance
| Team | Under 4 ft | 4–10 ft | 10–16 ft | 16+ ft | Threes |
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All 30 teams
Cell color is the share of that team’s attempts. The notebook sorts this grid by three-point share. Focus or hover a cell for the points per attempt.
Court sections
The notebook’s court chart covers four teams: the New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets, and Los Angeles Lakers. Sections are geometric, not official NBA shot zones. The basket is at the top. The drawing stops 32 feet from the basket; shots farther upcourt still count in the wings.
Among these four, Cleveland has the highest share above the break (33.4%, 1.064 points per attempt). New York has the highest corner share (13.5%, 1.246). Denver has the highest midrange share (11.6%, 0.903). The square with the most points on every one of these maps sits at the rim.
Field-goal percentage counts a three the same as a two. Points per attempt gives the three its extra point. The same color scale is used for every team. Sections under 100 attempts are marked as a small sample.
| Section | Attempts | Makes | FG% | Points | PPA |
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What this does not show
- Distance bands are analytical groups, separate from official NBA shot zones. Two-pointers split at 4, 10, and 16 feet. Every three-pointer stays in one group.
- A shot on the corner side of the 22-foot line is a corner three even when it is closer than the 23.75-foot arc.
- Coordinates treat xLegacy and yLegacy as tenths of a foot from the basket. Shots past half court stay in the team totals and off the drawing.
- The notebook’s grid maps leave efficiency squares under 20 attempts blank. This page keeps those shots in the section total and shows the attempt count.
- Heaves and free throws sit outside the attempt set. Possessions, turnovers, the shooter, the defender, and shot difficulty are outside this pass.
- The scope is the 2025-26 regular season.
These are descriptive observations. They do not identify causal effects.