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High leverage

High leverage possessions are those where the outcome has an above-average impact on which team wins the game, based on the score, time remaining, and relative team strength. Learn more

Minimum 150 high leverage minutes

Scoring efficiency accounting for FGs, 3Ps, and FTs

#PlayerTS%
1
Hassan Whiteside
MIA
55.8%
2
Gorgui Dieng
MIN
54.0%
3
Paul George
IND
53.3%
4
Kyle Korver
ATL
47.8%
5
Jimmy Butler III
CHI
47.2%
6
Kevin Durant
OKC
46.8%
7
Monta Ellis
IND
46.1%
8
Karl-Anthony Towns
MIN
45.8%
9
Chris Bosh
MIA
44.6%
10
Dirk Nowitzki
DAL
44.1%
11
Gordon Hayward
UTA
43.4%
12
Al Horford
ATL
43.0%
13
DeAndre Jordan
LAC
42.7%
14
Andrew Wiggins
MIN
41.9%
15
Ricky Rubio
MIN
41.4%
16
Rodney Hood
UTA
41.2%
17
Luol Deng
MIA
40.8%
18
Darren Collison
SAC
40.3%
19
Kent Bazemore
ATL
39.4%
20
Chris Paul
LAC
39.3%
21
Dwyane Wade
MIA
39.2%
22
Russell Westbrook
OKC
39.1%
23
Arron Afflalo
NYK
39.0%
24
Evan Fournier
ORL
38.9%
25
Paul Millsap
ATL
38.8%
26
Victor Oladipo
ORL
38.8%
27
Goran Dragic
MIA
38.6%
28
Jrue Holiday
NOP
37.8%
29
Will Barton
DEN
37.2%
30
Zach LaVine
MIN
37.1%
31
Joe Johnson
BKN/MIA
36.4%
32
Trevor Ariza
HOU
36.2%
33
Justise Winslow
MIA
35.6%
34
Pau Gasol
CHI
34.8%
35
Langston Galloway
NYK
33.9%
36
Ryan Anderson
NOP
33.6%
37
Hollis Thompson
PHI
32.7%
38
Derrick Rose
CHI
31.8%
39
Jamal Crawford
LAC
31.7%
40
DeMarcus Cousins
SAC
31.0%
41
Rajon Rondo
SAC
28.6%
42
Shabazz Muhammad
MIN
28.5%
43
Tayshaun Prince
MIN
27.4%
44
Dion Waiters
OKC
22.0%
Top true shooting % leaders

The current 2015-16 Season NBA leaders in high leverage true shooting % are Hassan Whiteside (55.8%, MIA), Gorgui Dieng (54.0%, MIN), Paul George (53.3%, IND), Kyle Korver (47.8%, ATL), and Jimmy Butler III (47.2%, CHI).