Stat leaders

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 33 high leverage minutes

Offensive ratingDefensive ratingNet ratingTrue shooting %Effective field goal %Offensive rebound %Defensive rebound %Assist %Assist ratioAssist to turnover ratioSteal %Block %Usage %Turnover ratio

Offensive ratingDefensive ratingNet ratingTrue shooting %Effective field goal %Offensive rebound %Defensive rebound %Assist %Assist ratioAssist to turnover ratioSteal %Block %Usage %Turnover ratio

Usage %

Estimated share of team plays used while on court

	#	Player		GP	HL Min	USG%
	1		Ish Smith NOP/PHI	11	35	39.0%
	2		DeMarcus Cousins SAC	13	38	37.5%
	3		Jrue Holiday NOP	14	57	34.3%
	4		Dwyane Wade MIA	12	43	32.8%
	5		Zach LaVine MIN	14	36	32.4%
	6		Will Barton DEN	15	65	29.0%
	7		Brook Lopez BKN	14	34	27.5%
	8		Marc Gasol MEM	11	34	26.9%
	9		Jimmy Butler III CHI	14	37	26.6%
	10		Arron Afflalo NYK	15	43	26.0%
	11		Paul George IND	12	42	25.8%
	12		Chris Bosh MIA	17	52	25.8%
	13		Andrew Wiggins MIN	15	52	25.8%
	14		Dirk Nowitzki DAL	11	45	24.2%
	15		Chris Paul LAC	12	35	23.6%
	16		Shane Larkin BKN	15	37	23.6%
	17		Monta Ellis IND	11	39	22.8%
	18		Jamal Crawford LAC	14	39	22.4%
	19		Darren Collison SAC	15	37	22.4%
	20		Emmanuel Mudiay DEN	10	42	22.2%
	21		Shabazz Muhammad MIN	16	51	21.8%
	22		Karl-Anthony Towns MIN	15	48	21.0%
	23		Deron Williams DAL	13	42	20.6%
	24		J.J. Barea DAL	16	44	19.9%
	25		Derrick Williams NYK	16	49	18.9%
	26		Danilo Gallinari DEN	15	60	18.4%
	27		Chandler Parsons DAL	15	41	17.8%
	28		Joe Johnson BKN/MIA	14	45	17.6%
	29		Thaddeus Young BKN	14	37	17.1%
	30		Langston Galloway NYK	12	40	17.0%
	31		Kevin Durant OKC	11	34	16.4%
	32		Wesley Matthews DAL	14	39	16.2%
	33		Norris Cole NOP	13	34	16.2%
	34		Justise Winslow MIA	16	54	15.9%
	35		Bojan Bogdanović BKN	15	35	15.6%
	36		Ricky Rubio MIN	12	42	15.3%
	37		Gerald Green MIA	14	36	14.5%
	38		Darrell Arthur DEN	14	54	13.9%
	39		Nemanja Bjelica MIN	12	35	13.6%
	40		Rajon Rondo SAC	11	34	13.5%
	41		Evan Fournier ORL	12	43	13.5%
	42		Tyler Johnson MIA	13	48	13.4%
	43		Al Horford ATL	14	41	12.5%
	44		Randy Foye DEN/OKC	12	34	12.2%
	45		Hollis Thompson PHI	11	35	11.9%
	46		Gary Harris DEN	11	48	11.1%
	47		Kyle Korver ATL	9	35	9.9%
	48		Aaron Gordon ORL	12	38	9.0%
	49		Luol Deng MIA	11	45	8.8%
	50		Alonzo Gee NOP	10	34	7.5%

Top usage % leaders

The current January 2016 NBA leaders in high leverage usage % are Ish Smith (39.0%, PHI), DeMarcus Cousins (37.5%, SAC), Jrue Holiday (34.3%, NOP), Dwyane Wade (32.8%, MIA), and Zach LaVine (32.4%, MIN).