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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 24 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		Isaiah Thomas BOS	12	38	42.6%
	2		Russell Westbrook OKC	10	25	42.6%
	3		DeMarcus Cousins SAC/NOP	9	32	35.4%
	4		Anthony Davis NOP	11	35	34.0%
	5		DeMar DeRozan TOR	8	29	30.9%
	6		Paul George IND	11	33	29.2%
	7		Damian Lillard POR	9	72	29.1%
	8		Jrue Holiday NOP	11	33	28.7%
	9		James Johnson MIA	7	28	27.3%
	10		Brook Lopez BKN	10	31	24.9%
	11		CJ McCollum POR	9	68	24.9%
	12		Trevor Booker BKN	10	29	24.6%
	13		Frank Kaminsky CHA	11	33	24.2%
	14		Carmelo Anthony NYK	10	26	24.1%
	15		Blake Griffin LAC	10	28	24.0%
	16		Kemba Walker CHA	10	47	23.9%
	17		Jeremy Lamb CHA	11	27	23.9%
	18		Marcus Smart BOS	12	39	23.5%
	19		Goran Dragic MIA	7	25	23.4%
	20		Sean Kilpatrick BKN	8	27	22.7%
	21		Kelly Olynyk BOS	11	29	21.2%
	22		Myles Turner IND	12	31	20.9%
	23		Nicolas Batum CHA	10	42	20.9%
	24		Jeff Teague IND	12	34	20.5%
	25		Marco Belinelli CHA	11	39	19.4%
	26		Tyler Johnson MIA	7	28	19.2%
	27		Harrison Barnes DAL	11	32	18.3%
	28		Seth Curry DAL	11	30	17.6%
	29		Darren Collison SAC	10	46	17.2%
	30		Terry Rozier BOS	12	29	16.7%
	31		Monta Ellis IND	11	49	16.3%
	32		Jae Crowder BOS	10	26	15.9%
	33		P.J. Tucker PHX/TOR	12	30	15.6%
	34		Al Horford BOS	12	32	15.5%
	35		Maurice Harkless POR	9	42	15.3%
	36		Al-Farouq Aminu POR	7	61	15.3%
	37		Dwyane Wade CHI	7	31	14.9%
	38		Cory Joseph TOR	10	39	13.6%
	39		Marvin Williams CHA	10	49	12.2%
	40		Derrick Rose NYK	8	28	11.4%
	41		Jaylen Brown BOS	8	27	10.9%
	42		Wesley Matthews DAL	9	33	10.8%
	43		Caris LeVert BKN	7	40	10.5%
	44		Allen Crabbe POR	9	60	10.4%
	45		Anthony Tolliver SAC	10	39	9.9%
	46		E'Twaun Moore NOP	8	33	9.4%
	47		Courtney Lee NYK	10	29	8.2%
	48		Bojan Bogdanović BKN/WAS	10	29	7.2%
	49		Dante Cunningham NOP	9	26	6.5%
	50		Mason Plumlee POR/DEN	9	31	3.8%

Top usage % leaders

The current February 2017 NBA leaders in high leverage usage % are Isaiah Thomas (42.6%, BOS), Russell Westbrook (42.6%, OKC), DeMarcus Cousins (35.4%, NOP), Anthony Davis (34.0%, NOP), and DeMar DeRozan (30.9%, TOR).