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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 31 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		Russell Westbrook OKC	15	32	44.6%
	2		Damian Lillard POR	13	47	32.2%
	3		Devin Booker PHX	13	46	31.2%
	4		DeMarcus Cousins SAC/NOP	15	50	30.4%
	5		Carmelo Anthony NYK	15	44	30.1%
	6		CJ McCollum POR	14	58	28.3%
	7		Mike Conley MEM	14	48	28.2%
	8		Zach Randolph MEM	14	50	28.2%
	9		Eric Bledsoe PHX	13	43	27.4%
	10		Harrison Barnes DAL	14	33	26.9%
	11		Paul Millsap ATL	14	56	25.8%
	12		Jimmy Butler III CHI	13	44	25.1%
	13		James Johnson MIA	9	32	23.9%
	14		Goran Dragic MIA	8	38	23.6%
	15		Tim Hardaway Jr. ATL	15	55	23.4%
	16		Malcolm Delaney ATL	15	35	22.6%
	17		Kent Bazemore ATL	13	32	21.3%
	18		Jeff Teague IND	8	31	21.0%
	19		Dennis Schröder ATL	15	51	20.7%
	20		Dario Šarić PHI	15	33	20.6%
	21		Gordon Hayward UTA	15	40	20.5%
	22		Robert Covington PHI	14	34	20.4%
	23		Marc Gasol MEM	14	52	18.2%
	24		Justin Holiday NYK	13	40	17.2%
	25		Victor Oladipo OKC	14	34	17.2%
	26		Enes Kanter OKC	11	32	16.7%
	27		Dwight Howard ATL	12	35	16.5%
	28		Evan Turner POR	15	62	16.3%
	29		Troy Daniels MEM	9	33	16.0%
	30		Rudy Gobert UTA	15	38	16.0%
	31		E'Twaun Moore NOP	13	42	15.6%
	32		Ty Lawson SAC	13	49	14.7%
	33		Doug McDermott CHI/OKC	15	35	14.6%
	34		Jrue Holiday NOP	12	44	14.4%
	35		Tony Allen MEM	13	39	14.0%
	36		Garrett Temple SAC	15	43	13.4%
	37		Terrence Ross TOR/ORL	17	41	13.3%
	38		Allen Crabbe POR	15	59	12.9%
	39		Courtney Lee NYK	14	51	12.9%
	40		Cory Joseph TOR	16	37	12.6%
	41		T.J. McConnell PHI	13	36	12.2%
	42		Vince Carter MEM	14	43	11.2%
	43		Arron Afflalo SAC	14	45	10.8%
	44		Al-Farouq Aminu POR	14	57	10.5%
	45		Terrence Jones NOP/MIL	14	43	9.6%
	46		Robin Lopez CHI	13	31	9.0%
	47		Tyson Chandler PHX	12	35	8.9%
	48		Taj Gibson CHI/OKC	13	34	8.0%
	49		Matt Barnes SAC/GSW	15	33	7.8%
	50		Jerami Grant PHI/OKC	15	38	7.7%

Top usage % leaders

The current January 2017 NBA leaders in high leverage usage % are Russell Westbrook (44.6%, OKC), Damian Lillard (32.2%, POR), Devin Booker (31.2%, PHX), DeMarcus Cousins (30.4%, NOP), and Carmelo Anthony (30.1%, NYK).