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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 13 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		LeBron James CLE	4	15	45.5%
	2		Willie Cauley-Stein SAC	5	16	37.9%
	3		Russell Westbrook OKC	4	22	35.1%
	4		Nikola Jokić DEN	5	22	33.9%
	5		Victor Oladipo IND	2	16	32.8%
	6		De'Aaron Fox SAC	5	17	32.6%
	7		Damian Lillard POR	3	18	32.2%
	8		Sean Kilpatrick BKN/MIL/LAC/CHI	4	17	29.9%
	9		Jamal Murray DEN	5	21	29.4%
	10		Dejounte Murray SAS	4	14	28.9%
	11		James Harden HOU	3	16	28.2%
	12		Khris Middleton MIL	5	33	26.8%
	13		Jaylen Brown BOS	3	15	26.7%
	14		Bradley Beal WAS	5	14	26.3%
	15		Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL	3	14	25.6%
	16		LaMarcus Aldridge SAS	5	31	24.9%
	17		Eric Bledsoe PHX/MIL	5	30	24.5%
	18		Rudy Gay SAS	5	26	24.2%
	19		Devin Harris DAL/DEN	5	13	24.1%
	20		Jabari Parker MIL	5	33	23.1%
	21		Bryn Forbes SAS	5	13	22.9%
	22		Buddy Hield SAC	5	35	22.9%
	23		Paul George OKC	4	21	22.8%
	24		Paul Millsap DEN	5	24	22.6%
	25		Rodney Purvis ORL	4	14	22.2%
	26		Justin Jackson SAC	5	17	21.3%
	27		Will Barton DEN	5	30	21.2%
	28		Tyler Dorsey ATL	4	16	20.9%
	29		Josh Hart LAL	4	15	20.0%
	30		Greg Monroe MIL/PHX/BOS	4	16	19.7%
	31		Mario Hezonja ORL	5	18	19.3%
	32		Patty Mills SAS	5	27	19.2%
	33		Manu Ginobili SAS	4	21	19.0%
	34		JR Smith CLE	4	15	18.8%
	35		Taj Gibson MIN	3	14	18.5%
	36		Kyle Kuzma LAL	2	13	18.5%
	37		Jerian Grant CHI	4	17	18.4%
	38		Carmelo Anthony OKC	4	15	18.2%
	39		Marcus Morris Sr. BOS	2	20	17.5%
	40		Andre Drummond DET	2	15	17.3%
	41		Thaddeus Young IND	2	13	16.8%
	42		Khem Birch ORL	4	17	16.3%
	43		Cedi Osman CLE	5	20	16.3%
	44		Jeff Teague MIN	3	17	16.1%
	45		Jamel Artis ORL	4	15	16.0%
	46		Josh Richardson MIA	3	15	15.5%
	47		Bogdan Bogdanović SAC	5	24	15.2%
	48		Jerami Grant OKC	4	16	14.9%
	49		Danny Green SAS	4	19	14.3%
	50		Tyler Zeller BKN/MIL	4	22	14.1%

Top usage % leaders

The current April 2018 NBA leaders in high leverage usage % are LeBron James (45.5%, CLE), Willie Cauley-Stein (37.9%, SAC), Russell Westbrook (35.1%, OKC), Nikola Jokić (33.9%, DEN), and Victor Oladipo (32.8%, IND).