league average possesions per game by year since 1950

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1
NBA
97.75
109,678.4
1,122
1949-50
241.4
80.0
19.6
28.2
83.1
34.0
23.6
33.1
71.2
41.0
270,880
89,806
22,005
30,264
2
NBA
98.8
69,953.9
708
1950-51
243.5
84.1
49.4
21.0
29.8
83.6
35.7
24.5
33.4
73.3
42.8
172,420
59,514
34,986
14,833
19,139
3
NBA
96.29
63,553.3
660
1951-52
242.8
83.7
54.5
21.9
29.6
80.8
36.7
24.4
33.2
73.5
43.8
160,250
55,242
35,977
14,457
17,751
4
NBA
93.67
65,942.7
704
1952-53
244.1
82.5
51.4
20.9
28.4
76.9
37.0
25.6
35.8
71.6
44.5
171,860
58,060
36,168
14,744
20,228
5
NBA
90.9
58,901.3
648
1953-54
242.2
79.5
50.9
20.3
28.1
75.4
37.2
23.4
33.0
70.9
44.2
156,960
51,539
32,987
13,185
16,433
6
NBA
103.77
59,769.5
576
1954-55
241.6
93.1
56.1
23.6
33.3
86.6
38.5
26.5
35.9
73.8
45.5
139,140
53,608
32,292
13,615
14,277
7
NBA
109.68
63,176.7
576
1955-56
242.2
99.0
60.1
24.3
35.3
91.4
38.7
28.4
38.0
74.5
45.8
139,490
57,039
34,616
13,976
15,180
8
NBA
112.13
64,588.8
576
1956-57
241.6
99.6
62.4
18.9
35.9
94.6
38.0
27.7
36.9
75.1
44.9
139,190
57,379
35,948
10,870
14,460
9
NBA
120.15
69,207.8
576
1957-58
240.9
106.6
71.7
19.6
39.0
101.9
38.3
28.6
38.3
74.6
44.9
138,740
61,423
41,279
11,311
14,670
10
NBA
120.06
69,155.7
576
1958-59
242.3
108.2
70.0
19.6
40.4
102.3
39.5
27.4
36.3
75.6
45.7
139,540
62,348
40,343
11,292
14,952
11
NBA
126.72
76,029.7
600
1959-60
241.1
115.3
73.5
22.6
44.5
108.7
41.0
26.3
35.8
73.5
46.3
144,650
69,200
44,104
13,531
15,340
12
NBA
128.39
81,144.4
632
1960-61
241.2
118.1
73.3
24.2
45.4
109.4
41.5
27.4
37.5
73.1
46.9
152,430
74,654
46,314
15,276
16,965
13
NBA
126.93
91,390.4
720
1961-62
241.3
118.8
71.4
23.9
45.9
107.7
42.6
27.0
37.1
72.7
47.9
173,700
85,510
51,415
17,231
18,620
14
NBA
120.24
86,573.3
720
1962-63
241.3
115.3
66.7
22.7
44.6
101.2
44.1
26.1
35.9
72.7
49.3
173,700
82,993
48,044
16,342
18,694
15
NBA
117.37
84,504.5
720
1963-64
241.0
111.0
65.9
21.4
42.9
99.1
43.3
25.3
35.0
72.2
48.5
173,550
79,921
47,423
15,414
19,286
16
NBA
118.19
85,098.5
720
1964-65
241.7
110.6
67.3
21.0
42.5
99.8
42.6
25.6
35.6
72.1
47.9
174,000
79,641
48,433
15,087
18,682
17
NBA
121.73
87,647.8
720
1965-66
240.5
115.5
68.2
22.9
44.3
102.4
43.3
26.9
37.0
72.7
48.7
173,150
83,165
49,118
16,463
18,864
18
NBA
122.33
99,083.5
810
1966-67
241.3
117.4
67.3
22.4
45.5
103.1
44.1
26.5
36.2
73.2
49.3
195,450
95,133
54,536
18,174
21,244
19
NBA
120.56
118,629.8
984
1967-68
241.4
116.6
66.2
22.8
45.0
100.8
44.6
26.7
37.1
72.0
49.8
237,560
114,741
65,166
22,478
25,898
20
NBA
117.6
135,006.6
1,148
1968-69
241.4
112.3
56.9
23.1
43.7
99.0
44.1
25.0
35.0
71.4
49.1
277,070
128,938
65,324
26,571
29,237
21
NBA
117.91
135,361
1,148
1969-70
241.6
116.7
52.9
24.7
45.7
99.4
46.0
25.3
33.7
75.1
51.1
277,370
133,967
60,697
28,378
28,825
22
NBA
115.71
161,299
1,394
1970-71
241.0
112.4
53.1
24.3
44.0
98.0
44.9
24.3
32.7
74.5
50.0
336,010
156,702
74,059
33,843
33,974
23
NBA
112.6
156,968.4
1,394
1971-72
241.1
110.2
51.1
24.1
43.4
95.5
45.5
23.3
31.2
74.8
50.4
336,160
153,604
71,299
33,526
32,967
24
NBA
111.23
155,052.1
1,394
1972-73
240.9
107.6
50.6
25.2
44.2
96.9
45.6
19.2
25.3
75.8
49.8
335,860
149,983
70,555
35,123
31,774
25
NBA
108.23
150,872.2
1,394
1973-74
241.0
105.7
48.2
24.6
8.7
4.7
43.1
93.9
45.9
19.6
25.4
77.1
50.3
14.7
33.5
20.8
335,910
147,402
67,230
34,336
12,128
6,557
28,998
33,195

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