which nba season has had the lowest possessions per game for teams in nba

The Cleveland Cavaliers have the fewest possessions per game played by a team in a season, with 82.95 in 1995-96.

	TEAM	POSS/GP	POSS	GP	SEASON	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Cavaliers	82.95	6,802	82	1995-96	241.8	91.1	35.6	22.2	8.2	4.1	33.7	73.1	46.0	7.3	19.3	37.7	16.5	21.6	76.3	55.1	10.6	25.1	13.1	19,830	7,473	2,922	1,818	674	340	1,073	1,685
2	Cavaliers	83.65	6,859.2	82	1996-97	242.1	87.5	37.4	20.9	8.0	3.8	33.0	72.8	45.3	5.9	15.7	37.6	15.6	21.6	72.3	53.1	11.1	26.3	14.5	19,855	7,173	3,068	1,714	655	315	1,188	1,882
3	Hawks	84.42	6,078.1	72	1953-54	239.6	70.0	44.5	18.0			24.4	70.7	34.5				21.2	30.6	69.2	41.6				17,250	5,038	3,202	1,298				1,771
4	Heat	84.98	4,248.9	50	1998-99	240.5	89.0	40.3	20.4	6.5	6.1	32.3	71.3	45.3	5.8	16.1	35.9	18.6	25.2	73.5	54.0	10.1	30.2	14.9	12,025	4,449	2,015	1,019	327	304	744	1,035
5	Pistons	85.18	6,984.6	82	1996-97	241.8	94.2	38.4	19.0	7.7	3.5	34.5	74.3	46.4	7.1	18.3	38.8	18.1	24.3	74.5	55.4	10.5	28.0	12.7	19,830	7,723	3,150	1,554	632	283	1,041	1,652
6	Hawks	85.87	4,293.3	50	1998-99	241.5	86.3	43.5	15.6	6.9	5.2	30.8	75.2	40.9	3.9	12.9	30.6	20.8	28.4	73.1	49.2	13.5	30.0	14.9	12,075	4,315	2,175	782	346	260	745	987
7	Cavaliers	85.88	7,042.1	82	1994-95	243.0	90.5	40.0	20.4	7.7	4.3	33.6	76.3	44.1	4.9	12.6	38.5	18.4	24.2	76.0	52.0	12.7	27.3	14.3	19,930	7,417	3,282	1,672	630	349	1,176	1,694
8	Pistons	86.69	4,334.5	50	1998-99	241.0	90.4	40.3	20.2	8.9	4.2	33.2	74.3	44.7	5.0	13.6	36.5	19.0	25.7	74.0	52.8	12.1	28.2	15.8	12,050	4,518	2,017	1,009	444	208	790	1,139
9	Cavaliers	86.77	4,338.3	50	1998-99	241.0	86.4	35.8	21.9	9.0	4.1	31.2	71.2	43.9	3.6	10.7	34.1	20.3	27.1	74.9	52.0	9.4	26.3	15.7	12,050	4,322	1,788	1,093	452	203	785	1,208
10	Jazz	87.02	7,135.4	82	2003-04	241.2	88.7	41.2	20.4	7.1	6.0	32.8	75.3	43.6	3.1	9.6	32.1	20.0	26.8	74.6	50.9	13.5	27.7	16.6	19,780	7,271	3,375	1,671	583	494	1,365	2,096
11	Grizzlies	87.05	7,138	82	2005-06	242.1	92.2	39.2	19.3	7.3	5.4	33.5	74.7	44.8	7.2	19.2	37.4	18.0	25.3	71.1	53.7	10.2	29.0	13.8	19,855	7,558	3,213	1,586	600	442	1,134	1,757
12	Pacers	87.1	4,354.9	50	1998-99	242.0	94.7	40.5	20.1	6.3	4.5	34.6	77.3	44.8	5.9	16.0	36.8	19.5	24.6	79.6	53.7	11.5	29.0	13.0	12,100	4,733	2,026	1,005	316	223	649	1,082
13	Pistons	87.26	6,282.5	72	1953-54	241.0	77.7	52.6	20.5			27.1	72.0	37.6				23.5	32.2	73.0	45.1				17,355	5,593	3,785	1,474				1,669
14	Trail Blazers	87.3	7,158.7	82	2008-09	241.8	99.4	41.7	20.3	6.7	4.9	36.8	79.2	46.5	7.3	19.0	38.3	18.5	24.2	76.5	55.3	12.9	28.8	12.9	19,830	8,153	3,420	1,667	550	402	1,055	1,671
15	Hawks	87.37	7,164	82	1996-97	241.5	94.8	41.1	19.0	8.5	5.2	34.3	76.9	44.6	8.0	22.4	35.9	18.2	23.8	76.3	54.2	12.5	28.7	15.0	19,805	7,774	3,371	1,557	701	427	1,228	1,591
16	Bucks	87.38	4,369	50	1998-99	241.0	91.7	38.8	20.6	8.8	4.0	35.1	76.4	45.9	4.6	12.4	37.3	16.9	23.1	73.3	53.0	11.4	27.4	14.4	12,050	4,584	1,939	1,030	442	202	719	1,142
17	Pistons	87.43	7,169.4	82	2005-06	241.8	96.8	40.5	24.0	7.1	6.0	36.4	80.0	45.5	6.8	17.7	38.4	17.3	23.8	72.7	53.5	11.9	28.6	11.4	19,830	7,941	3,322	1,971	580	490	931	1,513
18	Pistons	87.53	7,177.3	82	2007-08	240.6	97.5	41.4	22.3	7.1	5.8	36.6	79.9	45.8	5.9	16.2	36.6	18.4	24.0	76.7	53.9	11.9	29.5	11.7	19,730	7,992	3,397	1,831	583	472	956	1,688
19	Trail Blazers	87.53	7,177.7	82	2003-04	243.7	90.7	41.7	21.6	7.5	5.4	35.3	78.9	44.8	4.6	13.4	34.6	15.4	21.1	73.1	51.5	12.7	29.0	14.8	19,980	7,440	3,416	1,768	613	443	1,213	1,554
20	Spurs	87.53	7,177.8	82	1996-97	240.6	90.5	39.4	20.3	7.9	5.3	34.5	77.9	44.2	4.6	14.4	32.0	16.9	23.5	71.9	51.2	13.4	26.0	15.2	19,730	7,418	3,230	1,661	646	431	1,243	1,764
21	Knicks	87.59	4,379.7	50	1998-99	242.0	86.4	41.2	19.3	7.9	5.2	32.2	74.1	43.5	4.2	11.8	35.3	17.8	24.4	73.2	50.9	11.0	30.2	16.1	12,100	4,320	2,061	963	395	262	804	1,140
22	Knicks	87.68	7,189.9	82	2000-01	242.7	88.7	40.2	18.5	6.6	4.2	33.6	75.6	44.4	4.8	13.6	35.1	16.8	21.1	79.6	52.3	9.4	30.8	14.5	19,905	7,275	3,297	1,520	545	346	1,189	1,863
23	Pistons	87.73	7,193.8	82	2008-09	242.7	94.2	41.4	20.6	6.0	4.6	36.4	80.0	45.4	4.6	13.2	34.9	16.9	22.5	75.1	52.4	11.6	29.9	11.9	19,905	7,727	3,397	1,689	493	377	973	1,712
24	Pistons	87.77	7,197	82	2002-03	242.7	91.4	40.6	19.8	6.8	5.7	32.9	76.5	43.0	6.5	18.1	35.8	19.0	24.6	77.1	52.3	10.8	29.8	13.5	19,905	7,492	3,328	1,620	556	468	1,104	1,748
25	Magic	87.79	7,198.9	82	1997-98	241.8	90.1	41.2	20.7	7.9	5.4	33.8	78.7	42.9	3.6	11.1	32.3	18.9	26.1	72.6	49.9	14.4	26.9	15.3	19,830	7,387	3,381	1,694	649	441	1,258	1,617

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26.3

Mitchell

RPG

7.8

Mobley

APG

6.4

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

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4.1

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36.0

13th

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 5/15	DET	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Sun 5/17	CLE	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

3 - 2

117

Final

113

Pistons

2 - 3

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Playoffs PPG Leaders

30.0

Cunningham

29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.2

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.7

Cunningham

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

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Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.0

Allen

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

127.8

126.0

116.5

114.6

113.7

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.4

105.7

107.4

108.1

108.5

110.2

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.3

17.5

13.1

3.0

2.9

1.0

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

571.2

Cunningham

475.7

Harden

464.8

Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

616.5

Cunningham

493.8

Harden

471.3

Mitchell

Playoffs USG% Leaders

44.2

Lanier

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.1

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Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

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Richardson

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Lanier

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Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0