Short cuts, slip screens, and free flowing offense

The Denver Nuggets had one of the most efficient halfcourt performances of the young NBA season Thursday night, scoring 119.7 points per 100 possessions in the halfcourt, according to Cleaning The Glass. The site defines “Halfcourt” possessions as all plays “that occur when all 10 players are in the scoring half of the court and set in a normal guarding position.” In other words, all non-transition plays where the defense is set. Denver’s 119.7 points per possession ranked in the 98th percentile of all NBA games that have been played so far this season.