Good morning friends.
The NBA season is now a week old, and what stands out is the huge number of points being scored thanks to a spectacularly high pace of play, more free throws thanks to refs calling games tight to start the season, and once more an increase in three point shooting.
Through Monday’s games (all stats will be through end of day Monday,) the league is averaging 112.9 points per team per game. Last season the average was just over 106 points per. It’s been noticeable, with a bunch of absurdly high scoring contests such as the Wolves 140-136 loss in Dallas the other night.