Last night’s contest between the Washington Wizards and Toronto Raptors pitted two of the NBA’s worst offensive teams against each other, and it showed. A fast pace (107 possessions each) inflated the total to 216 points — two teams playing a game at that pace and average NBA efficiency would have scored 245.
Was it ugly? Well, the Wizards shot just 29.7% from three-point range...and the Raptors somehow shot even a little worse (27.8%). Both teams also shot below 50% on twos.
No, the poor shooting was not because of stellar defense. Both teams had plenty of open looks.