Below is a list of all qualifying half-court play types (isos, PNR ball handler, off-ball screens, post-ups) the Clippers have used with at least 1 possession per game. The list is sorted by points per possession. Note that it's still rather early in the season — some plays may not have enough data to qualify, and random noise is very likely to be present.
Play type |
Possessions per game |
Points per possession |
James Harden Iso |
2.5 |
1.14 |
Paul George PNR Ball Handler |
4.9 |
1.13 |
Bones Hyland PNR Ball Handler |
2.8 |
1.07 |
Ivica Zubac Post-up |
1.2 |
1.05 |
Paul George Off-Ball Screen |
2.3 |
1.05 |
Kawhi Leonard Iso |
3.3 |
1.04 |
Kawhi Leonard PNR Ball Handler |
4.0 |
0.98 |
James Harden PNR Ball Handler |
5.5 |
0.97 |
Kawhi Leonard Post-up |
1.6 |
0.96 |
Paul George Iso |
3.8 |
0.93 |
Russell Westbrook Iso |
2.1 |
0.82 |
Kawhi Leonard Off-Ball Screen |
1.8 |
0.76 |
Norman Powell PNR Ball Handler |
1.4 |
0.73 |
Russell Westbrook PNR Ball Handler |
2.1 |
0.67 |
Bones Hyland Iso |
1.2 |
0.58 |
Some notes:
- Many of the most common Clippers plays are rather inefficient
- The most common Iso play used by the Clippers is a Paul George Iso (0.93 ppp)
- The most common PNR play used by the Clippers is a James Harden PNR (0.97 ppp)
- The most common Post-up play used by the Clippers is a Kawhi Leonard Post-up (0.96 ppp)
- Westbrook does not look good
- If we exclude the 1 possession per game requirement, the most efficient play is actually a Paul George Post-up (1.47 points per possession on 0.9 possessions per game)
Sourced from https://www.nba.com/stats
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