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Golden State Warriors and NBA Team Comparison, through 20 games

December 2nd, 2015

The Golden State Warriors have dominated the first quarter of the 2015 NBA season, winning their first 20 games and toying with a sports record that has stood since the 1884.

Here is how the compare to other NBA teams on per game stats:

Overall

The Warriors are not just winning, but winning by large margins - more than 15 points on average.

Win %54.1Median100Golden State Warriors100Golden State Warriors (max)5Philadelphia76ers (min) Points100.7Median115.3Golden State Warriors115.3Golden State Warriors (max)91.2Philadelphia76ers (min) +/-0.4Median15.4Golden State Warriors15.4Golden State Warriors (max)-10.9Philadelphia76ers (min)

Offense

The Warriors have been shooting nearly 50 percent(the record for a season is ~54%); they are also taking more and making a higher percentage of 3pt shots than any other team.

Field Goal %44.2Median49.3Golden State Warriors49.3Golden State Warriors (max)41Los Angeles Lakers (min) Assists21.4Median29.5Golden State Warriors29.5Golden State Warriors (max)17.8Toronto Raptors (min) 3 Point Shots Made8.3Median13.4Golden State Warriors13.4Golden State Warriors (max)4.7Brooklyn Nets (min)

Defense

The Warriors do not leading the league in any defensive statistics, but are generally in the top quarter of teams and have been scoring enough to compensate.

Rebounds44.3Median46.4Golden State Warriors48.1Chicago Bulls (max)38.8Milwaukee Bucks (min) Steals7.9Median8.5Golden State Warriors11.3Boston Celtics (max)5.8Cleveland Cavaliers (min) Blocks4.9Median6.5Golden State Warriors7.9Miami Heat (max)3.2Detroit Pistons (min)

Data collected from NBA.com on 12/2/2015, colors adapted from TeamColors GitHub project. Built using d3.js.

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