NBA 2017-18 Season: Top 5 Teams in transition scoring

Lakers' Julius Randle
Lakers' Julius Randle

#2 Golden State Warriors - 23.3 points per game

The Golden State Warriors' Go-to lineup.
The Golden State Warriors' Go-to lineup.

Warriors might have very well taken the first spot on this list, considering the negligible gap in transition points per game, between the 1st and 2nd in this domain.

As is the norm, the Warriors move the ball around more than any other team in the league. Midway through the regular season, seven Warriors (Draymond Green, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, Zaza Pachulia, Andre Iguodala and Jordan Bell) had led the team in assists.

Moreover, they pulled down an average 35.1 rebounds per game last season, making the environment conducive for fastbreak plays straight off the rim. Although the stats suggest that the Warriors rack up fast-break points far more efficiently at home, their superhuman ability to relentlessly pile up points before defenses can blink transcends the arena factor.

The Dubs ran 18.6%(3rd highest in the league) of their offense in transition, facilitating an impressive 20.2(also 3rd highest in the league) transition possessions per game.

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