NBA 2017-18: Top 5 Teams in Mid-Range Scoring

#1 Indiana Pacers

Pacers average just 13.3 turnovers per game during 2017-18, their best in over 18 seasons.

Stats: Points percentage(2 points, Mid-range) - 17.8

It is a well-known fact across the league that Indiana Pacers is a team that is heavily reliant on mid-range scoring. Indiana takes a whopping 19.3 percent of its shots from the 16-to-23-foot range, in contrast to Houston Rockets(high-value 3-shooting team) who took just 4.4 percent from that range.

This is clearly reflected in the statistic that places Indiana in the bottom six in both 3-point attempt rate and free-throw attempt rate.

Helping their cause, a staggering 23.3% of Oladipo’s shots have been two-pointers longer than 16 feet while the Pacers as a team had taken 19.1% of their total shots as two-pointers longer than 16 feet.

Further adding fuel is Coach Nate McMillan’s offensive philosophy, which encourages pulling the trigger quickly if a defender is allowing the solid jump-shooting team more than a few feet of space.

Indiana has launched over 100 more open and wide-open 2-point jumpers than the next closest team and simply put, aren’t in the business of turning down open looks - even the ones thought to be the least efficient.