"Scoring is up roughly 4.5 points per game from last season, climbing to 118.3 in 2025-26 after settling in at 113.8 a year ago. It's also up five points compared to last October's pace. If it holds, this would be the highest-scoring season since 1961-62. The average pace sits at 101.5 possessions per game, which would be the fastest since 1985-86. It's still early, but the offensive explosion is real, and it's creating a more favorable environment for fantasy managers hunting for streamers."
"Already, we've had some monster performances. Tyrese Maxey, Lauri Markkanen, Jamal Murray and Austin Reaves all dropped 40 or more points, pushing the total to 16 40-point games so far. That's the most ever through the first seven days of a season. Nikola Jokic continues to make history. His 25 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists gave him a third straight triple-double to start the year, the third-longest streak to open a season."
Scoring increased by roughly 4.5 points per game to 118.3 in 2025-26, about five points higher than last October's pace. Average pace sits at 101.5 possessions per game, the fastest since 1985-86, and could produce the highest-scoring season since 1961-62. Early results have produced 16 40-point games through the first seven days, the most ever in that span. Multiple players posted 40-plus-point games, including Tyrese Maxey, Lauri Markkanen, Jamal Murray and Austin Reaves. Nikola Jokic recorded three straight triple-doubles to open the year, and Victor Wembanyama helped the Spurs to a 4-0 start.
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