The Pacers are on pace to have the best offense of all timeIndiana Pacers are on pace to have the best offensive rating of all time. Both absolute and relative.The top 2 ABSOLUTE offensive ratings of all-time are this year’s Pacers and Hawks (123.6 and 119.4). The next 7 spots belong to teams that are playing this season.
But when we look from the RELATIVE perspective, things change. A LOT. Teams like 96/97 Bulls, 15/16 GSW, 03/04 Mavs, Nash’s Suns, and other all-time great offenses slide in top10. But who is at the top?2023/24 Indiana Pacers. They have the OffRtg 9% above the league average. This is a feat that no team has accomplished yet.
Here is the list of the top 10 relative offensive rating teams:
10. Dallas Mavericks 2001-02 +6.99%
9. Chicago Bulls 1996-97 +7.04%
8. Utah Jazz 1996-97 +7.04%
7. Sacramento Kings 2003-04 +7.11%
6. Phoenix Suns 2006-07 +7.24%
5. Utah Jazz 1997-98 +7.3%
4. Golden State Warriors 2015-16 +7.52%
3. Phoenix Suns 2004-05 +7.84%
2. Dallas Mavericks 2003-04 +8.88%
1. Indiana Pacers 2023-24 +9.07%
Can they keep this up?
Image link: [Plot](https://ibb.co/KDhcnX0)
Source: [nba.stats.com](https://nba.stats.com/)
by Huzi61096
3 Comments
Thanks for posting. This is so interesting. I remember the Suns teams looking head and shoulders above everyone offensively. I never realized those late 90s teams were so good relative to the field. The thing that I think sets this team apart is how fast they get it up the court and into offensive after made baskets. Hali almost always gets the in bound on the run and it’s off too races. I also think the team still has some meat on the bone. they can continue to get more out of Buddy then they did to start plus I think they can potentially get more out of Obi, Brown, and Ben. On the other hand Haliburton’s pull up shooting might dip (he’s been insane) and I could see Turners offensive dipping a little. Overall I think with health the offense is sustainable
Imagine if we could play defense. 🙂
Just shows what you can achieve if you put 90% of your effort into offense and chill on defense