For example, Mike Brown’s Knicks are one of the league’s top two-way rebounding groups this season, able to gobble up misses after all types of clanks. The Knicks create 4.6 more scoring chances per game than their opponents receive (let’s call these “net chances”), the most in the NBA, according to Second Spectrum. No other team averages more than four, though that’s not for lack of trying. Think about it like this: Based on how many points the Knicks average, an advantage of 4.6 scoring chances spots them 5.6 points. That can be the difference between a win and a loss. Because of numbers like that, which also take turnovers into account, offensive rebounding — not just in New York but everywhere — is booming.
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