NBA league average possessions per game every decade

	LEAGUE	DECADE	POSS/GP	POSS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	NBA	1940s	102.71	181,379.4	1,766	241.7	73.8		11.7			27.5	91.8	29.9				18.9	27.9	67.6	35.4				426,790	130,369		20,647				40,768
2	NBA	1950s	103.23	693,928.1	6,722	242.3	90.1	58.0	20.9			32.2	86.8	37.1				25.7	35.1	73.2	44.1				1,628,470	605,958	324,596	140,288				177,354
3	NBA	1960s	121.57	945,108.4	7,774	241.2	115.0	66.9	22.7			44.4	102.7	43.2				26.2	36.2	72.5	48.5				1,875,260	893,896	519,877	176,567				202,830
4	NBA	1970s	109.36	1,649,969.8	15,088	241.2	108.3	48.7	24.5	9.1	4.9	43.5	94.0	46.2				21.4	28.3	75.4	50.8	14.7	32.2		3,639,920	1,633,947	734,702	369,002	89,017	47,474		369,839
5	NBA	1980s	102.2	1,935,922.5	18,942	241.6	109.3	43.8	25.8	8.8	5.4	43.1	88.8	48.5	1.0	3.5	28.9	22.1	29.1	75.8	53.8	14.5	29.3	17.9	4,575,630	2,070,271	829,113	488,906	166,519	101,748	338,999	472,336
6	NBA	1990s	94.64	2,069,598	21,868	241.7	101.3	42.3	23.5	8.4	5.1	38.6	83.2	46.4	4.0	11.4	34.7	20.0	26.8	74.6	53.3	13.4	28.9	15.8	5,285,420	2,214,848	925,671	513,246	184,434	112,584	345,402	497,206
7	NBA	2000s	92.05	2,226,753.9	24,190	241.8	96.9	41.9	21.5	7.6	4.9	36.2	80.6	44.9	5.6	15.7	35.6	18.9	25.1	75.4	52.9	11.7	30.2	14.7	5,849,700	2,344,829	1,014,419	519,367	183,462	119,490	355,647	531,581
8	NBA	2010s	95.31	2,298,685.5	24,118	241.8	102.2	43.0	22.3	7.6	4.9	38.2	83.9	45.6	8.2	23.1	35.6	17.6	23.1	76.0	54.4	10.7	32.3	14.3	5,831,020	2,465,806	1,036,057	537,561	184,101	117,905	345,448	489,498
9	NBA	2020s	99.68	1,274,881.7	12,790	241.5	112.7	44.1	25.3	7.6	4.9	41.4	88.5	46.7	12.6	34.9	36.1	17.4	22.3	77.8	57.3	10.3	33.8	14.0	3,088,950	1,441,900	563,869	323,494	97,178	62,389	179,401	250,659