NBA Garbage Time Triggers
Which staffs pull their starters fastest once a game is out of reach — when they're winning big and when they're losing big — and what that does to the props. Starters on a quick-hook team tend to go under; their bench tends to go over. Click a row for each player.
NBA · 2025-26 · winning big · 29 teams · quickest hook first
| Team | Blowouts | Starters Pulled | Starters PTS Over | Bench PTS Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA CLIPPERSLAC | 2328% of games | after 1.7 min | 48%vs 54% | 48%vs 50% |
 NEW YORK KNICKSNY | 3635% of games | after 2.7 min | 49%vs 50% | 50%vs 44% |
 GOLDEN STATE WARRIORSGS | 1619% of games | after 2.8 min | 51%vs 50% | 67%vs 49% |
 CLEVELAND CAVALIERSCLE | 2929% of games | after 3.1 min | 51%vs 55% | 45%vs 41% |
 ORLANDO MAGICORL | 1820% of games | after 3.2 min | 50%vs 56% | 55%vs 43% |
 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDEROKC | 4748% of games | after 3.4 min | 46%vs 48% | 53%vs 44% |
 SAN ANTONIO SPURSSA | 3937% of games | after 3.7 min | 49%vs 47% | 53%vs 49% |
 DENVER NUGGETSDEN | 2832% of games | after 3.8 min | 50%vs 50% | 61%vs 41% |
 DETROIT PISTONSDET | 3435% of games | after 3.8 min | 48%vs 49% | 60%vs 41% |
 CHARLOTTE HORNETSCHA | 3238% of games | after 4.0 min | 49%vs 54% | 54%vs 43% |
 PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERSPOR | 1719% of games | after 4.0 min | 50%vs 55% | 52%vs 43% |
 PHILADELPHIA 76ERSPHI | 1819% of games | after 4.0 min | 58%vs 54% | 43%vs 41% |
 TORONTO RAPTORSTOR | 2124% of games | after 4.2 min | 57%vs 52% | 58%vs 47% |
 PHOENIX SUNSPHX | 2023% of games | after 4.2 min | 52%vs 58% | 54%vs 51% |
 MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVESMIN | 2527% of games | after 4.2 min | 52%vs 55% | 55%vs 41% |
 MILWAUKEE BUCKSMIL | 1012% of games | after 4.3 min | 64%vs 57% | 52%vs 55% |
 HOUSTON ROCKETSHOU | 2933% of games | after 4.4 min | 53%vs 54% | 53%vs 40% |
 LOS ANGELES LAKERSLAL | 2628% of games | after 4.5 min | 53%vs 54% | 47%vs 45% |
 NEW ORLEANS PELICANSNO | 1316% of games | after 4.6 min | 50%vs 55% | 65%vs 47% |
 MIAMI HEATMIA | 2328% of games | after 4.8 min | 54%vs 57% | 58%vs 46% |
 BROOKLYN NETSBKN | 1012% of games | after 4.8 min | 50%vs 55% | 50%vs 41% |
 BOSTON CELTICSBOS | 3236% of games | after 4.9 min | 58%vs 45% | 47%vs 41% |
 ATLANTA HAWKSATL | 2528% of games | after 5.2 min | 54%vs 52% | 61%vs 46% |
 MEMPHIS GRIZZLIESMEM | 1113% of games | after 5.3 min | 49%vs 50% | 69%vs 55% |
 CHICAGO BULLSCHI | 911% of games | after 5.5 min | 60%vs 50% | 65%vs 60% |
 DALLAS MAVERICKSDAL | 79% of games | after 6.2 min | 59%vs 52% | 44%vs 47% |
 INDIANA PACERSIND | 67% of games | after 7.4 min | 52%vs 50% | 47%vs 50% |
 UTAH JAZZUTAH | 67% of games | after 8.4 min | 63%vs 58% | 80%vs 42% |
 WASHINGTON WIZARDSWSH | 56% of games | after 9.2 min | 61%vs 57% | 50%vs 59% |