At least this season, players moved an average amount early in the season. However, distance traveled is only one proxy for player “work.” The accelerations and deceleration from changing ends is a big chunk of players rapid movement, and the first few weeks of the season do correlate with higher pace. At just over 103.4 possessions in a 48 minute game, week 1 of this season was the highest pace recorded all year, with weeks 2 as the 3rd highest paced week prior to the shutdown. Second fastest? The week back from All-Star break, both of which saw average possessions/48 in the 102.5 range. The first week in the bubble? 102.8. The second, partial week of seeding games? Through Sunday 102.6.