This week's NBA Of the Week is no longer in suspense. The center forward era is still not over, and the two top centers in the East and West this week have played phenomenal performances that are impressive.
In the East, 76ers center Embiid averaged 40 points, 11.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 2-2 losses. In the West, Nuggets center Jokic averaged 36.3 points, 11.3 rebounds and 10 assists per game in 2-1. This kind of data hitting 2K is not necessarily able to type out. Embiid and Jokic's performances over the past week have been too impressive. Speaking of the former, Embiid scored 50 points in just 27 minutes of the game against the Magic, and the scoring efficiency was terrible. If it weren't for the Magic rout, I'm afraid Embiid would have been able to blast down 60 points.
Embiid has been in good shape this season, and into 2022 Embiid has regained the feeling he had before his injury last season, and as long as Embiid remains healthy, he is the regular season MVP candidate. Embiid's scores in recent times can only be described in one word: chopping melons and cutting vegetables. There should be no one on the planet who can defend Embiid in a 1-on-1 situation. Embiid currently averages more than 28 points per game, making him in the top 5 of the league. His offense has no blind spots, and he can end his opponents by any means he wants.
Needless to say, Jokic proved himself to be the regular season MVP last season. Recently, Jokic has started to erupt again, playing the Clippers game, Jokic got a perverted stat of 49 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, and delivered a jaw-dropping wide transfer ball at the last minute of the game to help his teammates shoot into the dead. Jokic is a one-of-a-kind center, the most passing and organizing center the NBA has ever seen, and no one can compare to him. Jokic can prop up a team's system, and in the case of Murray and Porter Jr.' injuries, the Nuggets are in the top 8 in the West Jokic is indispensable.
There is something special about these two centers, Jokic is like a point guard in the center, who can pass the ball and organize. Embiid is like a shooting guard in the center, and no center in the past decade has such a terrible output ability as Embiid in the middle distance, with such a strong back-to-back singles ability.
Unfortunately, Jokic and Embiid's respective teams have had some problems. Although the individual performance of the two last week is not solved, the team's record is very average. This also reflects the need for help from these two stars. Jokic and Embiid have locked in the best of the week. From the excellent performance of these two people, we can also see that the NBA's center era is still not over. On the contrary, the importance of centering in the small-ball era is further magnified, and if a team has a good center, the record is definitely not bad.
The problem can be seen from the NBA draft in recent years. Since 2014, the NBA champions who have entered the small-ball era still have centers. Towns and Ayton are two of the top center players. Teams in the league still use the interior as a preference when selecting new players.
Jokic and Embiid are two of the best centers in the NBA, and they both have unique talent. Not surprisingly, the two will be strong contenders for regular season MVP this season. It is worth mentioning that this season Timberwolves center Towns has played the best performance in recent years, the Timberwolves have a good record, and Jazz center Gobert has also shown a dominant defensive ability. Perhaps, the era of center forwards is here again. Dear readers, how do you rate Jokic and Embiid's performance so far this season? Feel free to leave a comment in the comments section below the article.