As we all know, this year's All-Star Game has officially come to an end,
Curry delivered what may have been the craziest solo performance in All-Star history, with 17-of-30, 16-of-27 three-pointers, 50 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, the second 50+ in All-Star history, and 16 three-pointers to break the All-Star single-game three-point record, the previous record was George's 9, Curry improved this record by 7.
So, Curry's All-Star MVP can be said to be well-deserved, but if the game is won by Durant, it may be a completely different situation - the final score of the whole game is 163-160, And Durant is only one three-point away from winning, and the suspense is left until the last minute.
If it's Durant who wins, it's Embiid this year's AMVP.
Throughout the game, Embiid played a total of 30 minutes, shooting 14 of 20, 5 of 8 from three-point range, 3 of 3 from the free throw line, and had 36 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, a team-high score and rebound.
Embiid filled the data field in the first quarter, scoring 11 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in the single quarter, and he only played 11 minutes in the halftime, and he already scored 17 points;
In the third quarter, Embiid was still hot, scoring 12 points again in the single quarter of 6; in the fourth quarter, Embiid once again had 7 points and 4 rebounds in the single quarter, and the final data was fixed at 36 points and 10 rebounds.
This is Embiid's fifth All-Star and one of his best performances, four times before:
—2018 All-Star, 19 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist
—2019 All-Star, 10 points, 12 rebounds and 1 assist
— 2020 All-Star, 22 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist
— 2021 All-Star, absent
As we said, if durant wins this year, then Embiid is very likely to get the MVP – Embiid himself may have some ideas about this MVP, he assisted James in the end of the shot, after being killed, the expression is inevitably a little lost.
Of course, even if you lose the game, Embiid is already very remarkable - look at who Embiid is playing? Last year's regular season MVP (Jokic), last year's Finals MVP and the previous two years' regular season MVP (Alphabet Brother), and the two most honorable and all-timers on the field (James and Curry), even if Durant is not injured, this game may not be able to play.
Although he didn't get an All-Star MVP, this year's Embiid may be able to get a regular season MVP, or even a Finals MVP.
By the time of the All-Star, Embiid had played in 46 games, averaging 29.6 points, 11.2 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.4 blocks per game, ranking first in the league in scoring and seventh in rebounding, and his offensive efficiency was also excellent, shooting 49.5%/36.9%/81.3% and shooting 61.0% from the field.
After Christmas, Embiid seemed to be hanging up, he played 25 games, averaging 33.4 points, 11.5 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game, during which the highlights included:
— Against the Magic, 50 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks
— Against the Clippers, 40 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists
— Against the Pelicans, 42 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists
— Against the Bulls, 40 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists
— Against the Cavaliers, 40 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists
— Against the Bucks, 42 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists
Such an outstanding performance naturally also allowed Embiid to enter the scope of MVP discussion, and in the past few issues of the MVP list, Embiid almost locked in the top two, and his main competitors are Alphabet Brother and Jokic.
To be honest, the data of these three places is all historical level, the three people do not have an absolute advantage over anyone, and in the end, who can win the MVP, mainly depends on the record - the current 76ers 35 wins and 23 losses, the Bucks 36 wins 24 losses, the Nuggets 33 wins 25 losses, the second half, if the 76ers can expand the advantage, then Embiid's MVP is basically in hand.
As for the Finals MVP, after trading Harden, the 76ers have every chance to rush the championship, but this year it is not easy to rush out of the East, the Bulls, nets, Bucks, Heat lineup is not bad, who enters the East Finals is possible - plus the 76ers, there is always one of these five teams to go out of the first round, it is unimaginable.
Finally, I'll share an interview Embiid gave during the All-Star period, when Embiid recalled some of the first two seasons of his career.
Embiid said: "Looking back at the first season of my career, when I had surgery and then I also lost my brother (Embiid's 13-year-old brother Arthur died in a car accident in 2015), when I came back to Cameroon, I really wanted to give up basketball and retire, at that time, everyone was saying I wouldn't make it. ”
"The second season, I had another surgery and then I missed the first two seasons of my career, when there was a lot of coverage every day, some saying I weighed 300 pounds and the media were looking down on me, and that was a really hard time. I've been through a lot, but in the end, I'm happy to keep moving myself forward with the help of the people around me. ”
Looking back at that time, there were indeed many doubts about Embiid, but this is no wonder to the fans, after all, Embiid has already had an example of Auden before, and he has not played for two years, so it is difficult not to question.
Fortunately, Embiid persevered, and he also grew from a questioned Glassman to a superstar - because of injuries, this year is actually embiid's 6th season, but he has been selected as an All-Star 5 times, and the future All-Star MVP will still have a chance, this year, first rush to the regular season MVP and finals MVP.