On April 11, Beijing time, the last day of the NBA regular season, the 76ers played at home against the Pacers, because the ranking was basically determined, so the 76ers took a rotation to leave most of the main players and did not play, so Embiid's average score per game was fixed at 30.6 points, successfully winning the scoring king.
Embiid's process of winning the scoring game can be said to be full of twists and turns, and at the beginning of the season, trapped by former teammate Simmons not playing, and the implementation of new rules, Embiid performed sluggishly, averaging only 22 points per game. But as the season progressed, Embiid began to show his leadership temperament, not only inspiring his teammates, but also leading by example to score high scores and lead the team out of trouble.
But this season's scoring champion battle is very fierce, starting with the two-man transfer of Curry and Durant, and then becoming the three-legged stand of James, Embiid and Alphabet Brother, all of whom once averaged more than 30 points per game. It wasn't until the last few games that Alphabet Brother had only 18 points in one game and lost his chance, and James didn't play because of injury, and Embiid broke out consecutively to get the top scorer. When Embiid averaged 30.6 points per game to win the scoring throne, you discovered O'Neal's strength
Embiid became the only center to win the scoring king after O'Neal in 2000, and even you can zoom in on the range, he is the first inside player to get the scoring king after O'Neal, which shows that in the league's more than 20 years, there are far more outside superstars than inside superstars.
O'Neal took the scoring champion for 2 seasons, in 1995 and 2000, mainly because Jordan retired, otherwise the scoring champion is really difficult to say. In 2000, O'Neal beat many outside stars, including Iverson, Grant Hill, Carter and so on. Averaging 29.7 points per game, Iverson in second place had only 28.4 points, and Hill in third place had only 25.8 points, and the advantage was very obvious.
Some people say that Embiid is also responsible for assists and defense on the court in addition to scoring, but this year O'Neal is also omnipotent, averaging 13.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 0.9 steals and 3 blocks, and Embiid has 11.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.5 blocks. Embiid's assists and steals are slightly higher, but rebounds and blocks are really far worse than O'Neal's.
The two also have different scoring content, and today's game is more than 120 points, will shoot a lot of three-pointers, and although Embiid only has 1.4 three-pointers, he faces much less defensive pressure on the inside. In 2000, O'Neal didn't shoot a single three-pointer, and the points were basically chiseled out of the box. He averaged just 10.4 free throws per game, Embiid had 11.8 free throws, not to mention O'Neal's low free throw percentage, and his pure wind was much higher than Embiid's. With such a high score, O'Neal's shooting percentage is close to 58%, and Embiid is less than 50%.
In the end, O'Neal really turned scoring into dominance, that season Kobe Bryant was just an ordinary All-Star, O'Neal was a single core to lead the team, and the Lakers had a historic record of 67 wins. And this year's 76ers, in the end, is only the 4th record in the East with 51 wins and 31 losses, and the ability of the two is high. Although Embiid is already one of the best centers in the game, he still has a long way to go compared to O'Neill.