With the development of the league era, in today's NBA environment, it seems easier than ever to score. First, the referee's punishment scale is stricter, and the confrontation in the game has been weakened a lot. Although the league has encouraged players to engage in physical confrontation this season compared to previous seasons, such physical confrontation is still far from the league era more than a decade ago, and players are much more likely to eat fouls. Second, due to the rise of small-ball technology, the pace of the game has become faster, players can get more scoring opportunities, more and more people have begun to practice three-pointers, and even many centers have begun to try to set three-pointers. Of course, the efficiency of three-point shooting is higher than that of two-pointers, which is why three-point shooters like Curry and Thompson want to get high scores so easily.
So far this season, the number of players who have averaged more than 30 points per game has reached 6, namely Embiid, Doncic, Alexander, Antetokounmpo, Tatum and Curry, in addition to Durant and Mitchell, who have also averaged more than 29.5 points per game.
It can be seen that the competition for the scoring title this season will be very fierce. At present, Embiid still has a certain dominance in this data, averaging 33.3 points, 9.9 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.6 blocks per game. He himself was last season's league scoring leader. This season, Embiid has become the first player to score 50+ points multiple times, and in the 76ers' game against the Hornets on December 12, Embiid exploded with 53 points, 12 rebounds and three assists. In the 76ers' win over the Jazz on November 14, Embiid blasted 59 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists and 7 blocks.
59 points is also the highest score in a single game so far this season, and it is a pity that it did not break the 60 mark. Of course, for Embiid, this season has given him a lot of opportunities, the 76ers' record has gradually climbed to the top 5 in the East, and Harden is willing to be the second in charge of the team, and the offensive end is mainly to organize tandem teams to assist Embiid. Under such good conditions and circumstances, if Embiid can maintain this form, he is likely to win the scoring championship and win the first MVP title of his career, and the 76ers also have a chance to make new breakthroughs in the playoffs. Just recently, Embiid's single-game record for a season-high score of 59 points was almost broken by another player, Devin Booker.
In the game against the Pelicans, Devin Booker shot 21 of 35 from the field, slammed 58 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, leading the team to complete a comeback that once trailed by 24 points. This is not the first time that Booker has scored 50+ points this season, Booker also exploded 51 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists in the Suns vs. Bulls game on December 1, including a super quasi-triple-double of 49 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists in the Suns' away game against the Jazz on November 19. As a result, Devin Booker has joined the ranks of scoring 50+ points in at least two games this season, which only he and Embiid can do so far this season. Of course, for Booker, his scoring status is not as consistent as other players.
Before scoring 58 points, Booker had not scored more than 20 points in five consecutive games in the past five games, and his Suns team also fell from first in the West to fourth in the West during this period. Compared with last season's invincible Suns, the Suns' dominance this season has indeed decreased a lot, after all, they temporarily lack two key forwards, Crowder has not played a game for the Suns this season due to conflict with the team, and Cameron Johnson suffered a serious injury not long after the beginning of the season, torn cruciate ligament, and the return date is undecided. Coupled with Paul's decline in offensive form this season, it is still difficult for the Suns to attack the championship.
In addition to Embiid and Booker, there are actually a number of players this season who have scored 50+ points in a single game, such as Curry, Garland, and Anthony Davis. It is not easy for thick eyebrows to appear here, and in the Lakers' game against the Washington Wizards on December 5, thick eyebrows played 37 minutes, smashed a large double-double with 55 points and 17 rebounds, and shot 22 of 30 from the field with horror.
Judging from the performance of the first two seasons, Thick Eyebrow seems to have been on the decline since winning the championship in the 19-20 season, during which time he has suffered from injuries, body changes and decreased athletic ability. Unexpectedly, this season, thick eyebrows returned to the peak, replacing Old Jen as the Lakers' leading scorer. It's just that the Lakers' current record is still not optimistic, and they need to make more efforts if they want to make the playoffs. I wonder if there will be a 60+ single-game score this season?